Grosse Isle, Quebec (1851 census)
Grosse Isle was a census subdivision in L'Islet County, Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 30. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.028°N, 70.670°W.
Population
In 1851, Grosse Isle had a population of 30. Population density was 41.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 30 |
| 1861 | 37 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 167 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 4 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 3 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 14 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 2 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 11 |
| Number of families | 4 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 2 |
| Number of females | 17 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 1 |
| Number of males | 13 |
| Number of married females | 4 |
| Number of married males | 4 |
| Number of single females | 12 |
| Number of single males | 8 |
| Number of widowed females | 1 |
| Number of widowed males | 1 |
| POP | 30 |
| POP FX N.1 | 17 |
| POP MX N.1 | 13 |
| POP XX N.1 | 30 |
| Total population | 30 |
Age structure (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 1 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 1 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 2 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 1 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 2 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 2 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 1 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 1 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 1 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 21 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 9 |
Agriculture (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 220 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,068 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 220 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,288 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 2 |
Manufacturing & industry (56 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 daily by saw mills reporting daily production | |
| Feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production | |
| Logs produced by saw mills reporting production by number of logs | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills not reporting | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills reporting | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills returning capital | |
| Number of employees in carding and fulling mills | |
| Number of employees in foundries | |
| Number of employees in grist mills | |
| Number of employees in saw mills | |
| Number of employees in tanneries | |
| Number of employees in woollen factories | |
| Number of foundries | |
| Number of foundries reporting | |
| Number of foundries returning capital | |
| Number of grist mills | |
| Number of grist mills not reporting | |
| Number of grist mills powered by steam | |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | |
| Number of grist mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of grist mills reporting daily production | |
| Number of grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent | |
| Number of grist mills reporting weekly production | |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | |
| Number of saw mill plants | |
| Number of saw mills | |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | |
| Number of saw mills powered by steam | |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of saw mills reporting daily production | |
| Number of saw mills reporting production by number of logs | |
| Number of saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent | |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | |
| Number of tanneries | |
| Number of tanneries not reporting | |
| Number of tanneries reporting | |
| Number of tanneries returning capital | |
| Number of woollen factories | |
| Number of woollen factories not reporting | |
| Number of woollen factories reporting | |
| Number of woollen factories returning capital | |
| 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) | |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of cloth produced in woollen factories in the past year (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of iron produced in foundries in the past year (pounds sterling) | |
| 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 | |
| Yards of cloth produced in woollen factories in the past year |
Deaths & mortality (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 30 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age | 30 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 24 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age | 24 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 54 |
Other recorded variables (55 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C01 SEX MALE | 13 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 17 |
| C03 TOTAL | 30 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 2 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 3 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 11 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 14 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 1 |
| C124 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN M | 24 |
| C125 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN F | 30 |
| C126 MD MALE | 4 |
| C127 S MALE | 8 |
| C128 WID MALE | 1 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 13 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 2 |
| C130 MD FEM | 4 |
| C131 S FEM | 12 |
| C132 WID FEM | 1 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 17 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 30 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 24 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 30 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 54 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 1 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 2 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 1 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 1 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 2 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 1 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 1 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 1 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 2 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 1 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 1 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 1 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 2 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 1 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 4 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 1 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 2 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 1 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 1 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 1 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 1 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 1 |
| CD NAME | L'Islet |
| CULT | 220 |
| ENG WLS | 9 |
| FREN ORIG | 21 |
| HELD | 1,288 |
| LINE NO | 1,189 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 2 |
| PASTURE | 220 |
| TOT O | 2 |
| WOOD | 1,068 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC060014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC035002— 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). "Grosse Isle, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/grosse-isle-qc060014-1851/.