Godmanchester, Quebec (1851 census)
Godmanchester was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,100. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63243222. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.080°N, 74.237°W.
Population
In 1851, Godmanchester had a population of 2,100: 1,082 male and 1,018 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,100 |
| 1861 | 2,891 |
| 1871 | 2,055 |
| 1881 | 1,893 |
| 1891 | 1,673 |
| 1901 | 1,735 |
| 1911 | 1,623 |
| 1921 | 1,603 |
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, Godmanchester shared boundaries with:
- Dundee
- Elgin
- Hinchinbrooke, Township
- Huntingdon, Village
- St. Anicet
- St. Louis de Gonzague
- St. Malachie
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 188 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,100 total population, 1,082 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,041, 1,018 females, Female members of the family who are present: 983, 784 single males, 722 single females, 287 males attending school, 285 females attending school, 285 married males, 282 families, 263 married females, Males present who are not members of the family: 41, Females present who are not members of the family: 35, 34 female births, 33 widowed females, 26 male births, 13 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 1, Male members of the family who are present: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 165 males aged 5 to 10, 158 females aged 5 to 10, 147 single females aged 10 to 15, 140 single females aged 15 to 20, 139 single males aged 10 to 15, 139 single males aged 15 to 20, 129 single males aged 20 to 30, 79 married females aged 30 to 40, 78 married males aged 40 to 50, 76 married females aged 20 to 30, 69 married males aged 30 to 40, 59 males aged 3 to 4, 57 females age 3 to 4, 55 married females aged 40 to 50, 54 single females aged 20 to 30, 49 married males aged 20 to 30, 46 males aged 1 to 2, 46 married males aged 50 to 60, 42 females aged 1 to 2, 38 females aged 4 to 5, 34 females under age 1, 30 married females aged 50 to 60, 29 females aged 2 to 3, 28 males aged 4 to 5, 27 males aged 2 to 3, 26 males under age 1, 19 married males aged 60 to 70, 14 married females aged 60 to 70, 14 married males aged 15 to 20, 14 single males aged 30 to 40, 9 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 9 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 8 single females aged 30 to 40, 7 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 married females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 single females aged 60 to 70, 4 single females aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 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 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,187 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 508 persons originating in Ireland, 256 persons originating in Scotland, 80 French Canadians, 45 persons originating in the United States, 17 persons originating in England or Wales, 6 persons originating in Germany or Holland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 63,645 pounds of homemade butter, 22,469 acres of land in farms, 20,209 bushels of oats, 15,132 bushels of potatoes, 13,505 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,964 acres of farmland under cultivation, 8,575 bushels of wheat, 4,833 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,539 acres of farmland under crops, 4,385 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,119 bushels of corn, 3,764 bushels of turnips, 3,007 bushels of peas, 3,000 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,573 tons of hay, 1,935 sheep, 1,072 barrels of pork, 970 milk cows, 969 calves and heifers, 905 acres of oats, 703 swine, 663 acres of wheat, 618 bushels of carrots, 501 horses, 448 bushels of buckwheat, 380 pounds of maple sugar, 264 bulls, oxen, or steers, 255 barrels of beef, 234 acres of potatoes, 231 occupants of farms, 206 acres of peas, 193 acres of corn, 173 bushels of barley, 159 bushels of beans, 153 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 74 bushels of rye, 67 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 45 acres of buckwheat, 40 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 38 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 30 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 26 acres of turnips, 24 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 7 acres of rye, 7 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 pounds of tobacco, 5 acres of barley, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 pounds of hops, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 2,670 yards of flannel, 951 yards of fulled cloth, 1 carding and fulling mills, feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production, carding and fulling mills not reporting, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, employees in carding and fulling mills, employees in grist mills, employees in saw mills, employees in tanneries, employees in woollen factories, grist mills, grist mills not reporting, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills powered by water, grist mills reporting annual production, grist mills reporting daily production, grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, grist mills reporting weekly production, grist mills returning capital, saw mill plants, saw mills, saw mills not reporting, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills powered by water, saw mills reporting annual production, saw mills reporting daily production, saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, saw mills returning capital, tanneries, tanneries not reporting, tanneries reporting, tanneries returning capital, woollen factories, woollen factories reporting, woollen factories returning capital, pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, $ value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), $ value annual production or rent from saw 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, yards of cloth produced in woollen factories. 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 cloth produced in woollen factories in the past year (pounds sterling). $ 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 Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1, 1 total number of deaths. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC048009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC058004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63243222
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). "Godmanchester, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/godmanchester-qc048009-1851/.