Orillia and Matchedash, Ontario (1851 census)
Orillia and Matchedash was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 725. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.706°N, 79.477°W.
Population
In 1851, Orillia and Matchedash had a population of 725: 368 male and 357 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 725 |
| 1861 | 1,394 |
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, Orillia and Matchedash shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 147 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 725 total population, 368 males, 357 females, Male members of the family who are present: 344, Female members of the family who are present: 323, 256 single males, 244 single females, 122 families, 106 married males, 102 married females, 57 males attending school, 56 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 34, Males present who are not members of the family: 24, 13 female births, 11 widowed females, 10 male births, 6 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 4, Male members of the family who are present: 4. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 66 males aged 5 to 10, 60 females aged 5 to 10, 50 single males aged 10 to 15, 42 single females aged 15 to 20, 41 single females aged 10 to 15, 39 married females aged 30 to 40, 39 married males aged 30 to 40, 36 married females aged 20 to 30, 35 married males aged 40 to 50, 30 single males aged 20 to 30, 28 single males aged 15 to 20, 26 females aged 4 to 5, 20 males aged 3 to 4, 19 married males aged 20 to 30, 17 males aged 1 to 2, 16 females age 3 to 4, 16 married females aged 40 to 50, 16 single females aged 20 to 30, 15 males aged 2 to 3, 15 males aged 4 to 5, 13 females aged 1 to 2, 12 females aged 2 to 3, 12 males under age 1, 10 females under age 1, 10 married males aged 50 to 60, 6 married females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 married females aged 50 to 60, 4 single females aged 30 to 40, 3 married males aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 single males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 336 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 162 persons originating in Ireland, 86 persons originating in England or Wales, 73 persons originating in Scotland, 36 French Canadians, 23 persons originating in the United States, 9 persons originating in all other places. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 10,295 pounds of homemade butter, 6,635 acres of land in farms, 6,180 bushels of turnips, 5,809 bushels of potatoes, 4,846 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,383 bushels of oats, 3,375 bushels of wheat, 2,885 pounds of maple sugar, 1,789 acres of farmland under cultivation, 1,387 bushels of peas, 1,331 acres of farmland under crops, 1,322 pounds of wool produced on farms, 950 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 504 tons of hay, 468 sheep, 455 acres of farmland in pasture, 391 bushels of corn, 335 swine, 284 acres of wheat, 191 barrels of pork, 179 acres of oats, 178 milk cows, 160 calves and heifers, 143 bulls, oxen, or steers, 92 bushels of rye, 90 bushels of buckwheat, 89 acres of peas, 75 horses, 66 bushels of barley, 59 occupants of farms, 58 acres of potatoes, 50 barrels of beef, 34 pounds of hops, 30 acres of turnips, 25 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 25 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 24 acres of corn, 16 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 10 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 9 acres of rye, 7 bushels of carrots, 6 acres of buckwheat, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 acres of barley, 3 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 2,500 yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills, $1,100 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 510 yards of flannel, $375 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 200 carding and fulling mills returning capital, 137 yards of fulled cloth, 6 employees in grist mills, 5 yards of linen, 3 employees in saw mills, 3 grist mills, 3 grist mills powered by water, 3 saw mills, 3 saw mills powered by water, 2 grist mills returning capital, 2 saw mills reporting annual production, 2 saw mills returning capital, 1 carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills reporting, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 grist mills reporting annual production, 1 grist mills reporting weekly production, 1 saw mills not reporting. 568,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 6,000 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. 100 barrels of flour produced per week by grist mills reporting weekly production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 4 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON035001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON098014— 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). "Orillia and Matchedash, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/orillia-and-matchedash-on035001-1851/.