Sheen, Quebec (1851 census)
Sheen was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 230. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.050°N, 77.221°W.
Population
In 1851, Sheen had a population of 230: 131 male and 99 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 230 |
| 1861 | 389 |
| 1871 | 470 |
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, Sheen shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 141 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 230 total population, 131 males, Male members of the family who are present: 99, 99 females, 95 single males, Female members of the family who are present: 84, 64 single females, 34 married females, 34 married males, Males present who are not members of the family: 32, 30 families, Females present who are not members of the family: 15, 7 male births, 2 widowed males, 1 female births, 1 widowed females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 20 females aged 5 to 10, 20 single males aged 20 to 30, 19 married females aged 20 to 30, 15 males aged 5 to 10, 15 married males aged 20 to 30, 13 married males aged 30 to 40, 11 males aged 1 to 2, 11 single males aged 15 to 20, 10 single males aged 10 to 15, 9 females age 3 to 4, 7 males aged 3 to 4, 7 males under age 1, 7 single females aged 10 to 15, 7 single females aged 15 to 20, 6 single females aged 20 to 30, 5 females aged 2 to 3, 5 females aged 4 to 5, 5 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 married females aged 30 to 40, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 females aged 1 to 2, 4 males aged 2 to 3, 4 single males aged 30 to 40, 3 married females aged 40 to 50, 3 married males aged 40 to 50, 2 married females aged 50 to 60, 2 married males aged 50 to 60, 1 females under age 1, 1 males aged 4 to 5, 1 married males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 137 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 62 persons originating in Ireland, 11 persons originating in Scotland, 9 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 7 French Canadians, 2 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 8,000 bushels of potatoes, 7,310 acres of land in farms, 6,370 bushels of oats, 6,186 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,660 bushels of wheat, 1,124 acres of farmland under cultivation, 1,094 acres of farmland under crops, 349 tons of hay, 325 bushels of corn, 241 acres of oats, 94 swine, 83 acres of wheat, 80 acres of potatoes, 80 milk cows, 64 sheep, 60 bushels of barley, 55 calves and heifers, 46 bulls, oxen, or steers, 46 horses, 32 occupants of farms, 30 acres of farmland in pasture, 20 bushels of peas, 17 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 12 acres of corn, 8 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 5 acres of peas, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4 acres of barley, 1 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, . ___ bushels of beans. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 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 saw mills, employees in tanneries, foundries, foundries not reporting, foundries reporting, foundries returning capital, grist mills, grist mills not reporting, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills powered by water, grist mills reporting annual production, grist mills reporting daily production, grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, grist mills reporting weekly production, grist mills returning capital, saw mill plants, saw mills, saw mills not reporting, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills powered by water, 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, saw mills returning capital, 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 capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $ value capital returned by 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, V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, 2 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC067020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC091013— 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). "Sheen, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/sheen-qc067020-1851/.