Low, Quebec (1851 census)
Low was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 272. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28230530. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.831°N, 76.037°W.
Population
In 1851, Low had a population of 272: 156 male and 116 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 272 |
| 1861 | 822 |
| 1871 | 965 |
| 1881 | 1,230 |
| 1891 | 1,255 |
| 1901 | 1,300 |
| 1911 | 1,292 |
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, Low shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 147 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 272 total population, 156 males, Male members of the family who are present: 147, 116 females, Female members of the family who are present: 113, 105 single males, 70 single females, 47 families, 47 married males, 44 married females, Males present who are not members of the family: 9, 9 male births, 5 males attending school, 4 females attending school, 4 widowed males, Females present who are not members of the family: 3, Male members of the family who are present: 2, 2 widowed females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 28 married females aged 20 to 30, 22 males aged 5 to 10, 18 married males aged 20 to 30, 17 single males aged 20 to 30, 16 married males aged 30 to 40, 14 single males aged 10 to 15, 13 females aged 5 to 10, 13 single females aged 10 to 15, 9 females aged 1 to 2, 9 males aged 2 to 3, 9 males under age 1, 9 single males aged 15 to 20, 8 females under age 1, 8 males aged 3 to 4, 8 married females aged 30 to 40, 7 single females aged 15 to 20, 6 females age 3 to 4, 6 males aged 4 to 5, 6 married males aged 40 to 50, 5 females aged 4 to 5, 5 married males aged 50 to 60, 4 females aged 2 to 3, 4 males aged 1 to 2, 4 married females aged 50 to 60, 4 single females aged 20 to 30, 3 married females aged 40 to 50, 3 single males aged 30 to 40, 2 married males aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 males of unknown age, 1 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed 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 137 persons originating in Ireland, 116 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 13 persons originating in Scotland, 3 persons originating in the United States, 2 French Canadians, 1 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 4,685 acres of land in farms, 3,816 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,368 bushels of potatoes, 3,303 acres of oats, 869 acres of farmland under cultivation, 789 bushels of turnips, 757 bushels of wheat, 736 acres of farmland under crops, 236 tons of hay, 228 pounds of wool produced on farms, 200 pounds of homemade butter, 133 acres of farmland in pasture, 100 swine, 89 sheep, 72 bulls, oxen, or steers, 71 milk cows, 48 calves and heifers, 48 occupants of farms, 34 bushels of peas, 20 bushels of corn, 18 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 17 barrels of pork, 12 bushels of beans, 12 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 11 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 5 barrels of beef, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes $250 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 50 yards of flannel, 4 employees in saw mills, 1 saw mills, 1 saw mills not reporting, 1 saw mills powered by water, 1 saw mills returning capital, feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production, Logs produced by saw mills reporting production by number of logs: , breweries, carding and fulling mills, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, employees in foundries, employees in grist mills, employees in tanneries, foundries, foundries not reporting, foundries reporting, foundries returning capital, grist mills, grist mills not reporting, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills powered by water, grist mills reporting annual production, grist mills reporting daily production, grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, grist mills reporting weekly production, grist mills returning capital, saw mill plants, 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, tanneries, tanneries not reporting, tanneries reporting, tanneries returning capital, pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, $ value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), $ value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), $ value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $ value iron produced in foundries in the past year (pounds sterling), yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills. 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 2 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC067024— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC205012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q28230530
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). "Low, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/low-qc067024-1851/.