Goulburn, Ontario (1851 census)
Goulburn was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,525. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4141332. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.191°N, 75.928°W.
Population
In 1851, Goulburn had a population of 2,525: 1,302 male and 1,223 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,525 |
| 1861 | 2,914 |
| 1871 | 3,234 |
| 1881 | 3,381 |
| 1891 | 2,784 |
| 1901 | 2,765 |
| 1911 | 2,358 |
| 1921 | 2,201 |
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, Goulburn shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 165 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,525 total population, 1,302 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,275, 1,223 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,214, 924 single males, 813 single females, 370 married females, 362 families, 360 married males, 210 females attending school, 199 males attending school, Male members of the family who are present: 63, 40 widowed females, 38 male births, 34 female births, Males present who are not members of the family: 27, Female members of the family who are absent: 19, 18 widowed males, Females present who are not members of the family: 9, 4 lunatic females, 2 deaf and dumb females, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 187 males aged 5 to 10, 186 females aged 5 to 10, 186 single females aged 15 to 20, 183 single females aged 10 to 15, 177 single males aged 10 to 15, 163 single males aged 15 to 20, 130 single males aged 20 to 30, 118 married females aged 20 to 30, 86 married females aged 30 to 40, 86 married males aged 20 to 30, 79 married females aged 40 to 50, 79 married males aged 40 to 50, 75 married males aged 30 to 40, 61 married males aged 50 to 60, 53 single females aged 20 to 30, 49 married females aged 50 to 60, 48 males aged 4 to 5, 47 males aged 1 to 2, 47 males aged 3 to 4, 47 males under age 1, 45 females age 3 to 4, 45 married males aged 60 to 70, 42 males aged 2 to 3, 41 females aged 2 to 3, 36 females aged 1 to 2, 36 females under age 1, 33 females aged 4 to 5, 18 married females aged 60 to 70, 17 married females aged 15 to 20, 12 single males aged 30 to 40, 12 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 9 married males aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 8 single males aged 50 to 60, 7 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 single females aged 30 to 40, 4 single males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 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 females aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 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.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 1 single females aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,559 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 853 persons originating in Ireland, 48 persons originating in Scotland, 45 persons originating in England or Wales, 7 French Canadians, 7 persons originating in the United States, 2 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in Spain or Portugal, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 1 persons originating in Guernsey — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 59,886 bushels of potatoes, 59,475 pounds of homemade butter, 45,612 bushels of oats, 37,227 acres of land in farms, 26,026 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 23,438 bushels of wheat, 11,201 acres of farmland under cultivation, 7,696 pounds of wool produced on farms, 5,870 acres of farmland under crops, 5,323 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,798 bushels of peas, 3,262 bushels of buckwheat, 2,964 sheep, 2,374 bushels of corn, 2,101 bushels of turnips, 1,932 tons of hay, 1,896 bushels of rye, 1,868 acres of oats, 1,838 swine, 1,674 acres of wheat, 1,588 pounds of maple sugar, 1,172 milk cows, 1,149 calves and heifers, 976 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 959 barrels of pork, 705 acres of potatoes, 620 horses, 522 bulls, oxen, or steers, 416 acres of peas, 401 bushels of beans, 369 bushels of barley, 350 occupants of farms, 222 acres of buckwheat, 210 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 168 barrels of beef, 166 acres of rye, 158 acres of corn, 66 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 49 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 31 bushels of carrots, 29 pounds of hops, 24 acres of barley, 18 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 17 acres of turnips, 17 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 8 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 1,722 yards of fulled cloth, $250 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 160 yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills, 150 carding and fulling mills returning capital, $90 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), 6 employees in saw mills, 2 employees in carding and fulling mills, 2 saw mills, 2 saw mills powered by water, 2 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 2 saw mills returning capital, 1 carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills reporting. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 8 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 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 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON004003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON105003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4141332
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goulbourn_Township,_Ontario
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). "Goulburn, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/goulburn-on004003-1851/.