Uxbridge, Ontario (1851 census)
Uxbridge was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,289. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q386959. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.056°N, 79.162°W.
Population
In 1851, Uxbridge had a population of 2,289: 1,235 male and 1,054 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,289 |
| 1861 | 3,933 |
| 1871 | 4,762 |
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, Uxbridge shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 179 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,289 total population, 1,235 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,122, 1,054 females, Female members of the family who are present: 982, 827 single males, 650 single females, 413 families, 386 married males, 380 married females, 174 males attending school, 136 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 113, Females present who are not members of the family: 72, 71 male births, 59 female births, 24 widowed females, 22 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 4, Male members of the family who are present: 4, 3 lunatic males, 2 lunatic females, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 190 males aged 5 to 10, 178 females aged 5 to 10, 144 married females aged 20 to 30, 133 single males aged 10 to 15, 119 single females aged 10 to 15, 116 married males aged 30 to 40, 115 single males aged 15 to 20, 110 married males aged 20 to 30, 107 single males aged 20 to 30, 98 married females aged 30 to 40, 81 married males aged 40 to 50, 71 males under age 1, 71 single females aged 15 to 20, 55 females under age 1, 51 males aged 2 to 3, 51 married females aged 40 to 50, 50 females aged 2 to 3, 49 married males aged 50 to 60, 48 males aged 1 to 2, 47 females aged 1 to 2, 45 females age 3 to 4, 45 males aged 3 to 4, 41 females aged 4 to 5, 41 males aged 4 to 5, 38 married females aged 15 to 20, 36 single females aged 20 to 30, 34 married females aged 50 to 60, 25 married males aged 60 to 70, 13 married females aged 60 to 70, 12 males of unknown age, 9 single males aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 6 females of unknown age, 6 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,537 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 294 persons originating in England or Wales, 209 persons originating in Ireland, 131 persons originating in the United States, 92 persons originating in Scotland, 16 Indigenous males, 14 Indigenous females, 10 French Canadians, 9 persons originating in New Brunswick, 4 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 2 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 male negroes or coloured persons, 1 persons originating in France. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 47,497 bushels of oats, 33,055 bushels of wheat, 27,597 pounds of homemade butter, 25,983 acres of land in farms, 23,016 pounds of maple sugar, 18,461 bushels of turnips, 17,003 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,853 bushels of potatoes, 10,513 bushels of peas, 8,980 acres of farmland under cultivation, 5,139 acres of farmland under crops, 4,780 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,692 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,089 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,203 acres of wheat, 1,997 bushels of buckwheat, 1,838 swine, 1,700 sheep, 1,586 acres of oats, 1,052 bushels of rye, 1,049 bushels of corn, 954 tons of hay, 829 barrels of pork, 729 milk cows, 684 bushels of barley, 605 calves and heifers, 502 horses, 494 bulls, oxen, or steers, 388 occupants of farms, 234 acres of peas, 230 gallons of cider, 191 acres of potatoes, 158 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 152 pounds of hops, 149 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 146 barrels of beef, 141 acres of buckwheat, 141 acres of turnips, 130 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 91 acres of rye, 59 acres of corn, 51 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 37 bushels of beans, 36 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 35 acres of barley, 26 bushels of carrots, 26 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 9 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 4,000 yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills, 3,180 yards of flannel, $2,500 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), $2,000 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 1,300 pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, 1,248 yards of fulled cloth, 750 carding and fulling mills returning capital, 7 employees in saw mills, 7 saw mills, 7 saw mills reporting annual production, 7 saw mills returning capital, 6 saw mills powered by water, 1 carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills reporting, 1 distilleries, 1 employees in carding and fulling mills, 1 employees in grist mills, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills reporting annual production, 1 grist mills returning capital, 1 saw mills powered by steam. 1,750,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 6,000 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 1 distilleries not reporting — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 25 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 16, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 4, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| William George Metcalf | 1847–1885 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON026003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON049001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q386959
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uxbridge,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uxbridge_(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). "Uxbridge, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/uxbridge-on026003-1851/.