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Year: 1851  |  Province: Ontario  |  Wikidata: Q4337550

Osgoode, Ontario (1851 census)

Osgoode was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 3,050. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4337550. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.208°N, 75.515°W.

Population

In 1851, Osgoode had a population of 3,050: 1,601 male and 1,449 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

YearPopulation
18513,050
18614,332
18714,267
18814,753
18914,858
19014,818
19114,598

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, Osgoode shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1851

The 1851 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.

Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 3,050 total population, 1,601 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,515, 1,449 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,389, 1,122 single males, 973 single females, 474 families, 452 married males, 448 married females, 231 males attending school, 152 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 86, 73 female births, 72 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 60, 28 widowed females, 27 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 25, Female members of the family who are absent: 18, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 271 males aged 5 to 10, 246 females aged 5 to 10, 209 single males aged 10 to 15, 200 single females aged 10 to 15, 159 married females aged 20 to 30, 146 married males aged 30 to 40, 146 single females aged 15 to 20, 145 single males aged 15 to 20, 122 married females aged 30 to 40, 117 married males aged 40 to 50, 99 single males aged 20 to 30, 86 married females aged 40 to 50, 81 males aged 2 to 3, 78 married males aged 20 to 30, 72 females aged 1 to 2, 72 married males aged 50 to 60, 69 females under age 1, 68 males aged 1 to 2, 68 males under age 1, 67 single females aged 20 to 30, 66 males aged 4 to 5, 60 males aged 3 to 4, 56 females aged 4 to 5, 55 females aged 2 to 3, 46 married females aged 50 to 60, 43 females age 3 to 4, 36 single males aged 30 to 40, 25 married males aged 60 to 70, 21 married females aged 60 to 70, 16 single males aged 40 to 50, 14 married females aged 15 to 20, 12 married males aged 70 to 80, 11 single females aged 30 to 40, 9 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 7 single females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 single females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,739 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 942 persons originating in Ireland, 240 persons originating in Scotland, 58 persons originating in England or Wales, 51 persons originating in the United States, 19 French Canadians, 1 persons originating in France. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 82,424 pounds of homemade butter, 55,438 acres of land in farms, 51,255 bushels of oats, 41,816 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 37,467 bushels of potatoes, 36,757 bushels of wheat, 13,622 acres of farmland under cultivation, 9,833 pounds of wool produced on farms, 7,715 pounds of maple sugar, 7,583 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,595 bushels of peas, 6,014 acres of farmland under crops, 3,959 bushels of corn, 3,143 tons of hay, 3,056 bushels of rye, 2,707 sheep, 2,655 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,466 bushels of turnips, 2,165 acres of wheat, 1,926 acres of oats, 1,896 swine, 1,744 bushels of buckwheat, 1,058 barrels of pork, 1,055 milk cows, 923 calves and heifers, 886 bushels of barley, 564 horses, 532 bulls, oxen, or steers, 515 acres of potatoes, 485 acres of peas, 467 occupants of farms, 286 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 210 acres of rye, 207 barrels of beef, 203 acres of corn, 117 acres of barley, 115 acres of buckwheat, 94 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 37 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 29 acres of turnips, 28 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 26 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 25 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 22 bushels of carrots, 19 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 10 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 pounds of hops. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)

Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 1,857 yards of fulled cloth, $150 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), 7 employees in saw mills, 2 employees in grist mills, 2 employees in tanneries, 2 saw mills, 2 saw mills powered by water, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 saw mills not reporting, 1 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 1 tanneries, 1 tanneries not reporting. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)

Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 97 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)

Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 32 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 16, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 16, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 5, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 4, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Identifiers

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). "Osgoode, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/osgoode-on004009-1851/.