Garafraxa, Ontario (1851 census)
Garafraxa was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,083. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.812°N, 80.314°W.
Population
In 1851, Garafraxa had a population of 2,083: 1,092 male and 991 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,083 |
| 1861 | 4,866 |
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, Garafraxa shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 140 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,083 total population, 1,092 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,079, 991 females, Female members of the family who are present: 987, 752 single males, 642 single females, 340 families, 327 married females, 327 married males, 99 males attending school, 78 females attending school, 35 female births, 29 male births, 22 widowed females, Males present who are not members of the family: 13, 13 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 5, Female members of the family who are absent: 4, Females present who are not members of the family: 4, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 170 females aged 5 to 10, 165 males aged 5 to 10, 126 married females aged 20 to 30, 111 single females aged 10 to 15, 110 single males aged 20 to 30, 109 single males aged 10 to 15, 109 single males aged 15 to 20, 107 married males aged 30 to 40, 99 single females aged 15 to 20, 93 married females aged 30 to 40, 91 married males aged 20 to 30, 67 married males aged 40 to 50, 51 females under age 1, 49 females aged 1 to 2, 48 females age 3 to 4, 48 married females aged 40 to 50, 47 males aged 2 to 3, 45 males aged 1 to 2, 43 males aged 3 to 4, 43 males under age 1, 39 males aged 4 to 5, 38 females aged 4 to 5, 37 females aged 2 to 3, 36 married males aged 50 to 60, 29 married females aged 50 to 60, 28 single females aged 20 to 30, 26 single males aged 30 to 40, 22 married males aged 60 to 70, 16 married females aged 15 to 20, 15 married females aged 60 to 70, 10 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 single females aged 30 to 40, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 males of unknown age, 3 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 923 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 630 persons originating in Ireland, 336 persons originating in Scotland, 152 persons originating in England or Wales, 40 persons originating in the United States, 6 female negroes or coloured persons, 6 male negroes or coloured persons, 2 persons originating in Germany or Holland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 35,257 bushels of oats, 34,399 acres of land in farms, 28,650 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 27,474 bushels of wheat, 23,874 pounds of homemade butter, 20,632 bushels of potatoes, 20,216 bushels of turnips, 11,888 pounds of maple sugar, 5,749 acres of farmland under cultivation, 4,239 acres of farmland under crops, 3,843 bushels of peas, 3,483 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,216 acres of wheat, 1,809 swine, 1,658 bushels of barley, 1,491 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,485 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,230 acres of oats, 1,128 sheep, 832 tons of hay, 774 calves and heifers, 764 bulls, oxen, or steers, 593 milk cows, 584 barrels of pork, 354 occupants of farms, 301 acres of peas, 256 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 235 acres of potatoes, 198 bushels of buckwheat, 197 horses, 170 barrels of beef, 145 acres of turnips, 139 bushels of rye, 135 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 80 acres of barley, 58 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 38 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 25 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 22 bushels of carrots, 22 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 15 acres of buckwheat, 14 acres of rye, 10 pounds of hops, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 bushels of beans. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 2,000 gallons of beer produced in breweries, 1,981 yards of flannel, 473 yards of fulled cloth, 100 breweries returning capital, 1 breweries, 1 breweries reporting, 1 employees in breweries. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 7 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON039006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON103007— 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). "Garafraxa, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/garafraxa-on039006-1851/.