Warwick, Ontario (1851 census)
Warwick was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,069. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263106. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.008°N, 81.901°W.
Population
In 1851, Warwick had a population of 2,069: 1,114 male and 955 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,069 |
| 1861 | 3,388 |
| 1871 | 4,677 |
| 1881 | 4,052 |
| 1891 | 3,644 |
| 1901 | 3,329 |
| 1911 | 2,772 |
| 1921 | 2,376 |
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, Warwick shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,069 total population, 1,114 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,039, 955 females, Female members of the family who are present: 909, 789 single males, 618 single females, 319 families, 309 married females, 308 married males, 152 females attending school, 124 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 75, Females present who are not members of the family: 46, 41 male births, 31 female births, 28 widowed females, 17 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 11, Female members of the family who are absent: 8, 1 blind females, 1 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 181 males aged 5 to 10, 153 single females aged 10 to 15, 142 single males aged 10 to 15, 141 females aged 5 to 10, 122 married males aged 30 to 40, 113 single males aged 15 to 20, 109 single males aged 20 to 30, 104 married females aged 20 to 30, 91 married females aged 30 to 40, 76 single females aged 15 to 20, 59 married females aged 40 to 50, 59 married males aged 40 to 50, 53 males under age 1, 50 females aged 4 to 5, 49 married males aged 20 to 30, 47 married males aged 50 to 60, 45 males aged 1 to 2, 44 females aged 1 to 2, 44 females aged 2 to 3, 42 males aged 4 to 5, 40 females age 3 to 4, 38 females under age 1, 33 males aged 2 to 3, 31 males aged 3 to 4, 31 married females aged 50 to 60, 26 single females aged 20 to 30, 26 single males aged 30 to 40, 23 married males aged 60 to 70, 13 married females aged 15 to 20, 11 married females aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 7 single males aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 married males aged 15 to 20, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,100 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 178 persons originating in Ireland, 178 persons originating in Scotland, 143 persons originating in England or Wales, 73 persons originating in the United States, 67 French Canadians, 12 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 6 persons originating in New Brunswick, 3 persons originating in France, 2 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in the East Indies, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 33,132 pounds of homemade butter, 27,652 acres of land in farms, 24,725 bushels of oats, 21,385 pounds of maple sugar, 20,586 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 19,432 bushels of wheat, 7,046 acres of farmland under cultivation, 6,789 bushels of peas, 6,030 bushels of potatoes, 5,469 pounds of wool produced on farms, 5,432 bushels of turnips, 4,276 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,139 bushels of corn, 2,682 acres of farmland under crops, 1,918 sheep, 1,350 acres of wheat, 1,301 tons of hay, 1,275 swine, 846 acres of oats, 700 calves and heifers, 697 bulls, oxen, or steers, 629 milk cows, 505 barrels of pork, 419 barrels of beef, 400 acres of peas, 365 bushels of buckwheat, 360 horses, 314 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 281 occupants of farms, 209 bushels of barley, 168 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 138 acres of corn, 88 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 79 acres of potatoes, 69 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 63 bushels of carrots, 62 bushels of rye, 42 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 37 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 28 acres of turnips, 25 acres of buckwheat, 20 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 19 bushels of beans, 12 pounds of hops, 11 acres of barley, 6 acres of rye, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 2,616 yards of flannel, 406 yards of fulled cloth, $200 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), $25 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), 2 saw mills returning capital, 1 employees in saw mills, 1 saw mills not reporting, 1 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 12 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, 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 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON018010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122010_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263106
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). "Warwick, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/warwick-on018010-1851/.