Masham, Quebec (1851 census)
Masham was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 998. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.683°N, 76.039°W.
Population
In 1851, Masham had a population of 998: 536 male and 462 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 998 |
| 1861 | 1,764 |
| 1871 | 1,904 |
| 1881 | 1,881 |
| 1891 | 2,103 |
| 1901 | 2,081 |
| 1911 | 2,009 |
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, Masham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 998 total population, 536 males, Male members of the family who are present: 517, 462 females, Female members of the family who are present: 450, 362 single males, 288 single females, 173 families, 166 married females, 166 married males, 29 female births, 29 male births, Male members of the family who are present: 21, Males present who are not members of the family: 19, Females present who are not members of the family: 12, 8 females attending school, 8 males attending school, 8 widowed females, 8 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 1, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 78 males aged 5 to 10, 70 females aged 5 to 10, 70 married females aged 20 to 30, 62 single females aged 10 to 15, 55 single males aged 15 to 20, 54 married males aged 20 to 30, 50 single males aged 10 to 15, 49 married males aged 30 to 40, 43 single males aged 20 to 30, 35 married males aged 40 to 50, 34 married females aged 30 to 40, 34 single females aged 15 to 20, 29 females under age 1, 29 males under age 1, 28 males aged 1 to 2, 27 females aged 2 to 3, 26 males aged 3 to 4, 24 males aged 2 to 3, 22 females aged 1 to 2, 22 married males aged 50 to 60, 21 married females aged 40 to 50, 20 males aged 4 to 5, 19 females age 3 to 4, 18 married females aged 15 to 20, 18 married females aged 50 to 60, 15 females aged 4 to 5, 8 single females aged 20 to 30, 7 single males aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 married females aged 60 to 70, 5 married males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 males of unknown age, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 449 French Canadians, 303 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 223 persons originating in Ireland, 16 persons originating in Scotland, 6 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 15,832 acres of land in farms, 12,428 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 11,331 bushels of oats, 10,922 bushels of potatoes, 8,670 pounds of homemade butter, 3,739 bushels of wheat, 3,404 acres of farmland under cultivation, 2,020 bushels of turnips, 1,857 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,721 pounds of maple sugar, 1,547 acres of farmland under crops, 1,003 bushels of peas, 1,002 pounds of wool produced on farms, 720 tons of hay, 638 acres of oats, 385 sheep, 366 acres of wheat, 272 milk cows, 264 swine, 200 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 192 bulls, oxen, or steers, 189 calves and heifers, 176 occupants of farms, 145 bushels of rye, 143 horses, 140 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 135 acres of potatoes, 129 barrels of pork, 101 acres of peas, 67 bushels of corn, 64 bushels of buckwheat, 53 bushels of barley, 43 barrels of beef, 22 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 13 acres of rye, 11 acres of turnips, 10 acres of buckwheat, 10 acres of corn, 8 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 5 acres of barley, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes $1,650 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 1,014 yards of flannel, $100 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 90 yards of fulled cloth, 4 employees in grist mills, 2 employees in saw mills, 2 grist mills, 2 grist mills not reporting, 2 grist mills powered by water, 2 grist mills returning capital, 1 saw mills, 1 saw mills not reporting, 1 saw mills powered by water, 1 saw mills returning capital, feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production, Logs produced by saw mills reporting production by number of logs: , carding and fulling mills, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills reporting annual production, grist mills reporting daily production, grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, grist mills reporting weekly production, saw mill plants, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills reporting annual production, saw mills reporting daily production, saw mills reporting production by number of logs, saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, tanneries, tanneries not reporting, 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), 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 week by grist mills reporting weekly production. barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, 4 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC067015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC205015— 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). "Masham, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/masham-qc067015-1851/.