Gentilly, Quebec (1851 census)
Gentilly was a census subdivision in Nicolet County, Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,498. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.372°N, 72.253°W.
Population
In 1851, Gentilly had a population of 2,498: 1,253 male and 1,245 female residents. Population density was 47.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,498 |
| 1861 | 2,866 |
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 contained Gentilly, 1861 (89.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Gentilly shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 324 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 392 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 14 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 1,096 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 149 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 1,151 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 24 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 102 |
| Number of blind males | 1 |
| Number of families | 392 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 57 |
| Number of females | 1,245 |
| Number of females attending school | 128 |
| Number of lunatic females | 3 |
| Number of lunatic males | 3 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 42 |
| Number of males | 1,253 |
| Number of males attending school | 183 |
| Number of married females | 362 |
| Number of married males | 367 |
| Number of single females | 837 |
| Number of single males | 854 |
| Number of widowed males | 32 |
| POP | 2,498 |
| POP FX N.1 | 1,245 |
| POP MX N.1 | 1,253 |
| POP XX N.1 | 2,498 |
| Total population | 2,498 |
Age structure (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 45 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 64 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 44 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 50 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 173 |
| Number of females of unknown age | 2 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 53 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 68 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 45 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 49 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 38 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 198 |
| Number of males of unknown age | 8 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 39 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 14 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 104 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 91 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 89 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 42 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 15 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 6 |
| Number of married females aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 3 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 86 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 86 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 89 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 65 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 23 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 12 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 174 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 146 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 68 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 10 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 3 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 168 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 146 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 82 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 9 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 3 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 9 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 10 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 13 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 11 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 7 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 7 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 5 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 6 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 4 |
| Number of widowed males aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,478 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 2 |
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 6 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 5 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 3 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 3 |
Agriculture (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR AC | 46 |
| BAR BU | 464 |
| BEEF BAR | 19 |
| BWT AC | 189 |
| BWT BU | 1,705 |
| CRN AC | 60 |
| CRN BU | 634 |
| HAY TONS | 448,195 |
| OAT AC | 1,556 |
| OAT BU | 26,004 |
| PEA AC | 363 |
| PEA BU | 2,210 |
| PORK BAR | 314 |
| POT AC | 167 |
| POT BU | 8,445 |
| RYE AC | 17 |
| RYE BU | 119 |
| TOB LBS | 1,285 |
| WHT AC | 1,465 |
| WHT BU | 12,809 |
| WOOL LBS | 6,330 |
Manufacturing & industry (37 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production | |
| Gallons of beer produced in breweries in the past year | |
| Number of breweries | |
| Number of breweries not reporting | |
| Number of breweries reporting | |
| Number of breweries returning capital | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | 1 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills not reporting | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills reporting | 1 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills returning capital | 500 |
| Number of employees in breweries | |
| Number of employees in carding and fulling mills | 3 |
| Number of employees in distilleries | |
| Number of employees in grist mills | 9 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | 25 |
| Number of grist mills | 3 |
| Number of grist mills not reporting | 3 |
| Number of grist mills powered by steam | |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 3 |
| Number of grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent | |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | 3 |
| Number of saw mill plants | |
| Number of saw mills | 3 |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | 3 |
| Number of saw mills powered by steam | |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 3 |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of saw mills reporting daily production | |
| Number of saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent | |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | 3 |
| 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) | 650 |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | 2,250 |
| 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 |
