Crosby, North, Ontario (1851 census)
Crosby, North was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,785. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.699°N, 76.397°W.
Population
In 1851, Crosby, North had a population of 1,785: 996 male and 789 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,785 |
| 1861 | 2,121 |
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, Crosby, North shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 161 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,785 total population, 996 males, Male members of the family who are present: 939, 789 females, Female members of the family who are present: 755, 695 single males, 504 single females, 287 males attending school, 284 married males, 270 families, 262 married females, 224 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 57, Females present who are not members of the family: 34, 23 widowed females, 17 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 7, Female members of the family who are absent: 1, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 141 males aged 5 to 10, 129 single males aged 10 to 15, 123 females aged 5 to 10, 119 single males aged 15 to 20, 112 single males aged 20 to 30, 102 single females aged 10 to 15, 87 married females aged 30 to 40, 84 married females aged 20 to 30, 83 single females aged 15 to 20, 78 married males aged 30 to 40, 77 married males aged 40 to 50, 72 married males aged 20 to 30, 45 married females aged 40 to 50, 45 single females aged 20 to 30, 43 males under age 1, 37 females under age 1, 37 married males aged 50 to 60, 35 males aged 1 to 2, 33 males aged 2 to 3, 33 males aged 4 to 5, 28 females aged 4 to 5, 28 married females aged 50 to 60, 26 females aged 1 to 2, 26 males aged 3 to 4, 25 females aged 2 to 3, 23 females age 3 to 4, 15 married females aged 15 to 20, 14 married males aged 60 to 70, 9 single males aged 30 to 40, 8 single females aged 30 to 40, 8 single males aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 married males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 married females aged 60 to 70, 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 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 961 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 617 persons originating in Ireland, 66 persons originating in the United States, 56 persons originating in Scotland, 52 French Canadians, 31 persons originating in England or Wales, 2 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in all other places. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 21,924 acres of land in farms, 15,957 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 15,224 pounds of homemade butter, 10,801 bushels of potatoes, 8,743 bushels of oats, 5,967 acres of farmland under cultivation, 4,153 pounds of maple sugar, 4,032 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,987 bushels of wheat, 3,815 acres of farmland under crops, 2,973 bushels of corn, 2,117 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,939 bushels of peas, 1,519 barrels of pork, 1,420 tons of hay, 1,256 sheep, 800 bushels of rye, 784 bushels of buckwheat, 780 bushels of turnips, 752 swine, 740 acres of wheat, 587 barrels of beef, 522 milk cows, 520 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 466 acres of oats, 361 calves and heifers, 329 bulls, oxen, or steers, 244 occupants of farms, 240 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 209 horses, 201 acres of potatoes, 151 acres of corn, 128 acres of peas, 106 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 71 acres of rye, 54 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 52 acres of buckwheat, 42 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 38 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 35 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 24 bushels of carrots, 24 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 17 bushels of beans, 16 pounds of hops, 15 bushels of barley, 7 acres of turnips, 2 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 acres of barley. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes $2,000 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 1,806 yards of flannel, 1,440 yards of fulled cloth, $1,150 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 16 employees in grist mills, 4 employees in saw mills, 3 saw mills, 3 saw mills powered by water, 3 saw mills reporting annual production, 2 employees in foundries, 2 grist mills, 2 grist mills powered by water, 2 grist mills reporting annual production, 2 saw mills returning capital, 1 foundries, 1 foundries not reporting, 1 grist mills returning capital, 1 tanneries, 1 tanneries reporting. 1,400,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 5,000 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. $200 value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 7 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 4, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON020003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON083004— 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). "Crosby, North, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/crosby-north-on020003-1851/.