Oxford, Ontario (1851 census)
Oxford was a census subdivision in Grenville County, Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 4,496. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.953°N, 75.677°W.
Population
In 1851, Oxford had a population of 4,496: 2,326 male and 2,170 female residents. Population density was 42.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,496 |
| 1861 | 4,467 |
| 1871 | 4,051 |
| 1881 | 3,785 |
| 1891 | 3,307 |
| 1901 | 2,920 |
| 1911 | 2,503 |
| 1921 | 2,381 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Kemptville, Village, 1861 (0.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Oxford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 421 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 8 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (30 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 732 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 10 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 2,052 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 118 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 2,192 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 36 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 134 |
| Number of blind females | 1 |
| Number of deaf and dumb females | 1 |
| Number of families | 732 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 102 |
| Number of females | 2,170 |
| Number of females attending school | 393 |
| Number of lunatic females | 5 |
| Number of lunatic males | 1 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 115 |
| Number of males | 2,326 |
| Number of males attending school | 441 |
| Number of married females | 697 |
| Number of married males | 718 |
| Number of persons at sea | 1 |
| Number of single females | 1,416 |
| Number of single males | 1,563 |
| Number of widowed females | 57 |
| Number of widowed males | 45 |
| POP | 4,496 |
| POP FX N.1 | 2,170 |
| POP MX N.1 | 2,326 |
| POP XX N.1 | 4,496 |
| Total population | 4,496 |
Age structure (53 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 67 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 91 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 79 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 96 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 378 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 98 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 88 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 103 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 82 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 80 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 349 |
| Number of males of unknown age | 7 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 112 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 20 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 271 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 204 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 123 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 49 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 26 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 4 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 170 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 216 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 187 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 94 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 36 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 11 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 4 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 277 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 219 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 91 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 6 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 8 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 4 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 337 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 220 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 166 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 13 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 3 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 10 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 10 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 11 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 11 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 12 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 4 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 8 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 14 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 7 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 12 |
Ethnic origin (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of female negroes or coloured persons | 12 |
| Number of French Canadians | 30 |
| Number of Indigenous persons | 24 |
| Number of male negroes or coloured persons | 12 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 2,796 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 135 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 1,259 |
| Number of persons originating in Newfoundland | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 101 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 173 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 57 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 481 |
| Acres of corn | 399 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 90 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,555 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 28,666 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 10,178 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 14,823 |
| Acres of land in farms | 43,489 |
| Acres of oats | 1,729 |
| Acres of peas | 266 |
| Acres of potatoes | 598 |
| Acres of rye | 286 |
| Acres of turnips | 18 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,300 |
| BAR AC | 57 |
| BAR BU | 950 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 240 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 858 |
| BEEF BAR | 240 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 950 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 155 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,154 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 307 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 82 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 7,636 |
| Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year | 97 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 37,145 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,238 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 43,410 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 3,359 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,155 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 29,353 |
| BWT AC | 481 |
| BWT BU | 5,154 |
| CRN AC | 399 |
| CRN BU | 7,636 |
| HAY TONS | 3,016 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 623 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 1,220 |
| Number of horses | 877 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,311 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 610 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 76 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 142 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 243 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 135 |
| Number of sheep | 4,061 |
| Number of swine | 1,659 |
| OAT AC | 1,729 |
| OAT BU | 37,145 |
| PEA AC | 266 |
| PEA BU | 3,238 |
| PORK BAR | 858 |
| POT AC | 598 |
| POT BU | 43,410 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 4,441 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 1,023 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 92,926 |
| Pounds of hops produced in the past year | 43 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 7,244 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 10,903 |
| RYE AC | 286 |
| RYE BU | 3,359 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,016 |
| WHT AC | 2,300 |
| WHT BU | 29,353 |
| WOOL LBS | 10,903 |
Manufacturing & industry (45 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Gallons of beer produced in breweries in the past year | 2,500 |
| Gallons of liquor produced in distilleries in the past year | 13,959 |
| Number of breweries | 1 |
| Number of breweries reporting | 1 |
| Number of breweries returning capital | 400 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | 2 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills reporting | 2 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills returning capital | 475 |
| Number of distilleries | 1 |
| Number of distilleries reporting | 1 |
| Number of distilleries returning capital | 700 |
| Number of employees in breweries | 3 |
| Number of employees in carding and fulling mills | 4 |
| Number of employees in distilleries | 3 |
| Number of employees in foundries | 8 |
| Number of employees in grist mills | 10 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | 27 |
| Number of employees in tanneries | 4 |
| Number of foundries | 1 |
| Number of foundries reporting | 1 |
| Number of foundries returning capital | 200 |
| Number of grist mills | 5 |
