Newport, Quebec (1851 census)

Newport was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 342. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.383°N, 71.446°W.

Population

In 1851, Newport had a population of 342: 172 male and 170 female residents.

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 Newport and Auckland, 1861 (26.8% share).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851

In the 1851 census, Newport shared boundaries with:

• Auckland
• Bury
• Clifton
• Eaton
• Stoke, Hampden, Ditton, Marston, Whitton, Clinton, Chesham
• Westbury

Full census record, 1851

The 1851 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.

Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 342 total population, 172 males, 170 females, Female members of the family who are present: 165, Male members of the family who are present: 163, 124 single males, 114 single females, 50 females attending school, 49 families, 47 married males, 45 married females, 35 males attending school, Female members of the family who are absent: 20, Male members of the family who are present: 16, 11 widowed females, Males present who are not members of the family: 9, 6 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 5, 2 female births, 1 widowed males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 33 single males aged 15 to 20, 29 single females aged 10 to 15, 22 single males aged 20 to 30, 21 females aged 5 to 10, 19 males aged 5 to 10, 18 single males aged 10 to 15, 17 married males aged 40 to 50, 15 single females aged 15 to 20, 14 married females aged 40 to 50, 12 married males aged 50 to 60, 11 females of unknown age, 11 married females aged 50 to 60, 10 single females aged 20 to 30, 9 married females aged 20 to 30, 9 married females aged 30 to 40, 9 married males aged 30 to 40, 7 married males aged 20 to 30, 6 males aged 3 to 4, 6 males of unknown age, 6 males under age 1, 5 males aged 1 to 2, 4 females age 3 to 4, 4 females aged 4 to 5, 4 males aged 2 to 3, 4 males aged 4 to 5, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 females aged 2 to 3, 3 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 females aged 1 to 2, 2 females under age 1, 2 married males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 married females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 209 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 46 persons originating in England or Wales, 45 persons originating in the United States, 41 persons originating in Ireland, 1 persons originating in all other places. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 15,343 pounds of maple sugar, 9,545 pounds of homemade butter, 5,568 acres of land in farms, 5,016 bushels of oats, 4,540 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 3,231 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,337 acres of farmland under cultivation, 1,794 bushels of potatoes, 1,580 bushels of wheat, 1,463 acres of farmland under crops, 1,261 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,102 bushels of buckwheat, 1,024 tons of hay, 873 acres of farmland in pasture, 520 pounds of flax or hemp, 518 sheep, 315 bushels of barley, 245 bushels of turnips, 206 bulls, oxen, or steers, 194 calves and heifers, 166 acres of oats, 161 milk cows, 142 acres of wheat, 104 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 100 horses, 99 barrels of pork, 64 swine, 63 bushels of peas, 58 bushels of corn, 48 occupants of farms, 36 acres of potatoes, 25 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 22 acres of barley, 19 acres of buckwheat, 12 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 7 bushels of carrots, 7 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 5 acres of corn, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 bushels of rye, 2 acres of peas, 2 acres of turnips, 2 barrels of beef, 2 bushels of beans, 1 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)

Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 980 yards of flannel, 507 yards of fulled cloth, $300 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $250 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 238 yards of linen, 4 saw mills, 4 saw mills powered by water, 4 saw mills reporting annual production, 2 employees in saw mills, 2 saw mills returning capital, 1 grist mills returning capital, 1 saw mills not reporting,   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 foundries,   employees in grist mills,   employees in tanneries,   employees in woollen factories,   foundries,   foundries reporting,   foundries returning capital,   grist mills,   grist mills not reporting,   grist mills powered by water,   grist mills reporting annual production,   grist mills reporting daily production,   grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent,   saw mill plants,   saw mills powered by steam,   saw mills reporting daily production,   saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent,   tanneries,   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 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. 220,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production.   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 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.)

Identifiers

• TCP UID: QC076009 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC076009 — 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). "Newport, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/newport-qc076009-1851/.