Beauport, Quebec (1851 census)
Beauport was a census subdivision in Québec County, Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,377. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.904°N, 71.215°W.
Population
In 1851, Beauport had a population of 2,377: 1,156 male and 1,221 female residents. Population density was 79.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,377 |
| 1861 | 3,260 |
| 1871 | 4,053 |
| 1881 | 4,429 |
| 1891 | 4,644 |
| 1901 | 6,800 |
| 1911 | 3,546 |
| 1921 | 2,774 |
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, Beauport shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 350 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 417 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 3 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 1,117 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 104 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 1,062 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 3 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 94 |
| Number of families | 417 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 76 |
| Number of females | 1,221 |
| Number of females attending school | 115 |
| Number of lunatic females | 1 |
| Number of lunatic males | 2 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 45 |
| Number of males | 1,156 |
| Number of males attending school | 113 |
| Number of married females | 382 |
| Number of married males | 384 |
| Number of single females | 767 |
| Number of single males | 736 |
| Number of widowed females | 72 |
| Number of widowed males | 36 |
| POP | 2,377 |
| POP FX N.1 | 1,221 |
| POP MX N.1 | 1,156 |
| POP XX N.1 | 2,377 |
| Total population | 2,377 |
Age structure (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 40 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 44 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 49 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 32 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 180 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 73 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 54 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 5 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 38 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 44 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 165 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 43 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 9 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 114 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 102 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 94 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 41 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 18 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 3 |
| 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 | 76 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 113 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 99 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 64 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 21 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 8 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 113 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 112 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 83 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 20 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 7 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 10 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 118 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 115 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 89 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 18 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 5 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 6 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 3 |
| Number of single males aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 7 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 8 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 17 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 16 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 16 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 6 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 5 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 7 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 10 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 7 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 4 |
Ethnic origin (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,267 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 58 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 9 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 35 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 8 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 13 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 2 |
| Acres of corn | 1 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 68 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,901 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,276 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,078 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 6,047 |
| Acres of land in farms | 15,323 |
| Acres of oats | 926 |
| Acres of peas | 166 |
| Acres of potatoes | 80 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 481 |
| BAR AC | 13 |
| BAR BU | 293 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 14 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 221 |
| BEEF BAR | 14 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 293 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 29 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 18,385 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,156 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,362 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 5,104 |
| BWT AC | 2 |
| BWT BU | 29 |
| CRN AC | 1 |
| CRN BU | 13 |
| HAY TONS | 180,040 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 105 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 173 |
| Number of horses | 101 |
| Number of milk cows | 499 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 67 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 40 |
| Number of sheep | 1,087 |
| Number of swine | 361 |
| OAT AC | 926 |
| OAT BU | 18,385 |
| PEA AC | 166 |
| PEA BU | 2,156 |
| PORK BAR | 221 |
| POT AC | 80 |
| POT BU | 8,362 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 464 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 637 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 7,590 |
| Pounds of tobacco produced in the past year | 15 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,265 |
| TOB LBS | 15 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 180,040 |
| WHT AC | 481 |
| WHT BU | 5,104 |
| WOOL LBS | 2,265 |
Manufacturing & industry (30 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production | 2,469 |
| Feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | 3 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills not reporting | 1 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills reporting | 2 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills returning capital | |
| Number of employees in carding and fulling mills | 1 |
| Number of employees in grist mills | 6 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | 6 |
| Number of employees in tanneries | |
| Number of grist mills | 2 |
