Peterborough, Town of, Ontario (1851 census)
Peterborough, Town of was a township in Peterboro County, Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,191. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.301°N, 78.331°W.
Population
In 1851, Peterborough, Town of had a population of 2,191: 1,135 male and 1,056 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,191 |
| 1861 | 3,979 |
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, Peterborough, Town of shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 367 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 358 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 24 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 867 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 189 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 917 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 36 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 218 |
| Number of deaf and dumb females | 2 |
| Number of deaf and dumb males | 1 |
| Number of families | 358 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 43 |
| Number of females | 1,056 |
| Number of females attending school | 168 |
| Number of lunatic females | 3 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 37 |
| Number of males | 1,135 |
| Number of males attending school | 215 |
| Number of married females | 325 |
| Number of married males | 322 |
| Number of single females | 677 |
| Number of single males | 792 |
| Number of widowed females | 54 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| POP | 2,191 |
| POP FX N.1 | 1,056 |
| POP MX N.1 | 1,135 |
| POP XX N.1 | 2,191 |
| Total population | 2,191 |
Age structure (55 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 31 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 33 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 27 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 38 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 139 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 37 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 45 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 26 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 35 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 31 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 162 |
| Number of males of unknown age | 2 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 44 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 5 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 131 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 105 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 38 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 38 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 8 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 69 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 121 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 78 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 38 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 11 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 3 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 146 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 127 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 84 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 10 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| 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 | 145 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 140 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 126 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 28 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 5 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 6 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 7 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 10 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 15 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 11 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 5 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 6 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 5 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 22 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 1,012 |
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 240 |
| Number of persons originating in France | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Germany or Holland | 3 |
| Number of persons originating in Guernsey | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 670 |
| Number of persons originating in New Brunswick | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island | 4 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 157 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 74 |
| Number of persons originating in the West Indies | 5 |
Agriculture (52 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 6 |
| Acres of corn | 1 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 6 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 546 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 259 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 140 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 392 |
| Acres of land in farms | 651 |
| Acres of oats | 27 |
| Acres of peas | 5 |
| Acres of potatoes | 4 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 96 |
| BAR AC | 6 |
| BAR BU | 80 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 10 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 6 |
| BEEF BAR | 10 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 80 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 897 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 153 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 150 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 1,561 |
| CRN AC | 1 |
| CRN BU | 11 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 20 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 10 |
| Number of horses | 56 |
| Number of milk cows | 37 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 14 |
| Number of sheep | 39 |
| Number of swine | 41 |
| OAT AC | 27 |
| OAT BU | 897 |
| PEA AC | 5 |
| PEA BU | 100 |
| PORK BAR | 6 |
| POT AC | 4 |
| POT BU | 153 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 450 |
| Pounds of hops produced in the past year | 238 |
| WHT AC | 96 |
| WHT BU | 1,561 |
Manufacturing & industry (32 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production | 9,000 |
| Feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production | 1,200,000 |
| Gallons of liquor produced in distilleries in the past year | 3,600 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | 1 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills reporting | 1 |
| Number of distilleries | 3 |
| Number of distilleries reporting | 3 |
| Number of distilleries returning capital | 1,700 |
| Number of employees in carding and fulling mills | 6 |
| Number of employees in distilleries | 7 |
| Number of employees in foundries | 17 |
| Number of employees in grist mills | 5 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | 11 |
| Number of employees in tanneries | 10 |
| Number of foundries | 4 |
| Number of foundries reporting | 4 |
| Number of foundries returning capital | 850 |
| Number of grist mills | 2 |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 2 |
| Number of grist mills reporting annual production | 2 |
| Number of saw mills | 2 |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 2 |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | 2 |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | 1 |
| Number of tanneries | 2 |
| Number of tanneries reporting | 2 |
