Manvers, Ontario (1851 census)
Manvers was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,568. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.165°N, 78.644°W.
Population
In 1851, Manvers had a population of 2,568: 1,321 male and 1,247 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,568 |
| 1861 | 4,205 |
| 1871 | 4,114 |
| 1881 | 3,976 |
| 1891 | 4,047 |
| 1901 | 3,357 |
| 1911 | 2,802 |
| 1921 | 2,504 |
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, Manvers shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 159 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,568 total population, 1,321 males, 1,247 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,212, Female members of the family who are present: 1,165, 908 single males, 807 single females, 405 married females, 403 married males, 392 families, 158 females attending school, 142 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 109, Females present who are not members of the family: 82, 68 female births, 67 male births, 35 widowed females, Female members of the family who are absent: 34, Male members of the family who are present: 23, 10 widowed males, 2 lunatic males, 1 blind females, 1 blind males, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 208 females aged 5 to 10, 185 males aged 5 to 10, 169 married females aged 20 to 30, 163 single males aged 10 to 15, 153 single females aged 10 to 15, 138 married males aged 30 to 40, 126 married females aged 30 to 40, 121 single males aged 15 to 20, 117 single males aged 20 to 30, 116 married males aged 20 to 30, 114 single females aged 15 to 20, 79 married males aged 40 to 50, 64 females under age 1, 64 males under age 1, 64 married females aged 40 to 50, 63 females aged 1 to 2, 63 males aged 2 to 3, 63 males aged 3 to 4, 60 males aged 1 to 2, 52 females aged 2 to 3, 52 females aged 4 to 5, 50 single females aged 20 to 30, 45 females age 3 to 4, 45 married males aged 50 to 60, 41 males aged 4 to 5, 23 married females aged 50 to 60, 17 married males aged 60 to 70, 17 single males aged 30 to 40, 11 married females aged 15 to 20, 11 married females aged 60 to 70, 11 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 single males aged 60 to 70, 5 single males aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,324 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1,095 persons originating in Ireland, 93 persons originating in England or Wales, 30 persons originating in Scotland, 17 persons originating in the United States, 5 persons originating in New Brunswick, 3 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 54,419 bushels of wheat, 46,419 bushels of oats, 41,828 pounds of homemade butter, 38,623 acres of land in farms, 26,917 bushels of potatoes, 26,117 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 18,265 pounds of maple sugar, 12,506 acres of farmland under cultivation, 7,647 acres of farmland under crops, 7,501 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,835 bushels of peas, 4,765 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,816 acres of wheat, 3,770 bushels of turnips, 2,437 sheep, 1,975 swine, 1,784 acres of oats, 1,526 barrels of pork, 1,105 tons of hay, 813 milk cows, 751 calves and heifers, 743 bulls, oxen, or steers, 508 bushels of corn, 480 horses, 430 acres of potatoes, 370 acres of peas, 357 occupants of farms, 313 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 246 barrels of beef, 239 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 163 bushels of rye, 159 bushels of barley, 145 pounds of hops, 115 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 94 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 65 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 60 bushels of buckwheat, 47 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 41 acres of turnips, 41 bushels of carrots, 29 acres of corn, 21 acres of rye, 17 pounds of flax or hemp, 8 acres of barley, 7 bushels of beans, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 acres of buckwheat, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 6,730 yards of flannel, 1,975 yards of fulled cloth, $550 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 6 employees in saw mills, 3 saw mills, 3 saw mills powered by water, 3 saw mills reporting annual production, 2 saw mills returning capital. 450,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 22 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 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 40 to 50: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON006006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON108006— 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). "Manvers, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/manvers-on006006-1851/.