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Year: 1851  |  Province: Ontario

Gainsborough, Ontario (1851 census)

Gainsborough was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,538. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.044°N, 79.487°W.

Population

In 1851, Gainsborough had a population of 2,538: 1,358 male and 1,180 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

YearPopulation
18512,538
18612,959
18713,016
18813,001
18912,683
19012,463
19112,182
19212,117

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, Gainsborough shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1851

The 1851 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,538 total population, 1,358 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,292, 1,180 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,154, 914 single males, 725 single females, 423 married females, 423 married males, 399 families, 294 males attending school, 246 females attending school, 72 male births, Males present who are not members of the family: 66, 55 female births, 32 widowed females, Females present who are not members of the family: 26, 21 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 16, Female members of the family who are absent: 12, 3 lunatic females, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 182 females aged 5 to 10, 168 males aged 5 to 10, 165 single males aged 10 to 15, 162 single males aged 15 to 20, 142 single males aged 20 to 30, 139 married females aged 20 to 30, 133 single females aged 10 to 15, 118 married males aged 30 to 40, 115 married females aged 30 to 40, 112 married males aged 20 to 30, 112 single females aged 15 to 20, 86 married males aged 40 to 50, 69 married females aged 40 to 50, 61 married males aged 50 to 60, 57 males aged 1 to 2, 50 males under age 1, 48 females aged 4 to 5, 48 males aged 2 to 3, 47 females aged 2 to 3, 47 females under age 1, 47 single females aged 20 to 30, 45 females age 3 to 4, 45 females aged 1 to 2, 44 married females aged 50 to 60, 43 males aged 4 to 5, 40 males aged 3 to 4, 37 married females aged 15 to 20, 31 married males aged 60 to 70, 19 single males aged 30 to 40, 17 married females aged 60 to 70, 14 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 11 single males aged 40 to 50, 10 married males aged 70 to 80, 10 single females aged 30 to 40, 7 single females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 2,147 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 180 persons originating in the United States, 84 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 48 persons originating in England or Wales, 41 persons originating in Ireland, 30 persons originating in Scotland, 5 persons originating in France, 3 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 58,684 pounds of homemade butter, 42,182 bushels of wheat, 37,547 bushels of oats, 27,997 acres of land in farms, 14,070 acres of farmland under cultivation, 13,927 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 11,192 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 9,468 acres of farmland under crops, 8,632 pounds of wool produced on farms, 8,050 pounds of maple sugar, 5,746 bushels of buckwheat, 4,494 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,201 bushels of corn, 4,084 acres of wheat, 3,489 gallons of cider, 3,261 sheep, 2,943 bushels of potatoes, 2,011 tons of hay, 1,672 swine, 1,465 bushels of peas, 1,423 bushels of turnips, 1,242 acres of oats, 990 bushels of barley, 961 milk cows, 836 horses, 815 barrels of pork, 682 bulls, oxen, or steers, 559 calves and heifers, 343 pounds of hops, 339 acres of buckwheat, 319 occupants of farms, 303 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 276 barrels of beef, 219 acres of peas, 146 bushels of beans, 142 acres of corn, 122 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 108 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 97 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 90 bushels of carrots, 82 acres of potatoes, 68 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 50 acres of barley, 30 bushels of rye, 30 pounds of flax or hemp, 23 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 23 pounds of tobacco, 21 acres of turnips, 15 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 3 acres of rye. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)

Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 4,998 yards of flannel, 1,567 yards of fulled cloth, $600 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), $100 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), 4 saw mills, 3 saw mills not reporting, 2 saw mills powered by steam, 2 saw mills powered by water, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 1 saw mills returning capital. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)

Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 32 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: 13, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 4, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 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 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Identifiers

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). "Gainsborough, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gainsborough-on022003-1851/.