| Number of tanneries returning capital | 700 |
| Pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | 16,000 |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | 450 |
| Value of iron produced in foundries in the past year (pounds sterling) | 1,850 |
| Value of leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling) | 2,600 |
| Yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | 10,000 |
Deaths & mortality (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 females aged 20 to 30 | 4 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 11 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| 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 of all ages | 18 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 5 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 29 |
Other recorded variables (169 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 450 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| BOV | 20 |
| C H | 10 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 2 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 1,135 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 1,056 |
| C03 GM WATER | 2 |
| C03 TOTAL | 2,191 |
| C04 GM NO YEAR | 2 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 917 |
| C05 GM BARRELS YEAR | 9,000 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 867 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 218 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 189 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 36 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 24 |
| C108 BTWN 90 AND 100 M WID | 1 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 37 |
| C122 AGES NOT GIVEN M | 2 |
| C124 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN M | 3 |
| C126 MD MALE | 322 |
| C127 S MALE | 792 |
| C128 WID MALE | 21 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 1,135 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 43 |
| C130 MD FEM | 325 |
| C131 S FEM | 677 |
| C132 WID FEM | 54 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 1,056 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 2,191 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 18 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 11 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 29 |
| C14 GM HANDS | 5 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 44 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 215 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 168 |
| C145 DEAF AND DUMB M | 1 |
| C146 DEAF AND DUMB F | 2 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 37 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 3 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 5 |
| C16 SM NO | 2 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 2 |
| C18 SM WATER | 2 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 45 |
| C19 SM NO YEAR | 2 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 33 |
| C20 DEATHS UNDER 2 M | 2 |
| C20 SM FEET YEAR | 1,200,000 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 26 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 27 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 35 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 31 |
| C28 DEATHS UNDER 4 M | 1 |
| C28 SM RETURNS NO | 1 |
| C29 SM RETURNS P | 450 |
| C30 SM EMPLOYED | 11 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 31 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 38 |
| C32 CFM NO | 1 |
| C33 CFM RETURNS | 1 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 162 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 139 |
| C35 CFM WOOL | 16,000 |
| C36 CFM CLOTH | 10,000 |
| C36 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 2 |
| C37 CFM HANDS | 6 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 145 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 146 |
| C43 BTWN 10 AND 15 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 1 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 140 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 5 |
| C46 DIST NO | 3 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 127 |
| C47 DIST RETURNS | 3 |
| C48 BTWN 15 AND 20 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C48 DIST CAPITAL | 1,700 |
| C49 BTWN 15 AND 20 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C49 DIST PRODUCE | 3,600 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 69 |
| C50 DIST HANDS | 7 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 126 |
| C52 BTWN 20 AND 30 M WID | 2 |
| C52 TAN NO | 2 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 131 |
| C53 TAN RETURNS | 2 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 84 |
| C54 TAN CAPITAL | 700 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 6 |
| C55 TAN PRODUCE | 2,600 |
| C56 BTWN 20 AND 30 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C56 TAN HANDS | 10 |
| C57 BTWN 20 AND 30 F DEATHS | 4 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 121 |
| C58 F NO | 4 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 28 |
| C59 F RETURNS | 4 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 3 |
| C60 F CAPITAL | 850 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 105 |
| C61 F PRODUCE | 1,850 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 10 |
| C62 F HANDS | 17 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 7 |
| C64 BTWN 30 AND 40 M DEATHS | 2 |
| C65 BTWN 30 AND 40 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 78 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 5 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 6 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 38 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 2 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 10 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 38 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 5 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 38 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 1 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 15 |
| C81 BTWN 50 AND 60 F DEATHS | 2 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 11 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 2 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 2 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 8 |
| C86 BTWN 60 AND 70 F S | 1 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 11 |
| C88 BTWN 60 AND 70 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 3 |
| C91 BTWN 70 AND 80 M S | 1 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 2 |
| C94 BTWN 70 AND 80 F S | 1 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 5 |
| C98 BTWN 80 AND 90 M MD | 1 |
| CAR BU | 40 |
| CD NAME | Peterboro |
| CROP | 140 |
| CULT | 392 |
| DE NL | 3 |
| ENG WLS | 240 |
| FR | 1 |
| FREN ORIG | 22 |
| GARDEN | 6 |
| GG | 1 |
| HELD | 651 |
| HOP LBS | 238 |
| HORSE | 56 |
| IRE | 670 |
| LINE NO | 281 |
| M COWS | 37 |
| MW BU | 20 |
| NB | 1 |
| NOT FRN | 1,012 |
| NS PEI | 4 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 5 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 2 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 4 |
| O UNDR 10 | 14 |
| OTHER PL | 1 |
| PASTURE | 546 |
| SCOT | 157 |
| SHEEP | 39 |
| SWINE | 41 |
| TOT O | 25 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 150 |
| US | 74 |
| WOOD | 259 |
| WST IN | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON030009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON093012— 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). "Peterborough, Town of, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/peterborough-town-of-on030009-1851/.