Longueuil, Ontario (1851 census)

Longueuil was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,406. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.586°N, 74.737°W.

Population

In 1851, Longueuil had a population of 1,406: 678 male and 728 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

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, Longueuil shared boundaries with:

• Alfred
• Caledonia
• Hawkesbury, Village

Full census record, 1851

The 1851 census recorded 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,406 total population, 728 females, 678 males, Female members of the family who are present: 646, Male members of the family who are present: 604, 489 single females, 454 single males, 217 families, 213 married males, 205 married females, 103 females attending school, 94 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 82, Males present who are not members of the family: 74, Male members of the family who are present: 49, 34 widowed females, 27 female births, 26 male births, Female members of the family who are absent: 12, 11 widowed males, 4 lunatic males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 92 females aged 5 to 10, 92 single females aged 15 to 20, 87 males aged 5 to 10, 87 single females aged 10 to 15, 86 single males aged 15 to 20, 78 single males aged 10 to 15, 68 single males aged 20 to 30, 62 single females aged 20 to 30, 55 married females aged 20 to 30, 51 married males aged 30 to 40, 50 married males aged 20 to 30, 46 married females aged 40 to 50, 44 married females aged 30 to 40, 41 married males aged 40 to 50, 36 married males aged 50 to 60, 32 females under age 1, 31 females aged 2 to 3, 31 males under age 1, 27 married females aged 50 to 60, 26 females age 3 to 4, 25 females aged 1 to 2, 23 males aged 1 to 2, 22 males aged 4 to 5, 22 married males aged 60 to 70, 21 males aged 3 to 4, 19 females aged 4 to 5, 16 males aged 2 to 3, 16 married females aged 15 to 20, 13 single females aged 30 to 40, 10 married females aged 60 to 70, 10 married males aged 70 to 80, 10 single males aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 males of unknown age, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 786 French Canadians, 460 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 66 persons originating in Ireland, 44 persons originating in the United States, 29 persons originating in Scotland, 19 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Sweden or Norway. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 30,326 pounds of homemade butter, 25,470 acres of land in farms, 19,257 bushels of oats, 19,165 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 14,528 bushels of potatoes, 9,332 bushels of wheat, 8,240 pounds of maple sugar, 7,800 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 6,305 acres of farmland under cultivation, 4,292 acres of farmland under crops, 4,042 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,190 bushels of corn, 2,349 bushels of peas, 2,315 bushels of turnips, 1,961 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,863 tons of hay, 1,508 sheep, 904 acres of oats, 862 acres of wheat, 684 swine, 654 bushels of buckwheat, 578 milk cows, 533 calves and heifers, 466 bushels of barley, 395 horses, 394 barrels of pork, 285 gallons of cider, 278 bushels of carrots, 231 acres of peas, 223 pounds of tobacco, 175 acres of potatoes, 175 occupants of farms, 165 barrels of beef, 161 acres of corn, 160 bushels of rye, 79 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 76 bushels of beans, 61 bulls, oxen, or steers, 52 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 45 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 37 acres of buckwheat, 34 acres of barley, 34 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 29 pounds of hops, 16 acres of rye, 16 acres of turnips, 15 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 15 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 15 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)

Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes $2,200 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 2,143 yards of flannel, Logs produced by saw mills reporting production by number of logs: 2,000, 1,447 yards of fulled cloth, 43 yards of linen, 5 employees in saw mills, 2 employees in grist mills, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills reporting annual production, 1 grist mills returning capital, 1 saw mills, 1 saw mills powered by water, 1 saw mills reporting production by number of logs. 350 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. (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 females of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries

The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.

Identifiers

• TCP UID: ON031004 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON139005 — 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). "Longueuil, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/longueuil-on031004-1851/.