Cobourg, Town—Ville, Ontario (1851 census)
Cobourg, Town—Ville was a town in Northumberland County, Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 3,871. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.968°N, 78.170°W.
Population
In 1851, Cobourg, Town—Ville had a population of 3,871: 1,941 male and 1,930 female residents. Population density was 1725.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,871 |
| 1861 | 4,975 |
| 1871 | 4,442 |
| 1881 | 4,957 |
| 1891 | 4,829 |
| 1901 | 4,239 |
| 1911 | 5,074 |
| 1921 | 5,327 |
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, Cobourg, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 284 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 682 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 5 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 1,574 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 356 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 25 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 1,539 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 402 |
| Number of deaf and dumb females | 3 |
| Number of families | 682 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 69 |
| Number of females | 1,930 |
| Number of females attending school | 274 |
| Number of lunatic females | 1 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 89 |
| Number of males | 1,941 |
| Number of males attending school | 356 |
| Number of married females | 579 |
| Number of married males | 635 |
| Number of single females | 1,250 |
| Number of single males | 1,267 |
| Number of widowed females | 101 |
| Number of widowed males | 39 |
| POP | 3,871 |
| POP FX N.1 | 1,930 |
| POP MX N.1 | 1,941 |
| POP XX N.1 | 3,871 |
| Total population | 3,871 |
Age structure (55 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 63 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 85 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 48 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 52 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 228 |
| Number of females of unknown age | 2 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 69 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 93 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 58 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 49 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 59 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 256 |
| Number of males of unknown age | 2 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 75 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 22 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 244 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 158 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 97 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 42 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 16 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 183 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 208 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 130 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 75 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 27 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 10 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 202 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 258 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 213 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 18 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 7 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 4 |
| Number of single females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 200 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 212 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 199 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 40 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 19 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 3 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 13 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 20 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 28 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 21 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 17 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 4 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 8 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 12 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 5 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 4 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 4 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of female negroes or coloured persons | 10 |
| Number of French Canadians | 10 |
| Number of Indigenous males | 1 |
| Number of male negroes or coloured persons | 14 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 1,627 |
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 7 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 628 |
| Number of persons originating in France | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Germany or Holland | 7 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 1,101 |
| Number of persons originating in Jersey or other British islands | 2 |
| Number of persons originating in New Brunswick | 2 |
| Number of persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island | 11 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 310 |
| Number of persons originating in the East Indies | 3 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 158 |
| Number of persons originating in the West Indies | 2 |
| Number of persons whose origin is unknown | 2 |
Agriculture (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of occupants of farms | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 11 |
Manufacturing & industry (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production | 22,600 |
| Feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production | 1,000,000 |
| Number of employees in grist mills | 4 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | 2 |
| Number of employees in woollen factories | 170 |
| Number of grist mills | 2 |
| Number of grist mills powered by steam | 1 |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 1 |
| Number of grist mills reporting annual production | 2 |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | 1 |
| Number of saw mills | 1 |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 1 |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | 1 |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | 1 |
| Number of woollen factories | 1 |
| Number of woollen factories reporting | 1 |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | 5,000 |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | 3,000 |
| Yards of cloth produced in woollen factories in the past year | 200,000 |
Deaths & mortality (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20 | . |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30 | 4 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 16 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age | 8 |
| Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| 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 | 4 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 22 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 8 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 38 |
Other recorded variables (141 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 2 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 1,941 |
| C02 GM STEAM | 1 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 1,930 |
| C03 GM WATER | 1 |
| C03 TOTAL | 3,871 |
| C04 GM NO YEAR | 2 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 1,539 |
| C05 GM BARRELS YEAR | 22,600 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 1,574 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 402 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 356 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 25 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 5 |
| C100 BTWN 80 AND 90 M WID | 1 |
| C108 BTWN 90 AND 100 M WID | 1 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 89 |
| C12 GM CAP NO | 1 |
| C122 AGES NOT GIVEN M | 2 |
| C123 AGES NOT GIVEN F | 2 |
| C124 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN M | 2 |
| C125 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN F | 8 |
| C126 MD MALE | 635 |
| C127 S MALE | 1,267 |
| C128 WID MALE | 39 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 1,941 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 69 |
| C13 GM CAP P | 5,000 |
| C130 MD FEM | 579 |
| C131 S FEM | 1,250 |
| C132 WID FEM | 101 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 1,930 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 3,871 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 22 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 16 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 38 |
| C139 INDIANS M | 1 |
| C14 GM HANDS | 4 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 75 |
| C141 COL PERSON M | 14 |
| C142 COL PERSONS F | 10 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 356 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 274 |
| C146 DEAF AND DUMB F | 3 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 69 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 1 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 8 |
| C16 SM NO | 1 |
| C18 SM WATER | 1 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 93 |
| C19 SM NO YEAR | 1 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 85 |
| C20 SM FEET YEAR | 1,000,000 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 58 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 48 |
| C24 DEATHS UNDER 3 M | 1 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 49 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 63 |
| C28 DEATHS UNDER 4 M | 2 |
| C28 SM RETURNS NO | 1 |
| C29 SM RETURNS P | 3,000 |
| C30 SM EMPLOYED | 2 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 59 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 52 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 256 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 228 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 200 |
| C39 WF NO | 1 |
| C40 WF RETURNS | 1 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 202 |
| C42 BTWN 10 AND 15 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C43 WF CLOTH | 200,000 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 2 |
| C44 WF HANDS | 170 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 212 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 22 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 258 |
| C48 BTWN 15 AND 20 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 183 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 199 |
| C52 BTWN 20 AND 30 M WID | 4 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 244 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 213 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 13 |
| C56 BTWN 20 AND 30 M DEATHS | 2 |
| C57 BTWN 20 AND 30 F DEATHS | 4 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 208 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 40 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 8 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 158 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 18 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 20 |
| C64 BTWN 30 AND 40 M DEATHS | 4 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 130 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 19 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 12 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 97 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 7 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 28 |
| C73 BTWN 40 AND 50 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 75 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 3 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 5 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 42 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 4 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 21 |
| C80 BTWN 50 AND 60 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C81 BTWN 50 AND 60 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 27 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 2 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 4 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 16 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 17 |
| C89 BTWN 60 AND 70 F DEATHS | 2 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 10 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 4 |
| C94 BTWN 70 AND 80 F S | 1 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 2 |
| CD NAME | Northumberland |
| DE NL | 7 |
| ENG WLS | 628 |
| EST IN | 3 |
| FR | 1 |
| FREN ORIG | 10 |
| IRE | 1,101 |
| JE AND OTHR BI | 2 |
| LINE NO | 225 |
| NB | 2 |
| NOT FRN | 1,627 |
| NOT KNOWN | 2 |
| NS PEI | 11 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 3 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 1 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 12 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 8 |
| O UNDR 10 | 11 |
| OTHER PL | 7 |
| SCOT | 310 |
| TOT O | 35 |
| US | 158 |
| WST IN | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON024010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON132012— 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). "Cobourg, Town—Ville, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cobourg-town-ville-on024010-1851/.