Cathcart, Quebec (1851 census)
Cathcart was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,127. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.245°N, 73.743°W.
Population
In 1851, Cathcart had a population of 1,127: 562 male and 565 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,127 |
| 1861 | 1,260 |
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, Cathcart shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,127 total population, 565 females, 562 males, Female members of the family who are present: 535, Male members of the family who are present: 526, 378 single males, 375 single females, 178 married females, 177 married males, 176 families, 50 males attending school, 40 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 36, Females present who are not members of the family: 30, 30 female births, 30 male births, Female members of the family who are absent: 19, Male members of the family who are present: 13, 12 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 94 females aged 5 to 10, 91 males aged 5 to 10, 76 single males aged 10 to 15, 70 married females aged 20 to 30, 60 single males aged 15 to 20, 58 single females aged 10 to 15, 57 married males aged 20 to 30, 52 single females aged 15 to 20, 49 married males aged 30 to 40, 46 females aged 1 to 2, 39 married males aged 40 to 50, 38 married females aged 30 to 40, 38 married females aged 40 to 50, 32 males under age 1, 31 females under age 1, 30 single males aged 20 to 30, 27 males aged 2 to 3, 25 single females aged 20 to 30, 23 females aged 2 to 3, 23 married males aged 50 to 60, 22 females age 3 to 4, 22 males aged 4 to 5, 20 males aged 3 to 4, 19 females aged 4 to 5, 18 males aged 1 to 2, 14 married females aged 50 to 60, 12 married females aged 15 to 20, 6 married females aged 60 to 70, 5 married males aged 60 to 70, 4 single females aged 30 to 40, 3 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 748 French Canadians, 201 persons originating in Ireland, 169 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 4 persons originating in Scotland, 2 persons originating in England or Wales, 2 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in all other places. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 30,105 tons of hay, 17,417 bushels of oats, 15,539 acres of land in farms, 11,907 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,123 pounds of homemade butter, 6,759 bushels of potatoes, 3,920 pounds of maple sugar, 3,632 acres of farmland under cultivation, 1,833 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,799 acres of farmland under crops, 1,074 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,053 bushels of peas, 970 bushels of buckwheat, 899 bushels of wheat, 618 acres of oats, 570 sheep, 480 pounds of flax or hemp, 455 bushels of barley, 371 milk cows, 359 swine, 237 bushels of rye, 178 calves and heifers, 164 barrels of pork, 161 occupants of farms, 158 bulls, oxen, or steers, 147 acres of peas, 140 acres of potatoes, 139 horses, 119 pounds of tobacco, 113 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 109 acres of wheat, 101 acres of buckwheat, 54 acres of barley, 32 acres of rye, 31 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 17 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 17,000 saw mills reporting daily production, 735 yards of flannel, 691 yards of linen, 629 yards of fulled cloth, $200 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 150 saw mill plants, 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), 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills returning capital, feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production, carding and fulling mills, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, distilleries reporting, employees in foundries, employees in grist mills, employees in saw mills, employees in tanneries, foundries, foundries not reporting, foundries reporting, foundries returning capital, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills reporting annual production, grist mills reporting daily production, grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, grist mills reporting weekly production, saw mills not reporting, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills reporting annual production, saw mills reporting production by number of logs, saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, saw mills returning capital, tanneries, tanneries not reporting, tanneries reporting, tanneries returning capital, $ value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), $ value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), $ value iron produced in foundries in the past year (pounds sterling). barrels of flour produced per day by grist mills reporting daily production. barrels of flour produced per week by grist mills reporting weekly production. barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. $ value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 5 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC050015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC025001— 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). "Cathcart, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/cathcart-qc050015-1851/.