Bedford, Ontario (1851 census)
Bedford was a census subdivision in Frontenac County, 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 density was 7.4 people per square mile.
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:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 309 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 183 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 4 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 452 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 27 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 987 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 13 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 142 |
| Number of deaf and dumb females | 1 |
| Number of families | 183 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 28 |
| Number of females | 479 |
| Number of females attending school | 69 |
| Number of lunatic females | 1 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 35 |
| Number of males | 639 |
| Number of males attending school | 95 |
| Number of married females | 160 |
| Number of married males | 193 |
| Number of single females | 305 |
| Number of single males | 435 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| POP | 1,118 |
| POP FX N.1 | 479 |
| POP MX N.1 | 639 |
| POP XX N.1 | 1,118 |
| Total population | 1,118 |
Age structure (46 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 10 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 23 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 22 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 13 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 78 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 32 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 16 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 22 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 17 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 19 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 78 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 30 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 9 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 67 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 42 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 22 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 16 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 4 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 3 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 54 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 67 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 32 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 24 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 12 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 59 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 45 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 20 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 71 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 66 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 92 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 12 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 4 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 8 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 5 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 4 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 4 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 57 |
| Number of Indigenous females | 11 |
| Number of Indigenous males | 7 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 589 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 34 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 367 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 25 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 45 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 10 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 63 |
| Acres of corn | 245 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 77 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,127 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 15,104 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,137 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 7,341 |
| Acres of land in farms | 22,445 |
| Acres of oats | 568 |
| Acres of peas | 178 |
| Acres of potatoes | 296 |
| Acres of rye | 108 |
| Acres of turnips | 19 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,046 |
| BAR AC | 10 |
| BAR BU | 146 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 50 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 346 |
| BEEF BAR | 50 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 146 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 692 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 5,108 |
| Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 11,146 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,167 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 19,600 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,134 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,706 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 11,588 |
| BWT AC | 63 |
| BWT BU | 692 |
| CRN AC | 245 |
| CRN BU | 5,108 |
| HAY TONS | 1,735 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 597 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 565 |
| Number of horses | 266 |
| Number of milk cows | 633 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 131 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 88 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 9 |
| Number of sheep | 1,702 |
| Number of swine | 1,010 |
| OAT AC | 568 |
| OAT BU | 11,146 |
| PEA AC | 178 |
| PEA BU | 2,167 |
| PORK BAR | 346 |
| POT AC | 296 |
| POT BU | 19,600 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 463 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 24,000 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 7,338 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,001 |
| RYE AC | 108 |
| RYE BU | 1,134 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,735 |
| WHT AC | 1,046 |
| WHT BU | 11,588 |
| WOOL LBS | 5,001 |
Manufacturing & industry (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production | 900,000 |
| Number of employees in grist mills | 20 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | 7 |
| Number of grist mills | 1 |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 1 |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | 1 |
| Number of saw mills | 3 |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 3 |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | 3 |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | 2 |
| Number of tanneries not reporting | 1 |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | 3,000 |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | 2,150 |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 4,447 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 1,570 |
Deaths & mortality (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 5 |
| 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 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 10 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 5 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 15 |
Other recorded variables (134 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 24,000 |
| BEN BU | 32 |
| BOV | 597 |
| C H | 565 |
| C LBS | 463 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 1 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 639 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 479 |
| C03 GM WATER | 1 |
| C03 TOTAL | 1,118 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 987 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 452 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 142 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 27 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 13 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 4 |
| C100 BTWN 80 AND 90 M WID | 1 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 35 |
| C12 GM CAP NO | 1 |
| C126 MD MALE | 193 |
| C127 S MALE | 435 |
| C128 WID MALE | 11 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 639 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 28 |
| C13 GM CAP P | 3,000 |
| C130 MD FEM | 160 |
| C131 S FEM | 305 |
| C132 WID FEM | 14 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 479 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 1,118 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 10 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 5 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 15 |
| C139 INDIANS M | 7 |
| C14 GM HANDS | 20 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 30 |
| C140 INDIANS F | 11 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 95 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 69 |
| C146 DEAF AND DUMB F | 1 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 32 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 1 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 5 |
| C16 SM NO | 3 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 1 |
| C18 SM WATER | 3 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 16 |
| C19 SM NO YEAR | 3 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 23 |
| C20 SM FEET YEAR | 900,000 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 22 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 22 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 17 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 10 |
| C28 DEATHS UNDER 4 M | 1 |
| C28 SM RETURNS NO | 2 |
| C29 SM RETURNS P | 2,150 |
| C30 SM EMPLOYED | 7 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 19 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 13 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 78 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 78 |
| C37 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 2 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 71 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 59 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 3 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 66 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 9 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 45 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 54 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 92 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 67 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 20 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 1 |
| C56 BTWN 20 AND 30 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C57 BTWN 20 AND 30 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C57 TAN NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 67 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 12 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 1 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 42 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 1 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 32 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 4 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 1 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 22 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 2 |
| C72 BTWN 40 AND 50 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 24 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 8 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 4 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 16 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 5 |
| C81 BTWN 50 AND 60 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 12 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 4 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 4 |
| C86 BTWN 60 AND 70 F S | 1 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 4 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 1 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 3 |
| C96 BTWN 70 AND 80 M DEATHS | 1 |
| CAR BU | 36 |
| CD NAME | Frontenac |
| CROP | 5,137 |
| CULT | 7,341 |
| ENG WLS | 34 |
| FC YRDS | 1,570 |
| FLAN YRDS | 4,447 |
| FLX LBS | 50 |
| FREN ORIG | 57 |
| GARDEN | 77 |
| GRA BU | 35 |
| HELD | 22,445 |
| HORSE | 266 |
| IRE | 367 |
| LINE NO | 62 |
| M COWS | 633 |
| MPLS LBS | 7,338 |
| MW BU | 60 |
| NOT FRN | 589 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 21 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 13 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 88 |
| O UNDR 10 | 9 |
| PASTURE | 2,127 |
| SCOT | 25 |
| SHEEP | 1,702 |
| SWINE | 1,010 |
| TOT O | 131 |
| TUR AC | 19 |
| TUR BU | 3,706 |
| US | 45 |
| WOOD | 15,104 |
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/.