Jonquière, Quebec (1851 census)
Jonquière was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 82. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63243314. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.387°N, 71.269°W.
Population
In 1851, Jonquière had a population of 82: 51 male and 31 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 82 |
| 1861 | 401 |
| 1871 | 1,290 |
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, Jonquière shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 145 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 82 total population, 51 males, Male members of the family who are present: 44, 36 single males, 31 females, Female members of the family who are present: 27, 19 single females, 14 married males, 12 male births, 12 married females, 10 families, 10 female births, Males present who are not members of the family: 7, Females present who are not members of the family: 4, 1 widowed males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 38 males aged 5 to 10, 29 females aged 5 to 10, 25 married females aged 20 to 30, 22 married males aged 20 to 30, 22 married males aged 30 to 40, 18 married females aged 30 to 40, 17 single males aged 15 to 20, 16 males aged 1 to 2, 15 single males aged 10 to 15, 14 males under age 1, 12 females under age 1, 12 single females aged 10 to 15, 12 single females aged 15 to 20, 10 females age 3 to 4, 10 females aged 1 to 2, 10 married females aged 15 to 20, 9 single males aged 20 to 30, 8 males aged 2 to 3, 8 males aged 3 to 4, 8 married females aged 40 to 50, 8 married males aged 40 to 50, 7 males aged 4 to 5, 7 married males aged 50 to 60, 6 females aged 2 to 3, 5 single females aged 20 to 30, 4 females aged 4 to 5, 4 married males aged 60 to 70, 3 married females aged 50 to 60, 1 married females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 72 French Canadians, 10 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 Indigenous females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 1,544 acres of land in farms, 1,355 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 577 bushels of potatoes, 351 tons of hay, 248 bushels of wheat, 189 acres of farmland under cultivation, 140 pounds of homemade butter, 133 bushels of peas, 133 bushels of rye, 121 acres of farmland under crops, 81 bushels of barley, 75 bushels of oats, 67 acres of wheat, 66 acres of farmland in pasture, 60 bushels of turnips, 53 pounds of wool produced on farms, 45 pounds of flax or hemp, 34 sheep, 22 swine, 17 milk cows, 16 acres of peas, 16 acres of rye, 12 bushels of carrots, 12 occupants of farms, 9 acres of potatoes, 8 acres of oats, 7 acres of barley, 7 horses, 4 calves and heifers, 4 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 4 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 3 barrels of pork, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 2 bulls, oxen, or steers, 1 acres of buckwheat, 1 acres of turnips, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 52 yards of flannel, 44 yards of linen, 29 yards of fulled cloth, 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 not reporting, 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, woollen factories, woollen factories reporting, woollen factories 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, 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 females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC074024— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC150007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63243314
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). "Jonquière, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/jonqui-re-qc074024-1851/.