Onslow, Quebec (1851 census)
Onslow was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 805. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.592°N, 76.220°W.
Population
In 1851, Onslow had a population of 805: 425 male and 380 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 805 |
| 1861 | 1,645 |
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, Onslow shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 805 total population, 425 males, Male members of the family who are present: 413, 380 females, Female members of the family who are present: 369, 295 single males, 249 single females, 124 married males, 122 married females, 116 families, 23 female births, 21 male births, Males present who are not members of the family: 12, Females present who are not members of the family: 11, 10 males attending school, 9 widowed females, Male members of the family who are present: 8, 6 females attending school, 6 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 4. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 68 females aged 5 to 10, 60 males aged 5 to 10, 48 married females aged 20 to 30, 46 single males aged 15 to 20, 45 single females aged 10 to 15, 44 married males aged 30 to 40, 44 single males aged 10 to 15, 38 married females aged 30 to 40, 38 single males aged 20 to 30, 33 married males aged 40 to 50, 33 single females aged 15 to 20, 27 married males aged 20 to 30, 22 females under age 1, 21 males under age 1, 20 females age 3 to 4, 17 married females aged 40 to 50, 16 females aged 1 to 2, 16 females aged 2 to 3, 16 males aged 1 to 2, 16 males aged 2 to 3, 16 males aged 4 to 5, 15 males aged 3 to 4, 11 married males aged 50 to 60, 10 married females aged 50 to 60, 10 single males aged 30 to 40, 9 females aged 4 to 5, 9 single females aged 20 to 30, 6 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 females of unknown age, 5 married males aged 60 to 70, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 males of unknown age, 3 married females aged 60 to 70, 3 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 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 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 419 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 313 persons originating in Ireland, 19 French Canadians, 18 persons originating in the United States, 14 persons originating in Scotland, 13 persons originating in England or Wales, 4 persons whose origin is unknown, 3 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 12,978 acres of land in farms, 10,560 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,000 pounds of homemade butter, 3,218 bushels of wheat, 2,418 acres of farmland under cultivation, 2,260 bushels of potatoes, 2,050 bushels of oats, 1,355 acres of farmland under crops, 1,062 acres of farmland in pasture, 595 bushels of turnips, 530 pounds of maple sugar, 482 sheep, 346 bushels of corn, 247 swine, 234 milk cows, 192 bushels of peas, 190 calves and heifers, 173 bulls, oxen, or steers, 158 pounds of wool produced on farms, 157 tons of hay, 118 occupants of farms, 94 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 91 horses, 79 acres of oats, 45 bushels of buckwheat, 25 acres of potatoes, 19 acres of corn, 17 barrels of pork, 16 bushels of beans, 15 acres of peas, 14 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 9 barrels of beef, 7 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 4 acres of buckwheat, 4 acres of turnips, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes $1,000 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), $320 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 117 yards of flannel, 26 yards of fulled cloth, 20 employees in saw mills, 5 employees in grist mills, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills returning capital, 1 saw mills, 1 saw mills powered by water, 1 saw mills reporting annual production, 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 returning capital, employees in tanneries, 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 not reporting, saw mills powered by steam, 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, 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. 500,000 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 week by grist mills reporting weekly production. barrels of flour produced per year by grist 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 Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 4, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC067016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC040011— 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). "Onslow, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/onslow-qc067016-1851/.