Cap de la Madeleine, Quebec (1851 census)
Cap de la Madeleine was a census subdivision in Champlain County, Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,123. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.651°N, 72.801°W.
Population
In 1851, Cap de la Madeleine had a population of 1,123: 556 male and 567 female residents. Population density was 5.7 people per square mile.
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 de la Magdeleine, 1861 (26.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Cap de la Madeleine shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 324 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 147 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 36 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 526 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 41 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 492 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 53 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 64 |
| Number of blind females | 1 |
| Number of families | 147 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 21 |
| Number of females | 567 |
| Number of females attending school | 74 |
| Number of lunatic females | 2 |
| Number of lunatic males | 1 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 25 |
| Number of males | 556 |
| Number of males attending school | 56 |
| Number of married females | 164 |
| Number of married males | 173 |
| Number of single females | 381 |
| Number of single males | 376 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| POP | 1,123 |
| POP FX N.1 | 567 |
| POP MX N.1 | 556 |
| POP XX N.1 | 1,123 |
| Total population | 1,123 |
Age structure (54 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 15 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 16 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 9 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 22 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 89 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 22 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 14 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 17 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 18 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 21 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 88 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 26 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 4 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 44 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 44 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 41 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 20 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 6 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 4 |
| Number of married females aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 29 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 39 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 49 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 36 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 12 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 6 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 81 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 72 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 38 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 5 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 7 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 3 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 65 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 63 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 50 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 8 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 5 |
| Number of single males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 5 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 6 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,059 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 54 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 3 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 2 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 5 |
Agriculture (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR AC | 11 |
| BAR BU | 180 |
| BEEF BAR | 28 |
| BWT AC | 214 |
| BWT BU | 1,692 |
| CRN AC | 24 |
| CRN BU | 151 |
| HAY TONS | 81,854 |
| OAT AC | 995 |
| OAT BU | 16,203 |
| PEA AC | 290 |
| PEA BU | 1,611 |
| PORK BAR | 185 |
| POT AC | 109 |
| POT BU | 7,834 |
| RYE AC | 37 |
| RYE BU | 241 |
| TOB LBS | 410 |
| WHT AC | 235 |
| WHT BU | 3,218 |
| WOOL LBS | 2,010 |
Manufacturing & industry (57 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 | |
| Gallons of beer produced in breweries in the past year | |
| Logs produced by saw mills reporting production by number of logs | 4,000 |
| Number of breweries | |
| Number of breweries not reporting | |
| Number of breweries reporting | |
| Number of breweries returning capital | |
| 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 breweries | |
| Number of employees in carding and fulling mills | |
| Number of employees in foundries | |
| Number of employees in grist mills | 2 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | 8 |
| Number of employees in tanneries | |
| Number of foundries | |
| Number of foundries not reporting | |
| Number of foundries reporting | |
| Number of foundries returning capital | |
| Number of grist mills | 1 |
| Number of grist mills not reporting | |
| Number of grist mills powered by steam | |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 1 |
| 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 | 1 |
| Number of grist mills reporting weekly production | |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | 1 |
| Number of saw mill plants | |
| Number of saw mills | 2 |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | |
| Number of saw mills powered by steam | |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 2 |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of saw mills reporting daily production | |
| Number of saw mills reporting production by number of logs | 1 |
| Number of saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent | 1 |
| 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 not reporting | |
| Pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | |
| Value of annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling) | 300 |
| Value of annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling) | 25 |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | 800 |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of iron produced in foundries 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 |
Deaths & mortality (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10 | 3 |
| 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 of unknown age | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 13 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 8 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 24 |
Other recorded variables (144 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 7,771 |
| BEN BU | 12 |
| BOV | 48 |
| C H | 270 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 1 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 556 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 567 |
| C03 GM WATER | 1 |
| C03 TOTAL | 1,123 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 492 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 526 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 64 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 41 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 53 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 36 |
| C10 GM ANNUAL NO | 1 |
| C100 BTWN 80 AND 90 M WID | 1 |
| C101 BTWN 80 AND 90 F MD | 1 |
| C103 BTWN 80 AND 90 F WID | 3 |
| C105 BTWN 80 AND 90 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C11 GM ANNUAL P | 300 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 25 |
| C12 GM CAP NO | 1 |
| C125 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN F | 1 |
| C126 MD MALE | 173 |
| C127 S MALE | 376 |
| C128 WID MALE | 7 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 556 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 21 |
| C13 GM CAP P | 800 |
| C130 MD FEM | 164 |
| C131 S FEM | 381 |
| C132 WID FEM | 22 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 567 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 1,123 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 13 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 11 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 24 |
| C14 GM HANDS | 2 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 26 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 56 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 74 |
| C148 BLIND F | 1 |
| C149 LUNATICS M | 1 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 22 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 2 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 8 |
| C16 SM NO | 2 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 2 |
| C18 SM WATER | 2 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 14 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 16 |
| C20 DEATHS UNDER 2 M | 1 |
| C21 DEATHS UNDER 2 F | 2 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 17 |
| C23 SM LOGS NO | 1 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 9 |
| C24 DEATHS UNDER 3 M | 1 |
| C24 SM NO LOGS | 4,000 |
| C26 SM ANNUAL NO | 1 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 18 |
| C27 SM ANNUAL P | 25 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 15 |
| C30 SM EMPLOYED | 8 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 21 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 22 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 88 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 89 |
| C37 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 3 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 65 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 81 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 1 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 63 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 4 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 72 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 29 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 50 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 44 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 38 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 1 |
| C56 BTWN 20 AND 30 M DEATHS | 2 |
| C57 BTWN 20 AND 30 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 39 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 8 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 1 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 44 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 5 |
| C65 BTWN 30 AND 40 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 49 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 5 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 1 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 41 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 7 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 3 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 36 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 1 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 20 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 3 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 5 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 12 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 2 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 6 |
| C86 BTWN 60 AND 70 F S | 1 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 4 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 6 |
| C91 BTWN 70 AND 80 M S | 1 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 1 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 4 |
| C94 BTWN 70 AND 80 F S | 1 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 6 |
| C96 BTWN 70 AND 80 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C98 BTWN 80 AND 90 M MD | 1 |
| CAR BU | 47 |
| CD NAME | Champlain |
| CROP | 2,647 |
| CULT | 4,068 |
| ENG WLS | 3 |
| FC YRDS | 1,372 |
| FLAN YRDS | 1,793 |
| FLX LBS | 2,192 |
| FREN ORIG | 1,059 |
| GARDEN | 11 |
| HELD | 21,301 |
| HORSE | 190 |
| IRE | 2 |
| LIN YRDS | 2,680 |
| LINE NO | 1,076 |
| M COWS | 404 |
| MPLS LBS | 24,318 |
| NOT FRN | 54 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 5 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 58 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 21 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 39 |
| O OVR 200 | 25 |
| O UNDR 10 | 11 |
| PASTURE | 1,412 |
| SCOT | 5 |
| SHEEP | 842 |
| SWINE | 377 |
| TOT O | 159 |
| TUR AC | 17 |
| TUR BU | 578 |
| WOOD | 17,233 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC053004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC053004— 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). "Cap de la Madeleine, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/cap-de-la-madeleine-qc053004-1851/.