Williamsburg, Ontario (1851 census)
Williamsburg was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 4,284. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.986°N, 75.188°W.
Population
In 1851, Williamsburg had a population of 4,284: 2,157 male and 2,127 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,284 |
| 1861 | 4,675 |
| 1871 | 4,724 |
| 1881 | 4,671 |
| 1891 | 4,308 |
| 1901 | 3,906 |
| 1911 | 3,469 |
| 1921 | 3,194 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Morrisburg, Village, 1861 (1.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Williamsburg shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 182 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 4,284 total population, 2,157 males, 2,127 females, Female members of the family who are present: 2,026, Male members of the family who are present: 1,994, 1,487 single males, 1,452 single females, 642 married males, 621 married females, 583 families, 220 males attending school, 213 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 163, Females present who are not members of the family: 101, 93 male births, 84 female births, Male members of the family who are present: 55, 54 widowed females, Female members of the family who are absent: 33, 28 widowed males, 2 deaf and dumb males, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 343 females aged 5 to 10, 315 males aged 5 to 10, 293 single females aged 10 to 15, 284 single males aged 10 to 15, 274 single males aged 15 to 20, 263 single females aged 15 to 20, 202 married females aged 20 to 30, 195 married females aged 30 to 40, 193 single males aged 20 to 30, 175 married males aged 30 to 40, 154 married males aged 20 to 30, 150 married males aged 40 to 50, 135 single females aged 20 to 30, 116 married females aged 40 to 50, 99 married males aged 50 to 60, 92 females aged 2 to 3, 92 males under age 1, 90 females aged 1 to 2, 79 females under age 1, 74 males aged 1 to 2, 74 males aged 2 to 3, 74 married females aged 50 to 60, 73 males aged 3 to 4, 72 females age 3 to 4, 69 females aged 4 to 5, 59 males aged 4 to 5, 44 married males aged 60 to 70, 24 single males aged 40 to 50, 21 married females aged 60 to 70, 18 single males aged 30 to 40, 16 married males aged 70 to 80, 16 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 10 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 8 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 7 married females aged 15 to 20, 7 single females aged 30 to 40, 7 single females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 married males aged 80 to 90, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 3,499 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 370 persons originating in Ireland, 192 persons originating in the United States, 119 persons originating in Scotland, 58 persons originating in England or Wales, 31 French Canadians, 6 persons originating in New Brunswick, 3 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 3 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in Sweden or Norway, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 1 persons originating in Jersey or other British islands — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 120,079 pounds of homemade butter, 61,452 bushels of oats, 47,008 acres of land in farms, 33,356 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 31,567 bushels of wheat, 26,477 bushels of potatoes, 13,642 acres of farmland under cultivation, 13,170 pounds of maple sugar, 12,999 pounds of wool produced on farms, 11,248 bushels of peas, 9,241 bushels of buckwheat, 7,787 acres of farmland under crops, 6,476 bushels of corn, 5,675 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,403 bushels of barley, 5,026 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 4,877 sheep, 4,545 tons of hay, 4,460 bushels of rye, 2,642 acres of oats, 2,324 pounds of flax or hemp, 2,200 acres of wheat, 2,103 swine, 2,060 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 1,690 milk cows, 1,565 calves and heifers, 1,452 barrels of pork, 1,297 horses, 779 bushels of carrots, 740 acres of peas, 564 gallons of cider, 445 occupants of farms, 440 bushels of turnips, 426 acres of buckwheat, 399 acres of potatoes, 316 barrels of beef, 299 bulls, oxen, or steers, 287 acres of barley, 263 acres of corn, 243 acres of rye, 207 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 190 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 118 bushels of beans, 107 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 103 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 92 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 27 pounds of hops, 24 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 13 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 4 acres of turnips, 3 pounds of tobacco. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 6,939 yards of flannel, 3,967 yards of fulled cloth, $2,450 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $750 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 503 yards of linen, 500 carding and fulling mills returning capital, $237 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), $75 value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), 6 employees in carding and fulling mills, 5 saw mills, 5 saw mills powered by water, 5 saw mills returning capital, 4 employees in saw mills, 3 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 2 grist mills, 2 grist mills powered by water, 2 grist mills returning capital, 1 carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills reporting, 1 grist mills reporting annual production, 1 grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 1 saw mills not reporting, 1 saw mills reporting annual production, 1 tanneries, 1 tanneries not reporting. 100,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 20,000 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 2 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 20 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| James William Cook | 1820–1875 | born here |
| Michael Urias Cook | 1824–1912 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON005003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON107003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Williamsburg, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/williamsburg-on005003-1851/.