Scarborough, Ontario (1851 census)
Scarborough was a census subdivision in York County, Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 4,244. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1025401. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.778°N, 79.240°W.
Population
In 1851, Scarborough had a population of 4,244: 2,304 male and 1,940 female residents. Population density was 57.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,244 |
| 1861 | 4,854 |
| 1871 | 4,615 |
| 1881 | 4,208 |
| 1891 | 4,028 |
| 1901 | 3,845 |
| 1911 | 4,713 |
| 1921 | 11,746 |
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, Scarborough shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 383 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 633 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 24 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 1,869 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 71 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 2,151 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 11 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 153 |
| Number of blind males | 1 |
| Number of deaf and dumb females | 2 |
| Number of deaf and dumb males | 1 |
| Number of families | 633 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 62 |
| Number of females | 1,940 |
| Number of females attending school | 213 |
| Number of lunatic females | 1 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 59 |
| Number of males | 2,304 |
| Number of males attending school | 321 |
| Number of married females | 631 |
| Number of married males | 648 |
| Number of single females | 1,253 |
| Number of single males | 1,615 |
| Number of widowed females | 56 |
| Number of widowed males | 41 |
| POP | 4,244 |
| POP FX N.1 | 1,940 |
| POP MX N.1 | 2,304 |
| POP XX N.1 | 4,244 |
| Total population | 4,244 |
Age structure (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 58 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 79 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 56 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 68 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 287 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 67 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 89 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 72 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 75 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 79 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 294 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 71 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 18 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 220 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 170 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 142 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 56 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 21 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 3 |
| Number of married females aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 162 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 201 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 137 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 89 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 47 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 9 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 254 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 237 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 108 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 27 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 4 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 3 |
| Number of single females aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 253 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 252 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 349 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 50 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 21 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 5 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 4 |
| Number of single males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 14 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 12 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 16 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 6 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 11 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 7 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 9 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 4 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 2,133 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 704 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 756 |
| Number of persons originating in New Brunswick | 18 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 533 |
| Number of persons originating in the East Indies | 2 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 84 |
| Number of persons whose origin is unknown | 10 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 30 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 3 |
| Acres of corn | 8 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 175 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,370 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,602 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,906 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 11,451 |
| Acres of land in farms | 19,053 |
| Acres of oats | 1,376 |
| Acres of peas | 1,114 |
| Acres of potatoes | 233 |
| Acres of rye | 10 |
| Acres of turnips | 14 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,810 |
| BAR AC | 30 |
| BAR BU | 942 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 476 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 601 |
| BEEF BAR | 476 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 942 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 81 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 1,605 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 305 |
| Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year | 445 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 54,870 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 22,205 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 19,710 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 195 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,960 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 67,598 |
| BWT AC | 3 |
| BWT BU | 81 |
| CRN AC | 8 |
| CRN BU | 305 |
| Gallons of cider produced in the past year | 430 |
| HAY TONS | 2,123 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 255 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 527 |
| Number of horses | 616 |
| Number of milk cows | 854 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 423 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 61 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 108 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 197 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 38 |
| Number of sheep | 2,058 |
| Number of swine | 1,589 |
| OAT AC | 1,376 |
| OAT BU | 54,870 |
| PEA AC | 1,114 |
| PEA BU | 22,205 |
| PORK BAR | 601 |
| POT AC | 233 |
| POT BU | 19,710 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 8,395 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 34,233 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 2,470 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 7,038 |
| RYE AC | 10 |
| RYE BU | 195 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,123 |
| WHT AC | 2,810 |
| WHT BU | 67,598 |
| WOOL LBS | 7,038 |
Manufacturing & industry (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production | 20,000 |
| Feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production | 5,000 |
| Feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production | 3,110,000 |
| Gallons of liquor produced in distilleries in the past year | 1,800 |
| Number of breweries | 1 |
| Number of breweries not reporting | 1 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | 2 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills not reporting | 2 |
| Number of distilleries | 2 |
| Number of distilleries reporting | 2 |
| Number of employees in grist mills | 28 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | 44 |
