Willoughby, Ontario (1851 census)
Willoughby was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,352. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q8022201. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.006°N, 79.069°W.
Population
In 1851, Willoughby had a population of 1,352: 719 male and 633 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,352 |
| 1861 | 1,539 |
| 1871 | 1,250 |
| 1881 | 1,273 |
| 1891 | 1,099 |
| 1901 | 991 |
| 1911 | 908 |
| 1921 | 917 |
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, Willoughby shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,352 total population, 719 males, 633 females, Male members of the family who are present: 614, Female members of the family who are present: 566, 484 single males, 394 single females, 215 married females, 211 married males, 175 males attending school, 136 females attending school, 124 families, Males present who are not members of the family: 105, Females present who are not members of the family: 67, 28 male births, 24 widowed females, 24 widowed males, 18 female births, Male members of the family who are present: 15, Female members of the family who are absent: 11, 1 blind females, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 99 females aged 5 to 10, 94 males aged 5 to 10, 86 single males aged 10 to 15, 78 single females aged 10 to 15, 69 single males aged 20 to 30, 67 married females aged 20 to 30, 66 single males aged 15 to 20, 60 single females aged 15 to 20, 57 married males aged 30 to 40, 55 married females aged 30 to 40, 55 married males aged 40 to 50, 50 married females aged 40 to 50, 48 married males aged 20 to 30, 38 single females aged 20 to 30, 36 married males aged 50 to 60, 35 males under age 1, 29 females age 3 to 4, 27 males aged 1 to 2, 25 females aged 1 to 2, 25 males aged 2 to 3, 23 married females aged 50 to 60, 23 single males aged 30 to 40, 21 females aged 2 to 3, 21 males aged 4 to 5, 20 males aged 3 to 4, 19 females under age 1, 17 females aged 4 to 5, 13 married males aged 60 to 70, 10 married females aged 15 to 20, 10 married females aged 60 to 70, 9 single males aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 single females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 males of unknown age, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 787 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 156 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 129 persons originating in the United States, 105 persons originating in all other places, 75 persons originating in Ireland, 45 persons originating in Scotland, 29 persons originating in England or Wales, 10 persons originating in Switzerland, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 13 persons originating in Russia, Prussia, or Poland, 1 persons originating in Austria or Hungary — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 38,098 pounds of homemade butter, 32,872 bushels of oats, 30,917 bushels of wheat, 15,718 acres of land in farms, 8,033 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,685 acres of farmland under cultivation, 6,122 gallons of cider, 5,420 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,689 bushels of barley, 4,671 bushels of corn, 4,520 acres of farmland under crops, 3,025 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,754 bushels of potatoes, 2,267 sheep, 1,882 bushels of buckwheat, 1,761 acres of wheat, 1,654 tons of hay, 1,148 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,031 swine, 684 acres of oats, 678 pounds of maple sugar, 615 bushels of turnips, 577 barrels of pork, 572 milk cows, 524 bushels of peas, 480 calves and heifers, 438 horses, 313 acres of barley, 262 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 255 barrels of beef, 199 bulls, oxen, or steers, 179 acres of corn, 164 bushels of carrots, 162 occupants of farms, 140 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 140 bushels of beans, 122 acres of buckwheat, 92 pounds of hops, 86 acres of peas, 85 acres of potatoes, 56 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 45 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 37 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 30 pounds of flax or hemp, 22 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 10 bushels of rye, 9 acres of turnips, 9 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 9 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 acres of rye. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 2,838 yards of flannel, $1,600 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 816 yards of fulled cloth, 154 yards of linen, $45 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), 3 saw mills, 3 saw mills returning capital, 2 employees in saw mills, 2 saw mills powered by water, 2 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 1 saw mills not reporting, 1 saw mills powered by steam. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, 4 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON040005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q8022201
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willoughby_Township,_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). "Willoughby, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/willoughby-on040005-1851/.