Isle aux Grues, Quebec (1851 census)
Isle aux Grues was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 470. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.065°N, 70.540°W.
Population
In 1851, Isle aux Grues had a population of 470: 217 male and 253 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 470 |
| 1861 | 483 |
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, Isle aux Grues shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 470 total population, 253 females, Female members of the family who are present: 225, 217 males, Male members of the family who are present: 186, 181 single females, 151 single males, 62 families, 62 married females, 62 married males, 39 females attending school, 37 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 31, Females present who are not members of the family: 28, Male members of the family who are present: 21, 10 widowed females, 9 female births, 6 male births, 4 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 36 females aged 5 to 10, 29 males aged 5 to 10, 28 single females aged 15 to 20, 27 single females aged 10 to 15, 26 single females aged 20 to 30, 26 single males aged 20 to 30, 25 married males aged 30 to 40, 22 single males aged 15 to 20, 20 married females aged 30 to 40, 19 single males aged 10 to 15, 18 married females aged 40 to 50, 15 married males aged 40 to 50, 12 females aged 1 to 2, 12 males aged 3 to 4, 12 married males aged 50 to 60, 10 males aged 1 to 2, 10 married females aged 20 to 30, 9 females aged 2 to 3, 9 females aged 4 to 5, 9 females under age 1, 9 males aged 2 to 3, 9 single females aged 40 to 50, 8 males under age 1, 7 females age 3 to 4, 7 males aged 4 to 5, 7 married females aged 50 to 60, 6 married males aged 20 to 30, 6 single females aged 30 to 40, 6 single males aged 30 to 40, 4 married females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 married males aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 1 single males aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 446 French Canadians, 18 persons originating in England or Wales, 3 persons originating in Ireland, 3 persons originating in Scotland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 6,264 pounds of homemade butter, 3,262 acres of land in farms, 2,908 bushels of oats, 2,845 acres of farmland under cultivation, 2,226 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,422 bushels of rye, 986 bushels of wheat, 762 pounds of wool produced on farms, 704 bushels of potatoes, 606 acres of farmland under crops, 417 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 364 bushels of barley, 363 tons of hay, 300 sheep, 232 acres of oats, 211 acres of wheat, 167 pounds of flax or hemp, 165 acres of rye, 113 milk cows, 100 bushels of peas, 81 calves and heifers, 76 barrels of pork, 75 swine, 64 bulls, oxen, or steers, 59 occupants of farms, 43 horses, 41 acres of barley, 35 barrels of beef, 26 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 13 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 11 acres of peas, 11 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 10 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 10 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 7 acres of potatoes, 7 bushels of beans, 3 bushels of corn, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 acres of corn. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 348 yards of flannel, 296 yards of fulled cloth, 152 yards of linen, $128 value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), 2 grist mills, 2 grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production, Logs produced by saw mills reporting production by number of logs: , carding and fulling mills, 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 foundries, employees in grist mills, employees in saw mills, employees in tanneries, employees in woollen factories, foundries, foundries reporting, foundries returning capital, 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 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, woollen factories, woollen factories not reporting, woollen factories reporting, woollen factories returning capital, pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, $ 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), $ value iron produced in foundries in the past year (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 8 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC060011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC035003— 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). "Isle aux Grues, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/isle-aux-grues-qc060011-1851/.