Maria, Quebec (1851 census)
Maria was a census subdivision in Bonaventure County, Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,349. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.213°N, 66.001°W.
Population
In 1851, Maria had a population of 1,349: 692 male and 657 female residents. Population density was 18.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,349 |
| 1861 | 1,823 |
| 1871 | 2,138 |
| 1881 | 2,298 |
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, Maria shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 366 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 222 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 6 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 626 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 31 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 658 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 12 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 34 |
| Number of blind females | 2 |
| Number of blind males | 1 |
| Number of deaf and dumb males | 2 |
| Number of families | 222 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 24 |
| Number of females | 657 |
| Number of females attending school | 19 |
| Number of lunatic males | 4 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 23 |
| Number of males | 692 |
| Number of males attending school | 21 |
| Number of married females | 195 |
| Number of married males | 102 |
| Number of single females | 444 |
| Number of single males | 575 |
| Number of widowed females | 18 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| POP | 1,349 |
| POP FX N.1 | 657 |
| POP MX N.1 | 692 |
| POP XX N.1 | 1,349 |
| Total population | 1,349 |
Age structure (50 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 13 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 29 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 27 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 32 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 94 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 26 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 25 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 19 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 31 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 18 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 102 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 25 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 8 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 63 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 43 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 39 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 30 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 12 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 31 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 61 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 40 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 37 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 15 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 8 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 83 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 73 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 52 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 11 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 75 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 76 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 95 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 12 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 4 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 11 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 6 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of female negroes or coloured persons | 42 |
| Number of French Canadians | 876 |
| Number of Indigenous persons | 80 |
| Number of male negroes or coloured persons | 38 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 339 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 9 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 52 |
| Number of persons originating in Jersey or other British islands | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in New Brunswick | 37 |
| Number of persons originating in Newfoundland | 3 |
| Number of persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island | 19 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 12 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 1 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 62 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 2 |
| Acres of corn | 3 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 2 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,083 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 15,518 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,560 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 3,645 |
| Acres of land in farms | 19,163 |
| Acres of oats | 734 |
| Acres of peas | 26 |
| Acres of potatoes | 242 |
| Acres of rye | 14 |
| Acres of turnips | 15 |
| Acres of wheat | 320 |
| BAR AC | 62 |
| BAR BU | 946 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 105 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 255 |
| BEEF BAR | 105 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 946 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 14,317 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 167 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 21,153 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 174 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 764 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 3,406 |
| BWT AC | 2 |
| BWT BU | 12 |
| CRN AC | 3 |
| CRN BU | 26 |
| HAY TONS | 960 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 285 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 261 |
| Number of horses | 166 |
| Number of milk cows | 351 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 200 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 54 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 90 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 10 |
| Number of sheep | 1,618 |
| Number of swine | 520 |
| OAT AC | 734 |
| OAT BU | 14,317 |
| PEA AC | 26 |
| PEA BU | 167 |
| PORK BAR | 255 |
| POT AC | 242 |
| POT BU | 21,153 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 44 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 1,206 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 8,476 |
| Pounds of hops produced in the past year | 6 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 25,610 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,109 |
| RYE AC | 14 |
| RYE BU | 174 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 960 |
| WHT AC | 320 |
| WHT BU | 3,406 |
| WOOL LBS | 3,109 |
Manufacturing & industry (50 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 | |
| Feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production | 1 |
| Feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production | |
| Logs produced by saw mills reporting production by number of logs | 2 |
| 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 employees in carding and fulling mills | |
| Number of employees in grist mills | 4 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | |
| Number of employees in woollen factories | |
| Number of grist mills | 1 |
| Number of grist mills not reporting | 1 |
| Number of grist mills powered by steam | |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 1 |
| Number of grist mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of grist mills reporting daily production | |
