Harvey, Quebec (1851 census)
Harvey was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 85. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.482°N, 70.796°W.
Population
In 1851, Harvey had a population of 85: 41 male and 44 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 85 |
| 1861 | 207 |
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, Harvey shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 110 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 85 total population, 44 females, Female members of the family who are present: 41, 41 males, Male members of the family who are present: 38, 29 single females, 28 single males, 14 families, 13 married females, 13 married males, Females present who are not members of the family: 3, Males present who are not members of the family: 3, 2 widowed females, Male members of the family who are present: 1, 1 female births. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 4 single males aged 20 to 30, 3 single males aged 15 to 20, 2 married males aged 20 to 30, 1 females under age 1, 1 males aged 2 to 3, 1 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 married females aged 20 to 30, 1 married males aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 10 to 15. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 84 French Canadians, 1 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 5,850 tons of hay, 3,620 pounds of maple sugar, 2,400 acres of land in farms, 2,171 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 602 bushels of wheat, 482 bushels of peas, 229 acres of farmland under cultivation, 198 acres of farmland under crops, 144 bushels of oats, 143 bushels of barley, 134 pounds of wool produced on farms, 114 pounds of tobacco, 91 acres of wheat, 46 acres of peas, 40 pounds of homemade butter, 39 pounds of flax or hemp, 33 sheep, 28 acres of farmland in pasture, 26 acres of potatoes, 22 acres of oats, 20 swine, 19 occupants of farms, 15 milk cows, 13 acres of barley, 13 horses, 8 calves and heifers, 8 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 6 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 2 bushels of beans, 2 bulls, oxen, or steers, 1 bushels of carrots, 1 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 9S6 bushels of potatoes. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 121 yards of flannel, 102 yards of fulled cloth, 36 yards of linen, feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production, Logs produced by saw mills reporting production by number of logs: , employees in carding and fulling mills, employees in grist mills, employees in saw mills, employees in tanneries, foundries, foundries reporting, foundries returning capital, 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 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 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. 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.)
Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 8 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 2 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC074018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC015007— 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). "Harvey, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/harvey-qc074018-1851/.