Darlington, Ontario (1851 census)
Darlington was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 8,005. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.969°N, 78.746°W.
Population
In 1851, Darlington had a population of 8,005: 4,238 male and 3,767 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 8,005 |
| 1861 | 6,912 |
| 1871 | 5,931 |
| 1881 | 5,465 |
| 1891 | 4,757 |
| 1901 | 4,174 |
| 1911 | 3,682 |
| 1921 | 3,780 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Darlington, 1861 (94.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Bowmanville, T-V, 1861 (5.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Darlington shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 213 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 8,005 total population, 4,238 males, 3,767 females, Male members of the family who are present: 3,718, Female members of the family who are present: 3,433, 2,863 single males, 2,374 single females, 1,369 families, 1,291 married males, 1,290 married females, 861 males attending school, 595 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 520, Females present who are not members of the family: 334, 103 widowed females, 84 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 28, Male members of the family who are present: 22, 3 deaf and dumb females, 3 lunatic females, 2 deaf and dumb males, 2 lunatic males, 1 blind females, 1 blind males, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 634 males aged 5 to 10, 550 females aged 5 to 10, 513 single males aged 10 to 15, 491 single females aged 10 to 15, 476 married females aged 20 to 30, 418 single males aged 20 to 30, 412 single males aged 15 to 20, 400 married males aged 30 to 40, 390 single females aged 15 to 20, 357 married females aged 30 to 40, 338 married males aged 20 to 30, 291 married males aged 40 to 50, 243 married females aged 40 to 50, 185 females aged 1 to 2, 178 males aged 1 to 2, 171 married males aged 50 to 60, 165 males aged 2 to 3, 163 males under age 1, 162 single females aged 20 to 30, 157 females under age 1, 156 females aged 2 to 3, 135 males aged 3 to 4, 135 males aged 4 to 5, 130 females age 3 to 4, 126 females aged 4 to 5, 115 married females aged 50 to 60, 71 married males aged 60 to 70, 64 single males aged 30 to 40, 50 married females aged 15 to 20, 40 married females aged 60 to 70, 33 single males aged 40 to 50, 27 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 24 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 20 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 19 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 17 married males aged 70 to 80, 17 single females aged 30 to 40, 16 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 15 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 14 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 11 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 11 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 10 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 9 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 8 married females aged 70 to 80, 8 single males aged 50 to 60, 7 single females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 5 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 90 to 100, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 3,686 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 2,415 persons originating in England or Wales, 1,220 persons originating in Ireland, 418 persons originating in Scotland, 222 persons originating in the United States, 6 French Canadians, 5 persons originating in New Brunswick, 3 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 3 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 2 persons originating in France, 2 persons originating in the East Indies, 2 persons originating in the West Indies, 2 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 18 persons originating in Jersey or other British islands — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 165,484 bushels of wheat, 133,490 pounds of homemade butter, 125,209 bushels of oats, 92,072 bushels of turnips, 68,000 acres of land in farms, 47,444 bushels of potatoes, 42,373 pounds of maple sugar, 38,494 acres of farmland under cultivation, 34,745 bushels of peas, 29,506 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 28,886 acres of farmland under crops, 28,149 bushels of carrots, 24,313 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 22,721 pounds of wool produced on farms, 9,824 bushels of corn, 9,130 acres of farmland in pasture, 9,023 sheep, 8,057 acres of wheat, 6,329 bushels of barley, 5,349 barrels of pork, 5,291 swine, 5,163 barrels of beef, 4,607 tons of hay, 3,709 acres of oats, 2,803 bushels of rye, 2,415 milk cows, 2,106 horses, 1,925 acres of peas, 1,867 calves and heifers, 1,288 bulls, oxen, or steers, 1,083 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 852 acres of potatoes, 779 occupants of farms, 667 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 559 bushels of buckwheat, 478 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 429 acres of corn, 424 acres of turnips, 350 pounds of flax or hemp, 298 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 262 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 250 gallons of cider, 212 acres of barley, 181 acres of rye, 110 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 78 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 57 bushels of beans, 51 acres of buckwheat, 25 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 20 pounds of hops, 20 pounds of tobacco, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 100,000 yards of cloth produced in woollen factories, $17,900 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 13,000 pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, 11,643 yards of flannel, 5,160 yards of fulled cloth, 4,000 yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills, $3,625 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 550 tanneries returning capital, 500 carding and fulling mills returning capital, 28 employees in saw mills, 23 employees in grist mills, 20 saw mills, 20 saw mills powered by water, 20 saw mills reporting annual production, 19 saw mills returning capital, 10 grist mills, 10 grist mills powered by water, 10 grist mills reporting annual production, 10 grist mills returning capital, 9 employees in woollen factories, 3 employees in tanneries, 3 tanneries, 3 tanneries reporting, 2 employees in carding and fulling mills, 2 employees in distilleries, 1 carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills reporting, 1 distilleries, 1 distilleries reporting, 1 saw mills not reporting, 1 woollen factories, 1 woollen factories reporting. 5,140,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 49,566 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. $50 value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 80 gallons of liquor produced in distilleries — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 57 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 31, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 26, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 13, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 7, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 90 to 100: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ann Vickery | 1799–1853 | died here |
| Robert Borland | 1839–1923 | born here |
| James Laughlin Hughes | 1846–1935 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON006004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON108004_1891— 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). "Darlington, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/darlington-on006004-1851/.