Albion, Ontario (1851 census)
Albion was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 4,281. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4712560. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.901°N, 79.812°W.
Population
In 1851, Albion had a population of 4,281: 2,315 male and 1,966 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,281 |
| 1861 | 5,078 |
| 1871 | 4,857 |
| 1881 | 3,872 |
| 1891 | 3,142 |
| 1901 | 2,741 |
| 1911 | 2,545 |
| 1921 | 2,156 |
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, Albion shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 177 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 4,281 total population, 2,315 males, Male members of the family who are present: 2,185, 1,966 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,899, 1,639 single males, 1,301 single females, 624 married males, 615 married females, 575 families, 275 males attending school, 230 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 130, 69 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 67, 52 widowed males, 50 widowed females, 38 female births, Male members of the family who are present: 29, Female members of the family who are absent: 9, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 332 males aged 5 to 10, 310 single males aged 10 to 15, 308 females aged 5 to 10, 266 single females aged 10 to 15, 242 single males aged 20 to 30, 240 single males aged 15 to 20, 224 married females aged 20 to 30, 224 single females aged 15 to 20, 189 married males aged 30 to 40, 163 married females aged 30 to 40, 145 married males aged 20 to 30, 132 married males aged 40 to 50, 106 married females aged 40 to 50, 100 males under age 1, 95 married males aged 50 to 60, 94 single females aged 20 to 30, 88 males aged 1 to 2, 84 males aged 2 to 3, 82 females aged 1 to 2, 78 males aged 4 to 5, 77 males aged 3 to 4, 75 females under age 1, 71 females aged 2 to 3, 70 females age 3 to 4, 70 females aged 4 to 5, 70 married females aged 50 to 60, 40 married males aged 60 to 70, 36 single males aged 30 to 40, 24 married females aged 15 to 20, 24 married females aged 60 to 70, 21 married males aged 70 to 80, 21 single males aged 40 to 50, 21 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 17 single females aged 30 to 40, 14 males of unknown age, 12 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 12 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 10 single males aged 50 to 60, 10 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 10 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 7 single females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 6 females of unknown age, 6 single females aged 40 to 50, 6 single males aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 1 widowed females over 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,886 persons originating in Ireland, 1,653 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 554 persons originating in England or Wales, 110 persons originating in Scotland, 62 persons originating in the United States, 12 French Canadians, 4 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 86,698 bushels of wheat, 43,092 acres of land in farms, 40,583 bushels of oats, 33,996 pounds of homemade butter, 33,040 bushels of potatoes, 26,016 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 17,390 bushels of peas, 17,195 bushels of turnips, 17,076 acres of farmland under cultivation, 11,417 acres of farmland under crops, 11,104 pounds of wool produced on farms, 5,658 pounds of maple sugar, 5,464 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,244 acres of wheat, 4,149 sheep, 3,006 swine, 1,683 tons of hay, 1,627 acres of oats, 1,428 acres of peas, 1,215 barrels of pork, 1,159 milk cows, 1,150 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,038 bushels of rye, 1,007 calves and heifers, 941 bushels of barley, 883 bulls, oxen, or steers, 817 horses, 494 occupants of farms, 432 acres of potatoes, 327 barrels of beef, 269 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 195 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 121 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 117 acres of turnips, 77 acres of rye, 68 bushels of corn, 64 acres of barley, 55 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 36 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 32 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 10 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 5 acres of corn, 3 bushels of carrots, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 bushels of beans. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 5,669 yards of flannel, 1,508 yards of fulled cloth, $1,500 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 1,000 pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, $875 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 150 carding and fulling mills returning capital, $125 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), 7 employees in grist mills, 7 employees in saw mills, 4 saw mills, 4 saw mills powered by water, 4 saw mills returning capital, 2 grist mills, 2 grist mills powered by water, 2 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 1 carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills reporting, 1 grist mills reporting annual production, 1 grist mills reporting daily production, 1 grist mills returning capital, 1 saw mills not reporting, 1 saw mills reporting annual production. 180,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 14,000 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. 3 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 24 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 15, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 4, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 3, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Francis McSpiritt | 1836–1895 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON028001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON136001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4712560
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albion_Township,_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). "Albion, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/albion-on028001-1851/.