Roxborough, Ontario (1851 census)
Roxborough was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,141. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.226°N, 74.935°W.
Population
In 1851, Roxborough had a population of 2,141: 1,129 male and 1,012 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,141 |
| 1861 | 3,176 |
| 1871 | 3,353 |
| 1891 | 4,736 |
| 1901 | 4,834 |
| 1911 | 4,295 |
| 1921 | 4,005 |
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, Roxborough shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,141 total population, 1,129 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,052, 1,012 females, Female members of the family who are present: 954, 815 single males, 697 single females, 343 families, 292 married males, 283 married females, 219 males attending school, 129 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 77, Male members of the family who are present: 74, Females present who are not members of the family: 58, Female members of the family who are absent: 52, 33 male births, 32 widowed females, 24 female births, 22 widowed males, 2 lunatic females, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 173 males aged 5 to 10, 170 females aged 5 to 10, 163 single males aged 10 to 15, 147 single females aged 10 to 15, 135 single males aged 15 to 20, 133 single males aged 20 to 30, 111 single females aged 15 to 20, 90 married females aged 30 to 40, 84 married males aged 40 to 50, 82 married males aged 30 to 40, 79 married females aged 20 to 30, 73 single females aged 20 to 30, 55 married females aged 40 to 50, 51 married males aged 20 to 30, 44 females under age 1, 44 married males aged 50 to 60, 40 females age 3 to 4, 40 males aged 1 to 2, 39 males under age 1, 35 females aged 1 to 2, 35 married females aged 50 to 60, 33 females aged 4 to 5, 33 males aged 3 to 4, 32 females aged 2 to 3, 31 males aged 2 to 3, 31 males aged 4 to 5, 26 married males aged 60 to 70, 20 single males aged 30 to 40, 11 married females aged 15 to 20, 11 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 9 married females aged 60 to 70, 9 single females aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 6 males of unknown age, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,378 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 376 persons originating in Scotland, 184 French Canadians, 160 persons originating in Ireland, 27 persons originating in England or Wales, 8 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 7 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in Sweden or Norway. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 167,979 pounds of homemade butter, 40,241 acres of land in farms, 33,163 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 27,228 bushels of oats, 14,418 bushels of potatoes, 11,237 bushels of wheat, 9,095 pounds of maple sugar, 7,078 acres of farmland under cultivation, 6,334 pounds of wool produced on farms, 5,306 acres of farmland under crops, 4,256 bushels of peas, 2,728 sheep, 1,960 tons of hay, 1,899 bushels of buckwheat, 1,741 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,523 swine, 1,375 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,249 milk cows, 1,247 acres of oats, 1,242 calves and heifers, 1,150 bushels of corn, 944 acres of wheat, 795 horses, 542 pounds of flax or hemp, 483 acres of potatoes, 377 barrels of beef, 370 acres of peas, 281 occupants of farms, 280 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 205 bushels of barley, 166 acres of buckwheat, 121 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 118 bushels of turnips, 115 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 106 barrels of pork, 100 bulls, oxen, or steers, 73 acres of corn, 34 bushels of carrots, 31 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 27 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 16 acres of turnips, 14 acres of barley, 13 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 12 pounds of tobacco, 6 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 bushels of beans, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 1,612 yards of fulled cloth, 225 yards of flannel, 55 yards of linen, 4 saw mills, 4 saw mills powered by water, 4 saw mills reporting annual production, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 grist mills powered by water. 100,000 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 13 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, 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 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON036004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON145004— 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). "Roxborough, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/roxborough-on036004-1851/.