Yonge, Ontario (1851 census)
Yonge was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 3,661. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.571°N, 75.908°W.
Population
In 1851, Yonge had a population of 3,661: 1,836 male and 1,825 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,661 |
| 1861 | 3,884 |
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, Yonge shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 183 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 3,661 total population, 1,836 males, 1,825 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,758, Female members of the family who are present: 1,742, 1,217 single males, 1,176 single females, 590 married males, 576 married females, 370 males attending school, 315 families, 315 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 83, Male members of the family who are present: 83, Males present who are not members of the family: 78, 73 male births, 73 widowed females, Female members of the family who are absent: 59, 39 female births, 29 widowed males, 4 lunatic males, 4 persons at sea, 2 deaf and dumb females, 2 deaf and dumb males, 1 blind females, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 247 females aged 5 to 10, 246 males aged 5 to 10, 242 single males aged 10 to 15, 236 single females aged 15 to 20, 226 single females aged 10 to 15, 210 single males aged 15 to 20, 197 single males aged 20 to 30, 186 married females aged 20 to 30, 151 married females aged 30 to 40, 150 married males aged 30 to 40, 141 married males aged 20 to 30, 120 married males aged 40 to 50, 117 single females aged 20 to 30, 112 married males aged 50 to 60, 99 married females aged 40 to 50, 83 married females aged 50 to 60, 76 males under age 1, 71 females age 3 to 4, 67 females aged 4 to 5, 67 females under age 1, 66 males aged 1 to 2, 61 females aged 1 to 2, 61 females aged 2 to 3, 57 males aged 2 to 3, 51 males aged 4 to 5, 45 married males aged 60 to 70, 40 males aged 3 to 4, 29 married females aged 15 to 20, 22 married females aged 60 to 70, 18 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 16 married males aged 70 to 80, 16 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 14 single males aged 30 to 40, 13 single females aged 30 to 40, 12 single males aged 40 to 50, 12 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 12 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 8 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 single females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 married males aged 15 to 20, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 single females aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 2,715 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 538 persons originating in Ireland, 206 persons originating in the United States, 90 persons originating in England or Wales, 72 persons originating in Scotland, 28 French Canadians, 6 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 3 persons originating in France, 2 persons whose origin is unknown, 1 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 1 persons originating in Guernsey, 1 persons originating in Jersey or other British islands — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 133,765 pounds of homemade butter, 48,869 acres of land in farms, 38,752 bushels of wheat, 32,701 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 32,007 bushels of oats, 30,046 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 17,374 bushels of potatoes, 17,366 pounds of maple sugar, 16,168 acres of farmland under cultivation, 12,802 pounds of wool produced on farms, 10,975 acres of farmland under crops, 9,464 bushels of peas, 7,812 bushels of corn, 5,047 tons of hay, 4,932 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,869 sheep, 3,038 acres of wheat, 2,980 gallons of cider, 2,842 bushels of buckwheat, 2,794 bushels of rye, 1,966 swine, 1,797 milk cows, 1,693 calves and heifers, 1,628 barrels of pork, 1,472 bushels of turnips, 1,412 acres of oats, 1,117 horses, 626 acres of peas, 616 bulls, oxen, or steers, 564 bushels of barley, 423 bushels of carrots, 416 occupants of farms, 341 acres of corn, 308 acres of potatoes, 261 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 224 acres of buckwheat, 212 acres of rye, 153 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 148 barrels of beef, 146 bushels of beans, 127 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 114 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 89 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 50 pounds of flax or hemp, 49 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 47 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 37 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 32 acres of barley, 14 pounds of hops, 10 acres of turnips, 3 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes $7,000 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 5,863 yards of flannel, 3,231 yards of fulled cloth, $1,675 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 275 tanneries returning capital, 19 employees in saw mills, 18 employees in grist mills, 10 saw mills, 10 saw mills powered by water, 10 saw mills reporting annual production, 10 saw mills returning capital, 7 grist mills, 7 grist mills powered by water, 6 grist mills reporting annual production, 6 grist mills returning capital, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 tanneries, 1 tanneries reporting. 1,027,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 40,000 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. $800 value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 3 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 16 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 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 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 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 |
|---|---|---|
| John Classon Miller | 1836–1884 | born here |
| Leonora Howard King | 1851–1925 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON020011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON083012— 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). "Yonge, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/yonge-on020011-1851/.