Broughton, Quebec (1851 census)
Broughton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 612. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.223°N, 71.077°W.
Population
In 1851, Broughton had a population of 612: 309 male and 303 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 612 |
| 1861 | 1,689 |
| 1871 | 2,036 |
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, Broughton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 159 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 612 total population, 309 males, 303 females, Male members of the family who are present: 296, Female members of the family who are present: 290, 203 single males, 193 single females, 108 married females, 106 married males, 104 families, 29 female births, 27 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 13, Males present who are not members of the family: 13, 9 females attending school, 9 males attending school, Female members of the family who are absent: 4, 2 lunatic females, 2 widowed females, Male members of the family who are present: 1, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 58 females aged 5 to 10, 51 males aged 5 to 10, 50 married females aged 20 to 30, 40 single females aged 10 to 15, 37 single males aged 10 to 15, 34 married males aged 20 to 30, 34 married males aged 30 to 40, 24 females under age 1, 24 males under age 1, 23 married females aged 30 to 40, 22 single males aged 15 to 20, 17 females age 3 to 4, 17 males aged 1 to 2, 15 married females aged 40 to 50, 14 females aged 2 to 3, 13 males aged 2 to 3, 13 males aged 4 to 5, 13 married males aged 40 to 50, 12 males aged 3 to 4, 12 married males aged 60 to 70, 12 single females aged 15 to 20, 12 single males aged 20 to 30, 11 females aged 4 to 5, 10 females aged 1 to 2, 10 married males aged 50 to 60, 9 married females aged 50 to 60, 7 married females aged 60 to 70, 5 single females aged 20 to 30, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 30 to 40, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 305 French Canadians, 195 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 93 persons originating in Ireland, 9 persons originating in the United States, 5 persons originating in England or Wales, 5 persons originating in Scotland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 23,675 pounds of maple sugar, 8,012 acres of land in farms, 7,504 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,490 pounds of homemade butter, 4,775 bushels of potatoes, 3,351 bushels of oats, 2,006 acres of farmland under cultivation, 1,406 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,384 bushels of barley, 809 pounds of wool produced on farms, 600 acres of farmland under crops, 405 sheep, 400 tons of hay, 350 bushels of wheat, 281 bushels of rye, 235 acres of oats, 188 milk cows, 158 bushels of peas, 146 bushels of turnips, 142 swine, 118 acres of barley, 97 occupants of farms, 93 calves and heifers, 87 bushels of buckwheat, 73 bulls, oxen, or steers, 72 acres of potatoes, 68 horses, 63 barrels of pork, 56 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 36 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 31 acres of wheat, 30 acres of peas, 23 acres of rye, 14 barrels of beef, 9 acres of buckwheat, 9 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 5 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 3 acres of turnips, 1 bushels of corn. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes $800 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 260 yards of flannel, 231 yards of fulled cloth, 200 feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production, $50 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 3 employees in grist mills, 2 employees in saw mills, 2 grist mills, 2 grist mills powered by water, 2 grist mills returning capital, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 grist mills reporting annual production, 1 saw mills, 1 saw mills powered by water, 1 saw mills reporting daily production, 1 saw mills returning capital, Logs produced by saw mills reporting production by number of logs: , carding and fulling mills, carding and fulling mills not reporting, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, employees in carding and fulling mills, employees in tanneries, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, saw mill plants, saw mills not reporting, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills reporting annual production, saw mills reporting production by number of logs, saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, tanneries, tanneries not reporting, tanneries reporting, tanneries returning capital, woollen factories, woollen factories reporting, woollen factories returning capital, pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, $ value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), $ value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills. 400 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. $ value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 12 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC062009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC157001— 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). "Broughton, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/broughton-qc062009-1851/.