Reach, Ontario (1851 census)
Reach was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 3,897. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.115°N, 79.002°W.
Population
In 1851, Reach had a population of 3,897: 2,055 male and 1,842 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,897 |
| 1861 | 6,214 |
| 1871 | 6,809 |
| 1881 | 4,949 |
| 1891 | 4,190 |
| 1901 | 3,589 |
| 1911 | 3,018 |
| 1921 | 2,809 |
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, Reach shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 173 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 3,897 total population, 2,055 males, 1,842 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,798, Female members of the family who are present: 1,710, 1,383 single males, 1,162 single females, 696 families, 640 married males, 636 married females, Males present who are not members of the family: 257, 237 males attending school, 206 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 132, 88 female births, 84 male births, 44 widowed females, 32 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 15, Female members of the family who are absent: 6, 4 deaf and dumb males, 4 lunatic males, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 268 males aged 5 to 10, 263 females aged 5 to 10, 262 married females aged 20 to 30, 242 single females aged 10 to 15, 231 single males aged 20 to 30, 222 single males aged 10 to 15, 220 married males aged 30 to 40, 194 single males aged 15 to 20, 188 married males aged 20 to 30, 181 married females aged 30 to 40, 178 single females aged 15 to 20, 115 married males aged 40 to 50, 97 females aged 1 to 2, 96 married females aged 40 to 50, 92 males under age 1, 89 females under age 1, 84 females age 3 to 4, 83 males aged 1 to 2, 83 males aged 2 to 3, 81 females aged 2 to 3, 79 males aged 4 to 5, 69 married males aged 50 to 60, 66 females aged 4 to 5, 61 males aged 3 to 4, 49 single females aged 20 to 30, 45 single males aged 30 to 40, 44 married females aged 50 to 60, 39 married males aged 60 to 70, 32 married females aged 15 to 20, 18 married females aged 60 to 70, 11 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 11 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 10 single females aged 30 to 40, 9 single males aged 50 to 60, 9 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 9 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 7 married males aged 70 to 80, 7 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 males of unknown age, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 2,307 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 583 persons originating in England or Wales, 505 persons originating in Ireland, 278 persons originating in Scotland, 167 persons originating in the United States, 26 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 15 French Canadians, 7 persons originating in New Brunswick, 5 persons whose origin is unknown, 4 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 2 female negroes or coloured persons. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 96,030 pounds of homemade butter, 85,909 bushels of oats, 77,780 bushels of wheat, 47,771 bushels of turnips, 42,812 acres of land in farms, 26,971 pounds of maple sugar, 24,581 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 23,247 bushels of potatoes, 18,231 acres of farmland under cultivation, 15,995 bushels of peas, 15,361 acres of farmland under crops, 10,494 pounds of wool produced on farms, 7,809 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 4,813 acres of wheat, 3,243 sheep, 2,720 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,694 swine, 2,679 tons of hay, 2,556 acres of oats, 2,089 bushels of corn, 1,976 bushels of barley, 1,213 calves and heifers, 1,126 milk cows, 909 acres of peas, 879 barrels of pork, 844 bulls, oxen, or steers, 840 horses, 696 bushels of rye, 522 occupants of farms, 351 acres of potatoes, 336 bushels of buckwheat, 280 bushels of carrots, 241 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 222 acres of turnips, 208 barrels of beef, 170 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 150 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 114 acres of corn, 90 acres of barley, 62 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 46 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 44 acres of rye, 36 bushels of beans, 25 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 24 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 15 acres of buckwheat, 4 pounds of hops. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 6,560 yards of flannel, $5,025 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 2,842 yards of fulled cloth, $2,000 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 150 tanneries returning capital, 35 employees in saw mills, 11 saw mills, 11 saw mills reporting annual production, 11 saw mills returning capital, 8 saw mills powered by water, 3 employees in grist mills, 3 employees in tanneries, 3 saw mills powered by steam, 2 grist mills, 2 grist mills not reporting, 2 grist mills powered by water, 2 grist mills returning capital, 1 tanneries, 1 tanneries reporting. 3,930,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 38 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 23, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 15, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 9, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 8, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 people connected to this place who were alive in 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| John Beare | 1820–1914 | died here |
| James Blair | 1825–1901 | died here |
| Mary Ann Wilson | 1830–1908 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON026004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON133005— 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). "Reach, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/reach-on026004-1851/.