Kingsey, Quebec (1851 census)
Kingsey was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,262. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63243328. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.827°N, 72.169°W.
Population
In 1851, Kingsey had a population of 2,262: 1,132 male and 1,130 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,262 |
| 1861 | 2,403 |
| 1871 | 1,907 |
| 1881 | 1,546 |
| 1891 | 1,536 |
| 1901 | 1,521 |
| 1911 | 1,331 |
| 1921 | 1,440 |
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, Kingsey shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 218 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,262 total population, 1,132 males, 1,130 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,019, Male members of the family who are present: 1,015, 770 single males, 742 single females, 356 families, 342 married males, 338 married females, 139 males attending school, 126 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 117, Females present who are not members of the family: 111, 50 male births, 50 widowed females, 49 female births, Male members of the family who are present: 32, Female members of the family who are absent: 23, 20 widowed males, 5 deaf and dumb males, 4 blind females, 2 deaf and dumb females, 2 lunatic males, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 184 females aged 5 to 10, 182 males aged 5 to 10, 137 single females aged 10 to 15, 130 single females aged 15 to 20, 130 single males aged 10 to 15, 112 married females aged 20 to 30, 109 single males aged 15 to 20, 100 married males aged 30 to 40, 100 single males aged 20 to 30, 88 married females aged 30 to 40, 74 married males aged 40 to 50, 73 married males aged 20 to 30, 71 single females aged 20 to 30, 61 married females aged 40 to 50, 52 males under age 1, 49 females aged 4 to 5, 49 females under age 1, 48 males aged 1 to 2, 46 males aged 3 to 4, 46 married females aged 50 to 60, 44 females age 3 to 4, 43 married males aged 50 to 60, 41 males aged 4 to 5, 40 females aged 1 to 2, 35 males aged 2 to 3, 33 married males aged 60 to 70, 24 females aged 2 to 3, 16 married males aged 70 to 80, 15 married females aged 60 to 70, 12 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 11 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 10 married females aged 15 to 20, 9 males of unknown age, 9 single males aged 30 to 40, 9 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 females of unknown age, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 single females aged 30 to 40, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,184 French Canadians, 709 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 198 persons originating in Ireland, 83 persons originating in England or Wales, 56 persons originating in the United States, 29 persons originating in Scotland, 4 persons originating in all other places, 1 Indigenous females, 1 Indigenous persons. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 36,463 pounds of homemade butter, 33,834 bushels of oats, 28,498 acres of land in farms, 17,146 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 16,955 pounds of maple sugar, 16,387 bushels of potatoes, 11,352 acres of farmland under cultivation, 10,792 bushels of wheat, 6,722 acres of farmland under crops, 6,588 pounds of wool produced on farms, 6,027 bushels of turnips, 4,593 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,458 bushels of buckwheat, 3,246 tons of hay, 2,775 sheep, 2,742 bushels of peas, 1,712 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,709 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,547 acres of oats, 1,417 bushels of corn, 1,056 acres of wheat, 831 calves and heifers, 792 milk cows, 710 swine, 636 bulls, oxen, or steers, 527 bushels of rye, 499 barrels of pork, 462 horses, 384 bushels of barley, 331 pounds of tobacco, 303 acres of peas, 298 occupants of farms, 258 acres of buckwheat, 257 acres of potatoes, 172 barrels of beef, 126 acres of corn, 122 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 103 bushels of beans, 100 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 62 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 49 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 44 acres of rye, 37 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 31 acres of barley, 25 acres of turnips, 20 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 4,598 yards of linen, 4,398 yards of flannel, 1,987 yards of fulled cloth, 1,625 grist mills not reporting, $850 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), $430 value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), $412 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), 120 pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, 100 carding and fulling mills returning capital, 8 saw mills, 8 saw mills powered by water, 7 saw mills returning capital, 6 grist mills, 6 grist mills powered by water, 5 employees in grist mills, $5 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 4 employees in saw mills, 4 grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 4 saw mills not reporting, 4 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 2 employees in carding and fulling mills, 2 employees in woollen factories, 2 grist mills returning capital, 1 carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills reporting, 1 tanneries, 1 tanneries not reporting, breweries, carding and fulling mills not reporting, distilleries, distilleries reporting, distilleries returning capital, employees in foundries, employees in tanneries, foundries, foundries not reporting, foundries reporting, foundries returning capital, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills reporting annual production, grist mills reporting daily production, saw mill plants, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills reporting annual production, tanneries reporting, tanneries returning capital, woollen factories, woollen factories not reporting, woollen factories reporting, woollen factories returning capital, $ 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 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 32 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 16, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 16, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC055018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC054004_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63243328
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). "Kingsey, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/kingsey-qc055018-1851/.