Osnabruck, Ontario (1851 census)
Osnabruck was a census subdivision in Stormont County, Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 4,699. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.051°N, 75.027°W.
Population
In 1851, Osnabruck had a population of 4,699: 2,659 male and 2,040 female residents. Population density was 49.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,699 |
| 1861 | 5,639 |
| 1871 | 5,791 |
| 1881 | 5,796 |
| 1891 | 5,316 |
| 1901 | 4,828 |
| 1911 | 4,170 |
| 1921 | 3,764 |
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, Osnabruck shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 361 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 304 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 6 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 1,967 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 73 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 2,596 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 38 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 63 |
| Number of deaf and dumb females | 1 |
| Number of deaf and dumb males | 2 |
| Number of families | 304 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 41 |
| Number of females | 2,040 |
| Number of females attending school | 166 |
| Number of lunatic males | 1 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 42 |
| Number of males | 2,659 |
| Number of males attending school | 193 |
| Number of married females | 680 |
| Number of married males | 703 |
| Number of single females | 1,286 |
| Number of single males | 1,918 |
| Number of widowed females | 74 |
| Number of widowed males | 38 |
| POP | 4,699 |
| POP FX N.1 | 2,040 |
| POP MX N.1 | 2,659 |
| POP XX N.1 | 4,699 |
| Total population | 4,699 |
Age structure (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 80 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 70 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 88 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 74 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 322 |
| Number of females of unknown age | 19 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 86 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 85 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 95 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 72 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 74 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 350 |
| Number of males of unknown age | 24 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 89 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 16 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 248 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 171 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 137 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 72 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 33 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 4 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 154 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 192 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 159 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 110 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 62 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 20 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 6 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 250 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 110 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 148 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 20 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 8 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 5 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 70 to 80 | 3 |
| Number of single females aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 318 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 206 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 273 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 260 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 37 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 19 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 13 |
| Number of single males aged 70 to 80 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 10 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 9 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 21 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 14 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 11 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 6 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 9 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 7 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 8 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 6 |
| Number of widowed males aged 90 to 100 | 2 |
Ethnic origin (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 168 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 3,786 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 70 |
| Number of persons originating in France | 3 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 442 |
| Number of persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island | 2 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 76 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 152 |
Agriculture (73 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 80 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 683 |
| Acres of corn | 371 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 257 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,229 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 34,984 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,450 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 12,936 |
| Acres of land in farms | 47,920 |
| Acres of oats | 3,625 |
| Acres of peas | 1,029 |
| Acres of potatoes | 432 |
| Acres of rye | 66 |
| Acres of turnips | 8 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,727 |
| BAR AC | 80 |
| BAR BU | 1,438 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 234 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 1,080 |
| BEEF BAR | 234 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,438 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 114 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 14,246 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 888 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 54 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 7,776 |
| Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year | 1,331 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 66,730 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 15,933 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 27,508 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,033 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 333 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 38,998 |
| BWT AC | 683 |
| BWT BU | 14,246 |
| CRN AC | 371 |
| CRN BU | 7,776 |
| Gallons of cider produced in the past year | 730 |
| HAY TONS | 5,280 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 408 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 1,979 |
| Number of horses | 1,431 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,012 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 554 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 89 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 116 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 247 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 84 |
| Number of sheep | 5,356 |
| Number of swine | 2,758 |
| OAT AC | 3,625 |
| OAT BU | 66,730 |
| PEA AC | 1,029 |
| PEA BU | 15,933 |
| PORK BAR | 1,080 |
| POT AC | 432 |
| POT BU | 27,508 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 9,985 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 1,987 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 112,965 |
| Pounds of hops produced in the past year | 52 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 20,408 |
| Pounds of tobacco produced in the past year | 65 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 14,526 |
| RYE AC | 66 |
| RYE BU | 1,033 |
