Brockville, Town of, Ontario (1851 census)
Brockville, Town of was a census subdivision in Leeds County, Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 3,236. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.589°N, 75.691°W.
Population
In 1851, Brockville, Town of had a population of 3,236: 1,563 male and 1,673 female residents. Population density was 6333.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,236 |
| 1861 | 4,112 |
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, Brockville, Town of shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 291 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 814 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 20 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 1,466 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 207 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 1,355 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 24 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 208 |
| Number of blind females | 1 |
| Number of families | 814 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 44 |
| Number of females | 1,673 |
| Number of females attending school | 266 |
| Number of lunatic males | 1 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 41 |
| Number of males | 1,563 |
| Number of males attending school | 285 |
| Number of married females | 490 |
| Number of married males | 482 |
| Number of single females | 1,085 |
| Number of single males | 1,042 |
| Number of widowed females | 98 |
| Number of widowed males | 39 |
| POP | 3,246 |
| POP FX N.1 | 1,673 |
| POP MX N.1 | 1,563 |
| POP XX N.1 | 3,236 |
| Total population | 3,236 |
Age structure (55 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 44 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 53 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 56 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 35 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 217 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 54 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 49 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 50 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 46 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 49 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 196 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 52 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 12 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 190 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 139 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 88 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 15 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 11 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 7 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 105 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 157 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 119 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 65 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 20 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 12 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 198 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 249 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 141 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 16 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 9 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 8 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 4 |
| Number of single females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 183 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 188 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 171 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 32 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 12 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 5 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 8 |
| Number of single males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 9 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 15 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 31 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 43 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 16 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 12 |
| 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 | 8 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 13 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 7 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 4 |
Ethnic origin (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 127 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 1,501 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 201 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 1,051 |
| Number of persons originating in New Brunswick | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island | 5 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 175 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 162 |
| Number of persons originating in the West Indies | 1 |
Manufacturing & industry (32 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production | 200,000 |
| Number of employees in foundries | 60 |
| Number of employees in grist mills | 6 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | 13 |
| Number of employees in tanneries | 13 |
| Number of foundries | 1 |
| Number of foundries reporting | 1 |
| Number of foundries returning capital | 25,000 |
| Number of grist mills | 2 |
| Number of grist mills not reporting | 1 |
| Number of grist mills powered by steam | 1 |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 1 |
| Number of grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent | 1 |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | 2 |
| Number of saw mills | 3 |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | 1 |
| Number of saw mills powered by steam | 1 |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 2 |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | 1 |
| Number of saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent | 1 |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | 2 |
| Number of tanneries | 5 |
| Number of tanneries not reporting | 1 |
| Number of tanneries reporting | 4 |
| Number of tanneries returning capital | 3,225 |
| Number of woollen factories | 1 |
| Value of annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling) | 200 |
| Value of annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling) | 100 |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | 3,000 |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | 1,350 |
| Value of iron produced in foundries in the past year (pounds sterling) | 4,000 |
| Value of leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling) | 2,000 |
Deaths & mortality (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 aged 2 to 3 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 18 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 5 |
| Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4 | 4 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2 | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 26 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 6 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 44 |
Other recorded variables (145 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 2 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 1,563 |
| C02 GM STEAM | 1 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 1,673 |
| C03 GM WATER | 1 |
| C03 TOTAL | 3,236 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 1,355 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 1,466 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 208 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 207 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 24 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 20 |
| C10 GM ANNUAL NO | 1 |
| C11 GM ANNUAL P | 200 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 41 |
| C12 GM CAP NO | 2 |
| C126 MD MALE | 482 |
| C127 S MALE | 1,042 |
| C128 WID MALE | 39 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 1,563 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 44 |
| C13 GM CAP P | 3,000 |
| C130 MD FEM | 490 |
| C131 S FEM | 1,085 |
| C132 WID FEM | 98 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 1,673 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 3,236 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 26 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 18 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 44 |
| C14 GM HANDS | 6 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 52 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 285 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 266 |
| C148 BLIND F | 1 |
| C149 LUNATICS M | 1 |
| C15 GM NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 54 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 6 |
| C16 SM NO | 3 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 5 |
| C17 SM STEAM | 1 |
| C18 SM WATER | 2 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 49 |
| C19 SM NO YEAR | 1 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 53 |
| C20 DEATHS UNDER 2 M | 3 |
| C20 SM FEET YEAR | 200,000 |
| C21 DEATHS UNDER 2 F | 2 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 50 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 56 |
| C24 DEATHS UNDER 3 M | 1 |
| C25 DEATHS UNDER 3 F | 2 |
| C26 SM ANNUAL NO | 1 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 46 |
| C27 SM ANNUAL P | 100 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 44 |
| C28 DEATHS UNDER 4 M | 4 |
| C28 SM RETURNS NO | 2 |
| C29 DEATHS UNDER 4 F | 1 |
| C29 SM RETURNS P | 1,350 |
| C30 SM EMPLOYED | 13 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 49 |
| C31 SM NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 35 |
| C32 DEATHS UNDER 5 M | 2 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 196 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 217 |
| C36 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 2 |
| C37 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 2 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 183 |
| C39 WF NO | 1 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 198 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 2 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 188 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 12 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 249 |
| C48 BTWN 15 AND 20 M DEATHS | 2 |
| C49 BTWN 15 AND 20 F DEATHS | 2 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 105 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 171 |
| C52 BTWN 20 AND 30 M WID | 1 |
| C52 TAN NO | 5 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 190 |
| C53 TAN RETURNS | 4 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 141 |
| C54 TAN CAPITAL | 3,225 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 9 |
| C55 TAN PRODUCE | 2,000 |
| C56 BTWN 20 AND 30 M DEATHS | 2 |
| C56 TAN HANDS | 13 |
| C57 BTWN 20 AND 30 F DEATHS | 2 |
| C57 TAN NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 157 |
| C58 F NO | 1 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 32 |
| C59 F RETURNS | 1 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 6 |
| C60 F CAPITAL | 25,000 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 139 |
| C61 F PRODUCE | 4,000 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 16 |
| C62 F HANDS | 60 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 15 |
| C64 BTWN 30 AND 40 M DEATHS | 2 |
| C65 BTWN 30 AND 40 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 119 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 12 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 8 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 88 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 9 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 31 |
| C72 BTWN 40 AND 50 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C73 BTWN 40 AND 50 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 65 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 5 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 13 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 15 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 8 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 43 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 20 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 8 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 7 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 11 |
| C86 BTWN 60 AND 70 F S | 4 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 16 |
| C88 BTWN 60 AND 70 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 12 |
| C91 BTWN 70 AND 80 M S | 1 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 4 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 7 |
| C94 BTWN 70 AND 80 F S | 1 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 12 |
| C98 BTWN 80 AND 90 M MD | 2 |
| CD NAME | Leeds |
| ENG WLS | 201 |
| FREN ORIG | 127 |
| IRE | 1,051 |
| LINE NO | 195 |
| NB | 1 |
| NOT FRN | 1,501 |
| NS PEI | 5 |
| SCOT | 175 |
| US | 162 |
| WST IN | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON020012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON083002— 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). "Brockville, Town of, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brockville-town-of-on020012-1851/.