Frederichsburgh, Ontario (1851 census)
Frederichsburgh was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 3,166. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.179°N, 76.928°W.
Population
In 1851, Frederichsburgh had a population of 3,166: 1,631 male and 1,535 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,166 |
| 1861 | 3,376 |
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, Frederichsburgh shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 197 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 3,166 total population, 1,631 males, 1,535 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,414, Female members of the family who are present: 1,384, 1,097 single males, 986 single females, 632 families, 502 married males, 500 married females, 490 males attending school, 390 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 217, Females present who are not members of the family: 151, 67 male births, Male members of the family who are present: 58, 53 female births, 49 widowed females, Female members of the family who are absent: 37, 32 widowed males, 3 blind males, 3 lunatic females, 2 deaf and dumb males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic males, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 240 males aged 5 to 10, 217 females aged 5 to 10, 215 single males aged 10 to 15, 213 single females aged 10 to 15, 171 single females aged 15 to 20, 171 single males aged 15 to 20, 158 single males aged 20 to 30, 155 married males aged 30 to 40, 152 married females aged 30 to 40, 147 married females aged 20 to 30, 107 married males aged 40 to 50, 90 married males aged 20 to 30, 87 married females aged 40 to 50, 84 single females aged 20 to 30, 78 married males aged 50 to 60, 64 females aged 1 to 2, 60 females age 3 to 4, 59 males under age 1, 55 males aged 4 to 5, 54 married females aged 50 to 60, 51 females aged 2 to 3, 49 males aged 2 to 3, 46 males aged 3 to 4, 45 females under age 1, 44 females aged 4 to 5, 43 males aged 1 to 2, 42 married males aged 60 to 70, 32 married females aged 60 to 70, 30 single males aged 30 to 40, 19 single females aged 30 to 40, 18 married males aged 70 to 80, 18 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 15 married females aged 15 to 20, 14 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 13 single females aged 40 to 50, 12 single males aged 40 to 50, 11 married females aged 70 to 80, 11 married males aged 80 to 90, 11 single males aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 females of unknown age, 4 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 males of unknown age, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females 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 2,481 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 296 persons originating in Ireland, 224 persons originating in the United States, 76 persons originating in England or Wales, 44 persons originating in Scotland, 32 French Canadians, 9 persons originating in New Brunswick, 3 persons originating in Germany or Holland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 106,828 pounds of homemade butter, 51,838 bushels of oats, 40,215 acres of land in farms, 34,204 bushels of peas, 30,184 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 29,614 bushels of rye, 20,777 acres of farmland under cultivation, 19,438 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 16,408 pounds of wool produced on farms, 15,286 bushels of wheat, 14,588 acres of farmland under crops, 12,700 bushels of buckwheat, 12,631 bushels of barley, 12,467 bushels of corn, 9,894 pounds of maple sugar, 9,697 bushels of potatoes, 7,920 gallons of cider, 6,393 sheep, 5,646 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,269 acres of peas, 4,094 tons of hay, 2,718 swine, 2,393 acres of rye, 2,059 acres of wheat, 1,975 barrels of pork, 1,804 acres of oats, 1,650 milk cows, 1,440 calves and heifers, 1,343 horses, 851 acres of buckwheat, 842 bulls, oxen, or steers, 803 bushels of turnips, 673 acres of barley, 570 acres of corn, 543 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 527 bushels of carrots, 468 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 290 barrels of beef, 271 acres of potatoes, 252 occupants of farms, 199 bushels of beans, 146 pounds of tobacco, 139 pounds of hops, 123 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 98 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 61 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 56 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 40 pounds of flax or hemp, 15 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 12 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 10 acres of turnips, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 5,454 yards of flannel, 2,618 yards of fulled cloth, 1,097 woollen factories returning capital, $932 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), $912 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 600 carding and fulling mills returning capital, 212 distilleries returning capital, $57 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), 10 employees in woollen factories, 8 employees in saw mills, 5 employees in distilleries, 4 saw mills, 4 saw mills powered by water, 3 saw mills returning capital, 2 distilleries, 2 distilleries reporting, 2 employees in carding and fulling mills, 2 grist mills, 2 grist mills not reporting, 2 grist mills powered by water, 2 grist mills returning capital, 2 saw mills not reporting, 1 carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills reporting, 1 saw mills reporting annual production, 1 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 1 woollen factories, 1 woollen factories reporting. 50,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. $2,000 value cloth produced in woollen factories in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 100 gallons of liquor produced in distilleries — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 36 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 36 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 19, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 17, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 90 to 100: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON021002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON084007— 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). "Frederichsburgh, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/frederichsburgh-on021002-1851/.