Halifax, Quebec (1851 census)
Halifax was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,895. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.130°N, 71.648°W.
Population
In 1851, Halifax had a population of 2,895: 1,480 male and 1,415 female residents.
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 Halifax S, 1861 (56.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Halifax shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 197 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,895 total population, 1,480 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,420, 1,415 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,384, 983 single males, 919 single females, 511 families, 479 married females, 477 married males, 124 females attending school, 113 males attending school, 96 male births, 87 female births, Males present who are not members of the family: 60, Females present who are not members of the family: 31, Male members of the family who are present: 23, 20 widowed males, 17 widowed females, Female members of the family who are absent: 14, 2 blind females, 2 deaf and dumb females, 2 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 247 females aged 5 to 10, 230 males aged 5 to 10, 180 married females aged 20 to 30, 178 single females aged 10 to 15, 164 single males aged 10 to 15, 147 single males aged 15 to 20, 145 married males aged 30 to 40, 143 married males aged 20 to 30, 125 married females aged 30 to 40, 108 single females aged 15 to 20, 99 married males aged 40 to 50, 98 single males aged 20 to 30, 88 males under age 1, 80 females under age 1, 78 married females aged 40 to 50, 76 females aged 1 to 2, 75 males aged 1 to 2, 74 females age 3 to 4, 62 males aged 3 to 4, 56 females aged 2 to 3, 53 married males aged 50 to 60, 50 males aged 4 to 5, 48 married females aged 50 to 60, 44 males aged 2 to 3, 43 females aged 4 to 5, 42 single females aged 20 to 30, 34 married females aged 15 to 20, 21 married males aged 60 to 70, 15 single males aged 30 to 40, 10 married females aged 60 to 70, 9 married males aged 70 to 80, 7 single females aged 30 to 40, 6 married males aged 15 to 20, 6 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 females of unknown age, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 males of unknown age, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 2,550 French Canadians, 177 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 149 persons originating in Ireland, 14 persons originating in England or Wales, 5 persons originating in Scotland, 2 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in Italy or Greece. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 66,150 pounds of maple sugar, 32,754 acres of land in farms, 25,302 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 21,091 bushels of potatoes, 11,244 bushels of oats, 9,404 pounds of homemade butter, 7,452 acres of farmland under cultivation, 4,298 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,209 bushels of buckwheat, 3,967 bushels of rye, 3,620 bushels of wheat, 3,329 bushels of barley, 3,150 acres of farmland under crops, 2,348 pounds of flax or hemp, 2,320 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,657 bushels of turnips, 1,558 bushels of peas, 1,349 tons of hay, 1,302 sheep, 859 swine, 820 acres of oats, 817 pounds of tobacco, 613 milk cows, 460 occupants of farms, 419 acres of wheat, 384 acres of buckwheat, 355 bulls, oxen, or steers, 342 acres of rye, 338 calves and heifers, 315 acres of barley, 279 horses, 261 acres of potatoes, 252 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 197 acres of peas, 188 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 57 bushels of corn, 55 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 50 barrels of beef, 46 barrels of pork, 22 acres of turnips, 11 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 6 bushels of carrots, 6 pounds of hops, 5 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 4 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 4 bushels of beans, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 1,270 yards of fulled cloth, 1,169 yards of linen, 969 yards of flannel, $235 value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), $104 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), 7 employees in saw mills, 6 saw mills, 6 saw mills powered by water, 6 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 3 grist mills, 3 grist mills powered by water, 3 grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 2 employees in grist mills, 1 tanneries, 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, carding and fulling mills not reporting, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, employees in carding and fulling mills, grist mills not reporting, grist mills reporting annual production, grist mills returning capital, saw mill plants, saw mills not reporting, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills reporting daily production, saw mills reporting production by number of logs, saw mills returning capital, tanneries reporting, tanneries returning capital, woollen factories, woollen factories reporting, woollen factories returning capital, pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, $ value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $ value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills. barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 1 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 51 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: 21, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 13, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 3, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 2, 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: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, 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 50 to 60: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Louis-Philippe Hébert | 1850–1917 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC062005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC062005— 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). "Halifax, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/halifax-qc062005-1851/.