Deaths & mortality (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15 | 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 aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 11 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 4 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70 | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 16 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 3 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 27 |
Other recorded variables (156 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 17,696 |
| BEN BU | 4 |
| BOV | 279 |
| C H | 709 |
| C LBS | 110 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 3 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 1,253 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 1,245 |
| C03 GM WATER | 3 |
| C03 TOTAL | 2,498 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 1,151 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 1,096 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 102 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 149 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 24 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 14 |
| C100 BTWN 80 AND 90 M WID | 4 |
| C101 BTWN 80 AND 90 F MD | 1 |
| C103 BTWN 80 AND 90 F WID | 2 |
| C104 BTWN 80 AND 90 M DEATHS | 2 |
| C105 BTWN 80 AND 90 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C108 BTWN 90 AND 100 M WID | 1 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 42 |
| C12 GM CAP NO | 3 |
| C122 AGES NOT GIVEN M | 8 |
| C123 AGES NOT GIVEN F | 2 |
| C126 MD MALE | 367 |
| C127 S MALE | 854 |
| C128 WID MALE | 32 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 1,253 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 57 |
| C13 GM CAP P | 650 |
| C130 MD FEM | 362 |
| C131 S FEM | 837 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 1,245 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 2,498 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 16 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 11 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 27 |
| C14 GM HANDS | 9 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 39 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 183 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 128 |
| C147 BLIND M | 1 |
| C149 LUNATICS M | 3 |
| C15 GM NO RETURNS | 3 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 53 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 3 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 3 |
| C16 SM NO | 3 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 4 |
| C18 SM WATER | 3 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 68 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 64 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 45 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 44 |
| C24 DEATHS UNDER 3 M | 1 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 49 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 45 |
| C28 SM RETURNS NO | 3 |
| C29 SM RETURNS P | 2,250 |
| C30 SM EMPLOYED | 25 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 38 |
| C31 SM NO RETURNS | 3 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 50 |
| C32 CFM NO | 1 |
| C33 CFM RETURNS | 1 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 198 |
| C34 CFM CAPITAL | 500 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 173 |
| C36 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 1 |
| C37 CFM HANDS | 3 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 168 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 174 |
| C43 BTWN 10 AND 15 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 3 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 146 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 14 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 146 |
| C48 BTWN 15 AND 20 M DEATHS | 2 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 86 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 82 |
| C52 BTWN 20 AND 30 M WID | 1 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 104 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 68 |
| C57 BTWN 20 AND 30 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 86 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 9 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 1 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 91 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 10 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 1 |
| C64 BTWN 30 AND 40 M DEATHS | 3 |
| C65 BTWN 30 AND 40 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 89 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 3 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 7 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 89 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 3 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 9 |
| C72 BTWN 40 AND 50 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 65 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 2 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 7 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 42 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 2 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 10 |
| C81 BTWN 50 AND 60 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 23 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 5 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 15 |
| C86 BTWN 60 AND 70 F S | 1 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 13 |
| C88 BTWN 60 AND 70 M DEATHS | 3 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 12 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 6 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 6 |
| C94 BTWN 70 AND 80 F S | 2 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 11 |
| C97 BTWN 70 AND 80 F DEATHS | 2 |
| C98 BTWN 80 AND 90 M MD | 2 |
| CAR BU | 1 |
| CD NAME | Nicolet |
| CROP | 4,311 |
| CULT | 9,627 |
| ENG WLS | 6 |
| FC YRDS | 2,805 |
| FLAN YRDS | 2,026 |
| FLX LBS | 10,270 |
| FREN ORIG | 2,478 |
| GARDEN | 27 |
| GRA BU | 12 |
| HELD | 24,332 |
| HORSE | 522 |
| IRE | 5 |
| LIN YRDS | 5,688 |
| LINE NO | 1,244 |
| M COWS | 1,013 |
| MPLS LBS | 12,695 |
| NOT FRN | 2 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 4 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 72 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 48 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 149 |
| O OVR 200 | 8 |
| O UNDR 10 | 67 |
| OTHER PL | 1 |
| PASTURE | 5,289 |
| SCOT | 3 |
| SHEEP | 2,667 |
| SWINE | 793 |
| TOT O | 348 |
| TUR AC | 9 |
| TUR BU | 760 |
| US | 3 |
| WOOD | 14,705 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC066006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC038003— 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). "Gentilly, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/gentilly-qc066006-1851/.