Markham, Ontario (1851 census)
Markham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 7,752. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6771030. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.888°N, 79.316°W.
Population
In 1851, Markham had a population of 7,752: 3,974 male and 3,778 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 7,752 |
| 1861 | 8,658 |
| 1871 | 8,152 |
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, Markham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 217 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 7,752 total population, 3,974 males, 3,778 females, Male members of the family who are present: 3,398, Female members of the family who are present: 3,346, 2,699 single males, 2,468 single females, 1,273 families, 1,206 married males, 1,204 married females, 611 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 576, 502 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 432, 106 female births, 106 widowed females, 92 male births, 69 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 37, Female members of the family who are absent: 15, 2 persons at sea, 1 blind females, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 577 females aged 5 to 10, 503 single males aged 10 to 15, 495 males aged 5 to 10, 481 single females aged 10 to 15, 471 single males aged 20 to 30, 442 single males aged 15 to 20, 426 single females aged 15 to 20, 423 married females aged 20 to 30, 351 married males aged 30 to 40, 331 married females aged 30 to 40, 301 married males aged 20 to 30, 286 married males aged 40 to 50, 246 single females aged 20 to 30, 231 married females aged 40 to 50, 166 married males aged 50 to 60, 159 females aged 2 to 3, 152 females under age 1, 152 males under age 1, 147 males aged 2 to 3, 133 females aged 1 to 2, 124 males aged 1 to 2, 123 males aged 3 to 4, 121 females aged 4 to 5, 120 females age 3 to 4, 117 males aged 4 to 5, 111 married females aged 50 to 60, 75 married males aged 60 to 70, 67 single males aged 30 to 40, 50 married females aged 15 to 20, 48 married females aged 60 to 70, 28 single males aged 40 to 50, 27 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 20 married males aged 70 to 80, 20 single females aged 30 to 40, 20 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 20 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 17 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 16 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 15 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 14 single males aged 50 to 60, 14 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 10 males of unknown age, 10 single females aged 40 to 50, 10 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 9 females of unknown age, 9 married females aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 7 single females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 6 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 6 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 5 single females aged 60 to 70, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 married males aged 15 to 20, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 4,794 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1,149 persons originating in England or Wales, 906 persons originating in Ireland, 362 persons originating in the United States, 360 persons originating in Scotland, 58 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 54 persons whose origin is unknown, 35 persons originating in New Brunswick, 18 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 10 persons originating in all other places, 3 female negroes or coloured persons, 3 male negroes or coloured persons, 2 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 1 persons originating in Jersey or other British islands — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 226,762 bushels of oats, 188,691 bushels of wheat, 156,030 pounds of homemade butter, 71,134 bushels of peas, 61,589 acres of land in farms, 39,856 acres of farmland under cultivation, 35,836 pounds of maple sugar, 31,885 bushels of potatoes, 27,017 acres of farmland under crops, 26,496 pounds of wool produced on farms, 21,733 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 19,508 bushels of turnips, 16,923 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 14,539 gallons of cider, 12,188 bushels of barley, 12,087 acres of farmland in pasture, 10,270 sheep, 10,080 acres of wheat, 6,401 acres of oats, 5,962 swine, 5,931 barrels of pork, 5,635 tons of hay, 3,731 acres of peas, 3,022 bushels of corn, 2,503 milk cows, 2,405 pounds of flax or hemp, 2,360 horses, 1,752 bushels of rye, 1,676 calves and heifers, 1,508 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 1,234 bushels of carrots, 1,089 barrels of beef, 785 occupants of farms, 752 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 738 bulls, oxen, or steers, 668 bushels of buckwheat, 579 acres of potatoes, 437 acres of barley, 358 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 188 acres of corn, 154 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 125 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 120 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 81 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 75 acres of rye, 67 pounds of hops, 58 bushels of beans, 52 acres of turnips, 32 acres of buckwheat, 16 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 12 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes $15,370 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 15,000 pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, 9,070 yards of flannel, 6,150 tanneries returning capital, 5,262 yards of fulled cloth, 5,000 woollen factories returning capital, $4,440 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 3,000 saw mill plants, 2,960 feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production, 2,000 yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills, 600 carding and fulling mills returning capital, 135 yards of linen, 30 saw mills, 29 saw mills powered by water, 24 saw mills reporting annual production, 16 employees in grist mills, 16 saw mills returning capital, 13 employees in saw mills, 8 grist mills, 8 grist mills returning capital, 7 grist mills powered by water, 5 tanneries, 5 tanneries reporting, 4 employees in carding and fulling mills, 4 grist mills reporting annual production, 2 distilleries, 2 grist mills not reporting, 2 saw mills not reporting, 2 saw mills reporting daily production, 2 woollen factories, 1 breweries, 1 breweries not reporting, 1 carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills reporting, 1 distilleries reporting, 1 grist mills powered by steam, 1 grist mills reporting daily production, 1 grist mills reporting weekly production, 1 saw mills powered by steam, 1 tanneries not reporting, 1 woollen factories reporting. 5,910,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 40,500 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. 500 barrels of flour produced per week by grist mills reporting weekly production. 80 barrels of flour produced per day by grist mills reporting daily production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 66 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 37, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 29, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 27, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 14, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 7, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 4 people connected to this place who were alive in 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Edward Henry Dewar | 1812–1862 | died here |
| Edward Madan Miles | 1835–1866 | born here |
| John Cameron | 1843–1908 | born here |
| John T. (John Thomas) Moore | 1844–1917 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON042003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON045004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6771030
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markham_Village
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). "Markham, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/markham-on042003-1851/.