Magog, Quebec (1851 census)
Magog was a census subdivision in Stanstead County, Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 754. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.236°N, 72.158°W.
Population
In 1851, Magog had a population of 754: 383 male and 371 female residents. Population density was 12.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 754 |
| 1861 | 1,059 |
| 1871 | 1,174 |
| 1881 | 1,248 |
| 1891 | 769 |
| 1901 | 852 |
| 1911 | 865 |
| 1921 | 1,000 |
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, Magog shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 374 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 8 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 132 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 16 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 339 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 32 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 351 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 21 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 32 |
| Number of families | 132 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 10 |
| Number of females | 371 |
| Number of females attending school | 77 |
| Number of lunatic females | 6 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 11 |
| Number of males | 383 |
| Number of males attending school | 116 |
| Number of married females | 127 |
| Number of married males | 127 |
| Number of single females | 223 |
| Number of single males | 249 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| POP | 754 |
| POP FX N.1 | 371 |
| POP MX N.1 | 383 |
| POP XX N.1 | 754 |
| Total population | 754 |
Age structure (51 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 10 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 12 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 11 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 13 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 56 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 12 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 11 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 15 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 10 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 7 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 52 |
| Number of males of unknown age | 5 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 12 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 38 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 42 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 27 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 16 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of married females aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 25 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 39 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 32 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 20 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 8 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 43 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 40 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 22 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 44 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 57 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 30 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 6 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 90 to 100 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 57 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 507 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 15 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 47 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 2 |
| Number of persons originating in the East Indies | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 122 |
| Number of persons originating in the West Indies | 1 |
| Number of persons whose origin is unknown | 2 |
Agriculture (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 7 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 41 |
| Acres of corn | 63 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 52 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,024 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,730 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,063 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 5,139 |
| Acres of land in farms | 14,869 |
| Acres of oats | 182 |
| Acres of peas | 12 |
| Acres of potatoes | 73 |
| Acres of rye | 1 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 188 |
| BAR AC | 7 |
| BAR BU | 87 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 284 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 190 |
| BEEF BAR | 284 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 87 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 203 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,255 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 66 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 98 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,779 |
| Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year | 121 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,156 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 145 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,632 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 585 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 2,194 |
| BWT AC | 41 |
| BWT BU | 1,255 |
| CRN AC | 63 |
| CRN BU | 1,779 |
| Gallons of cider produced in the past year | 616 |
| HAY TONS | 2,043 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | . 365 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 358 |
| Number of horses | 171 |
| Number of milk cows | 343 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 111 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 61 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 3 |
| Number of sheep | 1,110 |
| Number of swine | 128 |
| OAT AC | 182 |
| OAT BU | 4,156 |
| PEA AC | 12 |
| PEA BU | 145 |
| PORK BAR | 190 |
| POT AC | 73 |
| POT BU | 6,632 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,680 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 645 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 19,206 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 18,097 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,064 |
| RYE AC | 1 |
| RYE BU | 7 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,043 |
| WHT AC | 188 |
| WHT BU | 2,194 |
| WOOL LBS | 3,064 |
Manufacturing & industry (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 | 1,700 |
| Feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production | |
| Feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production | 330,000 |
| Gallons of liquor produced in distilleries in the past year | |
| Logs produced by saw mills reporting production by number of logs | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills not reporting | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills reporting | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills returning capital | |
| Number of distilleries | |
| Number of distilleries reporting | |
| Number of distilleries returning capital | |
| Number of employees in carding and fulling mills | |
| Number of employees in distilleries | |
| Number of employees in grist mills | 1 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | 3 |
| Number of employees in tanneries | |
| Number of employees in woollen factories | 15 |
| Number of foundries | |
| Number of grist mills | 1 |
| Number of grist mills not reporting | |
| Number of grist mills powered by steam | |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 1 |
| Number of grist mills reporting annual production | 1 |
| Number of grist mills reporting daily production | |
| Number of grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent | 1 |
| Number of grist mills reporting weekly production | |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | 1 |
