Wilberforce, Ontario (1851 census)
Wilberforce was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 688. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263150. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.613°N, 77.124°W.
Population
In 1851, Wilberforce had a population of 688: 363 male and 325 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 688 |
| 1861 | 1,288 |
| 1871 | 1,955 |
| 1921 | 1,698 |
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, Wilberforce shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 688 total population, 363 males, Male members of the family who are present: 341, 325 females, Female members of the family who are present: 302, 248 single males, 204 single females, 112 families, 110 married males, 107 married females, Females present who are not members of the family: 23, Males present who are not members of the family: 22, 14 widowed females, 11 male births, 10 females attending school, 8 female births, 6 males attending school, 5 widowed males, 1 blind females, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 58 females aged 5 to 10, 54 males aged 5 to 10, 54 married females aged 20 to 30, 44 single males aged 20 to 30, 43 married males aged 30 to 40, 39 single females aged 10 to 15, 38 single males aged 15 to 20, 33 single females aged 15 to 20, 32 married males aged 20 to 30, 30 single males aged 10 to 15, 20 males aged 2 to 3, 20 males aged 4 to 5, 19 married females aged 40 to 50, 18 females age 3 to 4, 18 married females aged 30 to 40, 18 married males aged 40 to 50, 14 married males aged 50 to 60, 13 females aged 1 to 2, 13 females aged 2 to 3, 12 males aged 1 to 2, 12 males aged 3 to 4, 12 males under age 1, 11 females aged 4 to 5, 11 females under age 1, 8 single females aged 20 to 30, 7 married females aged 15 to 20, 6 married females aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 married females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 60 to 70, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 329 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 299 persons originating in Ireland, 27 persons originating in Scotland, 17 French Canadians, 6 persons originating in England or Wales, 5 persons originating in the United States, 2 persons originating in New Brunswick, 2 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 4 employees in saw mills, 3 saw mills, 3 saw mills powered by water, 3 saw mills reporting annual production, 2 employees in grist mills, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills reporting annual production. 4,093,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 16,500 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON033013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142033— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263150
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). "Wilberforce, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wilberforce-on033013-1851/.