Woodhouse, Ontario (1851 census)
Woodhouse was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,894. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263179. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.818°N, 80.206°W.
Population
In 1851, Woodhouse had a population of 2,894: 1,505 male and 1,389 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,894 |
| 1861 | 3,703 |
| 1871 | 3,865 |
| 1881 | 2,922 |
| 1891 | 2,508 |
| 1901 | 2,379 |
| 1911 | 2,302 |
| 1921 | 2,227 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Woodhouse shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 173 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,894 total population, 1,505 males, 1,389 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,254, Female members of the family who are present: 1,215, 1,044 single males, 900 single females, 489 families, 438 married females, 436 married males, 260 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 251, 204 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 174, 65 male births, 57 female births, 51 widowed females, 25 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 14, Female members of the family who are absent: 9, 2 lunatic females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 226 females aged 5 to 10, 207 males aged 5 to 10, 203 single males aged 20 to 30, 196 single females aged 10 to 15, 171 single males aged 15 to 20, 163 married females aged 20 to 30, 163 single males aged 10 to 15, 144 married males aged 30 to 40, 137 single females aged 15 to 20, 126 married females aged 30 to 40, 104 married males aged 40 to 50, 97 married males aged 20 to 30, 75 married females aged 40 to 50, 71 single females aged 20 to 30, 60 females under age 1, 56 married males aged 50 to 60, 55 males aged 2 to 3, 55 males under age 1, 53 females aged 4 to 5, 51 males aged 1 to 2, 47 females age 3 to 4, 47 males aged 4 to 5, 44 females aged 1 to 2, 43 married females aged 50 to 60, 42 females aged 2 to 3, 36 single males aged 30 to 40, 31 males aged 3 to 4, 24 married males aged 60 to 70, 17 married females aged 15 to 20, 14 single males aged 40 to 50, 14 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 14 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 13 married females aged 60 to 70, 12 single females aged 30 to 40, 11 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 7 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 single females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 married males aged 15 to 20, 3 single males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 males of unknown age, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 females of unknown age, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,867 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 286 persons originating in Ireland, 256 persons originating in England or Wales, 233 persons originating in the United States, 211 persons originating in Scotland, 25 persons originating in New Brunswick, 6 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 5 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 2 persons originating in all other places, 2 persons originating in France, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 57,050 pounds of homemade butter, 55,290 bushels of wheat, 32,440 bushels of oats, 26,157 acres of land in farms, 15,087 bushels of corn, 14,208 bushels of potatoes, 13,367 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 13,331 gallons of cider, 12,790 acres of farmland under cultivation, 11,076 pounds of wool produced on farms, 10,871 pounds of maple sugar, 9,667 bushels of turnips, 9,053 acres of farmland under crops, 9,032 bushels of buckwheat, 7,381 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 5,369 sheep, 3,482 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,273 acres of wheat, 2,938 tons of hay, 2,150 swine, 1,284 bushels of peas, 1,187 acres of oats, 1,091 barrels of pork, 994 bushels of carrots, 982 bushels of rye, 787 horses, 776 milk cows, 764 acres of corn, 700 pounds of flax or hemp, 623 calves and heifers, 546 acres of buckwheat, 320 barrels of beef, 303 bulls, oxen, or steers, 289 occupants of farms, 260 bushels of barley, 257 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 255 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 165 acres of potatoes, 108 acres of rye, 105 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 95 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 86 bushels of beans, 73 acres of peas, 73 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 68 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 27 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 23 pounds of hops, 20 acres of turnips, 16 acres of barley, 12 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 3,979 yards of flannel, 1,107 yards of fulled cloth, $800 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 600 pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, 200 yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills, 23 employees in saw mills, 9 employees in grist mills, 8 saw mills, 8 saw mills reporting annual production, 7 saw mills powered by water, 4 grist mills, 4 grist mills powered by water, 4 grist mills reporting annual production, 1 carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills reporting, 1 foundries, 1 foundries not reporting, 1 saw mills powered by steam, 1 saw mills returning capital, 1 tanneries. 2,540,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 170,250 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 22 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 9, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 6, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON025006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON131008_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263179
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). "Woodhouse, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/woodhouse-on025006-1851/.