Isle Perrot, Quebec (1851 census)
Isle Perrot was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 891. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.374°N, 73.938°W.
Population
In 1851, Isle Perrot had a population of 891: 433 male and 458 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 891 |
| 1861 | 940 |
| 1871 | 935 |
| 1881 | 924 |
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 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 891 total population, 458 females, 433 males, Female members of the family who are present: 417, Male members of the family who are present: 397, 324 single females, 304 single males, 128 families, 119 married females, 119 married males, Females present who are not members of the family: 41, Males present who are not members of the family: 36, 25 males attending school, 21 females attending school, 15 widowed females, 14 male births, Male members of the family who are present: 13, Female members of the family who are absent: 11, 10 female births, 10 widowed males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 77 females aged 5 to 10, 65 single males aged 15 to 20, 61 single females aged 15 to 20, 60 single males aged 10 to 15, 56 single females aged 10 to 15, 55 males aged 5 to 10, 39 married females aged 40 to 50, 38 single males aged 20 to 30, 36 married females aged 20 to 30, 35 married males aged 40 to 50, 34 married males aged 30 to 40, 31 single females aged 20 to 30, 26 married females aged 30 to 40, 20 females aged 2 to 3, 20 males under age 1, 20 married males aged 20 to 30, 18 females under age 1, 18 married males aged 50 to 60, 17 females aged 4 to 5, 16 females aged 1 to 2, 15 males aged 1 to 2, 14 females age 3 to 4, 14 males aged 3 to 4, 13 males aged 2 to 3, 12 males aged 4 to 5, 6 married females aged 50 to 60, 6 married males aged 60 to 70, 5 married females aged 60 to 70, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 single females aged 30 to 40, 5 single males aged 30 to 40, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 females of unknown age, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 males of unknown age, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 90 to 100, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 1 single males aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 878 French Canadians, 10 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 2 persons originating in Ireland, 1 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 70,592 tons of hay, 13,592 bushels of oats, 8,452 acres of land in farms, 6,374 acres of farmland under cultivation, 6,307 bushels of wheat, 6,211 bushels of peas, 5,943 bushels of potatoes, 3,824 pounds of homemade butter, 3,462 acres of farmland under crops, 2,828 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,551 pounds of tobacco, 2,078 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,847 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,820 pounds of maple sugar, 1,471 bushels of buckwheat, 1,030 acres of oats, 992 acres of wheat, 854 sheep, 699 acres of peas, 399 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 391 swine, 316 milk cows, 299 bushels of barley, 283 horses, 277 bushels of corn, 266 calves and heifers, 198 acres of buckwheat, 170 bulls, oxen, or steers, 96 occupants of farms, 95 acres of potatoes, 84 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 61 pounds of flax or hemp, 52 bushels of carrots, 51 bushels of beans, 41 bushels of rye, 35 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 29 acres of corn, 27 acres of barley, 27 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 21 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 14 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 10 barrels of beef, 10 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 8 acres of rye, 7 barrels of pork, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 2 bushels of turnips, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 900 yards of fulled cloth, 819 yards of flannel, $250 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $40 value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), 6 yards of linen, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 1 grist mills returning capital, 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, employees in grist mills, employees in saw mills, grist mills not reporting, grist mills powered by steam, saw mills, saw mills not reporting, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills powered by water, 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 saw mills (pounds sterling), $ value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills. 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 8 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC081001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC075007_1851_1881— 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). "Isle Perrot, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/isle-perrot-qc081001-1851/.