Sombra, Ontario (1851 census)
Sombra was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 738. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262866. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.683°N, 82.374°W.
Population
In 1851, Sombra had a population of 738: 395 male and 343 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 738 |
| 1871 | 3,397 |
| 1881 | 4,601 |
| 1891 | 4,207 |
| 1921 | 3,274 |
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
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Sombra and Indian Reserve, 1861 (68.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Sombra shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 135 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 738 total population, 395 males, Male members of the family who are present: 364, 343 females, Female members of the family who are present: 329, 279 single males, 220 single females, 119 families, 110 married females, 109 married males, Males present who are not members of the family: 31, Females present who are not members of the family: 14, 13 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 3 female births, 3 females attending school, 3 male births. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 64 single males aged 20 to 30, 52 single females aged 10 to 15, 52 single males aged 15 to 20, 50 females aged 5 to 10, 48 males aged 5 to 10, 48 single females aged 15 to 20, 47 single males aged 10 to 15, 34 married females aged 20 to 30, 33 married males aged 30 to 40, 30 married females aged 30 to 40, 26 married females aged 40 to 50, 24 married males aged 40 to 50, 23 married males aged 20 to 30, 20 married males aged 50 to 60, 20 single females aged 20 to 30, 13 married females aged 50 to 60, 12 males under age 1, 11 males aged 2 to 3, 11 single males aged 30 to 40, 10 females aged 1 to 2, 9 females aged 2 to 3, 9 females aged 4 to 5, 9 males aged 4 to 5, 8 females age 3 to 4, 8 males aged 1 to 2, 8 males aged 3 to 4, 6 females under age 1, 6 married males aged 60 to 70, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 single females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 married females aged 60 to 70, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 502 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 64 persons originating in Ireland, 64 persons originating in Scotland, 53 persons originating in the United States, 24 persons originating in England or Wales, 11 French Canadians, 9 persons originating in all other places, 4 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 4 persons originating in New Brunswick, 3 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 9,250 pounds of homemade butter, 9,086 acres of land in farms, 7,456 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,934 bushels of wheat, 2,889 bushels of oats, 2,167 bushels of corn, 1,727 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,630 acres of farmland under cultivation, 1,327 bushels of potatoes, 1,011 pounds of maple sugar, 994 acres of farmland under crops, 683 sheep, 630 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 620 swine, 587 acres of wheat, 547 acres of farmland in pasture, 428 tons of hay, 317 bushels of peas, 303 bushels of buckwheat, 245 milk cows, 229 barrels of pork, 193 calves and heifers, 161 bulls, oxen, or steers, 160 horses, 114 barrels of beef, 108 acres of oats, 89 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 83 occupants of farms, 75 acres of corn, 65 bushels of turnips, 39 bushels of beans, 37 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 33 acres of peas, 19 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 18 acres of potatoes, 15 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 13 acres of buckwheat, 7 bushels of barley, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 2 acres of turnips, 1 acres of barley, 1 bushels of carrots, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 484 yards of flannel, 155 yards of fulled cloth, 2 saw mills, 2 saw mills powered by water, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills powered by steam. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 5 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 2 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON018009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122009_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262866
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). "Sombra, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sombra-on018009-1851/.