Maskinongé, Quebec (1851 census)

Maskinongé was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 3,881. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.225°N, 73.065°W.

Population

In 1851, Maskinongé had a population of 3,881: 1,936 male and 1,945 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

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 contained Maskinongé, 1861 (56.4% of this CSD's polygon).
• In a later year, this CSD contained St. Justin, 1861 (42.2% of this CSD's polygon).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851

In the 1851 census, Maskinongé shared boundaries with:

• Rivière du Loup
• St. Barthélémy
• St. Didace
• Ste. Ursule

Full census record, 1851

The 1851 census recorded 213 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 3,881 total population, 1,945 females, 1,936 males, Female members of the family who are present: 1,846, Male members of the family who are present: 1,832, 1,349 single males, 1,344 single females, 592 families, 531 married males, 526 married females, Male members of the family who are present: 209, 202 males attending school, 150 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 104, Females present who are not members of the family: 99, 75 widowed females, 71 male births, 70 female births, 56 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 32, 3 blind males, 3 deaf and dumb males, 2 deaf and dumb females, 1 blind females, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 272 females aged 5 to 10, 258 males aged 5 to 10, 254 single males aged 10 to 15, 234 single females aged 10 to 15, 229 single females aged 15 to 20, 218 single males aged 15 to 20, 172 single males aged 20 to 30, 149 single females aged 20 to 30, 142 married females aged 20 to 30, 135 married females aged 30 to 40, 131 married males aged 40 to 50, 124 married females aged 40 to 50, 121 married males aged 30 to 40, 111 married males aged 20 to 30, 101 married males aged 50 to 60, 90 females aged 1 to 2, 85 females age 3 to 4, 80 females under age 1, 79 males under age 1, 76 males aged 1 to 2, 74 males aged 3 to 4, 73 males aged 2 to 3, 66 married females aged 50 to 60, 60 males aged 4 to 5, 59 females aged 2 to 3, 44 females aged 4 to 5, 44 single females aged 30 to 40, 37 single males aged 30 to 40, 34 married males aged 60 to 70, 27 married females aged 60 to 70, 24 married males aged 70 to 80, 23 single females aged 40 to 50, 23 single males aged 40 to 50, 23 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 22 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 21 married females aged 15 to 20, 15 single females aged 50 to 60, 15 single females aged 60 to 70, 13 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 11 single males aged 50 to 60, 11 single males aged 60 to 70, 11 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 11 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 10 married females aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 8 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 6 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 married males aged 15 to 20, 4 single females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 90 to 100, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 females of unknown age, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 3,809 French Canadians, 68 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 2 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in Ireland, 1 persons originating in Scotland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 511,729 tons of hay, 91,272 bushels of oats, 35,834 acres of land in farms, 26,574 pounds of maple sugar, 24,330 pounds of flax or hemp, 23,406 pounds of homemade butter, 19,547 bushels of wheat, 19,497 acres of farmland under cultivation, 15,337 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 11,366 acres of farmland under crops, 8,641 bushels of peas, 8,018 pounds of wool produced on farms, 7,988 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,997 pounds of tobacco, 5,645 bushels of buckwheat, 5,093 acres of oats, 3,884 sheep, 2,669 bushels of barley, 2,557 bushels of potatoes, 2,277 acres of wheat, 1,646 milk cows, 1,448 swine, 1,160 bushels of corn, 1,135 horses, 1,090 calves and heifers, 860 acres of peas, 829 barrels of pork, 467 acres of buckwheat, 454 occupants of farms, 446 bulls, oxen, or steers, 255 acres of barley, 247 barrels of beef, 152 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 146 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 143 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 117 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 112 acres of corn, 112 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 88 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 84 bushels of rye, 78 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 74 acres of potatoes, 53 bushels of carrots, 53 bushels of turnips, 16 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 13 bushels of beans, 13 pounds of hops, 12 acres of rye, 2 acres of turnips. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)

Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 22,429 yards of linen, 5,130 yards of flannel, 5,007 yards of fulled cloth, $2,150 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 1,000 carding and fulling mills returning capital, $1,000 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $300 value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), 150 pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, $140 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), 32 employees in saw mills, 4 saw mills, 4 saw mills powered by water, 4 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 3 carding and fulling mills, 3 carding and fulling mills reporting, 2 employees in carding and fulling mills, 2 employees in grist mills, 2 saw mills returning capital, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 1 grist mills returning capital, 1 tanneries, 1 tanneries not reporting,   feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production,   gallons of beer produced in breweries,   breweries,   breweries not reporting,   breweries reporting,   breweries returning capital,   carding and fulling mills not reporting,   employees in breweries,   employees in foundries,   employees in tanneries,   foundries,   foundries reporting,   foundries returning capital,   grist mills not reporting,   grist mills powered by steam,   saw mill plants,   saw mills not reporting,   saw mills powered by steam,   saw mills reporting annual production,   saw mills reporting daily production,   tanneries reporting,   tanneries returning capital,   woollen factories,   woollen factories reporting, $  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.   feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. $  value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)

Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 57 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 36, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 21, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 12, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 6, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 6, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries

The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 4 people connected to this place who were alive in 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.

Identifiers

• TCP UID: QC073013 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC085003 — 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). "Maskinongé, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/maskinong-qc073013-1851/.