Carleton, Quebec (1851 census)
Carleton was a census subdivision in Bonaventure County, Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 855. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.166°N, 66.159°W.
Population
In 1851, Carleton had a population of 855: 451 male and 404 female residents. Population density was 13.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 855 |
| 1861 | 958 |
| 1871 | 1,033 |
| 1881 | 1,033 |
| 1891 | 1,078 |
| 1901 | 1,061 |
| 1911 | 709 |
| 1921 | 1,214 |
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, Carleton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 306 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 116 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 398 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 6 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 443 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 1 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 8 |
| Number of families | 116 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 15 |
| Number of females | 404 |
| Number of females attending school | 55 |
| Number of lunatic females | 1 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 16 |
| Number of males | 451 |
| Number of males attending school | 64 |
| Number of married females | 112 |
| Number of married males | 103 |
| Number of single females | 269 |
| Number of single males | 340 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| POP | 855 |
| POP FX N.1 | 404 |
| POP MX N.1 | 451 |
| POP XX N.1 | 855 |
| Total population | 855 |
Age structure (49 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 12 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 9 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 15 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 11 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 60 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 18 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 18 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 13 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 18 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 6 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 70 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 17 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 2 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 28 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 41 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 19 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 13 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 4 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 3 |
| Number of married females aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 14 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 37 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 22 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 15 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 9 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 5 |
| Number of married males aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 49 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 47 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 31 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 9 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 5 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 3 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 49 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 43 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 72 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 24 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 4 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 5 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 9 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 7 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 5 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 797 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 41 |
| Number of persons originating in France | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 4 |
| Number of persons originating in New Brunswick | 2 |
| Number of persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island | 8 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 2 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 118 |
| Acres of corn | 1 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,167 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,988 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,245 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 3,412 |
| Acres of land in farms | 7,400 |
| Acres of oats | 264 |
| Acres of peas | 43 |
| Acres of potatoes | 201 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 177 |
| BAR AC | 118 |
| BAR BU | 1,109 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 97 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 140 |
| BEEF BAR | 97 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,109 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,242 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 296 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,830 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 1,870 |
| CRN AC | 1 |
| CRN BU | 4 |
| HAY TONS | 1,252 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 171 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 117 |
| Number of horses | 123 |
| Number of milk cows | 244 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 76 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 1 |
| Number of sheep | 952 |
| Number of swine | 286 |
| OAT AC | 264 |
| OAT BU | 8,242 |
| PEA AC | 43 |
| PEA BU | 296 |
| PORK BAR | 140 |
| POT AC | 201 |
| POT BU | 10,830 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 3 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 340 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 5,790 |
| Pounds of hops produced in the past year | 100 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,960 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,252 |
| WHT AC | 177 |
| WHT BU | 1,870 |
| WOOL LBS | 1,960 |
Manufacturing & industry (50 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 | |
| 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 distilleries | |
| Number of distilleries reporting | |
| Number of employees in carding and fulling mills | |
| Number of employees in grist mills | 2 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | |
| Number of employees in woollen factories | |
| Number of grist mills | 1 |
| Number of grist mills not reporting | 1 |
| 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 | |
| Number of grist mills reporting weekly production | |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | 1 |
| Number of saw mill plants | |
| Number of saw mills | |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | |
| Number of saw mills powered by steam | |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of saw mills reporting daily production | |
| Number of saw mills reporting production by number of logs | |
| Number of saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent | |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | |
| Number of woollen factories | |
| Number of woollen factories not reporting | |
| Number of woollen factories reporting | |
| Number of woollen factories returning capital | |
| Pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | |
| Value of annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | 250 |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of cloth produced in woollen factories 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 | 1,507 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 1,593 |
| Yards of linen produced in the past year | 947 |
Other recorded variables (116 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 5,790 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| BOV | 171 |
| C H | 117 |
| C LBS | 3 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 1 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 451 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 404 |
| C03 GM WATER | 1 |
| C03 TOTAL | 855 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 443 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 398 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 8 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 6 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 1 |
| C100 BTWN 80 AND 90 M WID | 1 |
| C101 BTWN 80 AND 90 F MD | 2 |
| C103 BTWN 80 AND 90 F WID | 2 |
| C106 BTWN 90 AND 100 M MD | 1 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 16 |
| C12 GM CAP NO | 1 |
| C126 MD MALE | 103 |
| C127 S MALE | 340 |
| C128 WID MALE | 8 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 451 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 15 |
| C13 GM CAP P | 250 |
| C130 MD FEM | 112 |
| C131 S FEM | 269 |
| C132 WID FEM | 23 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 404 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 855 |
| C14 GM HANDS | 2 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 17 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 64 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 55 |
| C15 GM NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 18 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 1 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 18 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 9 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 13 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 15 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 18 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 12 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 6 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 11 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 70 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 60 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 49 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 49 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 43 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 2 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 47 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 14 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 72 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 28 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 31 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 37 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 24 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 41 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 9 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 1 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 22 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 4 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 19 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 5 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 15 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 5 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 5 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 13 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 3 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 9 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 9 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 1 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 1 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 4 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 4 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 5 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 1 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 3 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 7 |
| CAR BU | 7 |
| CD NAME | Bonaventure |
| CROP | 2,245 |
| CULT | 3,412 |
| FC YRDS | 1,593 |
| FLAN YRDS | 1,507 |
| FLX LBS | 340 |
| FR | 1 |
| FREN ORIG | 797 |
| GRA BU | 5 |
| HELD | 7,400 |
| HOP LBS | 100 |
| HORSE | 123 |
| IRE | 4 |
| LIN YRDS | 947 |
| LINE NO | 1,051 |
| M COWS | 244 |
| MW BU | 1 |
| NB | 2 |
| NOT FRN | 41 |
| NS PEI | 8 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 3 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 10 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 36 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 26 |
| O UNDR 10 | 1 |
| PASTURE | 1,167 |
| SCOT | 2 |
| SHEEP | 952 |
| SWINE | 286 |
| TOT O | 76 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 22 |
| WOOD | 3,988 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC051007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC044001— 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). "Carleton, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/carleton-qc051007-1851/.