Ross, Ontario (1851 census)

Ross was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 708. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262721. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.632°N, 76.781°W.

Population

In 1851, Ross had a population of 708: 404 male and 304 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

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, Ross shared boundaries with:

• Admaston
• Bromley
• Horton
• Westmeath

Full census record, 1851

The 1851 census recorded 123 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 708 total population, 404 males, Male members of the family who are present: 395, 304 females, Female members of the family who are present: 298, 286 single males, 196 single females, 114 married males, 111 families, 101 married females, 17 females attending school, 15 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 9, 7 widowed females, Females present who are not members of the family: 6, 4 female births, 4 male births, 4 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 3, 2 persons at sea. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)

Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 59 males aged 5 to 10, 53 single males aged 10 to 15, 47 females aged 5 to 10, 47 single males aged 20 to 30, 43 married males aged 30 to 40, 42 married females aged 20 to 30, 37 single males aged 15 to 20, 36 single females aged 10 to 15, 31 married males aged 20 to 30, 25 married females aged 40 to 50, 25 married males aged 40 to 50, 24 single females aged 15 to 20, 22 married females aged 30 to 40, 20 females aged 1 to 2, 18 males aged 2 to 3, 17 females under age 1, 16 males aged 3 to 4, 15 females aged 4 to 5, 14 males aged 1 to 2, 13 females age 3 to 4, 12 males under age 1, 11 females aged 2 to 3, 11 males aged 4 to 5, 11 single males aged 30 to 40, 10 single females aged 20 to 30, 8 married males aged 50 to 60, 7 married males aged 60 to 70, 5 married females aged 50 to 60, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 married females aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 336 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 199 persons originating in Ireland, 98 persons originating in Scotland, 40 French Canadians, 13 persons originating in England or Wales, 13 persons originating in the United States, 5 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 13,297 acres of land in farms, 11,213 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,835 pounds of homemade butter, 6,704 bushels of potatoes, 2,086 pounds of maple sugar, 2,084 acres of farmland under cultivation, 1,683 acres of farmland under crops, 1,586 bushels of oats, 1,033 pounds of wool produced on farms, 882 bushels of wheat, 780 bushels of turnips, 428 acres of oats, 426 bushels of peas, 399 acres of farmland in pasture, 383 sheep, 369 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 330 swine, 287 tons of hay, 230 acres of wheat, 216 calves and heifers, 205 barrels of pork, 199 milk cows, 184 bulls, oxen, or steers, 174 bushels of corn, 131 bushels of buckwheat, 120 acres of potatoes, 106 occupants of farms, 82 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 79 horses, 77 acres of peas, 75 bushels of barley, 36 barrels of beef, 18 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 17 acres of buckwheat, 14 acres of corn, 11 acres of turnips, 8 acres of barley, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 2 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)

Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 506 yards of flannel, 156 yards of fulled cloth, 3 saw mills, 3 saw mills not reporting, 3 saw mills powered by water. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)

Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 4 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Identifiers

• TCP UID: ON033006 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON142028 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
• Wikidata: Q115262721

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). "Ross, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ross-on033006-1851/.