Metabetchouan, Quebec (1851 census)
Metabetchouan was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 50. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.390°N, 72.000°W.
Population
In 1851, Metabetchouan had a population of 50: 28 male and 22 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 50 |
| 1861 | 154 |
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, Metabetchouan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 113 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 50 total population, 28 males, Male members of the family who are present: 25, Female members of the family who are present: 22, 22 females, 21 single males, 15 single females, 8 families, 7 married females, 7 married males, Males present who are not members of the family: 3, 3 male births, 2 female births. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 12 males aged 5 to 10, 9 single males aged 15 to 20, 8 married males aged 20 to 30, 8 single males aged 20 to 30, 7 females aged 5 to 10, 6 males aged 3 to 4, 6 married females aged 20 to 30, 5 males aged 1 to 2, 5 single females aged 10 to 15, 3 males under age 1, 3 married females aged 30 to 40, 3 married males aged 40 to 50, 3 single males aged 30 to 40, 2 females aged 1 to 2, 2 females under age 1, 2 males aged 2 to 3, 2 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 married females aged 40 to 50, 2 married males aged 30 to 40, 2 single females aged 15 to 20, 2 single females aged 20 to 30, 1 females aged 2 to 3, 1 males aged 4 to 5, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 20 French Canadians, 16 persons originating in England or Wales, 13 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 3,000 tons of hay, 190 bushels of potatoes, 91 bushels of barley, 74 bushels of oats, 29 acres of land in farms, 27 acres of farmland under cultivation, 23 bushels of wheat, 21 acres of farmland under crops, 15 bushels of peas, 9 acres of barley, 6 acres of farmland in pasture, 6 swine, 4 acres of oats, 4 acres of potatoes, 4 milk cows, 4 occupants of farms, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 acres of wheat, 2 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1 acres of peas, 1 bulls, oxen, or steers, 1 horses. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 1 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 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, V2T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC074027— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC015013— 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). "Metabetchouan, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/metabetchouan-qc074027-1851/.