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Year: 1851  |  Province: Ontario  |  Wikidata: Q115262656

Rawdon, Ontario (1851 census)

Rawdon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 3,097. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262656. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.376°N, 77.599°W.

Population

In 1851, Rawdon had a population of 3,097: 1,617 male and 1,480 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

YearPopulation
18513,097
18613,591
18713,688
18813,692
18913,629
19013,434
19113,029
19212,672

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

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851

In the 1851 census, Rawdon shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1851

The 1851 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.

Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 3,097 total population, 1,617 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,485, 1,480 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,385, 1,052 single males, 866 single females, 575 married females, 530 married males, 512 families, 260 males attending school, 225 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 132, Females present who are not members of the family: 95, 67 female births, 61 male births, 39 widowed females, 35 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 21, Male members of the family who are present: 21, 4 lunatic females, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 244 females aged 5 to 10, 238 married females aged 20 to 30, 226 males aged 5 to 10, 194 single males aged 10 to 15, 189 single females aged 10 to 15, 180 married males aged 30 to 40, 170 single males aged 15 to 20, 156 married males aged 20 to 30, 141 married females aged 30 to 40, 128 single males aged 20 to 30, 101 single females aged 15 to 20, 97 married males aged 40 to 50, 71 females aged 1 to 2, 68 married females aged 40 to 50, 67 males aged 1 to 2, 64 females aged 4 to 5, 64 males under age 1, 62 females under age 1, 61 females aged 2 to 3, 61 males aged 2 to 3, 61 males aged 3 to 4, 59 married males aged 50 to 60, 58 males aged 4 to 5, 53 married females aged 15 to 20, 47 married females aged 50 to 60, 43 females age 3 to 4, 30 married males aged 60 to 70, 28 single females aged 20 to 30, 26 married females aged 60 to 70, 17 single males aged 30 to 40, 13 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 10 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 9 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 9 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 6 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 2,209 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 447 persons originating in Ireland, 183 persons originating in the United States, 159 persons originating in England or Wales, 57 persons originating in Scotland, 28 French Canadians, 4 male negroes or coloured persons, 4 persons originating in the West Indies, 3 female negroes or coloured persons, 3 persons originating in New Brunswick, 3 persons originating in Newfoundland, 2 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Spain or Portugal. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)

Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 50,150 pounds of homemade butter, 46,370 bushels of wheat, 40,181 acres of land in farms, 32,203 bushels of oats, 24,906 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 21,330 bushels of peas, 18,499 pounds of maple sugar, 16,535 bushels of potatoes, 15,278 acres of farmland under cultivation, 15,261 tons of hay, 11,165 acres of farmland under crops, 10,602 pounds of wool produced on farms, 8,776 bushels of turnips, 5,222 bushels of corn, 3,932 sheep, 3,849 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,426 acres of wheat, 3,305 swine, 2,976 bushels of rye, 2,773 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,668 bushels of buckwheat, 1,575 barrels of pork, 1,360 acres of peas, 1,276 acres of oats, 1,211 milk cows, 1,136 bulls, oxen, or steers, 1,065 calves and heifers, 899 pounds of flax or hemp, 699 horses, 391 occupants of farms, 316 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 294 acres of potatoes, 289 acres of rye, 261 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 255 acres of corn, 245 barrels of beef, 210 bushels of barley, 186 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 143 acres of buckwheat, 138 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 103 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 96 bushels of beans, 77 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 55 acres of turnips, 39 bushels of carrots, 16 acres of barley, 13 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 persons living on farms under 10 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 7,120 yards of flannel, 2,966 yards of fulled cloth, $50 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), $25 value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), 10 yards of linen, 2 employees in saw mills, 1 employees in grist mills, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 1 saw mills, 1 saw mills powered by water, 1 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)

Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 13 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)

Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 21 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: 10, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 6, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 4, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Identifiers

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). "Rawdon, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/rawdon-on015005-1851/.