Uxbridge, Ontario (1851 census)
Uxbridge was a census subdivision in Ontario County, 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 density was 26.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,289 |
| 1861 | 3,933 |
| 1871 | 4,762 |
| 1881 | 4,081 |
| 1891 | 3,461 |
| 1901 | 2,846 |
| 1911 | 2,471 |
| 1921 | 2,858 |
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 367 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 413 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 4 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 982 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 72 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 1,122 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 4 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 113 |
| Number of deaf and dumb females | 1 |
| Number of families | 413 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 59 |
| Number of females | 1,054 |
| Number of females attending school | 136 |
| Number of lunatic females | 2 |
| Number of lunatic males | 3 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 71 |
| Number of males | 1,235 |
| Number of males attending school | 174 |
| Number of married females | 380 |
| Number of married males | 386 |
| Number of single females | 650 |
| Number of single males | 827 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| POP | 2,289 |
| POP FX N.1 | 1,054 |
| POP MX N.1 | 1,235 |
| POP XX N.1 | 2,289 |
| Total population | 2,289 |
Age structure (52 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 45 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 47 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 50 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 41 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 178 |
| Number of females of unknown age | 6 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 55 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 48 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 51 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 45 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 41 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 190 |
| Number of males of unknown age | 12 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 71 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 38 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 144 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 98 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 51 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 34 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 13 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 110 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 116 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 81 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 49 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 25 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 3 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 119 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 71 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 36 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 133 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 115 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 107 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 9 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 5 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 6 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 5 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 4 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 4 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 7 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 4 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 10 |
| Number of Indigenous females | 14 |
| Number of Indigenous males | 16 |
| Number of male negroes or coloured persons | 1 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 1,537 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 294 |
| Number of persons originating in France | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Germany or Holland | 2 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 209 |
| Number of persons originating in New Brunswick | 9 |
| Number of persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island | 4 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 92 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 131 |
Agriculture (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 35 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 141 |
| Acres of corn | 59 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 149 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,692 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 17,003 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,139 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 8,980 |
| Acres of land in farms | 25,983 |
| Acres of oats | 1,586 |
| Acres of peas | 234 |
| Acres of potatoes | 191 |
| Acres of rye | 91 |
| Acres of turnips | 141 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,203 |
| BAR AC | 35 |
| BAR BU | 684 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 146 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 829 |
| BEEF BAR | 146 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 684 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 37 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,997 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,049 |
| Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 47,497 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 10,513 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,853 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,052 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 18,461 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 33,055 |
| BWT AC | 141 |
| BWT BU | 1,997 |
| CRN AC | 59 |
| CRN BU | 1,049 |
| Gallons of cider produced in the past year | 230 |
| HAY TONS | 954 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 494 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 605 |
| Number of horses | 502 |
| Number of milk cows | 729 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 388 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 130 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 158 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 51 |
| Number of sheep | 1,700 |
| Number of swine | 1,838 |
| OAT AC | 1,586 |
| OAT BU | 47,497 |
| PEA AC | 234 |
| PEA BU | 10,513 |
| PORK BAR | 829 |
| POT AC | 191 |
| POT BU | 10,853 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 3,089 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 27,597 |
| Pounds of hops produced in the past year | 152 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 23,016 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,780 |
| RYE AC | 91 |
| RYE BU | 1,052 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 954 |
| WHT AC | 2,203 |
| WHT BU | 33,055 |
| WOOL LBS | 4,780 |
Manufacturing & industry (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production | 6,000 |
| Feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production | 1,750,000 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | 1 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills reporting | 1 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills returning capital | 750 |
| Number of distilleries | 1 |
| Number of distilleries not reporting | 1 |
| Number of employees in carding and fulling mills | 1 |
| Number of employees in grist mills | 1 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | 7 |
