Québec, cité, Quebec (1851 census)
Québec, cité was a city in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 42,052. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.811°N, 71.218°W.
Population
In 1851, Québec, cité had a population of 42,052: 20,966 male and 21,086 female residents. Population density was 23430.0 people per square mile.
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 St. Rochs’ Ward, 1861 (20.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Montcalm Ward, 1861 (32.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Champlain Ward, 1861 (6.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Johns’ Ward, 1861 (7.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Québec, Jacques-Cartier, Ward—Quartier, 1861 (8.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Lewis’ Ward, 1861 (10.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Palace Ward, 1861 (4.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Peters’ Ward, 1861 (8.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Québec, cité shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 193 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Female members of the family who are absent | 184 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 18,085 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 3,001 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 17,637 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 407 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 3,329 |
| Number of blind females | 16 |
| Number of blind males | 15 |
| Number of deaf and dumb females | 8 |
| Number of deaf and dumb males | 26 |
| Number of families | 6,827 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 898 |
| Number of females | 21,086 |
| Number of females attending school | 2,595 |
| Number of lunatic females | 11 |
| Number of lunatic males | 16 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 893 |
| Number of males | 20,966 |
| Number of males attending school | 3,113 |
| Number of married females | 6,240 |
| Number of married males | 6,363 |
| Number of single females | 13,271 |
| Number of single males | 14,013 |
| Number of widowed females | 1,575 |
| Number of widowed males | 590 |
| POP FX N.1 | 21,086 |
| POP MX N.1 | 20,966 |
| POP XX N.1 | 42,052 |
| Total population | 42,052 |
Age structure (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 501 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 706 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 619 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 609 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 2,310 |
| Number of females of unknown age | 33 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 840 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 731 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 551 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 531 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 529 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 2,206 |
| Number of males of unknown age | 1,786 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 910 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 186 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 2,260 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 1,127 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 532 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 143 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 45 |
| Number of married females aged 80 to 90 | 5 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 16 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 1,599 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 2,122 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 1,378 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 812 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 348 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 73 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 15 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 2,007 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 501 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 2,101 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 578 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 250 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 144 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 52 |
| Number of single females aged 70 to 80 | 18 |
| Number of single females aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 2,103 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 2,103 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 1,929 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 398 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 102 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 80 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 44 |
| Number of single males aged 70 to 80 | 9 |
| Number of single males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 166 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 273 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 315 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 372 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 272 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 132 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 41 |
| Number of widowed females aged 90 to 100 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females over 100 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 55 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 106 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 152 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 111 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 97 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 51 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 20 |
| Number of widowed males aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 26,020 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 12,494 |
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 405 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 2,858 |
| Number of persons originating in France | 133 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 11,736 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 3,150 |
| Number of persons originating in Sweden or Norway | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 919 |
Manufacturing & industry (53 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of flour produced per week by grist mills reporting weekly production | |
| Barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production | 30,000 |
| Feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production | |
| Feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production | 1,081,250 |
| Gallons of beer produced in breweries in the past year | |
| Gallons of liquor produced in distilleries in the past year | |
| Number of breweries | 5 |
| Number of breweries not reporting | 5 |
| Number of breweries reporting | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills not reporting | |
| Number of distilleries | 2 |
| Number of distilleries not reporting | 2 |
| Number of distilleries reporting | |
| Number of distilleries returning capital | |
| Number of employees in breweries | 40 |
| Number of employees in carding and fulling mills | |
| Number of employees in distilleries | 42 |
| Number of employees in foundries | |
| Number of employees in grist mills | 43 |
| Number of employees in tanneries | 53 |
| Number of employees in woollen factories | |
| Number of foundries | 7 |
| Number of foundries not reporting | 7 |
| Number of foundries reporting | |
| Number of foundries returning capital | |
| Number of grist mills | 2 |
| Number of grist mills not reporting | 9 |
| Number of grist mills powered by steam | |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | |
| Number of grist mills reporting annual production | 1 |
| 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 saw mill plants | |
| Number of saw mills | 9 |
| Number of saw mills powered by steam | 1 |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 8 |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | 4 |
| Number of saw mills reporting daily production | |
| Number of tanneries | 8 |
| Number of tanneries not reporting | 4 |
| Number of tanneries reporting | 4 |
| Number of tanneries returning capital | |
| Number of woollen factories | |
| Number of woollen factories not reporting | |
| Number of woollen factories reporting | |
| Number of woollen factories returning capital | |
| Value of annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of cloth produced in woollen factories in the past year (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of iron produced in foundries in the past year (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling) | 34,772 |
| Yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | |
| Yards of cloth produced in woollen factories in the past year |
Deaths & mortality (37 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2 | 69 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15 | 9 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20 | 8 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3 | 42 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30 | 44 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4 | 11 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40 | 21 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5 | 22 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50 | 17 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10 | 29 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60 | 17 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70 | 6 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80 | 14 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90 | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 499 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age | 18 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 168 |
| Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4 | 18 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2 | 59 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15 | 25 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20 | 27 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3 | 31 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30 | 32 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40 | 31 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5 | 22 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50 | 26 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10 | 32 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60 | 21 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70 | 14 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80 | 16 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90 | 6 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 565 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age | 22 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 185 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 1,064 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC084000— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC084000— 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). "Québec, cité, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/qu-bec-cit-qc084000-1851/.