Magdalen Islands, Quebec (1851 census)
Magdalen Islands was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,202. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q951911. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.406°N, 61.795°W.
Population
In 1851, Magdalen Islands had a population of 2,202: 1,116 male and 1,086 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,202 |
| 1861 | 2,651 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 161 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,202 total population, 1,116 males, 1,086 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,077, Female members of the family who are present: 1,037, 763 single males, 709 single females, 343 families, 334 married females, 334 married males, 54 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 49, 43 widowed females, 40 female births, Males present who are not members of the family: 39, 19 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 10, 3 deaf and dumb males, 2 lunatic males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 169 females aged 5 to 10, 167 males aged 5 to 10, 152 single females aged 10 to 15, 136 single males aged 10 to 15, 133 married females aged 20 to 30, 132 single males aged 15 to 20, 122 single females aged 15 to 20, 98 married males aged 20 to 30, 94 married males aged 30 to 40, 92 single males aged 20 to 30, 87 married females aged 30 to 40, 73 married males aged 40 to 50, 66 married females aged 40 to 50, 66 single females aged 20 to 30, 56 males under age 1, 45 males aged 3 to 4, 44 married males aged 50 to 60, 41 females age 3 to 4, 40 females aged 1 to 2, 40 males aged 4 to 5, 38 females aged 4 to 5, 38 females under age 1, 37 females aged 2 to 3, 36 males aged 1 to 2, 34 males aged 2 to 3, 30 married females aged 50 to 60, 16 married males aged 60 to 70, 15 single males aged 30 to 40, 12 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 11 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 9 married males aged 70 to 80, 7 married females aged 60 to 70, 6 married females aged 15 to 20, 6 single females aged 30 to 40, 5 married females aged 70 to 80, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,946 French Canadians, 133 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 93 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 11 persons originating in Ireland, 8 persons originating in England or Wales, 4 persons originating in New Brunswick, 4 persons originating in Scotland, 2 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 1 persons originating in Russia, Prussia, or Poland — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 10,000 bushels of potatoes, 6,254 pounds of wool produced on farms, 5,253 bushels of turnips, 5,124 pounds of homemade butter, 3,752 acres of land in farms, 3,084 bushels of oats, 2,422 sheep, 2,194 acres of farmland under cultivation, 1,558 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,522 bushels of barley, 1,488 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,365 tons of hay, 1,066 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 584 acres of farmland under crops, 575 swine, 506 milk cows, 480 bushels of wheat, 320 horses, 306 occupants of farms, 259 calves and heifers, 256 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 223 bulls, oxen, or steers, 139 acres of oats, 127 acres of turnips, 122 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 121 acres of potatoes, 93 barrels of beef, 81 acres of barley, 57 barrels of pork, 31 acres of wheat, 29 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 14 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 10 bushels of carrots, 10 bushels of peas, 5 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 3 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 2 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 1 acres of peas, 1 bushels of beans. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 4,598 yards of flannel, employees in grist mills, employees in saw mills, employees in tanneries, foundries, 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 returning capital, saw mill plants, saw mills, saw mills not reporting, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills powered by water, saw mills reporting annual production, saw mills returning capital, tanneries, tanneries not reporting, tanneries reporting, tanneries returning capital, $ 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). 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 15 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC056011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC019017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q951911
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). "Magdalen Islands, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/magdalen-islands-qc056011-1851/.