Elgin, Quebec (1851 census)
Elgin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,110. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q29921023. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.020°N, 74.233°W.
Population
In 1851, Elgin had a population of 1,110: 571 male and 539 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,110 |
| 1861 | 1,069 |
| 1871 | 1,121 |
| 1881 | 1,048 |
| 1891 | 915 |
| 1901 | 795 |
| 1911 | 714 |
| 1921 | 693 |
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, Elgin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 182 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,110 total population, 571 males, Male members of the family who are present: 544, 539 females, Female members of the family who are present: 536, 417 single males, 369 single females, 167 families, 146 married females, 139 married males, 129 males attending school, 94 females attending school, Male members of the family who are present: 33, Males present who are not members of the family: 27, 24 widowed females, 16 female births, 15 widowed males, 13 male births, Female members of the family who are absent: 11, Females present who are not members of the family: 3, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 102 females aged 5 to 10, 87 single males aged 10 to 15, 79 single males aged 15 to 20, 78 males aged 5 to 10, 69 single females aged 10 to 15, 67 single males aged 20 to 30, 55 single females aged 15 to 20, 44 single females aged 20 to 30, 43 married males aged 40 to 50, 40 married females aged 40 to 50, 38 married females aged 20 to 30, 33 married females aged 30 to 40, 30 married males aged 30 to 40, 28 married males aged 50 to 60, 21 males aged 4 to 5, 20 married females aged 50 to 60, 17 females age 3 to 4, 17 females aged 1 to 2, 17 females under age 1, 17 married males aged 20 to 30, 16 females aged 4 to 5, 16 married males aged 60 to 70, 15 females aged 2 to 3, 15 males aged 2 to 3, 14 males under age 1, 14 single males aged 30 to 40, 13 males aged 1 to 2, 13 males aged 3 to 4, 11 single males aged 40 to 50, 9 single females aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 married females aged 60 to 70, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 641 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 209 persons originating in Scotland, 123 persons originating in Ireland, 61 French Canadians, 52 persons originating in the United States, 24 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 59,696 pounds of homemade butter, 14,950 acres of land in farms, 14,756 bushels of oats, 8,007 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,742 bushels of potatoes, 6,943 acres of farmland under cultivation, 5,446 bushels of wheat, 3,751 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,614 acres of farmland under crops, 3,389 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 3,308 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,971 bushels of corn, 1,997 tons of hay, 1,640 pounds of maple sugar, 1,586 sheep, 1,312 bushels of turnips, 933 bushels of carrots, 867 bushels of peas, 721 acres of oats, 666 calves and heifers, 646 milk cows, 584 swine, 519 acres of wheat, 491 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 472 barrels of pork, 449 bushels of buckwheat, 417 horses, 278 bushels of rye, 252 bulls, oxen, or steers, 180 bushels of beans, 156 acres of corn, 135 bushels of barley, 130 acres of potatoes, 129 occupants of farms, 84 acres of peas, 66 barrels of beef, 63 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 35 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 33 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 29 acres of rye, 25 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 22 acres of buckwheat, 21 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 20 pounds of tobacco, 12 acres of turnips, 10 acres of barley, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 2,060 yards of flannel, $1,400 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $950 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 865 yards of fulled cloth, $125 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), 7 employees in saw mills, 2 employees in grist mills, 2 grist mills, 2 grist mills powered by water, 2 grist mills returning capital, 2 saw mills, 2 saw mills powered by water, 2 saw mills returning capital, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 grist mills reporting annual production, 1 saw mills reporting annual production, 1 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 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, employees in tanneries, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills reporting daily production, grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, grist mills reporting weekly production, saw mill plants, saw mills not reporting, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills reporting daily production, tanneries, tanneries not reporting, tanneries reporting, tanneries returning capital, pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, $ value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling). 600,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 6,000 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. barrels of flour produced per day by grist mills reporting daily production. barrels of flour produced per week by grist mills reporting weekly 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 14 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC048003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC058002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q29921023
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). "Elgin, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/elgin-qc048003-1851/.