Brighton, Ontario (1851 census)
Brighton was a census subdivision in Northumberland County, Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 3,725. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.113°N, 77.757°W.
Population
In 1851, Brighton had a population of 3,725: 1,952 male and 1,773 female residents. Population density was 40.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,725 |
| 1861 | 3,713 |
| 1871 | 3,734 |
| 1881 | 3,470 |
| 1891 | 3,017 |
| 1901 | 2,774 |
| 1911 | 2,439 |
| 1921 | 2,247 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Brighton, Village, 1861 (1.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Brighton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 389 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 8 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (30 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 593 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 6 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 1,590 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 183 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 1,695 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 25 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 257 |
| Number of blind females | 4 |
| Number of blind males | 4 |
| Number of deaf and dumb females | 1 |
| Number of deaf and dumb males | 2 |
| Number of families | 593 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 80 |
| Number of females | 1,773 |
| Number of females attending school | 377 |
| Number of lunatic males | 2 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 95 |
| Number of males | 1,952 |
| Number of males attending school | 425 |
| Number of married females | 574 |
| Number of married males | 588 |
| Number of single females | 1,146 |
| Number of single males | 1,324 |
| Number of widowed females | 53 |
| Number of widowed males | 40 |
| POP | 3,725 |
| POP FX N.1 | 1,773 |
| POP MX N.1 | 1,952 |
| POP XX N.1 | 3,725 |
| Total population | 3,725 |
Age structure (55 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 71 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 69 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 67 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 60 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 253 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 83 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 63 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 67 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 57 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 63 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 309 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 88 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 29 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 205 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 165 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 106 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 49 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 16 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 4 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 137 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 201 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 112 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 92 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 39 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 5 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 250 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 196 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 84 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 5 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 6 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 246 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 213 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 184 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 24 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 4 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 4 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 5 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 10 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 10 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 15 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 6 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 4 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 6 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 6 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 12 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 8 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 5 |
Ethnic origin (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 39 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 2,831 |
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 8 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 163 |
| Number of persons originating in Germany or Holland | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 314 |
| Number of persons originating in New Brunswick | 9 |
| Number of persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island | 14 |
| Number of persons originating in Russia, Prussia, or Poland | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 26 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 317 |
| Number of persons whose origin is unknown | 2 |
Agriculture (73 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 68 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 555 |
| Acres of corn | 454 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 398 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,309 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 22,011 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 11,000 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 17,707 |
| Acres of land in farms | 39,718 |
| Acres of oats | 1,526 |
| Acres of peas | 1,671 |
| Acres of potatoes | 318 |
| Acres of rye | 432 |
| Acres of turnips | 31 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,415 |
| BAR AC | 68 |
| BAR BU | 1,213 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 427 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 1,758 |
| BEEF BAR | 427 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,213 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 251 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 8,563 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 2,372 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 115 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 9,808 |
| Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year | 107 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 33,253 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 27,112 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,543 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 4,750 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,199 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 49,088 |
| BWT AC | 555 |
| BWT BU | 8,563 |
| CRN AC | 454 |
| CRN BU | 9,808 |
| Gallons of cider produced in the past year | 2,404 |
| HAY TONS | 2,922 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 890 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 990 |
| Number of horses | 979 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,446 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 458 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 84 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 46 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 164 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 133 |
| Number of sheep | 4,107 |
| Number of swine | 2,345 |
| OAT AC | 1,526 |
| OAT BU | 33,253 |
| PEA AC | 1,671 |
| PEA BU | 27,112 |
| PORK BAR | 1,758 |
| POT AC | 318 |
| POT BU | 18,543 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 13,235 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 6 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 80,013 |
| Pounds of hops produced in the past year | 367 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 20,057 |
| Pounds of tobacco produced in the past year | 38 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 12,166 |
| RYE AC | 432 |
| RYE BU | 4,750 |
| TOB LBS | 38 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,922 |
| WHT AC | 3,415 |
| WHT BU | 49,088 |
| WOOL LBS | 12,166 |
Manufacturing & industry (30 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production | 4,500 |
| Feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production | 5,525,000 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | 1 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills reporting | 1 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills returning capital | 400 |
