Dundee, Quebec (1851 census)
Dundee was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 984. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q29386618. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.022°N, 74.447°W.
Population
In 1851, Dundee had a population of 984: 501 male and 483 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 984 |
| 1871 | 1,582 |
| 1881 | 1,499 |
| 1891 | 1,535 |
| 1901 | 1,610 |
| 1911 | 1,891 |
| 1921 | 723 |
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
- In a later year, this CSD became part of St. Régis and Dundee, 1861 (70.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Dundee shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 984 total population, 501 males, 483 females, Male members of the family who are present: 450, Female members of the family who are present: 438, 360 single males, 334 single females, 158 families, 132 married females, 131 married males, 124 males attending school, 96 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 51, Females present who are not members of the family: 45, 17 widowed females, Female members of the family who are absent: 13, 11 female births, Male members of the family who are present: 10, 10 widowed males, 9 male births, 3 lunatic males, 2 lunatic females, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 76 single males aged 10 to 15, 73 single males aged 15 to 20, 70 males aged 5 to 10, 68 single females aged 10 to 15, 67 single females aged 15 to 20, 66 females aged 5 to 10, 58 single males aged 20 to 30, 56 single females aged 20 to 30, 40 married females aged 20 to 30, 30 married males aged 50 to 60, 28 married females aged 50 to 60, 26 married males aged 30 to 40, 25 married females aged 40 to 50, 25 married males aged 60 to 70, 24 married females aged 30 to 40, 24 married males aged 20 to 30, 21 married males aged 40 to 50, 14 females aged 2 to 3, 14 females aged 4 to 5, 14 males aged 3 to 4, 12 females age 3 to 4, 12 females under age 1, 12 males aged 1 to 2, 12 married females aged 60 to 70, 11 males aged 2 to 3, 10 females aged 1 to 2, 10 males under age 1, 9 single males aged 30 to 40, 8 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 6 males aged 4 to 5, 6 males of unknown age, 5 females of unknown age, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 30 to 40, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 521 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 186 persons originating in Scotland, 158 French Canadians, 84 persons originating in Ireland, 35 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 1,990 pounds of homemade butter, 1,929 acres of land in farms, 971 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 958 acres of farmland under cultivation, 954 tons of hay, 925 bushels of wheat, 890 bushels of oats, 634 bushels of potatoes, 542 acres of farmland in pasture, 408 acres of farmland under crops, 197 bushels of peas, 195 acres of wheat, 107 pounds of wool produced on farms, 100 pounds of maple sugar, 94 barrels of pork, 92 horses, 74 occupants of farms, 69 swine, 66 acres of oats, 58 acres of peas, 56 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 52 milk cows, 39 sheep, 32 bushels of carrots, 24 acres of barley, 16 calves and heifers, 12 bulls, oxen, or steers, 11 acres of potatoes, 11 bushels of corn, 9 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 8 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 8 bushels of buckwheat, 6 barrels of beef, 5 bushels of beans, 5 bushels of turnips, 4 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 3 acres of buckwheat, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 1 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 21 yards of fulled cloth, 9 yards of flannel, 2 employees in tanneries, 1 tanneries, 1 tanneries not reporting, feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production, carding and fulling mills, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, employees in grist mills, employees in saw mills, grist mills, grist mills not reporting, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills powered by water, grist mills reporting annual production, grist mills reporting daily production, grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, grist mills reporting weekly production, grist mills returning capital, saw mill plants, saw mills, saw mills not reporting, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills powered by water, saw mills reporting annual production, saw mills reporting daily production, saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, saw mills returning capital, tanneries reporting, tanneries returning capital, 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), $ value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $ value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling). 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. $ 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 4 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC048004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC058001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q29386618
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). "Dundee, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/dundee-qc048004-1851/.