Callières, Quebec (1851 census)
Callières was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 76. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.936°N, 69.911°W.
Population
In 1851, Callières had a population of 76: 49 male and 27 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 76 |
| 1861 | 273 |
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, Callières shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 98 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 76 total population, 49 males, Male members of the family who are present: 39, 34 single males, 27 females, Female members of the family who are present: 26, 15 married males, 14 families, 14 married females, 13 single females, Males present who are not members of the family: 10, 3 male births, 2 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 9 married females aged 20 to 30, 7 married males aged 20 to 30, 6 males aged 5 to 10, 5 males aged 1 to 2, 5 males aged 4 to 5, 4 married males aged 30 to 40, 4 single males aged 15 to 20, 3 males aged 2 to 3, 3 males under age 1, 3 single males aged 20 to 30, 2 females age 3 to 4, 2 females aged 4 to 5, 2 females under age 1, 2 males aged 3 to 4, 2 married females aged 30 to 40, 2 married females aged 40 to 50, 2 married males aged 50 to 60, 2 single females aged 20 to 30, 2 single males aged 10 to 15, 1 females aged 2 to 3, 1 females aged 5 to 10, 1 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 married females aged 50 to 60, 1 married males aged 40 to 50, 1 married males aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 10 to 15, 1 single females aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 67 French Canadians, 8 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 711 acres of land in farms, 633 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 176 bushels of barley, 78 acres of farmland under cultivation, 65 bushels of potatoes, 56 acres of farmland under crops, 44 acres of barley, 23 bushels of rye, 22 acres of farmland in pasture, 22 bushels of wheat, 11 swine, 9 occupants of farms, 7 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 6 acres of wheat, 5 acres of rye, 4 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3 acres of potatoes, 3 milk cows, 2 barrels of pork, 2 horses, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 67,000 saw mills reporting daily production, 800 saw mill plants, 6 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, Logs produced by saw mills reporting production by number of logs: 3, 3 saw mills, 3 saw mills powered by water, $2 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production, employees in carding and fulling mills, employees in grist mills, employees in saw mills, grist mills, grist mills not reporting, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills powered by water, grist mills reporting annual production, grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, grist mills returning capital, saw mills not reporting, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills reporting annual production, saw mills reporting production by number of logs, saw mills returning capital, tanneries, tanneries not reporting, $ value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), $ value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $ value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills. barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC074011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC013002— 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). "Callières, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/calli-res-qc074011-1851/.