Normanby, Ontario (1851 census)
Normanby was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 539. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.063°N, 80.896°W.
Population
In 1851, Normanby had a population of 539: 285 male and 254 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 539 |
| 1861 | 3,963 |
| 1871 | 5,563 |
| 1881 | 6,140 |
| 1891 | 5,006 |
| 1901 | 4,630 |
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, Normanby shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 130 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 539 total population, 285 males, Male members of the family who are present: 284, Female members of the family who are present: 254, 254 females, 187 single males, 151 single females, 106 families, 97 married females, 96 married males, 16 female births, 8 male births, 6 widowed females, 4 males attending school, 2 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 1, Males present who are not members of the family: 1, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 females attending school. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 47 females aged 5 to 10, 38 males aged 5 to 10, 38 married females aged 20 to 30, 30 married males aged 20 to 30, 27 single males aged 20 to 30, 25 single females aged 10 to 15, 24 single males aged 15 to 20, 23 married males aged 30 to 40, 21 married females aged 30 to 40, 19 married males aged 50 to 60, 19 single males aged 10 to 15, 18 married females aged 40 to 50, 17 males aged 1 to 2, 16 males aged 2 to 3, 15 married males aged 40 to 50, 15 single females aged 15 to 20, 14 males aged 3 to 4, 13 females aged 1 to 2, 13 females under age 1, 11 females age 3 to 4, 11 females aged 4 to 5, 10 females aged 2 to 3, 10 males aged 4 to 5, 10 males under age 1, 9 married females aged 50 to 60, 7 married males aged 60 to 70, 7 single males aged 30 to 40, 6 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 single females aged 20 to 30, 3 married females aged 60 to 70, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 2 married females aged 10 to 15 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 213 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 175 persons originating in Ireland, 69 persons originating in Scotland, 39 persons originating in England or Wales, 37 French Canadians, 15 negroes or coloured persons, 6 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 10,279 acres of land in farms, 8,846 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,233 pounds of homemade butter, 5,969 bushels of potatoes, 4,478 bushels of wheat, 4,455 bushels of oats, 3,822 pounds of maple sugar, 2,554 bushels of turnips, 1,424 acres of farmland under cultivation, 1,177 acres of farmland under crops, 776 bushels of peas, 550 pounds of wool produced on farms, 439 acres of wheat, 353 bushels of barley, 332 bulls, oxen, or steers, 322 swine, 283 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 236 acres of farmland in pasture, 235 sheep, 219 acres of oats, 172 milk cows, 160 tons of hay, 147 calves and heifers, 141 bushels of rye, 124 barrels of pork, 116 occupants of farms, 85 acres of potatoes, 85 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 73 barrels of beef, 64 acres of peas, 39 bushels of corn, 38 pounds of hops, 31 pounds of flax or hemp, 28 bushels of buckwheat, 27 acres of buckwheat, 26 acres of turnips, 25 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 24 acres of barley, 16 horses, 11 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 7 acres of rye, 6 bushels of carrots, 4 acres of corn, 4 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 1 bushels of beans, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 466 yards of flannel, 61 yards of fulled cloth, 1 tanneries, 1 tanneries not reporting. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 7 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON011010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON066008— 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). "Normanby, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/normanby-on011010-1851/.