Hamilton, Quebec (1851 census)
Hamilton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,031. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.150°N, 65.578°W.
Population
In 1851, Hamilton had a population of 1,031: 532 male and 499 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,031 |
| 1861 | 1,309 |
| 1871 | 1,484 |
| 1901 | 2,862 |
| 1911 | 3,667 |
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, Hamilton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 183 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,031 total population, 532 males, 499 females, Male members of the family who are present: 483, Female members of the family who are present: 421, 384 single males, 343 single females, 156 families, 137 married females, 136 married males, 81 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 78, 72 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 49, 36 male births, 27 female births, 19 widowed females, 12 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 4, 3 lunatic males, Female members of the family who are absent: 2, 2 lunatic females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 75 males aged 5 to 10, 69 females aged 5 to 10, 68 single males aged 15 to 20, 59 single females aged 15 to 20, 58 single females aged 10 to 15, 55 single males aged 10 to 15, 52 single males aged 20 to 30, 44 married females aged 30 to 40, 42 married males aged 30 to 40, 40 single females aged 20 to 30, 39 married males aged 40 to 50, 38 males under age 1, 34 married females aged 20 to 30, 32 married females aged 40 to 50, 28 females under age 1, 25 males aged 3 to 4, 24 married males aged 50 to 60, 19 females age 3 to 4, 19 females aged 1 to 2, 19 males aged 1 to 2, 18 females aged 2 to 3, 18 males aged 4 to 5, 18 married females aged 50 to 60, 16 males aged 2 to 3, 15 females aged 4 to 5, 14 married males aged 20 to 30, 14 single males aged 30 to 40, 11 married males aged 60 to 70, 6 married females aged 60 to 70, 5 single females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 females of unknown age, 4 married males aged 70 to 80, 4 single females aged 30 to 40, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 918 French Canadians, 71 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 22 persons originating in Ireland, 5 persons originating in Newfoundland, 5 persons originating in Scotland, 4 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 3 persons originating in England or Wales, 3 persons originating in New Brunswick, 2 female negroes or coloured persons, 2 male negroes or coloured persons. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 21,089 bushels of potatoes, 16,447 acres of land in farms, 13,662 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,660 bushels of oats, 7,957 pounds of maple sugar, 7,467 pounds of homemade butter, 3,364 pounds of flax or hemp, 2,785 acres of farmland under cultivation, 2,581 bushels of wheat, 2,142 acres of farmland under crops, 2,065 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,911 bushels of turnips, 1,435 bushels of barley, 963 sheep, 601 tons of hay, 578 acres of oats, 577 acres of farmland in pasture, 511 swine, 299 acres of wheat, 257 barrels of pork, 256 milk cows, 235 acres of potatoes, 210 calves and heifers, 164 horses, 162 bulls, oxen, or steers, 150 occupants of farms, 118 acres of barley, 91 bushels of peas, 87 barrels of beef, 66 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 58 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 45 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 28 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 16 acres of peas, 16 acres of turnips, 16 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 4,395 yards of flannel, 3,865 yards of linen, 1,068 yards of fulled cloth, $1,000 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 4 employees in grist mills, 3 grist mills, 3 grist mills not reporting, 3 grist mills powered by water, 3 grist mills returning capital, 2 saw mills, 2 saw mills powered by water, $2 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), 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, distilleries, distilleries reporting, employees in carding and fulling mills, employees in saw mills, employees in woollen factories, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills reporting annual production, grist mills reporting daily production, grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, grist mills reporting weekly production, saw mill plants, saw mills not reporting, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills reporting annual production, saw mills reporting daily production, saw mills reporting production by number of logs, saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, saw mills returning capital, woollen factories, woollen factories not reporting, woollen factories reporting, woollen factories returning capital, pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, $ value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), $ value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills, yards of cloth produced in woollen factories. 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 cloth produced in woollen factories in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 11 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, 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 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hippolyte Dubord | 1801–1872 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC051004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC148004_1901— 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). "Hamilton, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/hamilton-qc051004-1851/.