Marlow, Quebec (1851 census)
Marlow was a census subdivision in Dorchester County, Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 23. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.838°N, 70.536°W.
Population
In 1851, Marlow had a population of 23. Population density was 0.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 23 |
| 1861 | 29 |
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 Marlow, 1861 (46.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Marlow shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 189 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 5 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 1 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 11 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 12 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 1 |
| Number of families | 5 |
| Number of females | 11 |
| Number of males | 12 |
| Number of married females | 4 |
| Number of married males | 4 |
| Number of single females | 6 |
| Number of single males | 7 |
| Number of widowed females | 1 |
| Number of widowed males | 1 |
| POP | 23 |
| POP FX N.1 | 11 |
| POP MX N.1 | 12 |
| POP XX N.1 | 23 |
| Total population | 23 |
Age structure (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 1 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 3 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 4 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 6 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 2 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 12 |
| Number of persons whose origin is unknown | 2 |
Agriculture (38 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 4 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 29 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,365 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 76 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 105 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,470 |
| Acres of oats | 7 |
| Acres of peas | 1 |
| Acres of potatoes | 5 |
| BAR AC | 4 |
| BAR BU | 27 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 3 |
| BEEF BAR | 3 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 82 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 122 |
| HAY TONS | 2,133 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 4 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 4 |
| Number of horses | 3 |
| Number of milk cows | 4 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of sheep | 11 |
| Number of swine | 3 |
| OAT AC | 7 |
| OAT BU | 82 |
| PEA AC | 1 |
| PEA BU | 2 |
| POT AC | 5 |
| POT BU | 122 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 250 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 28 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,133 |
| WOOL LBS | 28 |
Manufacturing & industry (53 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of flour produced per day by grist mills reporting daily production | |
| Barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of breweries | |
| 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 foundries | |
| Number of employees in grist mills | |
| Number of employees in saw mills | |
| Number of employees in tanneries | |
| Number of employees in woollen factories | |
| Number of foundries | |
| Number of foundries not reporting | |
| Number of foundries reporting | |
| Number of foundries returning capital | |
| Number of grist mills | |
| Number of grist mills not reporting | |
| Number of grist mills powered by steam | |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | |
| 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 returning capital | |
| Number of saw mill plants | |
| Number of saw mills | |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | |
| Number of saw mills powered by steam | |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent | |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | |
| Number of tanneries | |
| Number of tanneries not reporting | |
| Number of tanneries reporting | |
| Number of tanneries 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) | |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of iron produced in foundries 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 flannel produced in the past year | 28 |
Other recorded variables (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 250 |
| BOV | 4 |
| C H | 4 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 12 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 11 |
| C03 TOTAL | 23 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 12 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 11 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 1 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 1 |
| C126 MD MALE | 4 |
| C127 S MALE | 7 |
| C128 WID MALE | 1 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 12 |
| C130 MD FEM | 4 |
| C131 S FEM | 6 |
| C132 WID FEM | 1 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 11 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 23 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 1 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 3 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 1 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 4 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 1 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 1 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 1 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 1 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 1 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 2 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 1 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 1 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 1 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 1 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 1 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 1 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 1 |
| CD NAME | Dorchester |
| CROP | 76 |
| CULT | 105 |
| ENG WLS | 2 |
| FLAN YRDS | 28 |
| FREN ORIG | 1 |
| HELD | 1,470 |
| HORSE | 3 |
| IRE | 12 |
| LINE NO | 1,099 |
| M COWS | 4 |
| NOT FRN | 6 |
| NOT KNOWN | 9 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 2 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 2 |
| O OVR 200 | 1 |
| PASTURE | 29 |
| SHEEP | 11 |
| SWINE | 3 |
| TOT O | 5 |
| WOOD | 1,365 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC054022— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC005009— 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). "Marlow, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/marlow-qc054022-1851/.