Dumfries, North, Ontario (1851 census)
Dumfries, North was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 3,476. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q252504. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.329°N, 80.374°W.
Population
In 1851, Dumfries, North had a population of 3,476: 1,872 male and 1,604 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,476 |
| 1861 | 4,161 |
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, Dumfries, North shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 189 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 3,476 total population, 1,872 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,679, 1,604 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,537, 1,313 single males, 1,023 single females, 589 families, 529 married males, 527 married females, 389 males attending school, 286 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 193, 70 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 67, 62 female births, 54 widowed females, 30 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 8, Female members of the family who are absent: 7, 2 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 268 males aged 5 to 10, 241 single males aged 20 to 30, 234 females aged 5 to 10, 221 single males aged 15 to 20, 217 single males aged 10 to 15, 195 single females aged 10 to 15, 191 single females aged 15 to 20, 170 married females aged 20 to 30, 151 married females aged 30 to 40, 149 married males aged 30 to 40, 146 married males aged 40 to 50, 114 married males aged 20 to 30, 108 married females aged 40 to 50, 87 single females aged 20 to 30, 78 males aged 1 to 2, 75 married males aged 50 to 60, 74 females under age 1, 65 females aged 1 to 2, 61 males aged 2 to 3, 61 males aged 3 to 4, 57 females aged 2 to 3, 57 married females aged 50 to 60, 53 males under age 1, 50 females aged 4 to 5, 50 males aged 4 to 5, 48 females age 3 to 4, 36 single males aged 30 to 40, 32 married males aged 60 to 70, 17 married females aged 15 to 20, 17 married females aged 60 to 70, 16 single males aged 40 to 50, 14 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 12 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 12 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 11 married males aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 8 single females aged 30 to 40, 8 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 7 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 single females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 females of unknown age, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 1 single males aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,526 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1,307 persons originating in Scotland, 183 persons originating in England or Wales, 146 persons originating in Ireland, 131 persons originating in the United States, 93 French Canadians, 73 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 11 persons originating in New Brunswick, 2 persons originating in all other places, 2 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in Switzerland, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 114,097 bushels of wheat, 84,368 pounds of homemade butter, 51,810 bushels of turnips, 48,577 bushels of oats, 40,489 acres of land in farms, 34,831 bushels of potatoes, 29,978 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 26,319 acres of farmland under cultivation, 25,710 pounds of wool produced on farms, 16,403 acres of farmland in pasture, 14,170 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,623 acres of farmland under crops, 9,450 bushels of peas, 7,146 sheep, 6,512 acres of wheat, 5,075 bushels of barley, 4,502 tons of hay, 4,028 bushels of corn, 2,180 swine, 1,800 pounds of maple sugar, 1,788 acres of oats, 1,755 gallons of cider, 1,596 bushels of rye, 1,360 barrels of pork, 1,243 milk cows, 1,130 horses, 1,055 bulls, oxen, or steers, 1,033 calves and heifers, 610 pounds of flax or hemp, 458 acres of peas, 411 barrels of beef, 399 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 342 occupants of farms, 341 acres of potatoes, 293 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 268 bushels of buckwheat, 184 acres of turnips, 157 acres of barley, 125 acres of corn, 124 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 123 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 107 acres of rye, 100 bushels of carrots, 39 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 27 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 26 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 14 acres of buckwheat, 10 pounds of hops, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 7,000 feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production, $6,000 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 5,792 yards of flannel, $2,100 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 1,896 yards of fulled cloth, 1,000 distilleries returning capital, 800 foundries returning capital, 500 carding and fulling mills returning capital, 110 yards of linen, 8 employees in foundries, 6 employees in saw mills, 6 saw mills, 5 employees in distilleries, 5 saw mills powered by water, 4 saw mills reporting annual production, 3 employees in grist mills, 3 grist mills, 3 grist mills powered by water, 3 grist mills reporting annual production, 3 grist mills returning capital, 3 saw mills returning capital, 2 distilleries, 2 distilleries reporting, 2 saw mills reporting daily production, 1 carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills reporting, 1 foundries, 1 foundries reporting, 1 saw mills powered by steam. 1,450,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 14,500 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 12,040 gallons of liquor produced in distilleries — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 25 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 13, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON038001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON101002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q252504
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Dumfries
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). "Dumfries, North, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dumfries-north-on038001-1851/.