Marlow, Quebec (1851 census)
Marlow was a census subdivision in 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: 12 male and 11 female residents.
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 116 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 23 total population, Male members of the family who are present: 12, 12 males, Female members of the family who are present: 11, 11 females, 7 single males, 6 single females, 5 families, 4 married females, 4 married males, Female members of the family who are absent: 1, Male members of the family who are present: 1, 1 widowed females, 1 widowed males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 4 single females aged 10 to 15, 3 males aged 5 to 10, 2 married females aged 40 to 50, 1 females aged 4 to 5, 1 married females aged 50 to 60, 1 married females aged 60 to 70, 1 married males aged 40 to 50, 1 married males aged 50 to 60, 1 married males aged 60 to 70, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 20 to 30, 1 single males aged 10 to 15, 1 single males aged 15 to 20, 1 single males aged 20 to 30, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 12 persons originating in Ireland, 6 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 2 persons originating in England or Wales, 2 persons whose origin is unknown, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 2,133 tons of hay, 1,470 acres of land in farms, 1,365 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 250 pounds of homemade butter, 122 bushels of potatoes, 105 acres of farmland under cultivation, 82 bushels of oats, 76 acres of farmland under crops, 29 acres of farmland in pasture, 28 pounds of wool produced on farms, 27 bushels of barley, 11 sheep, 7 acres of oats, 5 acres of potatoes, 5 occupants of farms, 4 acres of barley, 4 bulls, oxen, or steers, 4 calves and heifers, 4 milk cows, 3 barrels of beef, 3 horses, 3 swine, 2 bushels of peas, 2 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 2 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 1 acres of peas, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 28 yards of flannel, breweries, carding and fulling mills, carding and fulling mills not reporting, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, distilleries, distilleries reporting, distilleries returning capital, employees in carding and fulling mills, employees in foundries, employees in grist mills, employees in saw mills, employees in tanneries, employees in woollen factories, foundries, foundries not reporting, 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 reporting daily production, grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 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 reporting value of annual production or rent, saw mills returning capital, tanneries, tanneries not reporting, tanneries reporting, tanneries returning capital, woollen factories, woollen factories not reporting, woollen factories reporting, woollen factories returning capital, pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, $ value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), $ 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. barrels of flour produced per day by grist mills reporting daily production. barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. $ value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| John Chaperon | 1825–1851 | died here |
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/.