Darling, Ontario (1851 census)
Darling was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 670. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261235. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.208°N, 76.514°W.
Population
In 1851, Darling had a population of 670: 341 male and 329 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 670 |
| 1861 | 900 |
| 1871 | 801 |
| 1881 | 767 |
| 1891 | 739 |
| 1901 | 771 |
| 1911 | 623 |
| 1921 | 441 |
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, Darling shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 149 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 670 total population, 341 males, 329 females, Male members of the family who are present: 319, Female members of the family who are present: 310, 228 married males, 215 single females, 117 families, 110 single males, 107 married females, 106 males attending school, 98 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 22, Females present who are not members of the family: 19, Male members of the family who are present: 19, 17 male births, 9 female births, Female members of the family who are absent: 7, 7 widowed females, 3 widowed males, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 50 females aged 5 to 10, 50 single females aged 10 to 15, 48 males aged 5 to 10, 45 married males aged 20 to 30, 42 married females aged 20 to 30, 38 single males aged 10 to 15, 30 single males aged 15 to 20, 25 married females aged 30 to 40, 24 married males aged 30 to 40, 22 single females aged 15 to 20, 21 males aged 2 to 3, 20 females under age 1, 20 males aged 1 to 2, 19 single males aged 20 to 30, 18 males under age 1, 17 married males aged 50 to 60, 17 single females aged 20 to 30, 15 married females aged 40 to 50, 15 married males aged 40 to 50, 14 females aged 4 to 5, 13 females aged 2 to 3, 13 males aged 3 to 4, 12 females aged 1 to 2, 12 males aged 4 to 5, 12 married females aged 15 to 20, 9 married females aged 50 to 60, 8 females age 3 to 4, 8 married males aged 60 to 70, 4 single females aged 30 to 40, 4 single males aged 30 to 40, 3 married females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 males of unknown age, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 362 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 123 persons originating in Scotland, 88 French Canadians, 74 persons originating in Ireland, 13 persons originating in the United States, 9 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 116,921 pounds of homemade butter, 60,639 acres of land in farms, 58,630 bushels of potatoes, 38,961 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 37,626 bushels of oats, 25,621 bushels of wheat, 21,678 acres of farmland under cultivation, 16,272 pounds of maple sugar, 12,697 pounds of wool produced on farms, 11,626 acres of farmland under crops, 9,922 acres of farmland in pasture, 9,022 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 7,392 bushels of turnips, 5,149 acres of corn, 5,149 bushels of corn, 4,926 sheep, 4,745 bushels of peas, 3,584 tons of hay, 2,157 swine, 2,063 acres of oats, 1,984 acres of wheat, 1,682 bushels of rye, 1,543 milk cows, 1,358 calves and heifers, 1,313 bushels of buckwheat, 811 bulls, oxen, or steers, 663 horses, 651 barrels of pork, 592 acres of potatoes, 587 bushels of barley, 497 occupants of farms, 471 acres of peas, 322 bushels of carrots, 285 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 185 barrels of beef, 175 acres of rye, 140 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 128 bushels of beans, 126 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 124 pounds of hops, 123 pounds of tobacco, 116 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 108 acres of buckwheat, 57 acres of barley, 36 acres of turnips, 33 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 32 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 29 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 22 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 pounds of flax or hemp. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 8,095 yards of flannel, 3,772 yards of fulled cloth, 300 breweries returning capital, $150 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 127 yards of linen, 2 employees in breweries, 1 breweries, 1 breweries reporting, 1 distilleries, 1 employees in saw mills, 1 saw mills, 1 saw mills powered by water, 1 saw mills reporting annual production, 1 saw mills returning capital. 100,000 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 10 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, 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 males aged 1 to 2: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON019009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261235
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). "Darling, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/darling-on019009-1851/.