McNab, Ontario (1851 census)

McNab was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,513. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262270. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.416°N, 76.488°W.

Population

In 1851, McNab had a population of 1,513: 833 male and 680 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).

Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)

Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.

Later boundary forms

• In a later year, this CSD contained Arnprior, Village, 1861 (2.0% of this CSD's polygon).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851

In the 1851 census, McNab shared boundaries with:

• Blithfield
• Fitzroy
• Horton
• Pakenham

Full census record, 1851

The 1851 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,513 total population, 833 males, Male members of the family who are present: 686, 680 females, Female members of the family who are present: 615, 597 single males, 443 single females, 223 families, 221 married males, 219 married females, Males present who are not members of the family: 147, 141 males attending school, 115 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 65, 32 male births, Male members of the family who are present: 27, 24 female births, 18 widowed females, 15 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 5, 2 blind females, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 112 males aged 5 to 10, 106 single males aged 20 to 30, 103 females aged 5 to 10, 94 single males aged 15 to 20, 90 single males aged 10 to 15, 85 single females aged 15 to 20, 79 married males aged 30 to 40, 75 single females aged 10 to 15, 74 married females aged 20 to 30, 58 married females aged 30 to 40, 48 married females aged 40 to 50, 48 married males aged 40 to 50, 43 married males aged 20 to 30, 42 males under age 1, 41 single females aged 20 to 30, 32 males aged 4 to 5, 31 females under age 1, 29 females aged 2 to 3, 28 males aged 1 to 2, 27 females aged 4 to 5, 24 males aged 2 to 3, 23 married males aged 60 to 70, 22 males aged 3 to 4, 22 single males aged 30 to 40, 20 females aged 1 to 2, 20 married females aged 50 to 60, 20 married males aged 50 to 60, 19 females age 3 to 4, 17 single males aged 40 to 50, 10 married females aged 60 to 70, 7 married females aged 15 to 20, 7 single females aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 828 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 414 persons originating in Scotland, 176 persons originating in Ireland, 78 French Canadians, 12 persons originating in England or Wales, 3 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 29,291 acres of land in farms, 22,669 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 20,051 bushels of potatoes, 15,861 bushels of oats, 8,764 bushels of wheat, 6,981 pounds of homemade butter, 6,622 acres of farmland under cultivation, 3,822 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,638 acres of farmland under crops, 3,051 pounds of maple sugar, 2,979 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,229 bushels of peas, 1,540 tons of hay, 1,464 sheep, 923 bushels of corn, 851 bushels of barley, 794 acres of oats, 757 swine, 663 acres of wheat, 509 milk cows, 475 bulls, oxen, or steers, 455 calves and heifers, 455 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 390 bushels of turnips, 325 bushels of rye, 228 acres of potatoes, 222 occupants of farms, 212 barrels of pork, 205 acres of peas, 197 horses, 137 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 106 bushels of buckwheat, 66 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 58 acres of barley, 58 acres of corn, 49 pounds of hops, 36 acres of rye, 31 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 24 bushels of beans, 15 barrels of beef, 10 bushels of carrots, 10 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 9 acres of turnips, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 acres of buckwheat, 5 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 1 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)

Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 3,500 pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, 2,664 yards of flannel, 570 yards of fulled cloth, 3 employees in grist mills, 2 employees in saw mills, 2 grist mills, 2 grist mills powered by water, 2 saw mills, 2 saw mills powered by water, 2 saw mills reporting annual production, 1 carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills reporting, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 grist mills reporting annual production. 103,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 1,760 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 17 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 14, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 6, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 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 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Identifiers

• TCP UID: ON033007 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON142021 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
• Wikidata: Q115262270

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). "McNab, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mcnab-on033007-1851/.