| Number of grist mills | 1 |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 1 |
| Number of grist mills reporting annual production | 1 |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | 1 |
| Number of saw mills | 7 |
| Number of saw mills powered by steam | 1 |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 6 |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | 7 |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | 7 |
| Pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | 1,300 |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | 2,000 |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | 2,500 |
| Yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | 4,000 |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 3,180 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 1,248 |
Deaths & mortality (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30 | 2 |
| 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 females of all ages | 16 |
| 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 aged 1 to 2 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 9 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 2 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 25 |
Other recorded variables (163 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 27,597 |
| BEN BU | 37 |
| BOV | 494 |
| C H | 605 |
| C LBS | 3,089 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 1 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 1,235 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 1,054 |
| C03 GM WATER | 1 |
| C03 TOTAL | 2,289 |
| C04 GM NO YEAR | 1 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 1,122 |
| C05 GM BARRELS YEAR | 6,000 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 982 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 113 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 72 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 4 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 4 |
| C100 BTWN 80 AND 90 M WID | 1 |
| C105 BTWN 80 AND 90 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 71 |
| C12 GM CAP NO | 1 |
| C122 AGES NOT GIVEN M | 12 |
| C123 AGES NOT GIVEN F | 6 |
| C124 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN M | 3 |
| C125 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN F | 4 |
| C126 MD MALE | 386 |
| C127 S MALE | 827 |
| C128 WID MALE | 22 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 1,235 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 59 |
| C13 GM CAP P | 2,000 |
| C130 MD FEM | 380 |
| C131 S FEM | 650 |
| C132 WID FEM | 24 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 1,054 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 2,289 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 9 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 16 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 25 |
| C139 INDIANS M | 16 |
| C14 GM HANDS | 1 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 71 |
| C140 INDIANS F | 14 |
| C141 COL PERSON M | 1 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 174 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 136 |
| C146 DEAF AND DUMB F | 1 |
| C149 LUNATICS M | 3 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 55 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 2 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 2 |
| C16 SM NO | 7 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 4 |
| C17 SM STEAM | 1 |
| C18 SM WATER | 6 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 48 |
| C19 SM NO YEAR | 7 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 47 |
| C20 DEATHS UNDER 2 M | 1 |
| C20 SM FEET YEAR | 1,750,000 |
| C21 DEATHS UNDER 2 F | 2 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 51 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 50 |
| C25 DEATHS UNDER 3 F | 1 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 45 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 45 |
| C28 SM RETURNS NO | 7 |
| C29 SM RETURNS P | 2,500 |
| C30 SM EMPLOYED | 7 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 41 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 41 |
| C32 CFM NO | 1 |
| C33 CFM RETURNS | 1 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 190 |
| C34 CFM CAPITAL | 750 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 178 |
| C35 CFM WOOL | 1,300 |
| C36 CFM CLOTH | 4,000 |
| C37 CFM HANDS | 1 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 133 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 119 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 2 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 115 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 38 |
| C46 DIST NO | 1 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 71 |
| C48 BTWN 15 AND 20 M DEATHS | 2 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 110 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 107 |
| C51 DIST NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 144 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 36 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 1 |
| C57 BTWN 20 AND 30 F DEATHS | 2 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 116 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 9 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 2 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 98 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 1 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 3 |
| C65 BTWN 30 AND 40 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 81 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 2 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 4 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 51 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 1 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 5 |
| C73 BTWN 40 AND 50 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 49 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 2 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 4 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 34 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 6 |
| C80 BTWN 50 AND 60 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 25 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 1 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 7 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 13 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 4 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 3 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 4 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 2 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 5 |
| CAR BU | 26 |
| CD NAME | Ontario |
| CID GAL | 230 |
| CROP | 5,139 |
| CULT | 8,980 |
| DE NL | 2 |
| ENG WLS | 294 |
| FC YRDS | 1,248 |
| FLAN YRDS | 3,180 |
| FR | 1 |
| FREN ORIG | 10 |
| GARDEN | 149 |
| GRA BU | 9 |
| HELD | 25,983 |
| HOP LBS | 152 |
| HORSE | 502 |
| IRE | 209 |
| LINE NO | 232 |
| M COWS | 729 |
| MPLS LBS | 23,016 |
| MW BU | 26 |
| NB | 9 |
| NOT FRN | 1,537 |
| NS PEI | 4 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 4 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 36 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 130 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 158 |
| O OVR 200 | 9 |
| O UNDR 10 | 51 |
| PASTURE | 3,692 |
| SCOT | 92 |
| SHEEP | 1,700 |
| SWINE | 1,838 |
| TOT O | 388 |
| TUR AC | 141 |
| TUR BU | 18,461 |
| US | 131 |
| WOOD | 17,003 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON026003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON133009— 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/.