March, Ontario (1851 census)

March was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,125. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.375°N, 75.962°W.

Population

In 1851, March had a population of 1,125: 578 male and 547 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

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, March shared boundaries with:

• Goulburn
• Huntley
• Nepean
• Torbolton

Full census record, 1851

The 1851 census recorded 143 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,125 total population, 578 males, 547 females, Male members of the family who are present: 497, Female members of the family who are present: 465, 413 married males, 363 single females, 185 families, 165 married females, 157 single males, Females present who are not members of the family: 82, Males present who are not members of the family: 81, 55 males attending school, 38 females attending school, 32 male births, 25 female births, 19 widowed females, Male members of the family who are present: 12, 8 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 4, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 80 single females aged 15 to 20, 80 single males aged 10 to 15, 77 females aged 5 to 10, 77 single males aged 20 to 30, 70 single males aged 15 to 20, 63 males aged 5 to 10, 60 married females aged 20 to 30, 54 single females aged 10 to 15, 51 married females aged 30 to 40, 46 married males aged 20 to 30, 38 married males aged 30 to 40, 33 married males aged 40 to 50, 31 females age 3 to 4, 31 single females aged 20 to 30, 27 males under age 1, 24 females under age 1, 24 males aged 1 to 2, 24 married females aged 40 to 50, 23 males aged 2 to 3, 22 married males aged 50 to 60, 19 females aged 1 to 2, 18 females aged 4 to 5, 17 females aged 2 to 3, 16 single males aged 30 to 40, 15 married females aged 50 to 60, 15 married males aged 60 to 70, 10 males aged 3 to 4, 10 males aged 4 to 5, 8 single males aged 40 to 50, 7 married females aged 60 to 70, 6 married females aged 15 to 20, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 single females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 606 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 455 persons originating in Ireland, 41 persons originating in England or Wales, 13 French Canadians, 6 persons originating in Scotland, 3 persons whose origin is unknown, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 38,418 pounds of homemade butter, 18,644 acres of land in farms, 16,948 bushels of oats, 16,010 bushels of potatoes, 14,152 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,292 bushels of wheat, 4,492 acres of farmland under cultivation, 3,513 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,044 acres of farmland under crops, 2,576 bushels of peas, 1,431 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,142 tons of hay, 1,101 sheep, 681 acres of oats, 636 acres of wheat, 621 bushels of corn, 550 swine, 543 barrels of pork, 490 milk cows, 425 bushels of rye, 411 calves and heifers, 407 bushels of barley, 300 bushels of turnips, 282 horses, 227 acres of potatoes, 220 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 205 pounds of maple sugar, 202 occupants of farms, 178 acres of peas, 177 bulls, oxen, or steers, 138 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 96 barrels of beef, 57 bushels of beans, 39 acres of rye, 38 bushels of buckwheat, 35 acres of corn, 33 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 20 acres of barley, 17 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 16 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 14 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 9 pounds of hops, 3 acres of buckwheat, 1 acres of turnips, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)

Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 481 yards of fulled cloth, Logs produced by saw mills reporting production by number of logs: 150, 2 saw mills, 2 saw mills powered by water, 1 employees in saw mills, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills reporting annual production, 1 saw mills reporting annual production, 1 saw mills reporting production by number of logs. 20,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 333 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)

Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 9 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries

The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.

Identifiers

• TCP UID: ON004006 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON105006 — 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). "March, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/march-on004006-1851/.