Ely, Quebec (1851 census)
Ely was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,018. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.521°N, 72.347°W.
Population
In 1851, Ely had a population of 1,018: 543 male and 475 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,018 |
| 1861 | 1,748 |
| 1871 | 1,267 |
| 1881 | 1,556 |
| 1891 | 1,764 |
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, Ely shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 159 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,018 total population, 543 males, Male members of the family who are present: 508, 475 females, Female members of the family who are present: 447, 373 single males, 302 single females, 167 families, 163 married females, 162 married males, 36 male births, Males present who are not members of the family: 35, Females present who are not members of the family: 28, 26 female births, 10 widowed females, 8 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 5, 2 females attending school, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 males attending school. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 87 males aged 5 to 10, 78 females aged 5 to 10, 60 single females aged 10 to 15, 59 married females aged 20 to 30, 58 married males aged 30 to 40, 56 single males aged 15 to 20, 47 single males aged 10 to 15, 44 married females aged 30 to 40, 42 single males aged 20 to 30, 37 males under age 1, 34 married males aged 40 to 50, 33 married males aged 20 to 30, 31 married females aged 40 to 50, 29 males aged 2 to 3, 29 single females aged 15 to 20, 28 females under age 1, 25 males aged 1 to 2, 24 males aged 4 to 5, 24 married males aged 50 to 60, 22 females age 3 to 4, 22 females aged 2 to 3, 22 females aged 4 to 5, 22 males aged 3 to 4, 21 females aged 1 to 2, 15 married females aged 50 to 60, 13 single females aged 20 to 30, 8 married females aged 15 to 20, 7 married males aged 60 to 70, 4 married males aged 70 to 80, 4 single females aged 30 to 40, 3 married females aged 60 to 70, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 females of unknown age, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 single males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 males of unknown age, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 584 French Canadians, 265 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 60 persons originating in the United States, 52 persons originating in Ireland, 50 persons originating in Scotland, 7 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 22,622 pounds of maple sugar, 13,951 acres of land in farms, 10,308 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,783 bushels of oats, 5,820 pounds of homemade butter, 4,202 bushels of potatoes, 3,643 acres of farmland under cultivation, 2,961 bushels of wheat, 2,760 acres of farmland under crops, 2,731 bushels of buckwheat, 1,948 bushels of turnips, 1,186 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,050 tons of hay, 865 acres of farmland in pasture, 571 sheep, 489 bushels of barley, 411 bulls, oxen, or steers, 373 acres of wheat, 370 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 360 acres of oats, 290 milk cows, 259 bushels of corn, 240 bushels of peas, 220 swine, 205 acres of buckwheat, 169 occupants of farms, 157 calves and heifers, 123 horses, 115 bushels of rye, 112 barrels of pork, 92 acres of potatoes, 77 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 76 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 49 acres of barley, 34 acres of peas, 30 acres of corn, 28 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 24 acres of turnips, 18 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 16 bushels of beans, 14 bushels of carrots, 12 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 10 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 9 acres of rye, 9 pounds of tobacco, 3 barrels of beef, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 1,114 yards of flannel, $550 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 244 yards of fulled cloth, 114 yards of linen, $50 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 4 employees in saw mills, 4 saw mills, 4 saw mills not reporting, 4 saw mills powered by water, 3 employees in grist mills, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills returning capital, carding and fulling mills, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills reporting annual production, grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills reporting annual production, saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, saw mills 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). 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 9 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, 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 females under age 1: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC075003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC188001— 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). "Ely, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ely-qc075003-1851/.