Crosby, South, Ontario (1851 census)
Crosby, South was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,578. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.587°N, 76.265°W.
Population
In 1851, Crosby, South had a population of 1,578: 811 male and 767 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,578 |
| 1861 | 2,117 |
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, South shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,578 total population, 811 males, 767 females, Male members of the family who are present: 745, Female members of the family who are present: 716, 551 single males, 501 single females, 250 families, 248 married males, 241 married females, 131 males attending school, 126 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 66, Females present who are not members of the family: 51, 25 widowed females, Male members of the family who are present: 22, Female members of the family who are absent: 13, 12 widowed males, 1 blind females, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 114 males aged 5 to 10, 107 females aged 5 to 10, 106 single females aged 10 to 15, 93 single males aged 20 to 30, 87 single females aged 15 to 20, 87 single males aged 10 to 15, 87 single males aged 15 to 20, 80 married females aged 20 to 30, 75 married females aged 30 to 40, 71 married males aged 40 to 50, 65 married males aged 30 to 40, 52 single females aged 20 to 30, 48 married males aged 20 to 30, 42 married females aged 40 to 50, 40 married males aged 50 to 60, 37 males aged 2 to 3, 32 females under age 1, 32 males under age 1, 31 females age 3 to 4, 30 females aged 2 to 3, 29 females aged 1 to 2, 29 males aged 4 to 5, 28 males aged 1 to 2, 25 males aged 3 to 4, 23 females aged 4 to 5, 20 married females aged 50 to 60, 16 married males aged 70 to 80, 13 married females aged 60 to 70, 10 single males aged 30 to 40, 7 married females aged 15 to 20, 7 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 6 married males aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 30 to 40, 3 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,020 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 386 persons originating in Ireland, 73 persons originating in the United States, 47 persons originating in England or Wales, 38 French Canadians, 11 persons originating in Scotland, 8 negroes or coloured persons, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 45,290 pounds of homemade butter, 18,750 acres of land in farms, 16,930 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 13,182 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 11,720 bushels of wheat, 11,303 bushels of potatoes, 11,159 bushels of oats, 6,774 pounds of wool produced on farms, 5,568 acres of farmland under cultivation, 5,545 pounds of maple sugar, 4,064 bushels of corn, 3,730 acres of farmland under crops, 2,881 bushels of peas, 1,982 sheep, 1,944 tons of hay, 1,750 acres of farmland in pasture, 916 swine, 839 bushels of turnips, 797 acres of wheat, 756 milk cows, 727 bushels of buckwheat, 670 barrels of pork, 612 calves and heifers, 590 bushels of rye, 464 acres of oats, 450 acres of potatoes, 416 gallons of cider, 385 horses, 348 bulls, oxen, or steers, 341 bushels of carrots, 224 occupants of farms, 203 acres of peas, 168 acres of corn, 148 barrels of beef, 101 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 88 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 57 acres of rye, 44 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 39 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 38 bushels of beans, 36 pounds of flax or hemp, 35 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 29 acres of buckwheat, 4 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 3 acres of turnips, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 3,818 yards of flannel, 1,583 yards of fulled cloth, $1,500 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $450 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 200 tanneries returning capital, 41 yards of linen, 28 employees in saw mills, 3 employees in grist mills, 3 employees in tanneries, 2 grist mills reporting annual production, 2 saw mills, 2 saw mills powered by water, 2 saw mills reporting annual production, 2 saw mills returning capital, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills returning capital, 1 tanneries, 1 tanneries reporting. 340,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 12,000 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 6 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Egerton Ryerson Young | 1840–1909 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON020004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON083005— 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, South, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/crosby-south-on020004-1851/.