Rivière Ste. Marguerite, Quebec (1851 census)
Rivière Ste. Marguerite was a census subdivision in Saguenay County, Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 47. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.270°N, 69.905°W.
Population
In 1851, Rivière Ste. Marguerite had a population of 47. Population density was 0.6 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 became part of Saguenay and Rivière Ste. Marguerite, 1861 (46.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Rivière Ste. Marguerite shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 137 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 6 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 16 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 22 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 9 |
| Number of families | 6 |
| Number of females | 16 |
| Number of males | 31 |
| Number of married females | 8 |
| Number of married males | 8 |
| Number of single females | 8 |
| Number of single males | 23 |
| POP | 47 |
| POP FX N.1 | 16 |
| POP MX N.1 | 31 |
| POP XX N.1 | 47 |
| Total population | 47 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 47 |
Agriculture (43 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 5 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 29 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 29 |
| Acres of land in farms | 35 |
| Acres of oats | 5 |
| Acres of peas | 3 |
| Acres of potatoes | 3 |
| Acres of rye | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 9 |
| BAR AC | 5 |
| BAR BU | 32 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 34 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 110 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 51 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 1 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 4 |
| Number of horses | 7 |
| Number of milk cows | 8 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 9 |
| Number of sheep | 25 |
| Number of swine | 9 |
| OAT AC | 5 |
| OAT BU | 34 |
| PEA AC | 3 |
| PEA BU | 18 |
| PORK BAR | 3 |
| POT AC | 3 |
| POT BU | 110 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 20 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 700 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 60 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 16 |
| RYE AC | 4 |
| RYE BU | 28 |
| WHT AC | 9 |
| WHT BU | 51 |
| WOOL LBS | 16 |
Manufacturing & industry (40 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 daily by saw mills reporting daily production | |
| Feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production | |
| Logs produced by saw mills reporting production by number of logs | |
| Number of employees in carding and fulling mills | |
| Number of employees in grist mills | |
| Number of employees in saw mills | |
| Number of foundries | |
| Number of foundries reporting | |
| Number of foundries returning capital | |
| Number of grist mills | |
| Number of grist mills not reporting | |
| Number of grist mills powered by steam | |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | |
| Number of grist mills reporting annual production | |
| 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 grist mills returning capital | |
| Number of saw mill plants | |
| Number of saw mills | 1 |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | |
| Number of saw mills powered by steam | |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 1 |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of saw mills reporting daily production | 8,000 |
| Number of saw mills reporting production by number of logs | |
| Number of saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent | 6 |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | |
| Number of tanneries | |
| Number of tanneries not reporting | |
| Value of annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 20 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 20 |
Other recorded variables (37 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 700 |
| BOV | 1 |
| C H | 4 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 31 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 16 |
| C03 TOTAL | 47 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 22 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 16 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 9 |
| C126 MD MALE | 8 |
| C127 S MALE | 23 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 31 |
| C130 MD FEM | 8 |
| C131 S FEM | 8 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 16 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 47 |
| C16 SM NO | 1 |
| C18 SM WATER | 1 |
| C21 SM NO DAY | 8,000 |
| C26 SM ANNUAL NO | 6 |
| CD NAME | Saguenay |
| CROP | 29 |
| CULT | 29 |
| FC YRDS | 20 |
| FLAN YRDS | 20 |
| FLX LBS | 20 |
| FREN ORIG | 47 |
| HELD | 35 |
| HORSE | 7 |
| LINE NO | 1,354 |
| M COWS | 8 |
| MPLS LBS | 60 |
| O UNDR 10 | 9 |
| SHEEP | 25 |
| SWINE | 9 |
| TOT O | 9 |
| WOOD | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC074015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC074015— 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). "Rivière Ste. Marguerite, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/rivi-re-ste-marguerite-qc074015-1851/.