| Number of employees in carding and fulling mills | 4 |
| Number of employees in grist mills | 4 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | 31 |
| Number of employees in tanneries | 3 |
| Number of grist mills | 3 |
| Number of grist mills not reporting | 1 |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 3 |
| Number of grist mills reporting annual production | 2 |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | 3 |
| Number of saw mills | 19 |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | 1 |
| Number of saw mills powered by steam | 1 |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 18 |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | 18 |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | 19 |
| Number of tanneries | 3 |
| Number of tanneries reporting | 3 |
| Number of tanneries returning capital | 350 |
| Pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | 1,400 |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | 2,900 |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | 6,025 |
| Value of leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling) | 950 |
| Yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | 3,500 |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 6,748 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 3,249 |
Fisheries (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of cured fish produced in the past year | 360 |
Deaths & mortality (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70 | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 10 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3 | 4 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30 | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 17 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age | 4 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 3 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 27 |
Other recorded variables (173 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 80,013 |
| BEN BU | 251 |
| BOV | 890 |
| C F BAR | 360 |
| C H | 990 |
| C LBS | 13,235 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 3 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 1,952 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 1,773 |
| C03 GM WATER | 3 |
| C03 TOTAL | 3,725 |
| C04 GM NO YEAR | 2 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 1,695 |
| C05 GM BARRELS YEAR | 4,500 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 1,590 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 257 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 183 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 25 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 6 |
| C100 BTWN 80 AND 90 M WID | 5 |
| C103 BTWN 80 AND 90 F WID | 4 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 95 |
| C12 GM CAP NO | 3 |
| C124 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN M | 4 |
| C125 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN F | 2 |
| C126 MD MALE | 588 |
| C127 S MALE | 1,324 |
| C128 WID MALE | 40 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 1,952 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 80 |
| C13 GM CAP P | 2,900 |
| C130 MD FEM | 574 |
| C131 S FEM | 1,146 |
| C132 WID FEM | 53 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 1,773 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 3,725 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 17 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 10 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 27 |
| C14 GM HANDS | 4 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 88 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 425 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 377 |
| C145 DEAF AND DUMB M | 2 |
| C146 DEAF AND DUMB F | 1 |
| C147 BLIND M | 4 |
| C148 BLIND F | 4 |
| C149 LUNATICS M | 2 |
| C15 GM NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 83 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 3 |
| C16 SM NO | 19 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 1 |
| C17 SM STEAM | 1 |
| C18 SM WATER | 18 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 63 |
| C19 SM NO YEAR | 18 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 69 |
| C20 SM FEET YEAR | 5,525,000 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 67 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 67 |
| C24 DEATHS UNDER 3 M | 4 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 57 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 71 |
| C28 SM RETURNS NO | 19 |
| C29 SM RETURNS P | 6,025 |
| C30 SM EMPLOYED | 31 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 63 |
| C31 SM NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 60 |
| C32 CFM NO | 1 |
| C33 CFM RETURNS | 1 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 309 |
| C34 CFM CAPITAL | 400 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 253 |
| C35 CFM WOOL | 1,400 |
| C36 CFM CLOTH | 3,500 |
| C37 CFM HANDS | 4 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 246 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 250 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 1 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 213 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 29 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 196 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 137 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 184 |
| C52 BTWN 20 AND 30 M WID | 1 |
| C52 TAN NO | 3 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 205 |
| C53 TAN RETURNS | 3 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 84 |
| C54 TAN CAPITAL | 350 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 3 |
| C55 TAN PRODUCE | 950 |
| C56 BTWN 20 AND 30 M DEATHS | 3 |
| C56 TAN HANDS | 3 |
| C57 BTWN 20 AND 30 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 201 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 24 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 6 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 165 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 5 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 5 |
| C65 BTWN 30 AND 40 F DEATHS | 2 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 112 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 4 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 6 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 106 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 6 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 10 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 92 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 4 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 12 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 49 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 1 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 10 |
| C80 BTWN 50 AND 60 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 39 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 2 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 2 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 16 |
| C86 BTWN 60 AND 70 F S | 1 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 15 |
| C88 BTWN 60 AND 70 M DEATHS | 2 |
| C89 BTWN 60 AND 70 F DEATHS | 3 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 5 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 8 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 4 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 6 |
| C97 BTWN 70 AND 80 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C98 BTWN 80 AND 90 M MD | 1 |
| CAR BU | 2,372 |
| CD NAME | Northumberland |
| CID GAL | 2,404 |
| CROP | 11,000 |
| CULT | 17,707 |
| DE NL | 1 |
| ENG WLS | 163 |
| FC YRDS | 3,249 |
| FLAN YRDS | 6,748 |
| FLX LBS | 6 |
| FREN ORIG | 39 |
| GARDEN | 398 |
| GRA BU | 115 |
| HELD | 39,718 |
| HOP LBS | 367 |
| HORSE | 979 |
| IRE | 314 |
| LINE NO | 221 |
| M COWS | 1,446 |
| MPLS LBS | 20,057 |
| MW BU | 107 |
| NB | 9 |
| NOT FRN | 2,831 |
| NOT KNOWN | 2 |
| NS PEI | 14 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 12 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 84 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 46 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 164 |
| O OVR 200 | 19 |
| O UNDR 10 | 133 |
| OTHER PL | 8 |
| PASTURE | 6,309 |
| RU PRU PL | 1 |
| SCOT | 26 |
| SHEEP | 4,107 |
| SWINE | 2,345 |
| TOT O | 458 |
| TUR AC | 31 |
| TUR BU | 4,199 |
| US | 317 |
| WOOD | 22,011 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON024001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON132002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Brighton, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brighton-on024001-1851/.