Brock, Ontario (1851 census)
Brock was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 3,518. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q387094. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.288°N, 79.074°W.
Population
In 1851, Brock had a population of 3,518: 1,832 male and 1,686 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,518 |
| 1861 | 4,625 |
| 1871 | 5,175 |
| 1881 | 4,378 |
| 1891 | 4,071 |
| 1901 | 3,727 |
| 1911 | 3,330 |
| 1921 | 2,835 |
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, Brock shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 171 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 3,518 total population, 1,832 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,733, 1,686 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,622, 1,289 single males, 1,107 single females, 531 families, 514 married females, 513 married males, 295 males attending school, 268 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 99, 78 male births, 74 female births, 65 widowed females, Females present who are not members of the family: 64, 30 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 16, Male members of the family who are present: 14, 4 lunatic females, 2 deaf and dumb females, 2 lunatic males, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 298 males aged 5 to 10, 268 females aged 5 to 10, 252 single females aged 10 to 15, 244 single males aged 10 to 15, 203 single males aged 15 to 20, 168 married males aged 30 to 40, 167 married females aged 20 to 30, 160 single males aged 20 to 30, 153 married females aged 30 to 40, 140 single females aged 15 to 20, 108 married males aged 40 to 50, 95 married females aged 40 to 50, 94 married males aged 20 to 30, 89 married males aged 50 to 60, 83 males under age 1, 79 females under age 1, 77 females aged 2 to 3, 76 single females aged 20 to 30, 72 males aged 1 to 2, 71 females age 3 to 4, 69 females aged 1 to 2, 67 males aged 3 to 4, 61 females aged 4 to 5, 60 males aged 2 to 3, 59 males aged 4 to 5, 52 married females aged 50 to 60, 42 married males aged 60 to 70, 28 single males aged 30 to 40, 24 married females aged 15 to 20, 20 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 19 married females aged 60 to 70, 11 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 10 married males aged 70 to 80, 10 single females aged 30 to 40, 10 single males aged 40 to 50, 9 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 9 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 8 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 6 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,891 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 725 persons originating in Scotland, 667 persons originating in Ireland, 168 persons originating in England or Wales, 50 persons originating in the United States, 13 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 French Canadians, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 72,771 bushels of wheat, 61,907 bushels of oats, 49,416 acres of land in farms, 49,010 pounds of homemade butter, 31,812 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 22,371 pounds of maple sugar, 21,230 bushels of peas, 17,604 acres of farmland under cultivation, 15,348 bushels of turnips, 13,098 pounds of wool produced on farms, 10,304 bushels of potatoes, 9,106 acres of farmland under crops, 8,383 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,104 acres of wheat, 4,917 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 4,535 sheep, 3,138 swine, 2,404 acres of oats, 1,856 bushels of corn, 1,663 tons of hay, 1,544 barrels of pork, 1,328 acres of peas, 1,200 milk cows, 1,155 bulls, oxen, or steers, 1,125 calves and heifers, 744 horses, 705 bushels of buckwheat, 650 bushels of barley, 485 occupants of farms, 381 acres of potatoes, 317 barrels of beef, 283 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 115 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 98 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 77 acres of turnips, 76 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 58 acres of corn, 53 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 51 bushels of rye, 49 acres of buckwheat, 38 acres of barley, 18 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 acres of rye, 6 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 6,347 yards of flannel, 3,837 yards of fulled cloth, $1,700 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), $600 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 8 saw mills, 8 saw mills powered by water, 6 saw mills returning capital, 5 employees in grist mills, 5 saw mills not reporting, 4 grist mills, 4 grist mills not reporting, 4 grist mills powered by water, 3 saw mills reporting annual production, 2 grist mills returning capital, 1 carding and fulling mills, 1 employees in carding and fulling mills. 800,000 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 28 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 18, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 6, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 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 females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 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 |
|---|---|---|
| John Shedden | 1825–1873 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON026005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON133001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q387094
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brock,_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). "Brock, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brock-on026005-1851/.