Wilmot, Ontario (1851 census)
Wilmot was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 5,297. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4116651. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.397°N, 80.651°W.
Population
In 1851, Wilmot had a population of 5,297: 2,798 male and 2,499 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,297 |
| 1861 | 6,173 |
| 1871 | 5,811 |
| 1881 | 5,358 |
| 1891 | 5,487 |
| 1901 | 4,944 |
| 1911 | 4,569 |
| 1921 | 4,263 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Hamburg, Village, 1861 (0.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Wilmot shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 214 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 5,297 total population, 2,798 males, Male members of the family who are present: 2,534, 2,499 females, Female members of the family who are present: 2,389, 1,918 single males, 1,609 single females, 842 families, 840 married males, 822 married females, 540 males attending school, 400 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 264, 141 male births, 117 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 110, 68 widowed females, Male members of the family who are present: 60, 40 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 29, 5 deaf and dumb females, 4 deaf and dumb males, 2 lunatic females, 2 lunatic males, 1 blind females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 425 males aged 5 to 10, 379 females aged 5 to 10, 339 single females aged 10 to 15, 329 single males aged 10 to 15, 289 single males aged 15 to 20, 284 married females aged 20 to 30, 261 married males aged 30 to 40, 222 married females aged 30 to 40, 219 single males aged 20 to 30, 202 married males aged 40 to 50, 198 single females aged 15 to 20, 195 married males aged 20 to 30, 165 married females aged 40 to 50, 146 males under age 1, 128 females under age 1, 122 married males aged 50 to 60, 120 females aged 2 to 3, 117 females age 3 to 4, 117 males aged 2 to 3, 115 males aged 1 to 2, 111 females aged 1 to 2, 105 males aged 3 to 4, 103 females aged 4 to 5, 87 males aged 4 to 5, 77 single females aged 20 to 30, 75 married females aged 50 to 60, 48 married males aged 60 to 70, 46 single males aged 30 to 40, 39 married females aged 15 to 20, 31 married females aged 60 to 70, 17 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 16 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 15 single females aged 30 to 40, 14 males of unknown age, 14 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 13 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 13 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 12 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 11 single males aged 40 to 50, 8 married males aged 70 to 80, 7 single females aged 50 to 60, 7 single males aged 60 to 70, 6 females of unknown age, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 married males aged 15 to 20, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 single females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 2,770 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1,253 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 397 persons originating in France, 224 persons originating in Ireland, 214 persons originating in the United States, 205 persons originating in England or Wales, 108 persons originating in Scotland, 55 persons originating in Switzerland, 17 persons originating in all other places, 9 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 3 persons whose origin is unknown, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 5 persons originating in Austria or Hungary — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 117,225 bushels of wheat, 97,423 bushels of oats, 63,842 pounds of homemade butter, 53,757 acres of land in farms, 33,559 bushels of potatoes, 29,613 acres of farmland under cultivation, 28,176 pounds of maple sugar, 24,144 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 22,958 bushels of turnips, 21,034 acres of farmland under crops, 19,162 pounds of wool produced on farms, 18,565 bushels of peas, 8,146 bushels of rye, 8,041 acres of farmland in pasture, 7,607 acres of wheat, 7,309 sheep, 5,079 swine, 3,588 tons of hay, 3,455 acres of oats, 3,405 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,755 bushels of barley, 2,471 barrels of pork, 2,033 bulls, oxen, or steers, 1,929 milk cows, 1,799 calves and heifers, 1,528 horses, 1,400 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,176 acres of peas, 1,089 bushels of corn, 657 occupants of farms, 641 acres of rye, 567 barrels of beef, 551 acres of potatoes, 538 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 529 gallons of cider, 382 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 349 bushels of buckwheat, 218 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 195 acres of turnips, 188 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 176 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 158 acres of barley, 130 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 88 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 49 acres of corn, 42 bushels of carrots, 40 pounds of tobacco, 38 pounds of hops, 34 acres of buckwheat, 33 bushels of beans, 19 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 14 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 14,000 feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production, $7,900 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 6,890 yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills, 6,012 yards of fulled cloth, 4,628 yards of flannel, $3,600 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 3,500 pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, 1,700 carding and fulling mills returning capital, 1,395 yards of linen, $625 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), $325 value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), 300 tanneries returning capital, 13 saw mills, 12 saw mills powered by water, 10 saw mills returning capital, 6 saw mills reporting daily production, 4 employees in tanneries, 4 grist mills, 4 grist mills powered by water, 4 grist mills returning capital, 4 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 3 employees in carding and fulling mills, 3 employees in grist mills, 2 breweries not reporting, 2 carding and fulling mills, 2 carding and fulling mills reporting, 2 grist mills reporting annual production, 2 saw mills reporting annual production, 1 breweries, 1 foundries, 1 foundries not reporting, 1 grist mills reporting daily production, 1 grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 1 saw mills not reporting, 1 saw mills powered by steam, 1 tanneries, 1 tanneries reporting. 204,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 18,000 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. $900 value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). 80 barrels of flour produced per day by grist mills reporting daily production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 36 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 21, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 15, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 8, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| James Livingston | 1838–1920 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON038003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON150004_1861— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4116651
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilmot,_Ontario
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Wilmot, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wilmot-on038003-1851/.