Oxford, East, Ontario (1851 census)
Oxford, East was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,210. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.090°N, 80.666°W.
Population
In 1851, Oxford, East had a population of 2,210: 1,148 male and 1,062 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,210 |
| 1861 | 2,731 |
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, Oxford, East shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,210 total population, 1,148 males, 1,062 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,049, Female members of the family who are present: 981, 791 single males, 701 single females, 348 families, 336 married females, 336 married males, 289 males attending school, 203 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 99, Females present who are not members of the family: 81, 41 male births, 37 female births, 25 widowed females, 21 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 11, Female members of the family who are absent: 10, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 190 males aged 5 to 10, 180 females aged 5 to 10, 176 single males aged 10 to 15, 159 single females aged 10 to 15, 125 single females aged 15 to 20, 116 single males aged 15 to 20, 109 married females aged 30 to 40, 106 married males aged 30 to 40, 101 married females aged 20 to 30, 94 single males aged 20 to 30, 78 married males aged 40 to 50, 77 married females aged 40 to 50, 66 married males aged 20 to 30, 58 married males aged 50 to 60, 45 males aged 4 to 5, 43 males aged 2 to 3, 41 females age 3 to 4, 41 females aged 1 to 2, 40 females under age 1, 39 females aged 2 to 3, 39 males under age 1, 37 males aged 1 to 2, 36 married females aged 50 to 60, 33 females aged 4 to 5, 32 single females aged 20 to 30, 26 males aged 3 to 4, 19 married males aged 60 to 70, 12 single males aged 30 to 40, 9 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 married females aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 single males aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 single females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 females of unknown age, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,383 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 328 persons originating in England or Wales, 217 persons originating in Ireland, 111 persons originating in Scotland, 105 persons originating in the United States, 24 French Canadians, 21 persons originating in New Brunswick, 8 persons originating in all other places, 5 persons whose origin is unknown, 3 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 3 persons originating in the East Indies, 1 male negroes or coloured persons. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 2 persons originating in Jersey or other British islands — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 71,991 bushels of wheat, 45,828 bushels of oats, 40,041 pounds of homemade butter, 29,900 pounds of maple sugar, 27,883 acres of land in farms, 23,226 bushels of peas, 19,729 bushels of turnips, 16,490 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 14,369 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 13,514 acres of farmland under cultivation, 11,623 pounds of wool produced on farms, 7,283 acres of farmland under crops, 6,105 bushels of potatoes, 5,922 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,393 sheep, 3,421 acres of wheat, 3,384 bushels of corn, 2,472 swine, 1,848 tons of hay, 1,707 bushels of barley, 1,601 acres of oats, 1,322 barrels of pork, 1,157 acres of peas, 1,129 bushels of buckwheat, 933 milk cows, 906 calves and heifers, 750 horses, 747 bulls, oxen, or steers, 508 gallons of cider, 320 occupants of farms, 309 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 246 barrels of beef, 197 bushels of rye, 158 acres of corn, 143 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 139 acres of potatoes, 117 acres of turnips, 100 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 72 pounds of hops, 61 acres of barley, 60 acres of buckwheat, 50 pounds of flax or hemp, 46 bushels of carrots, 46 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 46 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 36 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 25 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 14 bushels of beans, 13 acres of rye, 5 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 15,000 feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production, 3,704 yards of flannel, $2,150 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 832 yards of fulled cloth, 45 yards of linen, 20 employees in saw mills, 13 employees in grist mills, 2 saw mills, 2 saw mills returning capital, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills powered by steam, 1 grist mills reporting daily production, 1 saw mills powered by steam, 1 saw mills powered by water, 1 saw mills reporting annual production, 1 saw mills reporting daily production. 300,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 10 barrels of flour produced per day by grist mills reporting daily production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 16 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON027004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON090010— 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). "Oxford, East, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oxford-east-on027004-1851/.