Dorchester, North, Ontario (1851 census)
Dorchester, North was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,570. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.962°N, 81.023°W.
Population
In 1851, Dorchester, North had a population of 2,570: 1,379 male and 1,191 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,570 |
| 1861 | 4,027 |
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, Dorchester, North shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,570 total population, 1,379 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,260, 1,191 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,138, 952 single males, 763 single females, 452 families, 406 married males, 403 married females, 205 males attending school, 167 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 119, 59 female births, 55 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 53, 25 widowed females, 21 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 12, Female members of the family who are absent: 11, 3 deaf and dumb males, 2 deaf and dumb females, 2 lunatic females, 1 blind females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 202 males aged 5 to 10, 196 females aged 5 to 10, 163 married females aged 20 to 30, 161 single males aged 10 to 15, 148 single females aged 10 to 15, 138 single males aged 15 to 20, 132 married males aged 30 to 40, 119 single males aged 20 to 30, 117 married males aged 20 to 30, 108 single females aged 15 to 20, 104 married females aged 30 to 40, 78 married males aged 40 to 50, 76 females under age 1, 73 married females aged 40 to 50, 68 males under age 1, 67 males aged 1 to 2, 58 males aged 2 to 3, 56 males aged 3 to 4, 50 females aged 1 to 2, 50 married males aged 50 to 60, 49 females aged 4 to 5, 44 single females aged 20 to 30, 42 females aged 2 to 3, 40 females age 3 to 4, 36 males aged 4 to 5, 27 married females aged 15 to 20, 25 married females aged 50 to 60, 18 males of unknown age, 18 married males aged 60 to 70, 14 single males aged 30 to 40, 9 married females aged 60 to 70, 7 females of unknown age, 7 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 6 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 married males aged 15 to 20, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 90 to 100, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,651 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 337 persons originating in Ireland, 259 persons originating in England or Wales, 168 persons originating in Scotland, 132 persons originating in the United States, 23 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 4 female negroes or coloured persons, 3 male negroes or coloured persons, 2 persons whose origin is unknown, 1 Indigenous males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 43,494 bushels of wheat, 35,559 pounds of homemade butter, 31,386 bushels of oats, 30,687 acres of land in farms, 28,706 pounds of maple sugar, 22,067 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 11,961 bushels of potatoes, 10,848 bushels of turnips, 8,620 acres of farmland under cultivation, 7,563 bushels of peas, 5,718 acres of farmland under crops, 5,419 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,949 bushels of corn, 2,813 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,653 pounds of hops, 2,523 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,217 acres of wheat, 2,205 sheep, 1,613 swine, 1,268 bushels of barley, 1,159 tons of hay, 1,043 acres of oats, 937 calves and heifers, 907 barrels of beef, 739 milk cows, 629 bulls, oxen, or steers, 558 barrels of pork, 450 bushels of buckwheat, 430 acres of peas, 419 horses, 350 occupants of farms, 332 bushels of rye, 266 acres of corn, 244 acres of potatoes, 168 bushels of beans, 162 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 107 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 89 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 73 acres of barley, 72 acres of turnips, 49 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 47 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 40 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 30 bushels of carrots, 29 acres of rye, 26 acres of buckwheat, 19 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 9 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 pounds of tobacco. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 4,037 yards of flannel, 1,327 yards of fulled cloth, $800 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), $100 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), 4 employees in saw mills, 4 saw mills returning capital, 3 saw mills, 3 saw mills powered by water, 2 saw mills reporting annual production, 1 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent. 600,000 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 25 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 16, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 6, 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 males aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 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 males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON023009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON086004— 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). "Dorchester, North, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dorchester-north-on023009-1851/.