Preston, Village, Ontario (1851 census)
Preston, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,180. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7241810. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.395°N, 80.353°W.
Population
In 1851, Preston, Village had a population of 1,180: 629 male and 551 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,180 |
| 1861 | 1,538 |
| 1871 | 1,408 |
| 1881 | 1,419 |
| 1891 | 1,843 |
| 1901 | 2,308 |
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, Preston, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 169 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,180 total population, 629 males, 551 females, Male members of the family who are present: 489, Female members of the family who are present: 474, 415 single males, 392 families, 335 single females, 204 married males, 197 married females, Males present who are not members of the family: 140, 114 males attending school, 98 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 77, 33 male births, 23 female births, 19 widowed females, 10 widowed males, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 87 females aged 5 to 10, 77 males aged 5 to 10, 74 single males aged 10 to 15, 72 married males aged 30 to 40, 69 married females aged 20 to 30, 64 married females aged 30 to 40, 62 single males aged 20 to 30, 52 single males aged 15 to 20, 50 single females aged 15 to 20, 48 married males aged 40 to 50, 47 married males aged 20 to 30, 45 single females aged 10 to 15, 35 males under age 1, 33 married females aged 40 to 50, 32 females aged 1 to 2, 29 males aged 3 to 4, 28 males aged 2 to 3, 27 females aged 4 to 5, 26 married males aged 50 to 60, 24 females aged 2 to 3, 23 females under age 1, 22 single females aged 20 to 30, 19 females age 3 to 4, 19 males aged 4 to 5, 18 males aged 1 to 2, 16 single males aged 30 to 40, 15 married females aged 50 to 60, 11 married females aged 15 to 20, 8 married males aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 married females aged 60 to 70, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 443 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 414 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 65 persons originating in the United States, 51 persons originating in France, 46 persons originating in Switzerland, 40 persons originating in Ireland, 34 persons originating in England or Wales, 22 persons originating in Scotland, 19 persons originating in all other places, 9 French Canadians, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 36 persons originating in Russia, Prussia, or Poland — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 1,340 bushels of wheat, 1,170 bushels of rye, 1,154 bushels of potatoes, 830 bushels of oats, 670 acres of land in farms, 419 swine, 337 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 333 acres of farmland under cultivation, 320 gallons of cider, 270 pounds of maple sugar, 233 bushels of corn, 227 acres of farmland under crops, 200 pounds of homemade butter, 162 pounds of wool produced on farms, 150 bushels of peas, 135 sheep, 125 bushels of turnips, 102 acres of farmland in pasture, 89 acres of wheat, 70 acres of rye, 69 tons of hay, 60 milk cows, 52 horses, 32 acres of oats, 23 bulls, oxen, or steers, 19 bushels of buckwheat, 18 occupants of farms, 17 acres of potatoes, 16 barrels of pork, 15 bushels of carrots, 13 calves and heifers, 10 acres of corn, 7 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 acres of peas, 5 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 4 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 2 acres of buckwheat, 2 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 2 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 1 acres of turnips, 1 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 14,508 gallons of beer produced in breweries, 7,000 pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, 7,000 yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills, $2,000 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 1,250 carding and fulling mills returning capital, 1,150 tanneries returning capital, 1,000 distilleries returning capital, 175 breweries returning capital, 18 employees in foundries, 15 yards of fulled cloth, 10 employees in carding and fulling mills, 10 yards of flannel, 6 employees in breweries, 6 employees in tanneries, 4 employees in distilleries, 3 breweries, 3 breweries reporting, 2 distilleries, 2 distilleries reporting, 2 grist mills, 2 grist mills reporting annual production, 2 tanneries, 2 tanneries reporting, 1 breweries not reporting, 1 carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills reporting, 1 foundries, 1 foundries not reporting, 1 grist mills powered by steam, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills returning capital, 1 saw mills, 1 saw mills powered by water, 1 saw mills reporting annual production. 250,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 20,000 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 110,000 gallons of liquor produced in distilleries — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 15 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON038007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7241810
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preston,_Ontario
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). "Preston, Village, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/preston-village-on038007-1851/.