Cap Chat, Quebec (1851 census)
Cap Chat was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 966. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63242728. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.083°N, 66.545°W.
Population
In 1851, Cap Chat had a population of 966: 497 male and 469 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 966 |
| 1861 | 450 |
| 1871 | 930 |
| 1881 | 1,427 |
| 1891 | 1,237 |
| 1901 | 1,416 |
| 1911 | 1,469 |
| 1921 | 1,897 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 contained Cap Chat, 1861 (36.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Cap Chat shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 147 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 966 total population, 497 males, 469 females, Male members of the family who are present: 450, Female members of the family who are present: 421, 332 single males, 303 single females, 161 married females, 161 married males, 148 families, Females present who are not members of the family: 48, Males present who are not members of the family: 47, 30 female births, 30 male births, 8 females attending school, 7 males attending school, 5 widowed females, Male members of the family who are present: 4, 4 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 1, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 90 males aged 5 to 10, 76 females aged 5 to 10, 64 married females aged 20 to 30, 55 single females aged 10 to 15, 47 married males aged 20 to 30, 47 single males aged 10 to 15, 45 married females aged 30 to 40, 44 married males aged 30 to 40, 39 single females aged 15 to 20, 39 single males aged 15 to 20, 35 married males aged 40 to 50, 34 males under age 1, 34 single males aged 20 to 30, 32 males aged 4 to 5, 30 females aged 2 to 3, 27 males aged 1 to 2, 27 married males aged 50 to 60, 24 females aged 1 to 2, 23 females age 3 to 4, 22 females under age 1, 20 males aged 2 to 3, 19 married females aged 40 to 50, 15 married females aged 15 to 20, 15 single females aged 20 to 30, 12 females aged 4 to 5, 9 married females aged 50 to 60, 9 married females aged 60 to 70, 8 males aged 3 to 4, 4 married males aged 60 to 70, 4 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 895 French Canadians, 64 persons whose origin is unknown, 4 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 2 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 15,746 acres of land in farms, 12,676 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12,660 pounds of maple sugar, 9,032 bushels of potatoes, 5,151 bushels of barley, 3,070 acres of farmland under cultivation, 1,760 pounds of homemade butter, 1,515 bushels of wheat, 1,504 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,428 acres of farmland under crops, 1,252 bushels of oats, 1,240 bushels of rye, 1,082 bushels of peas, 886 pounds of wool produced on farms, 838 pounds of flax or hemp, 531 sheep, 487 acres of barley, 295 swine, 271 acres of rye, 248 acres of wheat, 221 tons of hay, 196 acres of peas, 157 milk cows, 151 acres of oats, 140 occupants of farms, 138 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 135 acres of potatoes, 111 barrels of pork, 106 bushels of turnips, 86 horses, 67 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 60 bulls, oxen, or steers, 54 calves and heifers, 47 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 41 pounds of tobacco, 14 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 13 barrels of beef, 12 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 4 acres of turnips, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 957 yards of flannel, $900 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 695 yards of fulled cloth, 483 yards of linen, 4 grist mills, 4 grist mills powered by water, 3 grist mills reporting annual production, 1 employees in grist mills, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 grist mills returning capital, employees in saw mills, employees in tanneries, foundries, foundries reporting, foundries returning capital, grist mills powered by steam, saw mill plants, saw mills, saw mills not reporting, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills powered by water, saw mills reporting annual production, saw mills returning capital, tanneries, tanneries not reporting, tanneries reporting, tanneries returning capital, $ value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), $ value iron produced in foundries in the past year (pounds sterling). 1,500 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 11 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 7, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC056010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC056003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63242728
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). "Cap Chat, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/cap-chat-qc056010-1851/.