Fitzroy, Ontario (1851 census)

Fitzroy was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,807. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5455722. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.403°N, 76.207°W.

Population

In 1851, Fitzroy had a population of 2,807: 1,577 male and 1,230 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

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, Fitzroy shared boundaries with:

• Huntley
• McNab
• Onslow
• Pakenham
• Ramsay
• Torbolton

Full census record, 1851

The 1851 census recorded 139 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.

Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,807 total population, 1,577 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,353, 1,230 females, 1,193 single males, Female members of the family who are present: 1,164, 840 single females, 370 families, 359 married males, 355 married females, Males present who are not members of the family: 224, Females present who are not members of the family: 66, 66 female births, 66 male births, 35 widowed females, 25 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 2, 2 persons at sea. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)

Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 238 males aged 5 to 10, 235 single males aged 20 to 30, 207 females aged 5 to 10, 199 single males aged 10 to 15, 196 single males aged 15 to 20, 185 single females aged 10 to 15, 143 married females aged 20 to 30, 118 married males aged 30 to 40, 117 single females aged 15 to 20, 105 married females aged 30 to 40, 86 married males aged 20 to 30, 77 married males aged 40 to 50, 68 males aged 1 to 2, 67 females under age 1, 67 males under age 1, 66 single females aged 20 to 30, 54 married males aged 50 to 60, 53 males aged 3 to 4, 52 females aged 1 to 2, 49 males aged 2 to 3, 49 married females aged 40 to 50, 48 females aged 4 to 5, 46 females age 3 to 4, 45 males aged 4 to 5, 42 females aged 2 to 3, 26 single males aged 30 to 40, 24 married females aged 50 to 60, 18 married females aged 60 to 70, 18 married males aged 60 to 70, 16 married females aged 15 to 20, 13 single males aged 40 to 50, 9 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 8 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 8 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 6 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 single females aged 30 to 40, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males 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 1,448 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1,118 persons originating in Ireland, 87 persons originating in Scotland, 74 French Canadians, 37 persons originating in England or Wales, 26 persons originating in the United States, 8 persons whose origin is unknown, 4 persons originating in New Brunswick, 2 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in Sweden or Norway. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 55,823 bushels of oats, 44,374 bushels of potatoes, 34,006 acres of land in farms, 28,830 bushels of wheat, 25,454 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 13,076 bushels of peas, 8,552 acres of farmland under cultivation, 5,444 pounds of maple sugar, 5,440 bushels of turnips, 4,504 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,065 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,048 acres of farmland under crops, 3,676 bushels of rye, 2,585 tons of hay, 2,436 sheep, 2,390 bushels of barley, 2,133 bushels of corn, 1,733 acres of wheat, 1,343 acres of peas, 1,203 pounds of homemade butter, 1,199 calves and heifers, 1,108 swine, 1,097 acres of oats, 958 milk cows, 868 acres of potatoes, 711 barrels of pork, 416 bulls, oxen, or steers, 410 horses, 250 occupants of farms, 169 acres of rye, 150 bushels of carrots, 150 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 140 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 138 barrels of beef, 76 acres of turnips, 58 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 51 acres of barley, 51 acres of corn, 48 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 36 bushels of buckwheat, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 acres of buckwheat. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)

Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 2,077 yards of fulled cloth, 3 saw mills, 3 saw mills not reporting, 2 employees in grist mills, 2 grist mills, 2 grist mills not reporting, 2 grist mills powered by water, 2 saw mills powered by water, 1 employees in saw mills. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)

Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 20 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)

Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 7 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Identifiers

• TCP UID: ON004001 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON105001_1911 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
• Wikidata: Q5455722
• Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitzroy_Township

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). "Fitzroy, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/fitzroy-on004001-1851/.