Clarendon, Quebec (1851 census)
Clarendon was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,759. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2975590. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.631°N, 76.519°W.
Population
In 1851, Clarendon had a population of 1,759: 917 male and 842 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,759 |
| 1861 | 2,330 |
| 1871 | 2,675 |
| 1901 | 2,736 |
| 1911 | 2,421 |
| 1921 | 2,244 |
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, Clarendon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 194 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,759 total population, 917 males, Male members of the family who are present: 885, 842 females, Female members of the family who are present: 830, 642 single males, 560 single females, 268 families, 261 married males, 254 married females, 67 males attending school, 59 females attending school, Male members of the family who are present: 56, 48 male births, 40 female births, Males present who are not members of the family: 32, 28 widowed females, Female members of the family who are absent: 22, 14 widowed males, Females present who are not members of the family: 12, 1 blind females, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 145 females aged 5 to 10, 140 males aged 5 to 10, 117 single males aged 10 to 15, 110 single females aged 10 to 15, 109 single males aged 15 to 20, 99 single females aged 15 to 20, 96 married females aged 20 to 30, 89 married males aged 30 to 40, 89 single males aged 20 to 30, 63 married males aged 20 to 30, 61 married females aged 30 to 40, 48 married males aged 40 to 50, 44 married females aged 40 to 50, 40 males under age 1, 40 single females aged 20 to 30, 36 females aged 2 to 3, 36 married males aged 50 to 60, 33 females age 3 to 4, 33 females under age 1, 32 males aged 3 to 4, 32 married females aged 50 to 60, 31 females aged 1 to 2, 29 males aged 4 to 5, 28 males aged 2 to 3, 25 females aged 4 to 5, 23 males aged 1 to 2, 17 single males aged 30 to 40, 16 married males aged 60 to 70, 12 married females aged 15 to 20, 8 married females aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 males of unknown age, 3 married males aged 15 to 20, 3 single females aged 30 to 40, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 954 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 584 persons originating in Ireland, 89 persons originating in Scotland, 77 French Canadians, 36 persons originating in England or Wales, 14 persons originating in the United States, 4 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 354,909 pounds of homemade butter, 35,064 bushels of oats, 32,515 bushels of potatoes, 30,926 acres of land in farms, 22,834 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 14,294 bushels of wheat, 8,092 acres of farmland under cultivation, 5,699 acres of farmland under crops, 4,423 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,000 bushels of peas, 3,197 pounds of maple sugar, 2,371 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,106 bushels of turnips, 1,793 acres of oats, 1,672 sheep, 1,561 tons of hay, 1,134 acres of wheat, 1,110 swine, 989 barrels of pork, 796 bushels of corn, 679 milk cows, 627 bushels of rye, 566 calves and heifers, 551 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 421 barrels of beef, 389 acres of potatoes, 372 bushels of barley, 359 bulls, oxen, or steers, 345 acres of peas, 303 horses, 257 occupants of farms, 168 pounds of hops, 159 bushels of buckwheat, 152 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 98 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 94 bushels of carrots, 78 acres of corn, 65 bushels of beans, 65 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 60 acres of rye, 24 acres of barley, 22 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 19 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 17 acres of turnips, 16 acres of buckwheat, 16 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 7 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 5,003 yards of flannel, $1,200 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $250 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 183 yards of fulled cloth, 3 saw mills not reporting, 3 saw mills powered by water, 2 employees in grist mills, 2 employees in saw mills, 2 grist mills, 2 grist mills powered by water, 2 saw mills returning capital, 1 grist mills returning capital, 1 saw mills, feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production, Logs produced by saw mills reporting production by number of logs: , carding and fulling mills, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, grist mills not reporting, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills reporting annual production, grist mills reporting daily production, grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, grist mills reporting weekly production, saw mill plants, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills reporting annual production, saw mills reporting daily production, saw mills reporting production by number of logs, saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, tanneries, tanneries not reporting, 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. 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 per year by saw mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 47 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 26, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 21, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 9, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 8, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 7, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 7, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 4, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 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 males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC067007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC079011_1901— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2975590
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarendon,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarendon_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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). "Clarendon, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/clarendon-qc067007-1851/.