| Number of grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent | |
| Number of grist mills reporting weekly production | |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | 1 |
| Number of saw mill plants | 750 |
| Number of saw mills | 2 |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | |
| Number of saw mills powered by steam | |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 2 |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of saw mills reporting daily production | |
| Number of saw mills reporting production by number of logs | 150 |
| Number of saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent | 2 |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | |
| Number of woollen factories | |
| Number of woollen factories not reporting | |
| Number of woollen factories reporting | |
| Number of woollen factories returning capital | |
| Pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | |
| Value of annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling) | 1 |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | 1,000 |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of cloth produced in woollen factories 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 | |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 2,019 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 1,834 |
| Yards of linen produced in the past year | 744 |
Deaths & mortality (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 5 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 7 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age | 4 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 2 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 12 |
Other recorded variables (146 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 8,476 |
| BOV | 285 |
| C H | 261 |
| C LBS | 44 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 1 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 692 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 657 |
| C03 GM WATER | 1 |
| C03 TOTAL | 1,349 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 658 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 626 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 34 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 31 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 12 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 6 |
| C100 BTWN 80 AND 90 M WID | 1 |
| C103 BTWN 80 AND 90 F WID | 1 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 23 |
| C12 GM CAP NO | 1 |
| C124 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN M | 4 |
| C125 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN F | 1 |
| C126 MD MALE | 102 |
| C127 S MALE | 575 |
| C128 WID MALE | 15 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 692 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 24 |
| C13 GM CAP P | 1,000 |
| C130 MD FEM | 195 |
| C131 S FEM | 444 |
| C132 WID FEM | 18 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 657 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 1,349 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 7 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 5 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 12 |
| C14 GM HANDS | 4 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 25 |
| C141 COL PERSON M | 38 |
| C142 COL PERSONS F | 42 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 21 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 19 |
| C145 DEAF AND DUMB M | 2 |
| C147 BLIND M | 1 |
| C148 BLIND F | 2 |
| C149 LUNATICS M | 4 |
| C15 GM NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 26 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 2 |
| C16 SM NO | 2 |
| C18 SM WATER | 2 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 25 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 29 |
| C22 SM FEET DAY | 1 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 19 |
| C23 SM LOGS NO | 150 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 27 |
| C24 SM NO LOGS | 2 |
| C25 SM PLANTS | 750 |
| C26 SM ANNUAL NO | 2 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 31 |
| C27 SM ANNUAL P | 1 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 13 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 18 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 32 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 102 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 94 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 75 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 83 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 76 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 8 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 73 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 31 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 95 |
| C52 BTWN 20 AND 30 M WID | 1 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 63 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 52 |
| C56 BTWN 20 AND 30 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 61 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 12 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 1 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 43 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 11 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 2 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 40 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 2 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 3 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 39 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 2 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 1 |
| C73 BTWN 40 AND 50 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 37 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 4 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 6 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 30 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 2 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 1 |
| C81 BTWN 50 AND 60 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 15 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 1 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 2 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 12 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 11 |
| C89 BTWN 60 AND 70 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 8 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 1 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 2 |
| CAR BU | 1 |
| CD NAME | Bonaventure |
| CROP | 2,560 |
| CULT | 3,645 |
| ENG WLS | 9 |
| FC YRDS | 1,834 |
| FLAN YRDS | 2,019 |
| FLX LBS | 1,206 |
| FREN ORIG | 876 |
| GARDEN | 2 |
| GRA BU | 12 |
| HELD | 19,163 |
| HOP LBS | 6 |
| HORSE | 166 |
| INDIANS | 80 |
| IRE | 52 |
| JE AND OTHR BI | 1 |
| LIN YRDS | 744 |
| LINE NO | 1,050 |
| M COWS | 351 |
| MPLS LBS | 25,610 |
| MW BU | 1 |
| NB | 37 |
| NFL | 3 |
| NOT FRN | 339 |
| NS PEI | 19 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 39 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 54 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 90 |
| O OVR 200 | 7 |
| O UNDR 10 | 10 |
| PASTURE | 1,083 |
| SCOT | 12 |
| SHEEP | 1,618 |
| SWINE | 520 |
| TOT O | 200 |
| TUR AC | 15 |
| TUR BU | 764 |
| US | 1 |
| WOOD | 15,518 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC051006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC038008— 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). "Maria, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/maria-qc051006-1851/.