Raleigh, Ontario (1851 census)
Raleigh was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,460. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.306°N, 82.188°W.
Population
In 1851, Raleigh had a population of 2,460: 1,290 male and 1,170 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,460 |
| 1861 | 3,750 |
| 1881 | 5,298 |
| 1891 | 4,955 |
| 1901 | 4,844 |
| 1911 | 4,400 |
| 1921 | 4,343 |
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, Raleigh shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 169 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,460 total population, 1,290 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,238, 1,170 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,143, 885 single males, 752 single females, 416 families, 380 married males, 375 married females, 201 males attending school, 195 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 52, 50 male births, 45 female births, 43 widowed females, Female members of the family who are absent: 37, Male members of the family who are present: 34, Females present who are not members of the family: 27, 25 widowed males, 2 blind females, 1 blind males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 211 females aged 5 to 10, 190 males aged 5 to 10, 167 single males aged 10 to 15, 150 single females aged 10 to 15, 132 single females aged 15 to 20, 132 single males aged 15 to 20, 125 married females aged 20 to 30, 116 married males aged 30 to 40, 115 single males aged 20 to 30, 105 married females aged 30 to 40, 87 married males aged 40 to 50, 74 married females aged 40 to 50, 70 married males aged 50 to 60, 69 married males aged 20 to 30, 58 males aged 3 to 4, 50 males aged 4 to 5, 49 females aged 1 to 2, 49 males under age 1, 48 males aged 1 to 2, 47 males aged 2 to 3, 43 single females aged 20 to 30, 42 females aged 2 to 3, 42 females under age 1, 42 married females aged 50 to 60, 40 females aged 4 to 5, 37 females age 3 to 4, 31 married males aged 60 to 70, 15 single males aged 30 to 40, 11 married females aged 15 to 20, 11 married females aged 60 to 70, 11 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 8 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 8 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 males of unknown age, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,466 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 338 negroes or coloured persons, 316 persons originating in the United States, 249 persons originating in Ireland, 216 persons originating in England or Wales, 109 French Canadians, 72 persons originating in Scotland, 21 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 5 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 33,291 bushels of wheat, 30,915 pounds of homemade butter, 28,379 acres of land in farms, 24,476 bushels of corn, 23,564 bushels of oats, 20,108 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,971 pounds of maple sugar, 9,233 pounds of wool produced on farms, 8,271 acres of farmland under cultivation, 6,442 bushels of potatoes, 4,511 acres of farmland under crops, 4,348 gallons of cider, 3,521 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,267 sheep, 3,257 bushels of barley, 2,673 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,232 bushels of turnips, 2,130 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,971 acres of wheat, 1,858 swine, 1,495 bushels of peas, 1,281 barrels of pork, 1,216 tons of hay, 956 bushels of buckwheat, 904 acres of corn, 840 calves and heifers, 797 acres of oats, 744 milk cows, 667 bushels of rye, 663 horses, 512 bulls, oxen, or steers, 371 barrels of beef, 270 acres of barley, 265 bushels of carrots, 263 occupants of farms, 239 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 137 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 112 acres of potatoes, 106 bushels of beans, 87 acres of peas, 68 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 67 pounds of hops, 60 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 55 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 47 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 46 acres of buckwheat, 28 acres of rye, 19 acres of turnips, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 4,519 yards of flannel, 837 yards of fulled cloth, $750 value iron produced in foundries in the past year (pounds sterling), $500 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $175 value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), 6 foundries not reporting, 4 employees in grist mills, 2 grist mills, 2 grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 1 foundries, 1 foundries reporting, 1 foundries returning capital, 1 grist mills powered by steam, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills returning capital, 1 tanneries reporting. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 2 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 19 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 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 males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON017006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121007— 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). "Raleigh, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/raleigh-on017006-1851/.