Laterrière, Quebec (1851 census)
Laterrière was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 367. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3218458. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.285°N, 71.172°W.
Population
In 1851, Laterrière had a population of 367: 201 male and 166 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 367 |
| 1861 | 816 |
| 1871 | 1,319 |
| 1881 | 1,320 |
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 became part of Laterrière, 1861 (89.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Laterrière shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 367 total population, 201 males, Male members of the family who are present: 193, 166 females, Female members of the family who are present: 159, 133 single males, 101 single females, 65 married females, 63 married males, 41 female births, 31 families, 29 male births, Males present who are not members of the family: 8, Females present who are not members of the family: 7, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 93 males aged 5 to 10, 85 married females aged 20 to 30, 80 females aged 5 to 10, 73 single males aged 10 to 15, 72 married males aged 20 to 30, 69 single females aged 10 to 15, 64 married males aged 30 to 40, 61 married females aged 30 to 40, 47 single females aged 15 to 20, 46 females under age 1, 39 females aged 1 to 2, 39 single males aged 15 to 20, 37 males aged 2 to 3, 37 males under age 1, 33 married females aged 40 to 50, 32 males aged 1 to 2, 32 married males aged 40 to 50, 29 single males aged 20 to 30, 27 males aged 3 to 4, 26 females age 3 to 4, 26 females aged 2 to 3, 25 married females aged 15 to 20, 22 married males aged 50 to 60, 18 females aged 4 to 5, 17 males aged 4 to 5, 10 married females aged 50 to 60, 9 married males aged 60 to 70, 8 single females aged 20 to 30, 6 single males aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 married females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 females of unknown age, 1 males of unknown age, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 350 French Canadians, 17 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1 Indigenous females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 7,841 tons of hay, 6,575 acres of land in farms, 5,521 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,564 bushels of potatoes, 2,521 bushels of barley, 1,096 bushels of wheat, 1,054 acres of farmland under cultivation, 920 pounds of homemade butter, 760 pounds of maple sugar, 746 acres of farmland under crops, 681 bushels of oats, 476 bushels of peas, 308 acres of farmland in pasture, 227 acres of barley, 198 pounds of wool produced on farms, 182 acres of wheat, 180 bushels of turnips, 159 sheep, 145 acres of oats, 119 pounds of flax or hemp, 106 milk cows, 106 swine, 76 pounds of tobacco, 75 acres of peas, 75 calves and heifers, 72 acres of potatoes, 58 horses, 56 occupants of farms, 40 bushels of rye, 39 acres of rye, 30 bulls, oxen, or steers, 30 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 14 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 acres of turnips, 8 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 2 bushels of carrots, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 barrels of pork, 1 bushels of beans. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 4,000 saw mills reporting daily production, $1,500 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 500 saw mill plants, 242 yards of flannel, 171 yards of fulled cloth, 161 yards of linen, 4 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, Logs produced by saw mills reporting production by number of logs: 1, 1 employees in grist mills, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills reporting annual production, 1 grist mills returning capital, 1 saw mills, 1 saw mills powered by water, feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production, carding and fulling mills not reporting, employees in carding and fulling mills, employees in saw mills, employees in tanneries, foundries, foundries reporting, foundries returning capital, grist mills not reporting, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills reporting daily production, grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, grist mills reporting weekly production, saw mills not reporting, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills reporting annual production, saw mills reporting production by number of logs, saw mills returning capital, tanneries, tanneries not reporting, tanneries reporting, tanneries returning capital, woollen factories, woollen factories reporting, woollen factories returning capital, $ value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), $ 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, yards of cloth produced in woollen factories. 1,000 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. barrels of flour produced per day by grist mills reporting daily production. barrels of flour produced per week by grist mills reporting weekly 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). $ 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 Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, 3 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 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 females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 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 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC074023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC076018— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3218458
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). "Laterrière, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/laterri-re-qc074023-1851/.