Beverley, Ontario (1851 census)
Beverley was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 5,620. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4899444. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.319°N, 80.145°W.
Population
In 1851, Beverley had a population of 5,620: 3,097 male and 2,523 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,620 |
| 1861 | 6,339 |
| 1871 | 5,803 |
| 1881 | 5,230 |
| 1891 | 4,636 |
| 1901 | 3,999 |
| 1911 | 3,629 |
| 1921 | 3,516 |
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, Beverley shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 184 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 5,620 total population, 3,097 males, Male members of the family who are present: 2,733, 2,523 females, Female members of the family who are present: 2,403, 2,165 single males, 1,622 single females, 887 married males, 849 families, 844 married females, 469 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 364, 353 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 120, 113 male births, 70 female births, 57 widowed females, 45 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 14, Male members of the family who are present: 9, 4 lunatic females, 3 persons at sea, 2 blind females, 2 deaf and dumb females, 2 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 396 females aged 5 to 10, 396 males aged 5 to 10, 395 single males aged 15 to 20, 384 single males aged 10 to 15, 344 single males aged 20 to 30, 297 single females aged 10 to 15, 293 married males aged 30 to 40, 288 single females aged 15 to 20, 287 married females aged 20 to 30, 266 married females aged 30 to 40, 199 married males aged 40 to 50, 192 married males aged 20 to 30, 152 married females aged 40 to 50, 125 single females aged 20 to 30, 121 males aged 1 to 2, 114 males under age 1, 106 females aged 1 to 2, 99 males aged 4 to 5, 98 married males aged 50 to 60, 97 females under age 1, 96 females aged 2 to 3, 96 females aged 4 to 5, 95 males aged 3 to 4, 92 females age 3 to 4, 92 males aged 2 to 3, 85 single males aged 30 to 40, 68 married males aged 60 to 70, 66 married females aged 50 to 60, 35 married females aged 60 to 70, 31 married females aged 15 to 20, 27 single males aged 40 to 50, 25 married males aged 70 to 80, 20 single females aged 30 to 40, 13 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 12 single males aged 50 to 60, 12 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 11 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 11 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 10 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 9 married males aged 15 to 20, 8 single females aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 7 married females aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 3,148 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 841 persons originating in Ireland, 750 persons originating in Scotland, 540 persons originating in England or Wales, 270 persons originating in the United States, 22 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 16 French Canadians, 11 persons originating in New Brunswick, 10 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 5 persons whose origin is unknown, 2 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in Switzerland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 75,575 pounds of homemade butter, 51,429 bushels of wheat, 31,034 acres of land in farms, 29,946 bushels of oats, 20,348 bushels of potatoes, 17,463 bushels of turnips, 16,483 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 14,551 acres of farmland under cultivation, 8,359 bushels of corn, 8,242 pounds of wool produced on farms, 7,660 acres of farmland under crops, 6,559 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,433 bushels of peas, 4,358 bushels of buckwheat, 3,564 bushels of barley, 3,343 acres of wheat, 3,190 pounds of maple sugar, 2,910 tons of hay, 2,736 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 2,569 gallons of cider, 2,475 sheep, 2,008 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,580 swine, 1,285 barrels of pork, 995 acres of oats, 918 milk cows, 760 calves and heifers, 612 horses, 574 barrels of beef, 572 bulls, oxen, or steers, 453 bushels of carrots, 343 acres of peas, 332 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 282 occupants of farms, 262 acres of corn, 223 acres of buckwheat, 221 acres of potatoes, 165 acres of barley, 126 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 83 bushels of beans, 71 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 64 acres of turnips, 60 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 51 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 21 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 25,000 yards of cloth produced in woollen factories, 12,500 feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production, 4,368 yards of flannel, $4,200 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 946 yards of fulled cloth, $550 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 31 employees in saw mills, 30 yards of linen, 12 employees in woollen factories, 10 saw mills, 9 saw mills returning capital, 8 saw mills powered by steam, 5 saw mills reporting annual production, 4 saw mills reporting daily production, 3 employees in grist mills, 2 grist mills, 2 grist mills powered by water, 2 saw mills powered by water, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 grist mills reporting annual production, 1 grist mills returning capital, 1 saw mills not reporting, 1 woollen factories, 1 woollen factories reporting. 3,703,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 8,000 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 35 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 22, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 13, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 8, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 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 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Samuel D. Betzner | 1771–1856 | died here |
| Alexander Harris | 1805–1874 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON041001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON153003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4899444
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverley_Township,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canton_de_Beverley
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). "Beverley, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/beverley-on041001-1851/.