Petite Nation, Quebec (1851 census)
Petite Nation was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 3,356. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.747°N, 74.986°W.
Population
In 1851, Petite Nation had a population of 3,356: 1,790 male and 1,566 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,356 |
| 1861 | 2,451 |
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 Ste. Angélique, 1861 (13.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ripon, 1861 (19.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Petite Nation, 1861 (66.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Petite Nation shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 213 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 3,356 total population, 1,790 males, 1,566 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,528, Female members of the family who are present: 1,362, 1,226 single males, 994 single females, 582 families, 546 married females, 542 married males, Males present who are not members of the family: 262, Females present who are not members of the family: 204, 77 male births, 67 female births, 50 males attending school, Male members of the family who are present: 45, 38 females attending school, 26 widowed females, 22 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 20, 3 deaf and dumb males, 2 deaf and dumb females, 2 lunatic females, 2 lunatic males, 1 blind females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 271 males aged 5 to 10, 240 females aged 5 to 10, 208 single males aged 10 to 15, 180 single females aged 10 to 15, 173 married females aged 20 to 30, 169 single males aged 15 to 20, 154 single females aged 15 to 20, 151 married males aged 20 to 30, 144 single males aged 20 to 30, 136 married males aged 30 to 40, 124 married females aged 30 to 40, 110 married females aged 40 to 50, 105 married males aged 40 to 50, 93 males under age 1, 89 males aged 1 to 2, 80 females under age 1, 70 females aged 4 to 5, 69 females aged 1 to 2, 67 males aged 2 to 3, 66 males aged 3 to 4, 65 males aged 4 to 5, 65 single females aged 20 to 30, 64 married males aged 50 to 60, 57 married females aged 50 to 60, 56 females age 3 to 4, 55 females aged 2 to 3, 49 married males aged 60 to 70, 45 married females aged 15 to 20, 30 married females aged 60 to 70, 27 married males aged 70 to 80, 26 single males aged 30 to 40, 13 males of unknown age, 13 single females aged 30 to 40, 9 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 8 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 females of unknown age, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 married males aged 80 to 90, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 married males aged 15 to 20, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 2,835 French Canadians, 377 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 72 persons originating in Ireland, 29 persons originating in the United States, 22 persons originating in Scotland, 8 persons originating in England or Wales, 8 persons whose origin is unknown, 5 Indigenous persons, 2 persons originating in all other places, 2 persons originating in Switzerland, 1 persons originating in France. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 55,612 acres of land in farms, 44,422 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 21,881 pounds of homemade butter, 18,917 bushels of oats, 11,762 bushels of potatoes, 11,190 acres of farmland under cultivation, 7,644 pounds of maple sugar, 6,156 acres of farmland under crops, 4,989 bushels of wheat, 4,913 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,351 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,624 bushels of peas, 2,621 tons of hay, 2,565 bushels of corn, 2,055 sheep, 1,959 bushels of turnips, 1,710 acres of oats, 1,692 bushels of buckwheat, 1,246 bushels of barley, 1,235 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,091 swine, 956 pounds of tobacco, 890 bushels of rye, 860 milk cows, 813 acres of wheat, 728 acres of peas, 688 pounds of flax or hemp, 677 calves and heifers, 596 horses, 474 occupants of farms, 417 bulls, oxen, or steers, 367 barrels of beef, 313 barrels of pork, 304 acres of buckwheat, 272 acres of corn, 268 acres of potatoes, 197 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 182 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 181 acres of barley, 125 acres of rye, 121 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 106 bushels of beans, 100 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 94 bushels of carrots, 47 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 35 acres of turnips, 30 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 30 pounds of hops, 17 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 13 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 2,936 yards of flannel, 1,939 yards of fulled cloth, $1,000 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $400 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 282 yards of linen, 10 employees in saw mills, 2 grist mills, 2 grist mills not reporting, 2 grist mills powered by water, 2 grist mills returning capital, 2 saw mills, 2 saw mills not reporting, 2 saw mills powered by water, 2 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: , breweries, carding and fulling mills, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, employees in foundries, employees in grist mills, employees in tanneries, foundries, foundries not reporting, 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, saw mill plants, 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, 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. 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 leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 36 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 29 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 17, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Denis-Benjamin Papineau | 1789–1854 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC067018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC039030— 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). "Petite Nation, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/petite-nation-qc067018-1851/.