McNider, Township, Quebec (1851 census)
McNider, Township was a township in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 200. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.666°N, 67.828°W.
Population
In 1851, McNider, Township had a population of 200: 100 male and 100 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 200 |
| 1861 | 1,235 |
| 1871 | 2,265 |
| 1881 | 2,364 |
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, McNider, Township shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 145 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 200 total population, 100 females, 100 males, Female members of the family who are present: 99, Male members of the family who are present: 99, 69 single males, 68 single females, 33 families, 31 married females, 31 married males, 21 females attending school, 21 males attending school, 7 female births, 6 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 1, Males present who are not members of the family: 1, 1 widowed females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 23 females aged 5 to 10, 16 males aged 5 to 10, 12 married females aged 20 to 30, 12 married females aged 30 to 40, 11 single females aged 10 to 15, 10 single males aged 10 to 15, 9 married males aged 30 to 40, 8 married males aged 20 to 30, 8 single males aged 15 to 20, 7 females aged 2 to 3, 7 males aged 2 to 3, 7 single females aged 15 to 20, 7 single males aged 20 to 30, 6 females under age 1, 6 males under age 1, 6 married males aged 40 to 50, 5 males aged 1 to 2, 5 males aged 3 to 4, 4 females age 3 to 4, 4 females aged 4 to 5, 4 married males aged 50 to 60, 3 females aged 1 to 2, 3 males aged 4 to 5, 3 married females aged 40 to 50, 3 married males aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 20 to 30, 2 married females aged 50 to 60, 1 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 150 French Canadians, 36 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 9 persons originating in Scotland, 5 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 3,450 tons of hay, 2,309 acres of land in farms, 1,969 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,470 bushels of potatoes, 950 pounds of maple sugar, 686 bushels of barley, 610 pounds of homemade butter, 420 bushels of wheat, 340 acres of farmland under cultivation, 244 bushels of oats, 180 acres of farmland in pasture, 174 bushels of peas, 160 acres of farmland under crops, 141 pounds of wool produced on farms, 85 bushels of rye, 60 sheep, 54 acres of barley, 46 acres of wheat, 42 swine, 29 milk cows, 22 barrels of pork, 21 occupants of farms, 19 acres of peas, 19 acres of potatoes, 16 calves and heifers, 14 horses, 13 acres of oats, 13 bulls, oxen, or steers, 10 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 8 acres of rye, 6 barrels of beef, 5 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 3 bushels of turnips, 3 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 800 saw mill plants, 115 yards of flannel, 93 yards of fulled cloth, $50 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 3 saw mills, 3 saw mills powered by water, 1 employees in grist mills, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 saw mills not reporting, 1 saw mills returning capital, feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production, carding and fulling mills, carding and fulling mills not reporting, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, employees in carding and fulling mills, employees in tanneries, employees in woollen factories, foundries, foundries reporting, foundries 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, grist mills returning capital, 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, tanneries reporting, tanneries returning capital, woollen factories, 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 iron produced in foundries in the past year (pounds sterling), yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills, yards of cloth produced in woollen factories. 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. $ value cloth produced in woollen factories in the past year (pounds sterling). $ value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 8 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC071018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC040020_1881— 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). "McNider, Township, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/mcnider-township-qc071018-1851/.