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Year: 1851  |  Province: Quebec  |  Wikidata: Q3377323

Petite Rivière, Quebec (1851 census)

Petite Rivière was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 575. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3377323. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.310°N, 70.608°W.

Population

In 1851, Petite Rivière had a population of 575: 290 male and 285 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

YearPopulation
1851575
1861728
1871597
1881765
1891886
1901855
19111,083
1921982

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, Petite Rivière shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1851

The 1851 census recorded 152 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.

Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 575 total population, 290 males, 285 females, Female members of the family who are present: 279, Male members of the family who are present: 277, 196 single males, 190 single females, 92 married males, 90 married females, 89 families, 67 males attending school, 50 females attending school, 16 female births, 15 male births, Males present who are not members of the family: 13, Females present who are not members of the family: 6, 5 widowed females, Male members of the family who are present: 2, 2 lunatic females, 2 widowed males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 48 males aged 5 to 10, 39 females aged 5 to 10, 35 single females aged 10 to 15, 34 single females aged 15 to 20, 30 married females aged 30 to 40, 30 single males aged 10 to 15, 28 married males aged 30 to 40, 28 single males aged 15 to 20, 25 single males aged 20 to 30, 23 married males aged 40 to 50, 20 married females aged 20 to 30, 19 married males aged 20 to 30, 18 females under age 1, 17 males under age 1, 15 married females aged 40 to 50, 14 single females aged 20 to 30, 13 females aged 2 to 3, 12 males aged 1 to 2, 12 married males aged 50 to 60, 11 females age 3 to 4, 11 males aged 4 to 5, 11 married females aged 50 to 60, 10 females aged 4 to 5, 9 females aged 1 to 2, 8 males aged 3 to 4, 7 males aged 2 to 3, 7 married females aged 60 to 70, 7 married males aged 60 to 70, 5 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 single males aged 30 to 40, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 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 566 French Canadians, 5 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 4 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 51,182 tons of hay, 28,083 pounds of maple sugar, 21,077 acres of land in farms, 18,745 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,562 pounds of homemade butter, 3,332 acres of farmland under cultivation, 2,433 bushels of rye, 2,202 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,134 bushels of oats, 1,816 bushels of barley, 1,705 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,700 bushels of wheat, 1,512 bushels of potatoes, 1,470 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,130 acres of farmland under crops, 604 sheep, 385 acres of rye, 325 pounds of tobacco, 241 milk cows, 233 bushels of peas, 218 acres of wheat, 216 acres of oats, 193 swine, 180 bulls, oxen, or steers, 142 barrels of pork, 138 acres of barley, 137 calves and heifers, 108 horses, 74 occupants of farms, 47 acres of potatoes, 43 barrels of beef, 30 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 23 acres of peas, 22 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 15 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 6 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)

Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 1,964 yards of linen, 1,258 yards of fulled cloth, 706 yards of flannel, 55 saw mill plants, 18 saw mills reporting production by number of logs, Logs produced by saw mills reporting production by number of logs: 2, 2 saw mills, 2 saw mills powered by water, 2 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 1 feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production, $1 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling),   employees in carding and fulling mills,   employees in grist mills,   employees in saw mills,   grist mills,   grist mills not reporting,   grist mills powered by steam,   grist mills powered by water,   grist mills reporting annual production,   grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent,   grist mills returning capital,   saw mills not reporting,   saw mills powered by steam,   saw mills reporting daily production,   saw mills returning capital,   tanneries,   tanneries not reporting, $  value annual production or rent from grist 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.   barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)

Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 183 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)

Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 11 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Identifiers

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). "Petite Rivière, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/petite-rivi-re-qc074003-1851/.