Tilbury W-O, Ontario (1851 census)
Tilbury W-O was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 675. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.241°N, 82.517°W.
Population
In 1851, Tilbury W-O had a population of 675: 378 male and 297 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 675 |
| 1861 | 1,190 |
| 1871 | 2,392 |
| 1881 | 4,410 |
| 1891 | 5,100 |
| 1901 | 2,209 |
| 1911 | 1,744 |
| 1921 | 1,568 |
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, Tilbury W-O shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 135 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 675 total population, 378 males, Male members of the family who are present: 353, 297 females, Female members of the family who are present: 284, 275 single males, 188 single females, 127 families, 108 married females, 102 married males, 27 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 25, 24 females attending school, 20 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 13, 11 female births, Female members of the family who are absent: 2, 2 deaf and dumb males, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic females, 1 widowed females, 1 widowed males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 57 single males aged 20 to 30, 51 females aged 5 to 10, 50 males aged 5 to 10, 44 single males aged 10 to 15, 40 single males aged 15 to 20, 39 married females aged 20 to 30, 33 single females aged 10 to 15, 24 married females aged 40 to 50, 23 married males aged 50 to 60, 23 single females aged 15 to 20, 22 married males aged 20 to 30, 21 married females aged 50 to 60, 20 married males aged 40 to 50, 19 married males aged 30 to 40, 18 males under age 1, 18 single females aged 20 to 30, 16 females aged 1 to 2, 15 females aged 4 to 5, 15 males aged 1 to 2, 13 married females aged 30 to 40, 12 males aged 2 to 3, 12 males aged 4 to 5, 12 married males aged 60 to 70, 10 females age 3 to 4, 8 females under age 1, 8 males aged 3 to 4, 8 married females aged 15 to 20, 7 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 single males aged 30 to 40, 5 females aged 2 to 3, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 60 to 70, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 1 single males aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 426 French Canadians, 92 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 72 persons originating in England or Wales, 33 persons originating in the United States, 25 persons originating in Ireland, 20 persons originating in Scotland, 7 persons originating in Germany or Holland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 8,396 acres of land in farms, 7,288 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,528 bushels of oats, 4,224 bushels of wheat, 3,229 bushels of corn, 2,293 pounds of homemade butter, 1,795 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,108 acres of farmland under cultivation, 958 acres of farmland under crops, 953 bushels of potatoes, 935 pounds of wool produced on farms, 718 pounds of maple sugar, 635 swine, 454 bushels of rye, 385 sheep, 326 tons of hay, 312 bulls, oxen, or steers, 255 acres of wheat, 246 milk cows, 231 acres of oats, 222 barrels of pork, 221 bushels of barley, 209 calves and heifers, 207 horses, 179 acres of corn, 148 bushels of peas, 130 acres of farmland in pasture, 126 bushels of turnips, 120 pounds of tobacco, 111 occupants of farms, 98 barrels of beef, 60 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 41 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 29 acres of rye, 21 acres of potatoes, 20 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 10 acres of peas, 9 acres of barley, 6 bushels of buckwheat, 4 acres of turnips, 4 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 acres of buckwheat, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 913 yards of flannel, 45 yards of fulled cloth. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 15 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded Deaths in the past year among males aged 90 to 100: 1 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON008010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110015— 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). "Tilbury W-O, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tilbury-w-o-on008010-1851/.