Wendover, Quebec (1851 census)
Wendover was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 216. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.002°N, 72.418°W.
Population
In 1851, Wendover had a population of 216: 125 male and 91 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 216 |
| 1861 | 337 |
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, Wendover shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 216 total population, 125 males, Male members of the family who are present: 110, 91 females, 90 single males, Female members of the family who are present: 75, 61 single females, 32 married males, 31 families, 27 married females, Females present who are not members of the family: 16, Males present who are not members of the family: 15, Male members of the family who are present: 3, 3 male births, 3 males attending school, 3 widowed females, 3 widowed males, 2 female births. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 20 males aged 5 to 10, 17 single males aged 20 to 30, 14 single females aged 10 to 15, 13 married males aged 20 to 30, 13 single males aged 15 to 20, 11 females aged 5 to 10, 11 married females aged 20 to 30, 11 single males aged 10 to 15, 9 married females aged 30 to 40, 9 married males aged 30 to 40, 9 single females aged 15 to 20, 7 single males aged 30 to 40, 6 females aged 1 to 2, 6 married males aged 40 to 50, 6 single females aged 20 to 30, 4 females aged 2 to 3, 4 females aged 4 to 5, 4 males aged 1 to 2, 4 married females aged 40 to 50, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 females under age 1, 3 males aged 2 to 3, 3 males aged 3 to 4, 3 males aged 4 to 5, 3 males under age 1, 2 females age 3 to 4, 2 males of unknown age, 2 married females aged 60 to 70, 2 married males aged 50 to 60, 1 married females aged 50 to 60, 1 married males aged 60 to 70, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 153 French Canadians, 33 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 18 persons originating in Ireland, 5 persons originating in Scotland, 4 persons originating in England or Wales, 2 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in all other places. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 3,409 acres of land in farms, 2,800 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,248 bushels of oats, 1,126 bushels of potatoes, 930 pounds of homemade butter, 710 pounds of maple sugar, 613 bushels of wheat, 609 acres of farmland under cultivation, 382 acres of farmland under crops, 278 pounds of flax or hemp, 207 acres of farmland in pasture, 182 bushels of peas, 148 pounds of wool produced on farms, 144 bushels of buckwheat, 114 bushels of turnips, 95 sheep, 92 acres of oats, 88 bushels of corn, 88 tons of hay, 84 acres of wheat, 81 pounds of tobacco, 68 swine, 63 milk cows, 33 bulls, oxen, or steers, 32 calves and heifers, 31 acres of potatoes, 30 horses, 28 barrels of pork, 27 acres of buckwheat, 27 occupants of farms, 26 acres of peas, 20 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 15 barrels of beef, 14 bushels of beans, 11 acres of corn, 11 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 11 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 6 bushels of barley, 4 acres of turnips, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 192 yards of linen, 98 yards of fulled cloth, 68 yards of flannel, 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, saw mills not reporting, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills powered by water, 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 3 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC055007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC018006— 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). "Wendover, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/wendover-qc055007-1851/.