Bedford, Ontario (1851 census)
Bedford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,118. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263202. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.620°N, 76.537°W.
Population
In 1851, Bedford had a population of 1,118: 639 male and 479 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,118 |
| 1861 | 1,691 |
| 1871 | 1,839 |
| 1881 | 2,019 |
| 1891 | 1,837 |
| 1901 | 1,730 |
| 1911 | 1,421 |
| 1921 | 1,247 |
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, Bedford shared boundaries with:
- Bathurst & Sherbrooke South
- Crosby, North
- Crosby, South
- Hinchinbrook
- Loughborough
- NO DATA
- Storrington
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 150 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,118 total population, Male members of the family who are present: 987, 639 males, 479 females, Female members of the family who are present: 452, 435 single males, 305 single females, 193 married males, 183 families, 160 married females, Males present who are not members of the family: 142, 95 males attending school, 69 females attending school, 35 male births, 28 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 27, 14 widowed females, Male members of the family who are present: 13, 11 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 4, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 92 single males aged 20 to 30, 78 females aged 5 to 10, 78 males aged 5 to 10, 71 single males aged 10 to 15, 67 married females aged 20 to 30, 67 married males aged 30 to 40, 66 single males aged 15 to 20, 59 single females aged 10 to 15, 54 married males aged 20 to 30, 45 single females aged 15 to 20, 42 married females aged 30 to 40, 32 females under age 1, 32 married males aged 40 to 50, 30 males under age 1, 24 married males aged 50 to 60, 23 females aged 1 to 2, 22 females aged 2 to 3, 22 males aged 2 to 3, 22 married females aged 40 to 50, 20 single females aged 20 to 30, 19 males aged 4 to 5, 17 males aged 3 to 4, 16 males aged 1 to 2, 16 married females aged 50 to 60, 13 females aged 4 to 5, 12 married males aged 60 to 70, 12 single males aged 30 to 40, 10 females age 3 to 4, 9 married females aged 15 to 20, 8 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 married females aged 60 to 70, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 married males aged 15 to 20, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 589 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 367 persons originating in Ireland, 57 French Canadians, 45 persons originating in the United States, 34 persons originating in England or Wales, 25 persons originating in Scotland, 11 Indigenous females, 7 Indigenous males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 24,000 pounds of homemade butter, 22,445 acres of land in farms, 19,600 bushels of potatoes, 15,104 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 11,588 bushels of wheat, 11,146 bushels of oats, 7,341 acres of farmland under cultivation, 7,338 pounds of maple sugar, 5,137 acres of farmland under crops, 5,108 bushels of corn, 5,001 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,706 bushels of turnips, 2,167 bushels of peas, 2,127 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,735 tons of hay, 1,702 sheep, 1,134 bushels of rye, 1,046 acres of wheat, 1,010 swine, 692 bushels of buckwheat, 633 milk cows, 597 bulls, oxen, or steers, 568 acres of oats, 565 calves and heifers, 463 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 346 barrels of pork, 296 acres of potatoes, 266 horses, 245 acres of corn, 178 acres of peas, 146 bushels of barley, 131 occupants of farms, 108 acres of rye, 88 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 77 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 63 acres of buckwheat, 60 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 50 barrels of beef, 50 pounds of flax or hemp, 36 bushels of carrots, 35 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 32 bushels of beans, 21 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 19 acres of turnips, 13 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 10 acres of barley, 9 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 4,447 yards of flannel, $3,000 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $2,150 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 1,570 yards of fulled cloth, 20 employees in grist mills, 7 employees in saw mills, 3 saw mills, 3 saw mills powered by water, 3 saw mills reporting annual production, 2 saw mills returning capital, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills returning capital, 1 tanneries not reporting. 900,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 15 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON009005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON111002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263202
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). "Bedford, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bedford-on009005-1851/.