Ashford, Quebec (1851 census)
Ashford was a township in L'Islet County, Quebec (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 61. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.196°N, 69.988°W.
Population
In 1851, Ashford had a population of 61: 31 male and 30 female residents.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Ashford, 1861 (80.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Ashford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 227 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 10 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 30 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 30 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 1 |
| Number of deaf and dumb males | 2 |
| Number of families | 10 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 2 |
| Number of females | 30 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 3 |
| Number of males | 31 |
| Number of married females | 11 |
| Number of married males | 11 |
| Number of single females | 19 |
| Number of single males | 20 |
| POP | 61 |
| POP FX N.1 | 30 |
| POP MX N.1 | 31 |
| POP XX N.1 | 61 |
| Total population | 61 |
Age structure (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 1 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 2 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 5 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 2 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 1 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 1 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 2 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 2 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 5 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 3 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 4 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 4 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 5 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 6 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 4 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 61 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 324 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 3 |
| Acres of corn | 1 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 127 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 7,565 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 19,008 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 12,753 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 20,445 |
| Acres of land in farms | 39,453 |
| Acres of oats | 2,266 |
| Acres of peas | 478 |
| Acres of potatoes | 351 |
| Acres of rye | 584 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,052 |
| BAR AC | 324 |
| BAR BU | 3,837 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 243 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 733 |
| BEEF BAR | 243 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,837 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 34 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 29,524 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,246 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,127 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 3,168 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 17,573 |
| BWT AC | 3 |
| BWT BU | 34 |
| CRN AC | 1 |
| CRN BU | 18 |
| HAY TONS | 4,231 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 270 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 750 |
| Number of horses | 651 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,628 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 451 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 93 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 98 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 51 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 181 |
| Number of sheep | 3,394 |
| Number of swine | 1,148 |
| OAT AC | 2,266 |
| OAT BU | 29,524 |
| PEA AC | 478 |
| PEA BU | 3,246 |
| PORK BAR | 733 |
| POT AC | 351 |
| POT BU | 20,127 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 3,894 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 83,148 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 87,422 |
| Pounds of tobacco produced in the past year | 656 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,056 |
| RYE AC | 584 |
| RYE BU | 3,168 |
| TOB LBS | 656 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,231 |
| WHT AC | 3,052 |
| WHT BU | 17,573 |
| WOOL LBS | 6,056 |
Manufacturing & industry (43 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of flour produced per week by grist mills reporting weekly production | |
| Barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production | |
| 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 employees in carding and fulling mills | |
| Number of employees in foundries | |
| Number of employees in grist mills | |
| Number of employees in saw mills | |
| Number of foundries | |
| Number of foundries reporting | |
| Number of foundries returning capital | |
| Number of grist mills | |
| Number of grist mills not reporting | |
| Number of grist mills powered by steam | |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | |
| Number of grist mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent | |
| Number of grist mills reporting weekly production | |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | |
| Number of saw mill plants | |
| Number of saw mills | |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | |
| Number of saw mills powered by steam | |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | |
| Number of saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent | |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | |
| Number of tanneries | |
| Number of tanneries not reporting | |
| 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) | |
| Value of annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of iron produced in foundries 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 | 3,129 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 5,146 |
| Yards of linen produced in the past year | 5,186 |
Deaths & mortality (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 1 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 1 |
Other recorded variables (72 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 83,148 |
| BOV | 270 |
| C H | 750 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 31 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 30 |
| C03 TOTAL | 61 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 30 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 30 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 1 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 3 |
| C126 MD MALE | 11 |
| C127 S MALE | 20 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 31 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 2 |
| C130 MD FEM | 11 |
| C131 S FEM | 19 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 30 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 61 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 1 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 1 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 3 |
| C145 DEAF AND DUMB M | 2 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 2 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 1 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 1 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 1 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 1 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 2 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 2 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 2 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 5 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 5 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 1 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 6 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 4 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 1 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 2 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 5 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 1 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 4 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 1 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 2 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 4 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 2 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 1 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 2 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 1 |
| CD NAME | L'Islet |
| CROP | 12,753 |
| CULT | 20,445 |
| FC YRDS | 5,146 |
| FLAN YRDS | 3,129 |
| FLX LBS | 3,894 |
| FREN ORIG | 61 |
| GARDEN | 127 |
| HELD | 39,453 |
| HORSE | 651 |
| LIN YRDS | 5,186 |
| LINE NO | 1,178 |
| M COWS | 1,628 |
| MPLS LBS | 87,422 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 10 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 93 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 18 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 98 |
| O OVR 200 | 51 |
| O UNDR 10 | 181 |
| PASTURE | 7,565 |
| SHEEP | 3,394 |
| SWINE | 1,148 |
| TOT O | 451 |
| WOOD | 19,008 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC060004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC060004— 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). "Ashford, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ashford-qc060004-1851/.