Nicolet, Town—Ville, Quebec (1851 census)
Nicolet, Town—Ville was a town in Nicolet County, Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 3,095. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.212°N, 72.601°W.
Population
In 1851, Nicolet, Town—Ville had a population of 3,095: 1,554 male and 1,541 female residents. Population density was 79.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,095 |
| 1861 | 2,856 |
| 1871 | 2,797 |
| 1881 | 3,764 |
| 1891 | 2,518 |
| 1901 | 2,225 |
| 1911 | 2,593 |
| 1921 | 2,342 |
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, Nicolet, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 334 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 431 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 20 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 1,354 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 187 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 1,399 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 35 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 155 |
| Number of blind males | 3 |
| Number of deaf and dumb females | 1 |
| Number of families | 431 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 71 |
| Number of females | 1,541 |
| Number of females attending school | 215 |
| Number of lunatic females | 4 |
| Number of lunatic males | 3 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 65 |
| Number of males | 1,554 |
| Number of males attending school | 199 |
| Number of married females | 437 |
| Number of married males | 435 |
| Number of single females | 1,046 |
| Number of single males | 1,079 |
| Number of widowed males | 40 |
| POP | 3,095 |
| POP FX N.1 | 1,541 |
| POP MX N.1 | 1,554 |
| POP XX N.1 | 3,095 |
| Total population | 3,095 |
Age structure (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 59 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 69 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 39 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 59 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 222 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 61 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 49 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 35 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 49 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 44 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 218 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 59 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 8 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 106 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 110 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 99 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 69 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 29 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 13 |
| Number of married females aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
| Number of married females aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 79 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 99 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 109 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 77 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 40 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 27 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 3 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 180 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 169 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 129 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 26 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 21 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 8 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 80 to 90 | 3 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 249 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 199 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 137 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 18 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 10 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 6 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 3 |
| Number of single males aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 12 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 6 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 17 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 10 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 12 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 5 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 9 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 5 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 6 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 10 |
| Number of widowed males aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,897 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 98 |
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 100 |
Agriculture (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR AC | 64 |
| BAR BU | 736 |
| BEEF BAR | 124 |
| BWT AC | 701 |
| BWT BU | 4,835 |
| CRN AC | 186 |
| CRN BU | 1,748 |
| HAY TONS | 664,785 |
| OAT AC | 3,440 |
| OAT BU | 52,526 |
| PEA AC | 667 |
| PEA BU | 4,470 |
| PORK BAR | 73 |
| POT AC | 231 |
| POT BU | 13,208 |
| RYE AC | 155 |
| RYE BU | 1,299 |
| TOB LBS | 4,984 |
| WHT AC | 1,540 |
| WHT BU | 12,187 |
| WOOL LBS | 8,025 |
Manufacturing & industry (51 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Gallons of beer produced in breweries in the past year | |
| Number of breweries | |
| Number of breweries not reporting | |
| Number of breweries reporting | |
| Number of breweries returning capital | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills not reporting | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills reporting | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills returning capital | |
| Number of distilleries not reporting | |
| Number of employees in breweries | |
| Number of employees in carding and fulling mills | |
| Number of employees in distilleries | |
| Number of employees in grist mills | 2 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | |
| Number of grist mills | 1 |
| Number of grist mills not reporting | 1 |
| Number of grist mills powered by steam | |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 1 |
| Number of grist mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of grist mills reporting daily production | |
| Number of grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent | |
| Number of grist mills reporting weekly production | |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | 1 |
| Number of saw mill plants | |
| Number of saw mills | |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | |
| Number of saw mills powered by steam | |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of saw mills reporting daily production | |
| Number of saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent | |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | |
| Number of tanneries | |
| Number of tanneries reporting | |
| Number of tanneries returning capital | |
| Number of woollen factories | |
| Number of woollen factories reporting | |
| Number of woollen factories returning capital | |
| Pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | |
| Value of annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | 500 |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of cloth produced in woollen factories in the past year (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling) | |
| Yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year |
Deaths & mortality (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2 | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 20 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 10 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2 | 5 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 21 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 6 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 41 |
Other recorded variables (150 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 29,375 |
| BEN BU | 136 |
| BOV | 637 |
| C F BAR | 2 |
| C H | 1,164 |
| C LBS | 30 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 1 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 1,554 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 1,541 |
| C03 GM WATER | 1 |
| C03 TOTAL | 3,095 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 1,399 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 1,354 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 155 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 187 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 35 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 20 |
| C100 BTWN 80 AND 90 M WID | 10 |
| C101 BTWN 80 AND 90 F MD | 2 |
| C102 BTWN 80 AND 90 F S | 3 |
| C103 BTWN 80 AND 90 F WID | 1 |
| C108 BTWN 90 AND 100 M WID | 1 |
| C109 BTWN 90 AND 100 F MD | 1 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 65 |
| C12 GM CAP NO | 1 |
| C124 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN M | 1 |
| C126 MD MALE | 435 |
| C127 S MALE | 1,079 |
| C128 WID MALE | 40 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 1,554 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 71 |
| C13 GM CAP P | 500 |
| C130 MD FEM | 437 |
| C131 S FEM | 1,046 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 1,541 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 3,095 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 21 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 20 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 41 |
| C14 GM HANDS | 2 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 59 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 199 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 215 |
| C146 DEAF AND DUMB F | 1 |
| C147 BLIND M | 3 |
| C149 LUNATICS M | 3 |
| C15 GM NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 61 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 4 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 6 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 10 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 49 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 69 |
| C20 DEATHS UNDER 2 M | 5 |
| C21 DEATHS UNDER 2 F | 3 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 35 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 39 |
| C24 DEATHS UNDER 3 M | 1 |
| C25 DEATHS UNDER 3 F | 1 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 49 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 59 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 44 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 59 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 218 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 222 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 249 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 180 |
| C43 BTWN 10 AND 15 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 1 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 199 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 8 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 169 |
| C48 BTWN 15 AND 20 M DEATHS | 2 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 79 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 137 |
| C52 BTWN 20 AND 30 M WID | 1 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 106 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 129 |
| C57 BTWN 20 AND 30 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 99 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 18 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 3 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 110 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 26 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 12 |
| C64 BTWN 30 AND 40 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C65 BTWN 30 AND 40 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 109 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 10 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 5 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 99 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 21 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 6 |
| C72 BTWN 40 AND 50 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C73 BTWN 40 AND 50 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 77 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 6 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 9 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 69 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 8 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 17 |
| C80 BTWN 50 AND 60 M DEATHS | 2 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 40 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 3 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 5 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 29 |
| C86 BTWN 60 AND 70 F S | 1 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 10 |
| C89 BTWN 60 AND 70 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 27 |
| C91 BTWN 70 AND 80 M S | 2 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 6 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 13 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 12 |
| C96 BTWN 70 AND 80 M DEATHS | 2 |
| C97 BTWN 70 AND 80 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C98 BTWN 80 AND 90 M MD | 3 |
| C99 BTWN 80 AND 90 M S | 1 |
| CAR BU | 812 |
| CD NAME | Nicolet |
| CROP | 10,052 |
| CULT | 15,171 |
| FC YRDS | 3,091 |
| FLAN YRDS | 4,887 |
| FLX LBS | 9,796 |
| FREN ORIG | 2,897 |
| GARDEN | 82 |
| GRA BU | 56 |
| HELD | 26,585 |
| HORSE | 658 |
| LIN YRDS | 4,954 |
| LINE NO | 1,243 |
| M COWS | 1,255 |
| MPLS LBS | 28,736 |
| MW BU | 262 |
| NOT FRN | 98 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 8 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 80 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 62 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 101 |
| O OVR 200 | 17 |
| O UNDR 10 | 137 |
| OTHER PL | 100 |
| PASTURE | 5,037 |
| SHEEP | 3,449 |
| SWINE | 787 |
| TOT O | 405 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 2,057 |
| WOOD | 11,414 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC066008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC078024— 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). "Nicolet, Town—Ville, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/nicolet-town-ville-qc066008-1851/.