Marysburgh, Ontario (1851 census)
Marysburgh was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 3,512. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.972°N, 77.003°W.
Population
In 1851, Marysburgh had a population of 3,512: 1,857 male and 1,655 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,512 |
| 1861 | 3,853 |
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, Marysburgh shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 196 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 3,512 total population, 1,857 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,700, 1,655 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,554, 1,324 single males, 1,089 single females, 546 families, 519 married females, 509 married males, 497 males attending school, 424 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 157, 155 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 101, 73 female births, 47 widowed females, 24 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 18, Female members of the family who are absent: 15, 4 lunatic males, 1 blind males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 294 males aged 5 to 10, 255 single males aged 10 to 15, 252 females aged 5 to 10, 240 single females aged 10 to 15, 237 single males aged 15 to 20, 201 single males aged 20 to 30, 198 single females aged 15 to 20, 160 married females aged 20 to 30, 141 married females aged 30 to 40, 139 married males aged 30 to 40, 124 married males aged 40 to 50, 113 married females aged 40 to 50, 92 married males aged 20 to 30, 92 single females aged 20 to 30, 88 married males aged 50 to 60, 74 females under age 1, 67 males aged 1 to 2, 61 males under age 1, 60 married females aged 50 to 60, 55 females aged 4 to 5, 54 females age 3 to 4, 54 males aged 2 to 3, 53 females aged 1 to 2, 52 males aged 3 to 4, 49 females aged 2 to 3, 47 males aged 4 to 5, 43 married males aged 60 to 70, 31 single males aged 30 to 40, 23 married females aged 60 to 70, 21 married males aged 70 to 80, 13 single males aged 40 to 50, 12 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 11 married females aged 15 to 20, 11 single females aged 30 to 40, 11 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 9 married females aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 7 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 5 single females aged 50 to 60, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 2,840 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 348 persons originating in Ireland, 131 persons originating in the United States, 90 persons originating in England or Wales, 53 French Canadians, 27 persons originating in Scotland, 9 persons originating in New Brunswick, 6 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 2 persons originating in France, 2 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in Italy or Greece, 1 persons originating in Sweden or Norway, 1 persons originating in Switzerland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.) 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 102,618 pounds of homemade butter, 44,364 acres of land in farms, 28,562 bushels of peas, 24,883 bushels of oats, 24,183 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 22,647 bushels of wheat, 20,529 bushels of rye, 20,181 acres of farmland under cultivation, 19,186 pounds of wool produced on farms, 14,229 bushels of buckwheat, 12,336 bushels of corn, 11,898 bushels of potatoes, 10,391 acres of farmland under crops, 9,330 acres of farmland in pasture, 9,317 pounds of maple sugar, 6,139 sheep, 4,588 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 3,145 acres of wheat, 3,036 bushels of barley, 2,717 tons of hay, 2,443 swine, 1,903 acres of rye, 1,795 barrels of pork, 1,723 acres of peas, 1,617 milk cows, 1,336 calves and heifers, 1,227 horses, 1,021 acres of buckwheat, 949 acres of oats, 820 bulls, oxen, or steers, 614 acres of corn, 460 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 451 bushels of turnips, 418 occupants of farms, 358 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 346 acres of potatoes, 316 barrels of beef, 183 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 156 acres of barley, 123 bushels of carrots, 117 bushels of beans, 102 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 96 gallons of cider, 72 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 66 pounds of hops, 56 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 55 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 19 acres of turnips, 17 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 10,921 yards of flannel, 3,457 yards of fulled cloth, $3,150 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 3,000 feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production, $2,125 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 2,000 pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, 1,200 carding and fulling mills returning capital, 400 foundries returning capital, $230 value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), $125 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), 7 saw mills, 6 saw mills powered by water, 6 saw mills returning capital, 4 grist mills, 4 grist mills powered by water, 3 employees in foundries, 3 employees in saw mills, 3 grist mills returning capital, 3 saw mills reporting annual production, 2 carding and fulling mills, 2 carding and fulling mills reporting, 2 employees in tanneries, 2 grist mills reporting annual production, 2 grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 2 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 1 foundries, 1 foundries reporting, 1 saw mills powered by steam, 1 saw mills reporting daily production, 1 tanneries, 1 tanneries reporting. 460,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 9,200 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. $50 value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 1,121 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 28 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 17, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 3, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded Deaths in the past year among males aged 90 to 100: 1 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON032005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON095005— 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). "Marysburgh, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/marysburgh-on032005-1851/.