| Number of employees in tanneries | 2 |
| Number of grist mills | 10 |
| Number of grist mills not reporting | 9 |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 10 |
| Number of grist mills reporting annual production | 1 |
| Number of saw mills | 26 |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | 14 |
| Number of saw mills powered by steam | 2 |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 24 |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | 11 |
| Number of saw mills reporting daily production | 1 |
| Number of tanneries | 1 |
| Number of tanneries not reporting | 1 |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 2,441 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 542 |
Deaths & mortality (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2 | 4 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3 | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 23 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2 | 4 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10 | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 18 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 5 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 41 |
Other recorded variables (168 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 34,233 |
| BOV | 255 |
| C H | 527 |
| C LBS | 8,395 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 2 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 2,304 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 1,940 |
| C03 GM WATER | 2 |
| C03 TOTAL | 4,244 |
| C04 GM NO YEAR | 2 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 2,151 |
| C05 GM BARRELS YEAR | 11,000 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 1,869 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 153 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 71 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 11 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 24 |
| C100 BTWN 80 AND 90 M WID | 2 |
| C101 BTWN 80 AND 90 F MD | 1 |
| C102 BTWN 80 AND 90 F S | 1 |
| C103 BTWN 80 AND 90 F WID | 2 |
| C108 BTWN 90 AND 100 M WID | 1 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 59 |
| C12 GM CAP NO | 2 |
| C126 MD MALE | 648 |
| C127 S MALE | 1,615 |
| C128 WID MALE | 41 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 2,304 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 62 |
| C13 GM CAP P | 2,500 |
| C130 MD FEM | 631 |
| C131 S FEM | 1,253 |
| C132 WID FEM | 56 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 1,940 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 4,244 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 18 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 23 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 41 |
| C14 GM HANDS | 11 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 71 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 321 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 213 |
| C145 DEAF AND DUMB M | 1 |
| C146 DEAF AND DUMB F | 2 |
| C147 BLIND M | 1 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 67 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 1 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 5 |
| C16 SM NO | 19 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 3 |
| C18 SM WATER | 19 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 89 |
| C19 SM NO YEAR | 15 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 79 |
| C20 DEATHS UNDER 2 M | 4 |
| C20 SM FEET YEAR | 3,800,000 |
| C21 DEATHS UNDER 2 F | 4 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 72 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 56 |
| C24 DEATHS UNDER 3 M | 1 |
| C25 DEATHS UNDER 3 F | 3 |
| C26 SM ANNUAL NO | 3 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 75 |
| C27 SM ANNUAL P | 380 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 58 |
| C28 SM RETURNS NO | 9 |
| C29 SM RETURNS P | 2,025 |
| C30 SM EMPLOYED | 35 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 79 |
| C31 SM NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 68 |
| C32 DEATHS UNDER 5 M | 1 |
| C33 DEATHS UNDER 5 F | 1 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 294 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 287 |
| C36 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 3 |
| C37 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 2 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 253 |
| C39 WF NO | 1 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 254 |
| C43 BTWN 10 AND 15 F DEATHS | 2 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 2 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 252 |
| C45 WF NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 18 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 237 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 162 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 349 |
| C52 BTWN 20 AND 30 M WID | 2 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 220 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 108 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 4 |
| C57 BTWN 20 AND 30 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 201 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 50 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 6 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 170 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 27 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 4 |
| C64 BTWN 30 AND 40 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C65 BTWN 30 AND 40 F DEATHS | 2 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 137 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 21 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 11 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 142 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 4 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 14 |
| C72 BTWN 40 AND 50 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 89 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 5 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 7 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 56 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 2 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 12 |
| C81 BTWN 50 AND 60 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 47 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 4 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 9 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 21 |
| C86 BTWN 60 AND 70 F S | 3 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 16 |
| C88 BTWN 60 AND 70 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C89 BTWN 60 AND 70 F DEATHS | 2 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 9 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 3 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 3 |
| C94 BTWN 70 AND 80 F S | 2 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 4 |
| C96 BTWN 70 AND 80 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C97 BTWN 70 AND 80 F DEATHS | 2 |
| C98 BTWN 80 AND 90 M MD | 1 |
| C99 BTWN 80 AND 90 M S | 1 |
| CAR BU | 1,605 |
| CD NAME | York |
| CID GAL | 430 |
| CROP | 7,906 |
| CULT | 11,451 |
| ENG WLS | 704 |
| EST IN | 2 |
| FC YRDS | 542 |
| FLAN YRDS | 2,441 |
| FREN ORIG | 4 |
| GARDEN | 175 |
| HELD | 19,053 |
| HORSE | 616 |
| IRE | 756 |
| LINE NO | 382 |
| M COWS | 854 |
| MPLS LBS | 2,470 |
| MW BU | 445 |
| NB | 18 |
| NOT FRN | 2,133 |
| NOT KNOWN | 10 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 7 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 61 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 108 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 197 |
| O OVR 200 | 12 |
| O UNDR 10 | 38 |
| PASTURE | 3,370 |
| SCOT | 533 |
| SHEEP | 2,058 |
| SWINE | 1,589 |
| TOT O | 423 |
| TUR AC | 14 |
| TUR BU | 4,960 |
| US | 84 |
| WOOD | 7,602 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON042004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON154007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1025401
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarborough,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarborough_(Ontario)
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). "Scarborough, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/scarborough-on042004-1851/.