| Number of saw mill plants | |
| Number of saw mills | 3 |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | 1 |
| Number of saw mills powered by steam | |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 3 |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | 2 |
| Number of saw mills reporting daily production | |
| Number of saw mills reporting production by number of logs | |
| Number of saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent | |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | 2 |
| Number of tanneries | |
| Number of tanneries not reporting | |
| Number of tanneries reporting | |
| Number of tanneries returning capital | |
| Number of woollen factories | 1 |
| Number of woollen factories not reporting | |
| Number of woollen factories reporting | 1 |
| Number of woollen factories returning capital | 1,750 |
| Pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | |
| Value of annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling) | 475 |
| Value of annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | 475 |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | 375 |
| Value of cloth produced in woollen factories in the past year (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling) | |
| Yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | |
| Yards of cloth produced in woollen factories in the past year | 14,000 |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 6,142 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 10,307 |
| Yards of linen produced in the past year | 0.12 |
Fisheries (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of cured fish produced in the past year | 22 |
Deaths & mortality (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 4 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 1 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 6 |
Other recorded variables (149 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 19,206 |
| BEN BU | 203 |
| BOV | 365 |
| C F BAR | 22 |
| C H | 358 |
| C LBS | 2,680 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 1 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 383 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 371 |
| C03 GM WATER | 1 |
| C03 TOTAL | 754 |
| C04 GM NO YEAR | 1 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 351 |
| C05 GM BARRELS YEAR | 1,700 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 339 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 32 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 32 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 21 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 16 |
| C10 GM ANNUAL NO | 1 |
| C100 BTWN 80 AND 90 M WID | 1 |
| C103 BTWN 80 AND 90 F WID | 2 |
| C109 BTWN 90 AND 100 F MD | 1 |
| C11 GM ANNUAL P | 475 |
| C111 BTWN 90 AND 100 F WID | 2 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 11 |
| C12 GM CAP NO | 1 |
| C122 AGES NOT GIVEN M | 5 |
| C124 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN M | 2 |
| C126 MD MALE | 127 |
| C127 S MALE | 249 |
| C128 WID MALE | 7 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 383 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 10 |
| C13 GM CAP P | 475 |
| C130 MD FEM | 127 |
| C131 S FEM | 223 |
| C132 WID FEM | 21 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 371 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 754 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 4 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 2 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 6 |
| C14 GM HANDS | 1 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 12 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 116 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 77 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 12 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 6 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 1 |
| C16 SM NO | 3 |
| C18 SM WATER | 3 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 11 |
| C19 SM NO YEAR | 2 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 12 |
| C20 SM FEET YEAR | 330,000 |
| C21 DEATHS UNDER 2 F | 1 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 15 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 11 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 10 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 10 |
| C28 SM RETURNS NO | 2 |
| C29 SM RETURNS P | 375 |
| C30 SM EMPLOYED | 3 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 7 |
| C31 SM NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 13 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 52 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 56 |
| C36 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 1 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 44 |
| C39 WF NO | 1 |
| C40 WF RETURNS | 1 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 43 |
| C41 WF CAPITAL | 1,750 |
| C43 WF CLOTH | 14,000 |
| C44 WF HANDS | 15 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 57 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 40 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 25 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 30 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 38 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 22 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 1 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 39 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 2 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 42 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 3 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 1 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 32 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 2 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 1 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 27 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 1 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 1 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 20 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 2 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 1 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 16 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 4 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 8 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 1 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 2 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 6 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 1 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 3 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 1 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 4 |
| C97 BTWN 70 AND 80 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C98 BTWN 80 AND 90 M MD | 2 |
| CAR BU | 66 |
| CD NAME | Stanstead |
| CID GAL | 616 |
| CROP | 3,063 |
| CULT | 5,139 |
| ENG WLS | 15 |
| EST IN | 1 |
| FC YRDS | 10,307 |
| FLAN YRDS | 6,142 |
| FLX LBS | 645 |
| FREN ORIG | 57 |
| GARDEN | 52 |
| GRA BU | 98 |
| HELD | 14,869 |
| HORSE | 171 |
| IRE | 47 |
| LIN YRDS | 121 |
| LINE NO | 1,419 |
| M COWS | 343 |
| MPLS LBS | 18,097 |
| MW BU | 121 |
| NOT FRN | 507 |
| NOT KNOWN | 2 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 1 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 34 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 61 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 39 |
| O OVR 200 | 18 |
| O UNDR 10 | 3 |
| PASTURE | 2,024 |
| SCOT | 2 |
| SHEEP | 1,110 |
| SWINE | 128 |
| TOT O | 111 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 585 |
| US | 122 |
| WOOD | 9,730 |
| WST IN | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC077006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC090005— 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). "Magog, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/magog-qc077006-1851/.