Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec (1851 census)
Pointe-aux-Trembles was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,077. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142490. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.753°N, 71.651°W.
Population
In 1851, Pointe-aux-Trembles had a population of 2,077: 1,021 male and 1,056 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,077 |
| 1861 | 2,198 |
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, Pointe-aux-Trembles shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 190 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,077 total population, 1,056 females, 1,021 males, Female members of the family who are present: 984, Male members of the family who are present: 915, 716 single females, 683 single males, 299 married males, 288 married females, 225 families, 145 females attending school, 137 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 106, Females present who are not members of the family: 72, 52 widowed females, 39 widowed males, 37 male births, 34 female births, Male members of the family who are present: 21, Female members of the family who are absent: 17, 7 lunatic females, 2 blind males, 2 lunatic males, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 135 single males aged 10 to 15, 132 males aged 5 to 10, 129 females aged 5 to 10, 129 single females aged 10 to 15, 123 single females aged 15 to 20, 102 single males aged 15 to 20, 95 single males aged 20 to 30, 80 married females aged 30 to 40, 79 married females aged 20 to 30, 73 married males aged 30 to 40, 70 single females aged 20 to 30, 69 married males aged 40 to 50, 68 married males aged 20 to 30, 63 females under age 1, 54 married females aged 40 to 50, 48 males under age 1, 38 males aged 1 to 2, 38 married males aged 50 to 60, 37 females age 3 to 4, 37 females aged 4 to 5, 32 females aged 1 to 2, 32 married females aged 50 to 60, 30 females aged 2 to 3, 29 males aged 2 to 3, 29 males aged 3 to 4, 29 married males aged 60 to 70, 22 males aged 4 to 5, 21 single females aged 30 to 40, 20 single females aged 40 to 50, 20 single males aged 30 to 40, 20 single males aged 40 to 50, 19 married females aged 60 to 70, 15 married females aged 15 to 20, 14 single females aged 50 to 60, 14 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 13 married males aged 70 to 80, 13 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 13 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 10 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 8 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 8 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 7 married females aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 6 single females aged 70 to 80, 5 married males aged 15 to 20, 5 single females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 married males aged 80 to 90, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 males of unknown age, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 2,057 French Canadians, 12 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 4 persons originating in Ireland, 3 persons originating in Scotland, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 250,610 tons of hay, 30,677 bushels of oats, 28,915 acres of land in farms, 20,575 pounds of homemade butter, 18,219 pounds of maple sugar, 14,585 acres of farmland under cultivation, 14,330 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 11,538 bushels of potatoes, 8,928 acres of farmland in pasture, 7,455 bushels of wheat, 5,609 acres of farmland under crops, 4,648 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,776 pounds of flax or hemp, 2,768 acres of oats, 2,575 bushels of peas, 2,217 bushels of buckwheat, 1,706 sheep, 1,118 acres of wheat, 1,085 pounds of tobacco, 755 milk cows, 585 calves and heifers, 555 acres of buckwheat, 537 bulls, oxen, or steers, 514 swine, 485 barrels of pork, 481 acres of peas, 366 horses, 354 bushels of rye, 283 bushels of corn, 235 occupants of farms, 230 bushels of barley, 218 barrels of beef, 204 acres of potatoes, 109 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 71 acres of rye, 48 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 47 bushels of beans, 40 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 36 acres of barley, 34 acres of corn, 32 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 27 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 16 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 16 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 10 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes $6,500 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 3,911 yards of linen, 2,236 yards of fulled cloth, 2,183 yards of flannel, $1,440 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 1,325 carding and fulling mills returning capital, $75 value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), $32 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), 13 employees in grist mills, 12 employees in saw mills, 5 saw mills, 5 saw mills powered by water, 5 saw mills returning capital, 3 carding and fulling mills reporting, 3 grist mills, 3 grist mills powered by water, 3 grist mills returning capital, 3 saw mills not reporting, 2 grist mills not reporting, 2 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 1 grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 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, employees in tanneries, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills reporting annual 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, tanneries, tanneries reporting, tanneries returning capital, yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills. 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.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 46 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 31, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 15, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 13, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 7, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 6, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antoine Polette | 1807–1887 | born here |
| Marie-Elmina Anger | 1844–1901 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC068010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC041005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q142490
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuville,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuville_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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). "Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/pointe-aux-trembles-qc068010-1851/.