| Number of grist mills not reporting | 1 |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 5 |
| Number of grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent | 4 |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | 5 |
| Number of saw mills | 6 |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | 1 |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 6 |
| Number of saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent | 5 |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | 5 |
| Number of tanneries | 4 |
| Number of tanneries not reporting | 1 |
| Number of tanneries reporting | 3 |
| Number of tanneries returning capital | 550 |
| Value of annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling) | 475 |
| Value of annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling) | 450 |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | 4,350 |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | 2,300 |
| Value of iron produced in foundries in the past year (pounds sterling) | 1,200 |
| Value of leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling) | 375 |
| Yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | 750 |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 7,778 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 3,712 |
| Yards of linen produced in the past year | 19 |
Fisheries (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of cured fish produced in the past year | 2 |
Deaths & mortality (23 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 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60 | 4 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 19 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 4 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2 | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 13 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 3 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 32 |
Other recorded variables (190 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AT SEA | 1 |
| B LBS | 92,926 |
| BEN BU | 155 |
| BOV | 623 |
| C F BAR | 2 |
| C H | 1,220 |
| C LBS | 4,441 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 5 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 2,326 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 2,170 |
| C03 GM WATER | 5 |
| C03 TOTAL | 4,496 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 2,192 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 2,052 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 134 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 118 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 36 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 10 |
| C10 GM ANNUAL NO | 4 |
| C104 BTWN 80 AND 90 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C11 GM ANNUAL P | 475 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 115 |
| C12 GM CAP NO | 5 |
| C122 AGES NOT GIVEN M | 7 |
| C125 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN F | 2 |
| C126 MD MALE | 718 |
| C127 S MALE | 1,563 |
| C128 WID MALE | 45 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 2,326 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 102 |
| C13 GM CAP P | 4,350 |
| C130 MD FEM | 697 |
| C131 S FEM | 1,416 |
| C132 WID FEM | 57 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 2,170 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 4,496 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 13 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 19 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 32 |
| C14 GM HANDS | 10 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 112 |
| C141 COL PERSON M | 12 |
| C142 COL PERSONS F | 12 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 441 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 393 |
| C146 DEAF AND DUMB F | 1 |
| C148 BLIND F | 1 |
| C149 LUNATICS M | 1 |
| C15 GM NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 98 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 5 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 3 |
| C16 SM NO | 6 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 4 |
| C18 SM WATER | 6 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 88 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 91 |
| C20 DEATHS UNDER 2 M | 3 |
| C21 DEATHS UNDER 2 F | 1 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 103 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 79 |
| C24 DEATHS UNDER 3 M | 1 |
| C25 DEATHS UNDER 3 F | 1 |
| C26 SM ANNUAL NO | 5 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 82 |
| C27 SM ANNUAL P | 450 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 67 |
| C28 SM RETURNS NO | 5 |
| C29 DEATHS UNDER 4 F | 2 |
| C29 SM RETURNS P | 2,300 |
| C30 SM EMPLOYED | 27 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 80 |
| C31 SM NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 96 |
| C32 CFM NO | 2 |
| C33 CFM RETURNS | 2 |
| C33 DEATHS UNDER 5 F | 1 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 349 |
| C34 CFM CAPITAL | 475 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 378 |
| C36 CFM CLOTH | 750 |
| C36 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 2 |
| C37 CFM HANDS | 4 |
| C37 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 1 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 337 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 277 |
| C42 BTWN 10 AND 15 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C43 BTWN 10 AND 15 F DEATHS | 2 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 220 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 20 |
| C46 DIST NO | 1 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 219 |
| C47 DIST RETURNS | 1 |
| C48 DIST CAPITAL | 700 |
| C49 BTWN 15 AND 20 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C49 DIST PRODUCE | 13,959 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 170 |
| C50 DIST HANDS | 3 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 166 |
| C52 BTWN 20 AND 30 M WID | 4 |
| C52 TAN NO | 4 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 271 |
| C53 TAN RETURNS | 3 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 91 |
| C54 TAN CAPITAL | 550 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 10 |
| C55 TAN PRODUCE | 375 |
| C56 TAN HANDS | 4 |
| C57 BTWN 20 AND 30 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C57 TAN NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 216 |
| C58 F NO | 1 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 13 |
| C59 F RETURNS | 1 |
| C60 F CAPITAL | 200 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 204 |
| C61 F PRODUCE | 1,200 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 6 |
| C62 F HANDS | 8 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 10 |
| C64 BREW NO | 1 |
| C65 BREW RETURNS | 1 |
| C65 BTWN 30 AND 40 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C66 BREW CAPITAL | 400 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 187 |
| C67 BREW PRODUCE | 2,500 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 2 |
| C68 BREW HANDS | 3 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 8 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 123 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 8 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 11 |
| C72 BTWN 40 AND 50 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 94 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 3 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 14 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 49 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 4 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 11 |
| C81 BTWN 50 AND 60 F DEATHS | 4 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 36 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 1 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 7 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 26 |
| C86 BTWN 60 AND 70 F S | 1 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 12 |
| C88 BTWN 60 AND 70 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 11 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 12 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 4 |
| C94 BTWN 70 AND 80 F S | 1 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 3 |
| C98 BTWN 80 AND 90 M MD | 4 |
| CAR BU | 307 |
| CD NAME | Grenville |
| CROP | 10,178 |
| CULT | 14,823 |
| ENG WLS | 135 |
| FC YRDS | 3,712 |
| FLAN YRDS | 7,778 |
| FLX LBS | 1,023 |
| FREN ORIG | 30 |
| GARDEN | 90 |
| GRA BU | 82 |
| HELD | 43,489 |
| HOP LBS | 43 |
| HORSE | 877 |
| INDIANS | 24 |
| IRE | 1,259 |
| LIN YRDS | 19 |
| LINE NO | 95 |
| M COWS | 1,311 |
| MPLS LBS | 7,244 |
| MW BU | 97 |
| NFL | 1 |
| NOT FRN | 2,796 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 14 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 76 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 142 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 243 |
| O UNDR 10 | 135 |
| PASTURE | 4,555 |
| SCOT | 101 |
| SHEEP | 4,061 |
| SWINE | 1,659 |
| TOT O | 610 |
| TUR AC | 18 |
| TUR BU | 3,155 |
| US | 173 |
| WOOD | 28,666 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON012004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON113004— 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, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oxford-on012004-1851/.