Métis, Quebec (1851 census)
Métis was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 656. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141618. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.525°N, 67.673°W.
Population
In 1851, Métis had a population of 656: 343 male and 313 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 656 |
| 1861 | 2,135 |
| 1871 | 2,169 |
| 1881 | 570 |
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 Métis, 1861 (92.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Métis shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 656 total population, 343 males, Male members of the family who are present: 331, 313 females, Female members of the family who are present: 294, 244 single males, 207 single females, 109 families, 95 married females, 95 married males, 63 females attending school, 54 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 19, 17 male births, Males present who are not members of the family: 12, 11 female births, 11 widowed females, 4 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 2, Male members of the family who are present: 1, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 49 males aged 5 to 10, 48 single females aged 15 to 20, 46 single males aged 15 to 20, 43 females aged 5 to 10, 40 single females aged 10 to 15, 40 single males aged 10 to 15, 36 married females aged 20 to 30, 33 single males aged 20 to 30, 24 married females aged 30 to 40, 23 married males aged 40 to 50, 22 married males aged 30 to 40, 20 married males aged 20 to 30, 18 females aged 1 to 2, 18 married females aged 40 to 50, 17 married males aged 50 to 60, 16 males under age 1, 14 males aged 3 to 4, 14 single females aged 20 to 30, 13 married females aged 50 to 60, 13 married males aged 60 to 70, 12 females aged 4 to 5, 12 males aged 2 to 3, 11 females aged 2 to 3, 10 females under age 1, 10 males aged 4 to 5, 9 males aged 1 to 2, 8 females age 3 to 4, 8 single males aged 30 to 40, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 married females aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 355 French Canadians, 191 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 81 persons originating in Scotland, 14 persons originating in Ireland, 13 persons originating in England or Wales, 2 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 61,743 tons of hay, 12,441 acres of land in farms, 9,826 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,162 bushels of potatoes, 5,695 pounds of maple sugar, 4,881 pounds of homemade butter, 3,409 bushels of barley, 2,917 bushels of wheat, 2,615 acres of farmland under cultivation, 1,533 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,511 bushels of oats, 1,200 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,122 bushels of peas, 1,082 acres of farmland under crops, 892 bushels of rye, 680 sheep, 608 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 314 acres of wheat, 296 acres of barley, 219 swine, 193 milk cows, 141 acres of peas, 123 pounds of flax or hemp, 115 horses, 112 acres of oats, 110 acres of rye, 110 bushels of turnips, 105 acres of potatoes, 94 calves and heifers, 91 occupants of farms, 82 bulls, oxen, or steers, 54 barrels of pork, 42 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 29 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 21 barrels of beef, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 1 acres of turnips. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 713 yards of fulled cloth, 639 yards of flannel, $60 value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), 4 employees in grist mills, 4 saw mills, 4 saw mills not reporting, 4 saw mills powered by water, 2 grist mills, 2 grist mills powered by water, 2 grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production, 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 saw mills, employees in tanneries, employees in woollen factories, foundries, 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, 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, saw mills returning capital, tanneries, tanneries not reporting, tanneries reporting, tanneries returning capital, woollen factories, woollen factories reporting, woollen factories 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 grist mills (pounds sterling), $ value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), $ value iron produced in foundries in the past year (pounds sterling), yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills, yards of cloth produced in woollen factories. 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 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.)
Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 135 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 1, 1 total number of deaths. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC071017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC040019_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141618
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). "Métis, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/m-tis-qc071017-1851/.