| Number of grist mills not reporting | 1 |
| Number of grist mills powered by steam | |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 2 |
| Number of grist mills reporting annual production | 1 |
| Number of saw mill plants | |
| Number of saw mills | 1 |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | 2 |
| Number of saw mills powered by steam | |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 1 |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | |
| Pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | 9,000 |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (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 | 3,000 |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 380 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 1,066 |
| Yards of linen produced in the past year | 266 |
Deaths & mortality (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 11 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 4 |
| Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 8 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 2 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 19 |
Other recorded variables (150 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 7,590 |
| BEN BU | 26 |
| BOV | 105 |
| C H | 173 |
| C LBS | 464 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 2 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 1,156 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 1,221 |
| C03 GM WATER | 2 |
| C03 TOTAL | 2,377 |
| C04 GM NO YEAR | 1 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 1,062 |
| C05 GM BARRELS YEAR | 2,469 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 1,117 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 94 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 104 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 3 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 3 |
| C100 BTWN 80 AND 90 M WID | 4 |
| C101 BTWN 80 AND 90 F MD | 1 |
| C103 BTWN 80 AND 90 F WID | 6 |
| C105 BTWN 80 AND 90 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 45 |
| C126 MD MALE | 384 |
| C127 S MALE | 736 |
| C128 WID MALE | 36 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 1,156 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 76 |
| C130 MD FEM | 382 |
| C131 S FEM | 767 |
| C132 WID FEM | 72 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 1,221 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 2,377 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 8 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 11 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 19 |
| C14 GM HANDS | 6 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 43 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 113 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 115 |
| C149 LUNATICS M | 2 |
| C15 GM NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 73 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 1 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 2 |
| C16 SM NO | 1 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 4 |
| C18 SM WATER | 1 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 54 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 44 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 5 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 49 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 38 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 40 |
| C28 DEATHS UNDER 4 M | 2 |
| C29 DEATHS UNDER 4 F | 2 |
| C30 SM EMPLOYED | 6 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 44 |
| C31 SM NO RETURNS | 2 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 32 |
| C32 CFM NO | 3 |
| C33 CFM RETURNS | 2 |
| C33 DEATHS UNDER 5 F | 1 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 165 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 180 |
| C35 CFM WOOL | 9,000 |
| C36 CFM CLOTH | 3,000 |
| C36 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 1 |
| C37 CFM HANDS | 1 |
| C37 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 1 |
| C38 CFM NO RETURN | 1 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 118 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 113 |
| C42 BTWN 10 AND 15 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C43 BTWN 10 AND 15 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 2 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 115 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 9 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 112 |
| C48 BTWN 15 AND 20 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 76 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 89 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 114 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 83 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 2 |
| C57 BTWN 20 AND 30 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 113 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 18 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 3 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 102 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 20 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 7 |
| C65 BTWN 30 AND 40 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 99 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 5 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 5 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 94 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 7 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 8 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 64 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 6 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 7 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 41 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 10 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 17 |
| C80 BTWN 50 AND 60 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 21 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 3 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 10 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 18 |
| C86 BTWN 60 AND 70 F S | 2 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 16 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 8 |
| C91 BTWN 70 AND 80 M S | 2 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 7 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 3 |
| C94 BTWN 70 AND 80 F S | 2 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 16 |
| C98 BTWN 80 AND 90 M MD | 1 |
| C99 BTWN 80 AND 90 M S | 1 |
| CAR BU | 60 |
| CD NAME | Québec |
| CROP | 3,078 |
| CULT | 6,047 |
| ENG WLS | 9 |
| FC YRDS | 1,066 |
| FLAN YRDS | 380 |
| FLX LBS | 637 |
| FREN ORIG | 2,267 |
| GARDEN | 68 |
| HELD | 15,323 |
| HORSE | 101 |
| IRE | 35 |
| LIN YRDS | 266 |
| LINE NO | 1,290 |
| M COWS | 499 |
| NOT FRN | 58 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 6 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 14 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 5 |
| O OVR 200 | 2 |
| O UNDR 10 | 40 |
| PASTURE | 2,901 |
| SCOT | 8 |
| SHEEP | 1,087 |
| SWINE | 361 |
| TOT O | 67 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 60 |
| WOOD | 9,276 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC069004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC081002— 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). "Beauport, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/beauport-qc069004-1851/.