Oxford, North, Ontario (1851 census)
Oxford, North was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,378. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.052°N, 80.929°W.
Population
In 1851, Oxford, North had a population of 1,378: 748 male and 630 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,378 |
| 1861 | 1,773 |
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, North shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 155 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,378 total population, 748 males, Male members of the family who are present: 731, 630 females, Female members of the family who are present: 600, 530 single males, 415 single females, 197 married males, 191 married females, 178 families, 129 males attending school, 83 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 30, 24 widowed females, 21 widowed males, 18 male births, Males present who are not members of the family: 17, 14 female births, Female members of the family who are absent: 3, Male members of the family who are present: 2. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 108 single males aged 10 to 15, 105 males aged 5 to 10, 102 females aged 5 to 10, 82 single males aged 20 to 30, 79 single males aged 15 to 20, 78 single females aged 10 to 15, 73 single females aged 15 to 20, 62 married females aged 20 to 30, 57 married males aged 30 to 40, 56 married females aged 30 to 40, 54 married males aged 40 to 50, 47 married males aged 20 to 30, 44 married females aged 40 to 50, 39 single females aged 20 to 30, 33 males under age 1, 28 males aged 2 to 3, 26 females aged 1 to 2, 26 females under age 1, 24 females age 3 to 4, 24 married males aged 50 to 60, 22 females aged 4 to 5, 21 males aged 3 to 4, 19 males aged 1 to 2, 19 single males aged 30 to 40, 15 males aged 4 to 5, 14 females aged 2 to 3, 12 married females aged 50 to 60, 10 married females aged 15 to 20, 10 single males aged 40 to 50, 10 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 8 married males aged 60 to 70, 7 males of unknown age, 6 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 married females aged 60 to 70, 5 single females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 females of unknown age, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 90 to 100, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 738 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 185 persons originating in Ireland, 185 persons originating in Scotland, 146 persons originating in England or Wales, 54 persons originating in the United States, 39 persons whose origin is unknown, 16 persons originating in New Brunswick, 7 French Canadians, 5 persons originating in the West Indies, 2 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in all other places. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 26,763 pounds of homemade butter, 20,477 pounds of maple sugar, 19,740 bushels of wheat, 19,331 bushels of oats, 15,494 acres of land in farms, 10,406 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 10,256 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,071 bushels of turnips, 6,922 bushels of peas, 6,897 pounds of wool produced on farms, 5,784 bushels of potatoes, 5,238 acres of farmland under cultivation, 3,867 acres of farmland under crops, 2,936 pounds of hops, 2,629 tons of hay, 2,314 sheep, 1,642 bushels of corn, 1,279 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,146 acres of wheat, 1,136 swine, 844 bushels of barley, 699 acres of oats, 688 barrels of pork, 633 milk cows, 565 barrels of beef, 560 calves and heifers, 488 bulls, oxen, or steers, 457 acres of peas, 409 bushels of buckwheat, 359 bushels of rye, 339 horses, 179 occupants of farms, 165 gallons of cider, 108 acres of potatoes, 106 bushels of beans, 92 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 86 acres of corn, 79 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 58 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 47 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 45 acres of turnips, 41 acres of barley, 27 bushels of carrots, 24 acres of rye, 22 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 19 acres of buckwheat, 13 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 12 pounds of tobacco, 5 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 2,183 yards of flannel, 590 yards of fulled cloth, 3 saw mills, 3 saw mills not reporting, 3 saw mills powered by water, 1 employees in saw mills, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 grist mills powered by water. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 10 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON027003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON090009— 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, North, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oxford-north-on027003-1851/.