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Year: 1851  |  Province: Quebec  |  Wikidata: Q3431913

Rigaud, Quebec (1851 census)

Rigaud was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 3,260. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3431913. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.470°N, 74.335°W.

Population

In 1851, Rigaud had a population of 3,260: 1,732 male and 1,528 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

YearPopulation
18513,260
18613,871
18713,384

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, Rigaud shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1851

The 1851 census recorded 181 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 3,260 total population, 1,732 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,599, 1,528 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,428, 1,234 single males, 1,023 single females, 494 families, 469 married males, 461 married females, 213 males attending school, 155 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 133, Females present who are not members of the family: 100, Male members of the family who are present: 98, 90 male births, 86 female births, 44 widowed females, 29 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 10, 2 blind males, 2 lunatic females, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 252 single males aged 10 to 15, 236 males aged 5 to 10, 227 single males aged 15 to 20, 220 single females aged 10 to 15, 210 females aged 5 to 10, 166 single females aged 15 to 20, 149 single males aged 20 to 30, 140 married females aged 20 to 30, 120 married males aged 30 to 40, 113 males under age 1, 113 married females aged 30 to 40, 112 married males aged 40 to 50, 102 females under age 1, 99 married females aged 40 to 50, 97 married males aged 20 to 30, 85 single females aged 20 to 30, 83 married males aged 50 to 60, 70 married females aged 50 to 60, 58 males aged 1 to 2, 55 males aged 2 to 3, 49 females aged 1 to 2, 48 males aged 3 to 4, 47 males aged 4 to 5, 46 females aged 2 to 3, 45 females age 3 to 4, 40 females aged 4 to 5, 34 married males aged 60 to 70, 27 females of unknown age, 26 males of unknown age, 18 married females aged 15 to 20, 15 married females aged 60 to 70, 15 married males aged 70 to 80, 15 single females aged 30 to 40, 12 single males aged 30 to 40, 12 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 11 single females aged 40 to 50, 9 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 8 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 4 married males aged 15 to 20, 4 married males aged 80 to 90, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 2,734 French Canadians, 342 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 77 persons originating in Ireland, 64 persons originating in Scotland, 42 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 206,610 tons of hay, 41,695 pounds of homemade butter, 29,696 bushels of oats, 25,493 acres of land in farms, 15,204 bushels of wheat, 12,888 bushels of peas, 12,838 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12,655 acres of farmland under cultivation, 10,655 acres of farmland under crops, 8,175 bushels of potatoes, 4,594 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,165 pounds of maple sugar, 3,108 pounds of tobacco, 2,184 sheep, 2,000 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,691 acres of wheat, 1,425 bushels of buckwheat, 1,413 acres of oats, 1,308 bushels of barley, 964 bushels of corn, 744 swine, 726 bushels of rye, 725 milk cows, 705 calves and heifers, 605 pounds of flax or hemp, 599 horses, 562 acres of peas, 533 barrels of pork, 302 bushels of carrots, 275 occupants of farms, 250 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 176 bulls, oxen, or steers, 170 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 143 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 110 acres of potatoes, 97 acres of rye, 93 acres of buckwheat, 89 acres of barley, 86 barrels of beef, 84 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 78 bushels of beans, 38 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 24 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 22 bushels of turnips, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, . 33 acres of corn. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)

Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 2,807 yards of flannel, 2,704 yards of fulled cloth, 171 yards of linen, 1 carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills not reporting, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 grist mills powered by water,   carding and fulling mills reporting,   carding and fulling mills returning capital,   employees in carding and fulling mills,   employees in grist mills,   employees in saw mills,   employees in tanneries,   grist mills powered by steam,   grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent,   grist mills returning capital,   saw mills,   saw mills not reporting,   saw mills powered by steam,   saw mills powered by water,   saw mills reporting annual production,   saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent,   saw mills returning capital,   tanneries,   tanneries not reporting,   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 capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $  value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling),   yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills.   feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)

Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 41 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 21, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 20, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 15, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 13, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, 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 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Identifiers

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). "Rigaud, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/rigaud-qc081004-1851/.