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Year: 1851  |  Province: Quebec  |  Wikidata: Q985593

Deschambault, Quebec (1851 census)

Deschambault was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,624. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q985593. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.699°N, 72.008°W.

Population

In 1851, Deschambault had a population of 2,624: 1,338 male and 1,286 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

YearPopulation
18512,624
18612,334
18712,402
18812,657
18912,401
19011,814
19111,493

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

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851

In the 1851 census, Deschambault shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1851

The 1851 census recorded 195 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,624 total population, 1,338 males, 1,286 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,231, Female members of the family who are present: 1,193, 900 single males, 826 single females, 419 families, 412 married males, 411 married females, 176 males attending school, 167 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 107, 96 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 93, 85 female births, 49 widowed females, 26 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 6, Male members of the family who are present: 6, 5 lunatic males, 3 deaf and dumb males, 2 blind females, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 184 males aged 5 to 10, 168 single males aged 10 to 15, 153 females aged 5 to 10, 147 single females aged 10 to 15, 136 single females aged 15 to 20, 117 married females aged 20 to 30, 117 single males aged 15 to 20, 102 married males aged 30 to 40, 101 married females aged 30 to 40, 100 married males aged 40 to 50, 97 single males aged 20 to 30, 93 males under age 1, 87 married females aged 40 to 50, 84 single females aged 20 to 30, 80 married males aged 20 to 30, 73 females under age 1, 62 males aged 1 to 2, 61 married males aged 50 to 60, 53 married females aged 50 to 60, 52 males aged 3 to 4, 51 females age 3 to 4, 46 females aged 1 to 2, 42 males aged 2 to 3, 41 females aged 4 to 5, 41 males aged 4 to 5, 39 females aged 2 to 3, 38 married males aged 60 to 70, 29 married females aged 60 to 70, 24 married males aged 70 to 80, 24 single females aged 30 to 40, 22 single males aged 30 to 40, 14 single females aged 40 to 50, 14 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 13 married females aged 15 to 20, 12 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 12 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 10 single females aged 60 to 70, 9 single males aged 40 to 50, 8 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 married males aged 80 to 90, 5 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 married females aged 80 to 90, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 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 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 2,591 French Canadians, 17 persons originating in Ireland, 9 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 5 persons whose origin is unknown, 2 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 306,562 tons of hay, 46,610 pounds of maple sugar, 44,527 bushels of oats, 33,883 acres of land in farms, 21,889 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 21,526 pounds of homemade butter, 14,933 bushels of potatoes, 11,994 acres of farmland under cultivation, 8,526 pounds of flax or hemp, 7,686 bushels of wheat, 7,201 acres of farmland under crops, 7,195 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,754 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,941 sheep, 1,573 bushels of buckwheat, 1,554 bushels of peas, 1,377 bushels of rye, 954 milk cows, 903 calves and heifers, 803 acres of wheat, 693 swine, 594 horses, 583 barrels of pork, 463 bushels of turnips, 454 acres of oats, 323 occupants of farms, 305 acres of buckwheat, 261 acres of peas, 251 bulls, oxen, or steers, 240 bushels of barley, 218 acres of potatoes, 199 barrels of beef, 152 bushels of corn, 147 acres of rye, 117 pounds of tobacco, 103 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 92 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 39 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 27 acres of barley, 26 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 23 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 15 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 acres of corn, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 acres of turnips, 3 bushels of beans. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)

Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 11,424 pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, 6,270 yards of linen, $5,150 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 4,067 yards of flannel, 2,837 yards of fulled cloth, $900 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 500 carding and fulling mills returning capital, 21 employees in saw mills, 10 saw mills, 10 saw mills powered by water, 6 saw mills not reporting, 5 saw mills returning capital, 4 grist mills, 4 grist mills powered by water, 3 grist mills reporting annual production, 3 grist mills returning capital, 3 saw mills reporting annual production, 2 carding and fulling mills reporting, 1 grist mills not reporting,   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,   employees in grist mills,   employees in tanneries,   grist mills powered by steam,   grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent,   saw mill plants,   saw mills powered by steam,   saw mills reporting daily production,   saw mills reporting production by number of logs,   saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent,   tanneries,   tanneries reporting,   tanneries returning capital, $  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. 21,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 9,150 barrels of flour produced per year by grist 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 56 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 30, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 26, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 14, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 13, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Identifiers

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). "Deschambault, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/deschambault-qc068003-1851/.