Chemin du Lac, Quebec (1851 census)
Chemin du Lac was a census subdivision in Rimouski County, Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 762. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.618°N, 68.905°W.
Population
In 1851, Chemin du Lac had a population of 762: 405 male and 357 female residents.
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 Temiscouata Road, 1861 (84.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Chemin du Lac shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 125 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 19 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 336 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 21 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 370 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 41 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 35 |
| Number of deaf and dumb females | 1 |
| Number of families | 125 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 18 |
| Number of females | 357 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 19 |
| Number of males | 405 |
| Number of married females | 123 |
| Number of married males | 128 |
| Number of single females | 234 |
| Number of single males | 277 |
| POP | 762 |
| POP FX N.1 | 357 |
| POP MX N.1 | 405 |
| POP XX N.1 | 762 |
| Total population | 762 |
Age structure (35 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 13 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 16 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 12 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 16 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 58 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 17 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 16 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 19 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 22 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 16 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 58 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 18 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 3 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 41 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 45 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 15 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 12 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 7 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 35 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 40 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 27 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 18 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 10 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 38 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 43 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 15 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 3 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 34 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 43 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 47 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 703 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 43 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 7 |
| Number of persons originating in Guernsey | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 2 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 3 |
Manufacturing & industry (38 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production | |
| Feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production | 1,000 |
| Logs produced by saw mills reporting production by number of logs | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | 1 |
| 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 carding and fulling mills | |
| Number of employees in grist mills | |
| Number of employees in saw mills | 200 |
| Number of employees in tanneries | |
| Number of foundries not reporting | |
| Number of grist mills | |
| Number of grist mills not reporting | |
| Number of grist mills powered by steam | |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | |
| Number of grist mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | |
| Number of saw mill plants | 100,000 |
| Number of saw mills | |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | 1 |
| Number of saw mills powered by steam | |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | |
| Number of saw mills reporting daily production | 1 |
| 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 tanneries | |
| Number of tanneries not reporting | |
| Number of tanneries reporting | |
| Number of tanneries 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) | |
| 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 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C01 SEX MALE | 405 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 357 |
| C03 TOTAL | 762 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 370 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 336 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 35 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 21 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 41 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 19 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 19 |
| C126 MD MALE | 128 |
| C127 S MALE | 277 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 405 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 18 |
| C130 MD FEM | 123 |
| C131 S FEM | 234 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 357 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 762 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 18 |
| C146 DEAF AND DUMB F | 1 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 17 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 16 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 16 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 19 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 12 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 22 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 13 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 16 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 16 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 58 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 58 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 34 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 38 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 43 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 3 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 43 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 35 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 47 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 41 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 15 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 40 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 3 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 45 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 1 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 27 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 15 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 3 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 18 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 1 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 12 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 2 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 10 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 7 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 1 |
| CD NAME | Rimouski |
| ENG WLS | 7 |
| FREN ORIG | 703 |
| GG | 1 |
| IRE | 2 |
| NOT FRN | 43 |
| SCOT | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC071003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC071003— 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). "Chemin du Lac, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/chemin-du-lac-qc071003-1851/.