Canboro, Ontario (1851 census)
Canboro was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,151. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.971°N, 79.657°W.
Population
In 1851, Canboro had a population of 1,151: 621 male and 530 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,151 |
| 1861 | 1,252 |
| 1901 | 966 |
| 1911 | 1,021 |
| 1921 | 997 |
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, Canboro shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 151 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,151 total population, 621 males, 530 females, Male members of the family who are present: 520, Female members of the family who are present: 471, 414 single males, 334 single females, 191 married males, 183 married females, 166 families, 111 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 101, 100 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 59, 25 male births, Male members of the family who are present: 21, 20 female births, 16 widowed males, 13 widowed females, Female members of the family who are absent: 7, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 89 males aged 5 to 10, 88 females aged 5 to 10, 78 single males aged 10 to 15, 72 married females aged 20 to 30, 72 single females aged 10 to 15, 66 single males aged 15 to 20, 62 married males aged 20 to 30, 59 married males aged 30 to 40, 59 single males aged 20 to 30, 53 single females aged 15 to 20, 46 married females aged 30 to 40, 39 married males aged 40 to 50, 30 married females aged 40 to 50, 24 females age 3 to 4, 23 males aged 1 to 2, 22 males under age 1, 21 married males aged 50 to 60, 20 females aged 4 to 5, 20 males aged 2 to 3, 20 males aged 4 to 5, 19 females under age 1, 19 married females aged 50 to 60, 18 females aged 2 to 3, 17 males aged 3 to 4, 17 single females aged 20 to 30, 16 females aged 1 to 2, 14 married females aged 15 to 20, 8 married males aged 60 to 70, 8 single males aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 females of unknown age, 4 males of unknown age, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 married females aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 880 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 115 persons originating in the United States, 56 persons originating in Ireland, 43 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 28 persons originating in England or Wales, 19 persons originating in Scotland, 5 French Canadians, 4 persons whose origin is unknown, 2 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Switzerland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 30,889 pounds of homemade butter, 17,381 acres of land in farms, 16,870 bushels of wheat, 15,620 bushels of oats, 11,499 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,882 acres of farmland under cultivation, 3,813 bushels of corn, 3,562 bushels of potatoes, 3,479 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,381 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,404 acres of farmland under crops, 2,183 bushels of buckwheat, 1,957 pounds of maple sugar, 1,408 tons of hay, 1,395 sheep, 1,323 acres of wheat, 1,220 bushels of peas, 853 swine, 789 bushels of barley, 742 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 608 acres of oats, 505 barrels of pork, 469 milk cows, 462 bushels of turnips, 355 calves and heifers, 339 horses, 261 bulls, oxen, or steers, 232 barrels of beef, 230 bushels of rye, 161 occupants of farms, 134 acres of buckwheat, 128 acres of corn, 127 acres of peas, 97 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 64 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 54 gallons of cider, 53 acres of potatoes, 50 acres of barley, 48 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 37 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 34 bushels of beans, 29 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 16 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 14 acres of rye, 14 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 acres of turnips, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 1,851 yards of flannel, $1,600 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 488 yards of fulled cloth, 11 employees in saw mills, 6 saw mills, 6 saw mills reporting annual production, 5 saw mills powered by water, 5 saw mills returning capital, 1 saw mills powered by steam, 1 tanneries, 1 tanneries not reporting. 6,000,000 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 8 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON013001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON115001_1901— 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). "Canboro, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/canboro-on013001-1851/.