Maryborough, Ontario (1851 census)
Maryborough was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 994. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262167. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.756°N, 80.746°W.
Population
In 1851, Maryborough had a population of 994: 546 male and 448 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 994 |
| 1861 | 3,134 |
| 1871 | 4,418 |
| 1881 | 4,551 |
| 1891 | 3,546 |
| 1901 | 3,188 |
| 1911 | 2,642 |
| 1921 | 2,349 |
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, Maryborough shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 111 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 994 total population, Male members of the family who are present: 546, 546 males, Female members of the family who are present: 448, 448 females, 365 single males, 279 single females, 168 families, 167 married males, 163 married females, 15 males attending school, 14 widowed males, 11 female births, 9 females attending school, 6 male births, 6 widowed females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 79 females aged 5 to 10, 74 single males aged 10 to 15, 71 married females aged 20 to 30, 61 males aged 5 to 10, 57 married males aged 20 to 30, 56 married males aged 30 to 40, 56 single males aged 15 to 20, 55 single males aged 20 to 30, 43 single females aged 10 to 15, 38 males under age 1, 36 married males aged 40 to 50, 34 females under age 1, 34 married females aged 30 to 40, 28 married females aged 40 to 50, 27 single females aged 15 to 20, 25 females aged 1 to 2, 20 females aged 2 to 3, 20 males aged 2 to 3, 19 married females aged 15 to 20, 18 males aged 3 to 4, 18 single females aged 20 to 30, 17 females age 3 to 4, 17 males aged 1 to 2, 15 females aged 4 to 5, 13 males aged 4 to 5, 9 married males aged 50 to 60, 8 married females aged 50 to 60, 7 married males aged 60 to 70, 7 single males aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 married females aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 436 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 296 persons originating in Ireland, 158 persons originating in England or Wales, 71 persons originating in Scotland, 31 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 19,625 acres of land in farms, 17,932 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,675 bushels of oats, 5,404 bushels of wheat, 3,690 bushels of turnips, 2,563 bushels of potatoes, 1,693 acres of farmland under cultivation, 1,500 pounds of homemade butter, 977 acres of farmland under crops, 923 bushels of barley, 879 bushels of peas, 716 acres of farmland in pasture, 637 acres of wheat, 622 tons of hay, 210 sheep, 200 calves and heifers, 198 milk cows, 189 bulls, oxen, or steers, 173 swine, 167 occupants of farms, 127 barrels of pork, 126 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 110 acres of oats, 110 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 102 barrels of beef, 78 acres of potatoes, 76 acres of peas, 52 acres of barley, 34 acres of turnips, 34 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 18 horses, 10 pounds of maple sugar, 10 pounds of wool produced on farms, 5 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 1 saw mills, 1 saw mills not reporting, 1 saw mills powered by water. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 5 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON039009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262167
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). "Maryborough, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/maryborough-on039009-1851/.