Bagot, Quebec (1851 census)
Bagot was a census subdivision in Saguenay County, Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,438. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.330°N, 70.877°W.
Population
In 1851, Bagot had a population of 2,438: 1,278 male and 1,160 female residents. Population density was 25.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,438 |
| 1861 | 3,063 |
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, Bagot shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 299 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 393 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 1 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 1,128 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 32 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 1,181 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 10 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 97 |
| Number of deaf and dumb males | 3 |
| Number of families | 393 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 11 |
| Number of females | 1,160 |
| Number of females attending school | 41 |
| Number of lunatic females | 3 |
| Number of lunatic males | 2 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 16 |
| Number of males | 1,278 |
| Number of males attending school | 50 |
| Number of married females | 400 |
| Number of married males | 423 |
| Number of single females | 739 |
| Number of single males | 829 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| POP | 2,438 |
| POP FX N.1 | 1,160 |
| POP MX N.1 | 1,278 |
| POP XX N.1 | 2,438 |
| Total population | 2,438 |
Age structure (38 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 16 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 7 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 6 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 36 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 5 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 13 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 12 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 8 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 10 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 27 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 12 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 20 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 4 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 38 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 9 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 10 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 4 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 36 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 16 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 11 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 4 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 5 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 7 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 13 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 6 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 14 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 30 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 32 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
Ethnic origin (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,343 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 71 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 21 |
| Number of persons originating in Germany or Holland | 2 |
Agriculture (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 735 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,318 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 15,656 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,160 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 6,478 |
| Acres of land in farms | 22,134 |
| Acres of oats | 436 |
| Acres of peas | 645 |
| Acres of potatoes | 191 |
| Acres of rye | 142 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,001 |
| BAR AC | 735 |
| BAR BU | 10,655 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 125 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 10,655 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 221 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,399 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 4,273 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,620 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 915 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 365 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 6,873 |
| HAY TONS | 45,696 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 193 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 317 |
| Number of horses | 264 |
| Number of milk cows | 471 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 279 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 110 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 110 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 10 |
| Number of sheep | 957 |
| Number of swine | 512 |
| OAT AC | 436 |
| OAT BU | 3,399 |
| PEA AC | 645 |
| PEA BU | 4,273 |
| PORK BAR | 125 |
| POT AC | 191 |
| POT BU | 12,620 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 1,463 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 3,506 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 2,030 |
| Pounds of tobacco produced in the past year | 714 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,692 |
| RYE AC | 142 |
| RYE BU | 915 |
| TOB LBS | 714 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 45,696 |
| WHT AC | 1,001 |
| WHT BU | 6,873 |
| WOOL LBS | 1,692 |
Manufacturing & industry (51 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 | |
| Logs produced by saw mills reporting production by number of logs | 5 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills not reporting | |
| Number of employees in carding and fulling mills | |
| Number of employees in grist mills | 5 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | |
| Number of employees in tanneries | |
| Number of foundries | |
| Number of foundries reporting | |
| Number of foundries returning capital | |
| Number of grist mills | 3 |
| Number of grist mills not reporting | 3 |
| Number of grist mills powered by steam | |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 3 |
| 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 | |
| Number of grist mills reporting weekly production | |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | 3 |
| Number of saw mill plants | 4,000 |
| Number of saw mills | 5 |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | |
| Number of saw mills powered by steam | |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 5 |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of saw mills reporting daily production | 16,000 |
| Number of saw mills reporting production by number of logs | |
| Number of saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent | 158 |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | |
| 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 | |
| Value of annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling) | 4 |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | 2,150 |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of cloth produced in woollen factories 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 cloth produced in woollen factories in the past year | |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 1,245 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 1,112 |
| Yards of linen produced in the past year | 1,424 |
Deaths & mortality (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 15 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 14 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 29 |
Other recorded variables (116 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 3,506 |
| BOV | 193 |
| C H | 317 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 3 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 1,278 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 1,160 |
| C03 GM WATER | 3 |
| C03 TOTAL | 2,438 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 1,181 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 1,128 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 97 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 32 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 10 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 1 |
| C100 BTWN 80 AND 90 M WID | 2 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 16 |
| C12 GM CAP NO | 3 |
| C126 MD MALE | 423 |
| C127 S MALE | 829 |
| C128 WID MALE | 26 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 1,278 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 11 |
| C13 GM CAP P | 2,150 |
| C130 MD FEM | 400 |
| C131 S FEM | 739 |
| C132 WID FEM | 21 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 1,160 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 2,438 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 14 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 15 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 29 |
| C14 GM HANDS | 5 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 20 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 50 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 41 |
| C145 DEAF AND DUMB M | 3 |
| C149 LUNATICS M | 2 |
| C15 GM NO RETURNS | 3 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 13 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 3 |
| C16 SM NO | 5 |
| C18 SM WATER | 5 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 12 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 7 |
| C21 SM NO DAY | 16,000 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 8 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 6 |
| C24 DEATHS UNDER 3 M | 1 |
| C24 SM NO LOGS | 5 |
| C25 DEATHS UNDER 3 F | 1 |
| C25 SM PLANTS | 4,000 |
| C26 SM ANNUAL NO | 158 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 10 |
| C27 SM ANNUAL P | 4 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 16 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 27 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 36 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 12 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 5 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 14 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 13 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 4 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 30 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 4 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 6 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 36 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 32 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 38 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 2 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 16 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 3 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 9 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 4 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 11 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 3 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 10 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 4 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 2 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 5 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 1 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 1 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 7 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 1 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 1 |
| CAR BU | 221 |
| CD NAME | Saguenay |
| CROP | 3,160 |
| CULT | 6,478 |
| DE NL | 2 |
| ENG WLS | 21 |
| FC YRDS | 1,112 |
| FLAN YRDS | 1,245 |
| FLX LBS | 1,463 |
| FREN ORIG | 2,343 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HELD | 22,134 |
| HORSE | 264 |
| LIN YRDS | 1,424 |
| LINE NO | 1,359 |
| M COWS | 471 |
| MPLS LBS | 2,030 |
| NOT FRN | 71 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 5 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 38 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 110 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 110 |
| O OVR 200 | 6 |
| O UNDR 10 | 10 |
| OTHER PL | 1 |
| PASTURE | 3,318 |
| SHEEP | 957 |
| SWINE | 512 |
| TOT O | 279 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 365 |
| WOOD | 15,656 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC074021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC015001— 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). "Bagot, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/bagot-qc074021-1851/.