Jersey, Quebec (1851 census)
Jersey was a census subdivision in Dorchester County, Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 109. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.987°N, 70.577°W.
Population
In 1851, Jersey had a population of 109: 62 male and 47 female residents. Population density was 1.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 109 |
| 1861 | 164 |
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, Jersey shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 254 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 16 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 4 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 47 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 51 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 16 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 11 |
| Number of families | 16 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 3 |
| Number of females | 47 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 4 |
| Number of males | 62 |
| Number of married females | 11 |
| Number of married males | 11 |
| Number of single females | 34 |
| Number of single males | 51 |
| Number of widowed females | 2 |
| POP | 109 |
| POP FX N.1 | 47 |
| POP MX N.1 | 62 |
| POP XX N.1 | 109 |
| Total population | 109 |
Age structure (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 1 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 3 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 4 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 1 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 9 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 3 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 2 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 3 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 4 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 2 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 5 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 5 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 5 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 4 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 5 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 3 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 5 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 4 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 3 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 5 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 7 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 14 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 43 |
| Number of Indigenous females | 3 |
| Number of Indigenous males | 2 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 47 |
| Number of persons originating in Germany or Holland | 2 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 17 |
Agriculture (49 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 15 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 90 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,415 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 410 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 500 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,915 |
| Acres of oats | 51 |
| Acres of peas | 21 |
| Acres of potatoes | 23 |
| Acres of rye | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 5 |
| BAR AC | 15 |
| BAR BU | 112 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 112 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,122 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 98 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,012 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 25 |
| HAY TONS | 10,533 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 21 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 22 |
| Number of horses | 14 |
| Number of milk cows | 31 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of sheep | 74 |
| Number of swine | 28 |
| OAT AC | 51 |
| OAT BU | 1,122 |
| PEA AC | 21 |
| PEA BU | 98 |
| PORK BAR | 16 |
| POT AC | 23 |
| POT BU | 1,012 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 18 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 1,190 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 4,330 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 152 |
| RYE AC | 1 |
| RYE BU | 10 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 10,533 |
| WHT AC | 5 |
| WHT BU | 25 |
| WOOL LBS | 152 |
Manufacturing & industry (60 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 per year by saw mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of breweries | |
| 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 distilleries | |
| Number of distilleries reporting | |
| Number of distilleries 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 not reporting | |
| 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 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 | |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 105 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 29 |
| Yards of linen produced in the past year | 20 |
Deaths & mortality (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 2 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 2 |
Other recorded variables (83 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 1,190 |
| BOV | 21 |
| C H | 22 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 62 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 47 |
| C03 TOTAL | 109 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 51 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 47 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 11 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 16 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 4 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 4 |
| C126 MD MALE | 11 |
| C127 S MALE | 51 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 62 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 3 |
| C130 MD FEM | 11 |
| C131 S FEM | 34 |
| C132 WID FEM | 2 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 47 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 109 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 2 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 2 |
| C139 INDIANS M | 2 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 5 |
| C140 INDIANS F | 3 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 3 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 2 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 3 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 3 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 4 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 4 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 1 |
| C29 DEATHS UNDER 4 F | 1 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 2 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 1 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 5 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 9 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 5 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 5 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 7 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 1 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 4 |
| C49 BTWN 15 AND 20 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 5 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 14 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 5 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 3 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 2 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 3 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 4 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 1 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 3 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 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 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 1 |
| CD NAME | Dorchester |
| CROP | 410 |
| CULT | 500 |
| DE NL | 2 |
| FC YRDS | 29 |
| FLAN YRDS | 105 |
| FLX LBS | 18 |
| FREN ORIG | 43 |
| HELD | 1,915 |
| HORSE | 14 |
| IRE | 17 |
| LIN YRDS | 20 |
| LINE NO | 1,097 |
| M COWS | 31 |
| MPLS LBS | 4,330 |
| NOT FRN | 47 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 3 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 7 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 8 |
| O OVR 200 | 1 |
| PASTURE | 90 |
| SHEEP | 74 |
| SWINE | 28 |
| TOT O | 19 |
| WOOD | 1,415 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC054020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC005006— 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). "Jersey, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/jersey-qc054020-1851/.