Kildare, Quebec (1851 census)
Kildare was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,424. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.104°N, 73.607°W.
Population
In 1851, Kildare had a population of 2,424: 1,213 male and 1,211 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,424 |
| 1861 | 647 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 St. Ambroise, 1861 (67.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Kildare, 1861 (28.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Kildare shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 186 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,424 total population, 1,213 males, 1,211 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,181, Male members of the family who are present: 1,178, 785 single females, 778 single males, 430 families, 413 married males, 403 married females, 322 males attending school, 314 females attending school, 70 male births, 55 female births, Males present who are not members of the family: 35, Females present who are not members of the family: 30, 23 widowed females, 22 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 17, Female members of the family who are absent: 4, 2 blind females, 2 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 193 males aged 5 to 10, 178 females aged 5 to 10, 159 married females aged 20 to 30, 142 single females aged 10 to 15, 142 single males aged 10 to 15, 121 married males aged 30 to 40, 120 married males aged 20 to 30, 120 single females aged 15 to 20, 106 married females aged 30 to 40, 97 single males aged 15 to 20, 87 married males aged 40 to 50, 71 males under age 1, 70 females aged 1 to 2, 67 married females aged 40 to 50, 63 males aged 1 to 2, 60 females under age 1, 58 single females aged 20 to 30, 56 males aged 2 to 3, 56 single males aged 20 to 30, 55 females aged 4 to 5, 49 females aged 2 to 3, 48 married males aged 50 to 60, 46 males aged 3 to 4, 46 males aged 4 to 5, 38 females age 3 to 4, 27 married females aged 50 to 60, 20 married males aged 60 to 70, 19 married females aged 15 to 20, 19 married females aged 60 to 70, 14 married males aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 5 single females aged 30 to 40, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 2,090 French Canadians, 205 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 127 persons originating in Ireland, 1 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 176,651 tons of hay, 34,838 bushels of oats, 25,309 acres of land in farms, 18,965 pounds of homemade butter, 15,218 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12,090 pounds of maple sugar, 11,940 bushels of wheat, 10,091 acres of farmland under cultivation, 9,126 bushels of potatoes, 6,394 acres of farmland under crops, 5,452 pounds of flax or hemp, 4,367 bushels of peas, 4,195 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,681 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,326 acres of oats, 2,091 sheep, 1,377 acres of wheat, 1,347 pounds of tobacco, 1,214 bushels of buckwheat, 1,092 bushels of rye, 910 milk cows, 873 swine, 640 acres of peas, 624 bushels of barley, 609 calves and heifers, 585 horses, 497 bushels of corn, 475 barrels of pork, 356 occupants of farms, 193 acres of rye, 190 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 164 acres of buckwheat, 163 acres of potatoes, 122 bulls, oxen, or steers, 116 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 65 acres of corn, 59 acres of barley, 52 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 51 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 51 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 2,964 yards of flannel, 2,951 yards of linen, 2,028 yards of fulled cloth, $1,250 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 375 saw mill plants, $350 value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), 160 saw mills reporting production by number of logs, 7 employees in grist mills, 7 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 2 feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production, Logs produced by saw mills reporting production by number of logs: 2, 2 grist mills, 2 grist mills powered by water, 2 grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 2 grist mills returning capital, 2 saw mills, 2 saw mills powered by water, carding and fulling mills, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, distilleries reporting, employees in foundries, employees in saw mills, employees in tanneries, foundries, foundries not reporting, foundries reporting, foundries returning capital, grist mills not reporting, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills reporting annual production, grist mills reporting daily production, grist mills reporting weekly production, saw mills not reporting, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills reporting annual production, saw mills reporting daily production, saw mills returning capital, tanneries, tanneries not reporting, tanneries reporting, tanneries returning capital, $ value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), $ value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), $ value iron produced in foundries in the past year (pounds sterling). 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 leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 28 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 16, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 7, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 3, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC050014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC025005— 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). "Kildare, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/kildare-qc050014-1851/.