Usborne, Ontario (1851 census)
Usborne was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,484. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263051. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.347°N, 81.401°W.
Population
In 1851, Usborne had a population of 1,484: 836 male and 648 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,484 |
| 1861 | 3,219 |
| 1871 | 3,831 |
| 1881 | 3,074 |
| 1891 | 2,528 |
| 1901 | 2,367 |
| 1911 | 1,944 |
| 1921 | 1,797 |
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, Usborne shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 127 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,484 total population, 836 males, Male members of the family who are present: 770, 648 females, Female members of the family who are present: 626, 588 single males, 414 single females, 248 families, 241 married males, 226 married females, Males present who are not members of the family: 66, 42 male births, 31 female births, 28 males attending school, 26 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 22, Male members of the family who are present: 8, 8 widowed females, 7 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 3. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 119 single males aged 20 to 30, 118 males aged 5 to 10, 111 females aged 5 to 10, 90 single females aged 10 to 15, 89 single males aged 10 to 15, 84 married females aged 20 to 30, 78 married males aged 30 to 40, 69 married males aged 20 to 30, 63 married females aged 30 to 40, 54 single males aged 15 to 20, 49 single females aged 15 to 20, 43 married males aged 40 to 50, 38 males aged 1 to 2, 38 married females aged 40 to 50, 36 males aged 2 to 3, 35 males aged 3 to 4, 34 single females aged 20 to 30, 32 males aged 4 to 5, 32 males under age 1, 29 females under age 1, 28 females aged 1 to 2, 28 females aged 2 to 3, 28 married males aged 50 to 60, 24 females aged 4 to 5, 22 single males aged 30 to 40, 21 females age 3 to 4, 20 married females aged 50 to 60, 15 married females aged 15 to 20, 13 married males aged 60 to 70, 8 males of unknown age, 6 married females aged 60 to 70, 5 females of unknown age, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 532 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 370 persons originating in England or Wales, 281 persons originating in Scotland, 264 persons originating in Ireland, 29 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 7 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 22,157 acres of land in farms, 18,690 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12,949 bushels of wheat, 12,588 pounds of homemade butter, 9,939 bushels of oats, 8,245 bushels of turnips, 7,233 pounds of maple sugar, 3,982 bushels of potatoes, 3,467 acres of farmland under cultivation, 2,924 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,650 bushels of peas, 1,767 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,693 acres of farmland under crops, 1,335 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 914 sheep, 878 acres of wheat, 840 swine, 656 tons of hay, 532 bulls, oxen, or steers, 412 calves and heifers, 397 acres of oats, 390 milk cows, 373 bushels of corn, 318 barrels of pork, 229 bushels of barley, 218 occupants of farms, 169 acres of peas, 161 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 140 horses, 90 bushels of rye, 85 acres of potatoes, 76 acres of turnips, 61 barrels of beef, 21 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 21 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 18 acres of corn, 13 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 12 acres of barley, 7 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 5 bushels of carrots, 4 acres of rye, 3 pounds of hops, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 1,684 yards of flannel, 144 yards of fulled cloth, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 saw mills, 1 saw mills powered by water. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 5 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON016005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263051
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). "Usborne, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/usborne-on016005-1851/.