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Year: 1851  |  Province: Ontario  |  Wikidata: Q7826396

Toronto Gore, Ontario (1851 census)

Toronto Gore was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,820. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7826396. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.767°N, 79.681°W.

Population

In 1851, Toronto Gore had a population of 1,820: 930 male and 890 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

YearPopulation
18511,820
18611,728
18711,559
18811,363
18911,247
19011,032
1911996
1921791

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, Toronto Gore shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1851

The 1851 census recorded 138 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,820 total population, 930 males, 890 females, Male members of the family who are present: 822, Female members of the family who are present: 818, 632 single males, 573 single females, 296 families, 281 married females, 280 married males, 165 males attending school, 137 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 108, Females present who are not members of the family: 72, 50 male births, 36 widowed females, 28 female births, 18 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 14, Male members of the family who are present: 7, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 127 females aged 5 to 10, 123 males aged 5 to 10, 115 single males aged 20 to 30, 114 single females aged 10 to 15, 108 single males aged 10 to 15, 104 married females aged 20 to 30, 99 single males aged 15 to 20, 96 single females aged 15 to 20, 92 married males aged 30 to 40, 80 married females aged 30 to 40, 67 married males aged 20 to 30, 60 married males aged 40 to 50, 47 married females aged 40 to 50, 45 females aged 1 to 2, 40 females aged 4 to 5, 38 females aged 2 to 3, 38 females under age 1, 38 males under age 1, 37 married males aged 50 to 60, 36 single females aged 20 to 30, 34 males aged 1 to 2, 34 males aged 2 to 3, 29 females age 3 to 4, 27 males aged 3 to 4, 25 males aged 4 to 5, 24 married females aged 50 to 60, 19 married males aged 60 to 70, 15 single males aged 30 to 40, 12 married females aged 15 to 20, 11 married females aged 60 to 70, 10 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 8 single males aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 7 single females aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 males of unknown age, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 894 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 502 persons originating in Ireland, 360 persons originating in England or Wales, 42 persons originating in Scotland, 18 persons originating in the United States, 2 French Canadians, 2 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 69,052 bushels of wheat, 59,151 pounds of homemade butter, 34,864 bushels of oats, 22,790 pounds of maple sugar, 19,346 bushels of peas, 17,323 acres of land in farms, 11,398 acres of farmland under cultivation, 10,473 bushels of potatoes, 10,383 bushels of turnips, 9,975 pounds of wool produced on farms, 7,486 acres of farmland under crops, 7,454 bushels of barley, 5,925 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,798 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,654 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 3,408 acres of wheat, 2,994 sheep, 1,973 swine, 1,179 acres of peas, 986 acres of oats, 829 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 753 milk cows, 664 horses, 626 calves and heifers, 352 bulls, oxen, or steers, 263 acres of barley, 249 occupants of farms, 156 acres of potatoes, 114 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 105 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 93 bushels of corn, 65 acres of turnips, 65 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 57 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 45 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 28 pounds of hops, 27 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 6 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 acres of corn, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 tons of hay. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)

Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 2,740 yards of flannel, 207 yards of fulled cloth, 171 yards of linen. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)

Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 12 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 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. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Identifiers

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). "Toronto Gore, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/toronto-gore-on028005-1851/.