Abercrombie, Township, Quebec (1851 census)
Abercrombie, Township was a township in Terrebonne County, Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 710. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.912°N, 74.065°W.
Population
In 1851, Abercrombie, Township had a population of 710: 362 male and 348 female residents. Population density was 17.1 people per square mile.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Abercrombie, Township shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 323 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 125 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 2 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 330 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 18 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 342 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 3 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 20 |
| Number of deaf and dumb females | 3 |
| Number of deaf and dumb males | 2 |
| Number of families | 125 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 16 |
| Number of females | 348 |
| Number of lunatic females | 3 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 13 |
| Number of males | 362 |
| Number of married females | 111 |
| Number of married males | 115 |
| Number of single females | 230 |
| Number of single males | 245 |
| Number of widowed females | 7 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| POP | 710 |
| POP FX N.1 | 348 |
| POP MX N.1 | 362 |
| POP XX N.1 | 710 |
| Total population | 710 |
Age structure (45 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 8 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 28 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 10 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 14 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 52 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 16 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 22 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 11 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 18 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 9 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 53 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 18 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 5 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 37 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 31 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 26 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 7 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 3 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of married females aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 33 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 35 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 19 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 18 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 5 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 45 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 34 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 17 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 46 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 43 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 21 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 3 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 664 |
| Number of Indigenous persons | 11 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 28 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 18 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 92 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 145 |
| Acres of corn | 3 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 3 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 670 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,875 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,144 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 1,817 |
| Acres of land in farms | 10,692 |
| Acres of oats | 412 |
| Acres of peas | 84 |
| Acres of potatoes | 120 |
| Acres of rye | 37 |
| Acres of turnips | 11 |
| Acres of wheat | 76 |
| BAR AC | 92 |
| BAR BU | 857 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 62 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 857 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,708 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,788 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 474 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,147 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 308 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 644 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 424 |
| BWT AC | 145 |
| BWT BU | 1,708 |
| CRN AC | 3 |
| CRN BU | 32 |
| HAY TONS | 33,835 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 54 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 91 |
| Number of horses | 114 |
| Number of milk cows | 175 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 119 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 79 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 6 |
| Number of sheep | 229 |
| Number of swine | 106 |
| OAT AC | 412 |
| OAT BU | 7,788 |
| PEA AC | 84 |
| PEA BU | 474 |
| PORK BAR | 62 |
| POT AC | 120 |
| POT BU | 7,147 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 345 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 3,035 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 8,225 |
| Pounds of tobacco produced in the past year | 255 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 284 |
| RYE AC | 37 |
| RYE BU | 308 |
| TOB LBS | 255 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 33,835 |
| WHT AC | 76 |
| WHT BU | 424 |
| WOOL LBS | 284 |
Manufacturing & industry (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 daily by saw mills reporting daily production | |
| Feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production | |
| Gallons of liquor produced in distilleries in the past year | |
| Logs produced by saw mills reporting production by number of logs | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills not reporting | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills reporting | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills returning capital | |
| Number of distilleries | |
| Number of distilleries reporting | |
| Number of distilleries returning capital | |
| Number of employees in carding and fulling mills | |
| Number of employees in distilleries | |
| Number of employees in foundries | |
| Number of employees in grist mills | 3 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | 4 |
| Number of employees in tanneries | |
| Number of foundries | |
| Number of foundries not reporting | |
| Number of foundries reporting | |
| Number of foundries returning capital | |
| Number of grist mills | 2 |
| Number of grist mills not reporting | |
| Number of grist mills powered by steam | |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 2 |
| Number of grist mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of grist mills reporting daily production | |
| Number of grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent | 2 |
| Number of grist mills reporting weekly production | |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | 2 |
| Number of saw mill plants | |
| Number of saw mills | 4 |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | |
| Number of saw mills powered by steam | |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 4 |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of saw mills reporting daily production | |
| Number of saw mills reporting production by number of logs | |
| Number of saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent | 4 |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | 4 |
| Number of tanneries | |
| Number of tanneries not reporting | |
| Number of tanneries reporting | |
| Number of tanneries returning capital | |
| Number of woollen factories | |
| Number of woollen factories reporting | |
| Number of woollen factories returning capital | |
| Pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | |
| Value of annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling) | 225 |
| Value of annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling) | 235 |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | 850 |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | 750 |
| Value of iron produced in foundries in the past year (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling) | |
| Yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 197 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 216 |
| Yards of linen produced in the past year | 254 |
Deaths & mortality (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 4 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 3 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 4 |
Other recorded variables (119 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 3,035 |
| BOV | 54 |
| C H | 91 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 2 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 362 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 348 |
| C03 GM WATER | 2 |
| C03 TOTAL | 710 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 342 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 330 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 20 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 18 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 3 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 2 |
| C10 GM ANNUAL NO | 2 |
| C101 BTWN 80 AND 90 F MD | 1 |
| C11 GM ANNUAL P | 225 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 13 |
| C12 GM CAP NO | 2 |
| C126 MD MALE | 115 |
| C127 S MALE | 245 |
| C128 WID MALE | 2 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 362 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 16 |
| C13 GM CAP P | 850 |
| C130 MD FEM | 111 |
| C131 S FEM | 230 |
| C132 WID FEM | 7 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 348 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 710 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 4 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 4 |
| C14 GM HANDS | 3 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 18 |
| C145 DEAF AND DUMB M | 2 |
| C146 DEAF AND DUMB F | 3 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 16 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 3 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 3 |
| C16 SM NO | 4 |
| C18 SM WATER | 4 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 22 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 28 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 11 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 10 |
| C26 SM ANNUAL NO | 4 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 18 |
| C27 SM ANNUAL P | 235 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 8 |
| C28 SM RETURNS NO | 4 |
| C29 SM RETURNS P | 750 |
| C30 SM EMPLOYED | 4 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 9 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 14 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 53 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 52 |
| C36 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 1 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 46 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 45 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 2 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 43 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 5 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 34 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 33 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 21 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 37 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 17 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 1 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 35 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 31 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 2 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 19 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 3 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 1 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 26 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 2 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 18 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 1 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 7 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 2 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 2 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 5 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 1 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 3 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 3 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 2 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 1 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 1 |
| C98 BTWN 80 AND 90 M MD | 1 |
| CD NAME | Terrebonne |
| CROP | 1,144 |
| CULT | 1,817 |
| FC YRDS | 216 |
| FLAN YRDS | 197 |
| FLX LBS | 345 |
| FREN ORIG | 664 |
| GARDEN | 3 |
| HELD | 10,692 |
| HORSE | 114 |
| INDIANS | 11 |
| IRE | 18 |
| LIN YRDS | 254 |
| LINE NO | 1,437 |
| M COWS | 175 |
| MPLS LBS | 8,225 |
| NOT FRN | 28 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 2 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 2 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 26 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 79 |
| O OVR 200 | 4 |
| O UNDR 10 | 6 |
| PASTURE | 670 |
| SHEEP | 229 |
| SWINE | 106 |
| TOT O | 119 |
| TUR AC | 11 |
| TUR BU | 644 |
| WOOD | 8,875 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC079006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC079006— 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). "Abercrombie, Township, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/abercrombie-township-qc079006-1851/.