| TOB LBS | 65 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,280 |
| WHT AC | 2,727 |
| WHT BU | 38,998 |
| WOOL LBS | 14,526 |
Manufacturing & industry (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production | 1,875,000 |
| Number of distilleries | 1 |
| Number of distilleries reporting | 1 |
| Number of distilleries returning capital | 5,000 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | 46 |
| Number of saw mills | 13 |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | 1 |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 13 |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | 11 |
| Number of saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent | 1 |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | 13 |
| Value of annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling) | 12 |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | 2,175 |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 6,786 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 3,361 |
| Yards of linen produced in the past year | 479 |
Deaths & mortality (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15 | 4 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 14 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 4 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40 | 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 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 10 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 3 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 24 |
Other recorded variables (159 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 112,965 |
| BEN BU | 114 |
| BOV | 408 |
| C H | 1,979 |
| C LBS | 9,985 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 2,659 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 2,040 |
| C03 TOTAL | 4,699 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 2,596 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 1,967 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 63 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 73 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 38 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 6 |
| C103 BTWN 80 AND 90 F WID | 6 |
| C105 BTWN 80 AND 90 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C108 BTWN 90 AND 100 M WID | 2 |
| C110 BTWN 90 AND 100 F S | 1 |
| C112 BTWN 90 AND 100 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 42 |
| C122 AGES NOT GIVEN M | 24 |
| C123 AGES NOT GIVEN F | 19 |
| C126 MD MALE | 703 |
| C127 S MALE | 1,918 |
| C128 WID MALE | 38 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 2,659 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 41 |
| C130 MD FEM | 680 |
| C131 S FEM | 1,286 |
| C132 WID FEM | 74 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 2,040 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 4,699 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 10 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 14 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 24 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 89 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 193 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 166 |
| C145 DEAF AND DUMB M | 2 |
| C146 DEAF AND DUMB F | 1 |
| C149 LUNATICS M | 1 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 86 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 3 |
| C16 SM NO | 13 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 4 |
| C18 SM WATER | 13 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 85 |
| C19 SM NO YEAR | 11 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 70 |
| C20 DEATHS UNDER 2 M | 1 |
| C20 SM FEET YEAR | 1,875,000 |
| C21 DEATHS UNDER 2 F | 1 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 95 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 88 |
| C25 DEATHS UNDER 3 F | 2 |
| C26 SM ANNUAL NO | 1 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 72 |
| C27 SM ANNUAL P | 12 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 80 |
| C28 SM RETURNS NO | 13 |
| C29 SM RETURNS P | 2,175 |
| C30 SM EMPLOYED | 46 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 74 |
| C31 SM NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 74 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 350 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 322 |
| C36 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 1 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 318 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 250 |
| C42 BTWN 10 AND 15 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C43 BTWN 10 AND 15 F DEATHS | 4 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 206 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 16 |
| C46 DIST NO | 1 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 110 |
| C47 DIST RETURNS | 1 |
| C48 DIST CAPITAL | 5,000 |
| C49 BTWN 15 AND 20 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 154 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 273 |
| C52 BTWN 20 AND 30 M WID | 3 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 248 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 148 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 3 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 192 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 260 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 9 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 171 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 20 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 10 |
| C64 BTWN 30 AND 40 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 159 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 37 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 3 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 137 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 8 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 9 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 110 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 19 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 7 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 72 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 5 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 21 |
| C80 BTWN 50 AND 60 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 62 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 13 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 8 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 33 |
| C86 BTWN 60 AND 70 F S | 2 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 14 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 20 |
| C91 BTWN 70 AND 80 M S | 3 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 6 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 4 |
| C94 BTWN 70 AND 80 F S | 3 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 11 |
| C96 BTWN 70 AND 80 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C97 BTWN 70 AND 80 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C98 BTWN 80 AND 90 M MD | 6 |
| CAR BU | 888 |
| CD NAME | Stormont |
| CID GAL | 730 |
| CROP | 8,450 |
| CULT | 12,936 |
| ENG WLS | 70 |
| FC YRDS | 3,361 |
| FLAN YRDS | 6,786 |
| FLX LBS | 1,987 |
| FR | 3 |
| FREN ORIG | 168 |
| GARDEN | 257 |
| GRA BU | 54 |
| HELD | 47,920 |
| HOP LBS | 52 |
| HORSE | 1,431 |
| IRE | 442 |
| LIN YRDS | 479 |
| LINE NO | 331 |
| M COWS | 2,012 |
| MPLS LBS | 20,408 |
| MW BU | 1,331 |
| NOT FRN | 3,786 |
| NS PEI | 2 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 9 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 89 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 116 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 247 |
| O OVR 200 | 9 |
| O UNDR 10 | 84 |
| PASTURE | 4,229 |
| SCOT | 76 |
| SHEEP | 5,356 |
| SWINE | 2,758 |
| TOT O | 554 |
| TUR AC | 8 |
| TUR BU | 333 |
| US | 152 |
| WOOD | 34,984 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON036002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON145003— 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). "Osnabruck, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/osnabruck-on036002-1851/.