Vaughan, Ontario (1851 census)
Vaughan was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 7,723. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q44013. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.838°N, 79.556°W.
Population
In 1851, Vaughan had a population of 7,723: 4,111 male and 3,612 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 7,723 |
| 1861 | 7,955 |
| 1871 | 7,657 |
| 1881 | 6,828 |
| 1891 | 5,292 |
| 1901 | 4,586 |
| 1911 | 4,398 |
| 1921 | 5,080 |
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, Vaughan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 199 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 7,723 total population, 4,111 males, 3,612 females, Male members of the family who are present: 3,560, Female members of the family who are present: 3,249, 3,012 single males, 2,454 single females, 1,206 families, 1,039 married males, 1,030 married females, 683 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 551, 551 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 363, 157 male births, 128 widowed females, 118 female births, 60 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 29, Female members of the family who are absent: 15, 8 persons at sea, 4 lunatic males, 3 blind females, 2 blind males, 2 deaf and dumb females, 2 lunatic females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 563 females aged 5 to 10, 540 males aged 5 to 10, 520 single males aged 15 to 20, 500 single males aged 10 to 15, 470 single males aged 20 to 30, 454 single females aged 10 to 15, 369 married females aged 20 to 30, 365 married males aged 30 to 40, 332 single females aged 15 to 20, 298 married males aged 40 to 50, 259 married females aged 30 to 40, 195 single females aged 20 to 30, 186 married females aged 40 to 50, 178 males under age 1, 170 females aged 4 to 5, 166 females under age 1, 160 males aged 1 to 2, 152 females aged 1 to 2, 150 males aged 2 to 3, 150 single males aged 30 to 40, 145 married males aged 50 to 60, 139 females age 3 to 4, 134 females aged 2 to 3, 130 married males aged 20 to 30, 125 males aged 3 to 4, 121 males aged 4 to 5, 95 married females aged 50 to 60, 70 single males aged 40 to 50, 69 married males aged 60 to 70, 66 single females aged 30 to 40, 55 married females aged 60 to 70, 45 married females aged 15 to 20, 44 single females aged 40 to 50, 25 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 25 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 23 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 21 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 18 married females aged 70 to 80, 18 married males aged 70 to 80, 16 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 16 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 14 females of unknown age, 12 single females aged 50 to 60, 11 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 11 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 10 single males aged 50 to 60, 10 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 9 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 8 males of unknown age, 8 married males aged 80 to 90, 6 married males aged 15 to 20, 6 single females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 single females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 4 single males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 married females aged 80 to 90, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 3,730 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1,579 persons originating in Ireland, 1,175 persons originating in England or Wales, 789 persons originating in Scotland, 232 persons originating in the United States, 89 persons whose origin is unknown, 51 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 32 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 18 persons originating in New Brunswick, 12 female negroes or coloured persons, 10 male negroes or coloured persons, 7 persons originating in France, 4 French Canadians, 3 persons originating in the West Indies, 2 persons originating in all other places. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 4 persons originating in Guernsey — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 168,816 bushels of wheat, 139,350 bushels of oats, 119,420 pounds of homemade butter, 64,596 acres of land in farms, 54,054 bushels of peas, 34,084 acres of farmland under cultivation, 31,464 bushels of potatoes, 30,512 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 25,987 acres of farmland under crops, 22,696 pounds of wool produced on farms, 13,482 bushels of turnips, 13,252 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 9,418 acres of wheat, 9,370 pounds of maple sugar, 7,537 sheep, 7,488 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,293 barrels of pork, 6,028 swine, 4,847 gallons of cider, 4,279 acres of oats, 4,091 tons of hay, 3,743 acres of peas, 3,456 bushels of barley, 2,394 milk cows, 2,179 horses, 1,879 barrels of beef, 1,745 calves and heifers, 1,036 bulls, oxen, or steers, 992 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 801 bushels of corn, 746 occupants of farms, 609 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 482 acres of potatoes, 405 pounds of flax or hemp, 359 bushels of carrots, 280 bushels of rye, 265 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 219 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 214 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 175 pounds of hops, 161 acres of barley, 120 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 107 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 77 acres of turnips, 73 bushels of buckwheat, 28 acres of corn, 28 acres of rye, 27 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 6 acres of buckwheat, 4 bushels of beans. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 7,521 yards of flannel, 2,800 yards of fulled cloth, $2,500 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $2,025 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), $380 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), 46 yards of linen, 35 employees in saw mills, 19 saw mills, 19 saw mills powered by water, 15 saw mills reporting annual production, 11 employees in grist mills, 9 saw mills returning capital, 3 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 2 grist mills, 2 grist mills powered by water, 2 grist mills reporting annual production, 2 grist mills returning capital, 1 saw mills not reporting, 1 woollen factories, 1 woollen factories not reporting. 3,800,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 11,000 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 6 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 49 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 30, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 19, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 15, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 4 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Susannah Augusta Stokes | 1805–1923 | died here |
| Mary McLELLAN | 1836–1909 | died here |
| Hugh McKinnon | 1843–1903 | born here |
| Nathaniel Clarke Wallace | 1844–1901 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON042002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON154008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q44013
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaughan
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaughan_(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). "Vaughan, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/vaughan-on042002-1851/.