Linière, Quebec (1851 census)
Linière was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 294. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q138053472. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.023°N, 70.476°W.
Population
In 1851, Linière had a population of 294: 154 male and 140 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 294 |
| 1861 | 394 |
| 1871 | 890 |
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, Linière shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 178 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 294 total population, 154 males, 140 females, Male members of the family who are present: 132, Female members of the family who are present: 122, 108 single males, 93 single females, 47 families, 39 married males, 37 married females, Male members of the family who are present: 28, Males present who are not members of the family: 22, Females present who are not members of the family: 18, Female members of the family who are absent: 14, 14 females attending school, 14 males attending school, 10 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 6 female births, 6 male births, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 22 males aged 5 to 10, 22 single females aged 10 to 15, 21 single males aged 15 to 20, 16 females aged 5 to 10, 15 single males aged 10 to 15, 15 single males aged 20 to 30, 13 single females aged 20 to 30, 12 married males aged 30 to 40, 12 single females aged 15 to 20, 11 married females aged 30 to 40, 9 married females aged 20 to 30, 9 married females aged 40 to 50, 8 married males aged 20 to 30, 8 married males aged 40 to 50, 8 single males aged 30 to 40, 7 females aged 1 to 2, 7 females aged 2 to 3, 7 females under age 1, 7 males aged 4 to 5, 6 males under age 1, 6 married females aged 50 to 60, 6 married males aged 50 to 60, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 females aged 4 to 5, 4 males aged 3 to 4, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 males aged 2 to 3, 3 married males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 females age 3 to 4, 1 males aged 1 to 2, 1 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 97 French Canadians, 94 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 65 persons originating in Ireland, 19 persons whose origin is unknown, 13 persons originating in England or Wales, 3 persons originating in the United States, 2 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in Scotland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 40,400 tons of hay, 7,890 acres of land in farms, 6,470 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,871 pounds of homemade butter, 3,350 pounds of maple sugar, 1,534 bushels of potatoes, 1,420 acres of farmland under cultivation, 1,142 acres of farmland under crops, 651 pounds of flax or hemp, 596 pounds of wool produced on farms, 368 bushels of oats, 330 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 312 bushels of peas, 274 acres of farmland in pasture, 251 bushels of wheat, 237 sheep, 227 bushels of barley, 203 acres of oats, 102 milk cows, 95 bulls, oxen, or steers, 86 calves and heifers, 76 swine, 44 acres of potatoes, 43 acres of peas, 43 barrels of pork, 40 occupants of farms, 35 horses, 29 acres of wheat, 27 acres of barley, 22 bushels of rye, 15 barrels of beef, 14 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 14 pounds of tobacco, 13 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 3 acres of rye, 3 bushels of carrots, 3 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 419 yards of flannel, 255 yards of linen, 211 yards of fulled cloth, 3 saw mills, 3 saw mills not reporting, 3 saw mills powered by water, breweries, carding and fulling mills, carding and fulling mills not reporting, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, distilleries, distilleries reporting, distilleries 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 not reporting, 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 powered by steam, saw mills reporting annual 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 not reporting, 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), $ 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 4 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 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 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC054021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC158007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q138053472
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). "Linière, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/lini-re-qc054021-1851/.