Edwardsburg, Ontario (1851 census)
Edwardsburg was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 4,779. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.839°N, 75.502°W.
Population
In 1851, Edwardsburg had a population of 4,779: 2,554 male and 2,225 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,779 |
| 1861 | 5,545 |
| 1871 | 5,417 |
| 1881 | 5,431 |
| 1891 | 4,517 |
| 1901 | 4,268 |
| 1911 | 3,360 |
| 1921 | 3,238 |
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, Edwardsburg shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 190 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 4,779 total population, 2,554 males, Male members of the family who are present: 2,305, 2,225 females, Female members of the family who are present: 2,108, 1,741 single males, 1,424 single females, 763 married males, 734 families, 729 married females, 411 males attending school, 385 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 249, Females present who are not members of the family: 117, 97 male births, 95 female births, Male members of the family who are present: 87, Female members of the family who are absent: 74, 72 widowed females, 50 widowed males, 3 deaf and dumb males, 3 lunatic females, 2 deaf and dumb females, 1 blind females, 1 lunatic males, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 338 males aged 5 to 10, 321 females aged 5 to 10, 310 single males aged 10 to 15, 292 single females aged 10 to 15, 288 single males aged 15 to 20, 276 single males aged 20 to 30, 245 married females aged 20 to 30, 235 married males aged 30 to 40, 231 single females aged 15 to 20, 198 married females aged 30 to 40, 160 married males aged 20 to 30, 156 married males aged 40 to 50, 137 single females aged 20 to 30, 132 married females aged 40 to 50, 128 married males aged 50 to 60, 116 males aged 1 to 2, 105 females aged 1 to 2, 93 females under age 1, 93 males under age 1, 89 married females aged 50 to 60, 83 males aged 3 to 4, 81 males aged 2 to 3, 79 females aged 2 to 3, 76 females age 3 to 4, 75 males aged 4 to 5, 61 females aged 4 to 5, 56 married males aged 60 to 70, 47 single males aged 30 to 40, 30 married females aged 15 to 20, 26 married females aged 60 to 70, 20 single males aged 40 to 50, 19 married males aged 70 to 80, 19 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 13 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 12 single females aged 30 to 40, 12 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 11 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 11 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 11 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 10 single females aged 40 to 50, 10 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 9 married females aged 70 to 80, 9 single males aged 50 to 60, 6 married males aged 15 to 20, 5 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 5 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 2,873 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1,177 persons originating in Ireland, 287 persons originating in Scotland, 236 persons originating in the United States, 139 persons originating in England or Wales, 56 French Canadians, 24 Indigenous persons, 20 female negroes or coloured persons, 14 male negroes or coloured persons, 3 persons originating in New Brunswick, 3 persons whose origin is unknown, 2 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in the East Indies. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 150,061 pounds of homemade butter, 54,441 bushels of oats, 49,237 acres of land in farms, 34,965 bushels of potatoes, 33,189 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 17,662 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 16,683 bushels of wheat, 16,048 acres of farmland under cultivation, 12,700 acres of farmland under crops, 12,476 pounds of wool produced on farms, 10,304 pounds of maple sugar, 6,617 bushels of buckwheat, 6,570 bushels of corn, 4,595 tons of hay, 3,621 sheep, 3,447 bushels of peas, 3,227 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,660 gallons of cider, 2,336 bushels of rye, 2,275 bushels of barley, 2,088 acres of oats, 1,856 milk cows, 1,548 calves and heifers, 1,339 swine, 1,330 acres of wheat, 1,316 barrels of pork, 1,068 bushels of carrots, 980 horses, 653 acres of potatoes, 623 bushels of turnips, 572 bulls, oxen, or steers, 559 occupants of farms, 517 acres of buckwheat, 316 acres of corn, 310 barrels of beef, 261 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 258 acres of peas, 222 acres of rye, 198 pounds of flax or hemp, 168 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 127 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 123 acres of barley, 121 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 91 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 87 bushels of beans, 51 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 39 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 30 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 acres of turnips. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 7,351 yards of flannel, $4,200 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 3,194 yards of fulled cloth, $775 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), $750 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), $350 value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), 10 employees in saw mills, 4 grist mills, 4 grist mills powered by water, 4 grist mills returning capital, 3 employees in grist mills, 3 grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 3 saw mills, 3 saw mills powered by water, 3 saw mills returning capital, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 saw mills not reporting, 1 saw mills reporting annual production, 1 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent. 150,000 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 31 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 19, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 6, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 5, 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 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 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, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 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 |
|---|---|---|
| John Kennedy | 1838–1921 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON012002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON113002— 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). "Edwardsburg, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/edwardsburg-on012002-1851/.