Verulam, Ontario (1851 census)

Verulam was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 571. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7922994. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.527°N, 78.623°W.

Population

In 1851, Verulam had a population of 571: 304 male and 267 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

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, Verulam shared boundaries with:

• Bexley & Sommerville
• Emily
• Fenelon
• Smith & Harvey

Full census record, 1851

The 1851 census recorded 115 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 571 total population, 304 males, Male members of the family who are present: 291, 267 females, Female members of the family who are present: 257, 213 single males, 171 single females, 93 families, 86 married females, 81 married males, 61 males attending school, 45 females attending school, 14 female births, Males present who are not members of the family: 13, Females present who are not members of the family: 10, 10 widowed females, 10 widowed males, 4 male births, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 49 females aged 5 to 10, 47 males aged 5 to 10, 43 single males aged 10 to 15, 41 single males aged 15 to 20, 35 single females aged 10 to 15, 31 married males aged 30 to 40, 30 married females aged 30 to 40, 25 single males aged 20 to 30, 24 married females aged 20 to 30, 20 married males aged 20 to 30, 19 married females aged 40 to 50, 19 married males aged 40 to 50, 19 single females aged 15 to 20, 18 males aged 1 to 2, 14 females aged 1 to 2, 13 females under age 1, 12 females aged 4 to 5, 10 females age 3 to 4, 10 females aged 2 to 3, 10 males aged 3 to 4, 9 males aged 4 to 5, 9 married males aged 50 to 60, 8 males under age 1, 7 married females aged 50 to 60, 7 single females aged 20 to 30, 5 males aged 2 to 3, 5 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 single males aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 married males aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 married females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 309 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 187 persons originating in Ireland, 39 persons originating in Scotland, 34 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 12,514 pounds of homemade butter, 10,695 bushels of oats, 8,781 acres of land in farms, 8,145 bushels of wheat, 6,182 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,038 pounds of maple sugar, 3,696 bushels of potatoes, 2,599 acres of farmland under cultivation, 2,243 bushels of peas, 1,993 acres of farmland under crops, 1,930 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,380 bushels of turnips, 697 acres of wheat, 601 acres of farmland in pasture, 601 sheep, 454 acres of oats, 398 tons of hay, 320 swine, 245 milk cows, 227 barrels of pork, 212 calves and heifers, 210 bulls, oxen, or steers, 170 acres of peas, 121 horses, 100 bushels of carrots, 100 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 97 bushels of corn, 90 acres of potatoes, 88 occupants of farms, 68 barrels of beef, 54 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 39 bushels of buckwheat, 15 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 8 bushels of barley, 7 acres of corn, 7 acres of turnips, 7 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 5 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 4 acres of buckwheat, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 acres of barley. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)

Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 1,638 yards of flannel, 497 yards of fulled cloth. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)

Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 4 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Identifiers

• TCP UID: ON037007 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON149012 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
• Wikidata: Q7922994
• Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verulam_Township

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). "Verulam, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/verulam-on037007-1851/.