Three Rivers, Parish, Quebec (1851 census)

Three Rivers, Parish was a parish in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 801. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.345°N, 72.626°W.

Population

In 1851, Three Rivers, Parish had a population of 801: 394 male and 407 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).

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 Banlieue, 1861 (14.2% of this CSD's polygon).
• In a later year, this CSD contained Three Rivers, Parish, 1861 (85.8% of this CSD's polygon).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851

In the 1851 census, Three Rivers, Parish shared boundaries with:

• Pointe du Lac
• St. Etienne
• Three Rivers, Gaol of Three Rivers, Friar’s School, Ursulines

Full census record, 1851

The 1851 census recorded 186 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 801 total population, 407 females, 394 males, Female members of the family who are present: 373, Male members of the family who are present: 355, 282 single females, 275 single males, 112 married males, 108 married females, 107 families, Males present who are not members of the family: 39, Females present who are not members of the family: 34, 29 females attending school, 29 males attending school, 17 widowed females, Male members of the family who are present: 13, 10 male births, 8 female births, 7 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 4, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 67 females aged 5 to 10, 61 single males aged 15 to 20, 60 single females aged 15 to 20, 53 males aged 5 to 10, 51 single males aged 10 to 15, 44 single females aged 10 to 15, 33 married females aged 20 to 30, 33 single females aged 20 to 30, 32 married males aged 40 to 50, 31 married males aged 30 to 40, 30 married females aged 40 to 50, 26 single males aged 20 to 30, 22 married males aged 20 to 30, 21 married females aged 30 to 40, 18 females aged 1 to 2, 16 females aged 2 to 3, 15 females aged 4 to 5, 15 males aged 1 to 2, 15 males aged 3 to 4, 15 males under age 1, 15 married males aged 50 to 60, 14 males aged 4 to 5, 13 males aged 2 to 3, 13 married females aged 50 to 60, 10 females under age 1, 9 females age 3 to 4, 9 married males aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 married females aged 60 to 70, 4 single females aged 30 to 40, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 single males aged 30 to 40, 3 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 783 French Canadians, 12 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 3 persons originating in Ireland, 2 persons originating in Scotland, 1 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 215,720 tons of hay, 23,731 bushels of oats, 15,993 pounds of homemade butter, 8,493 acres of land in farms, 4,829 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,558 bushels of potatoes, 3,831 bushels of wheat, 3,664 acres of farmland under cultivation, 2,778 acres of farmland under crops, 1,984 bushels of buckwheat, 1,964 pounds of maple sugar, 1,373 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,108 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,092 bushels of barley, 983 acres of oats, 882 acres of farmland in pasture, 618 bushels of peas, 574 sheep, 480 bushels of turnips, 374 milk cows, 354 acres of wheat, 336 barrels of pork, 281 swine, 276 bushels of corn, 263 calves and heifers, 238 pounds of tobacco, 190 horses, 162 bushels of rye, 144 acres of buckwheat, 143 bulls, oxen, or steers, 75 acres of peas, 74 barrels of beef, 73 occupants of farms, 68 acres of potatoes, 65 acres of barley, 30 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 29 acres of corn, 17 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 13 acres of rye, 13 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 11 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 7 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 3 bushels of beans, 3 bushels of carrots, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 acres of turnips, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)

Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 6,670 saw mill plants, 1,049 yards of linen, 831 yards of flannel, 703 yards of fulled cloth, 2 grist mills, 2 grist mills not reporting, 2 grist mills powered by water, 1 saw mills, 1 saw mills powered by water,   feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production,   breweries not reporting,   carding and fulling mills,   carding and fulling mills not reporting,   carding and fulling mills reporting,   carding and fulling mills returning capital,   employees in carding and fulling mills,   employees in foundries,   employees in grist mills,   employees in saw mills,   employees in tanneries,   foundries,   foundries reporting,   foundries returning capital,   grist mills powered by steam,   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 mills not reporting,   saw mills powered by steam,   saw mills reporting annual production,   saw mills reporting daily production,   saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent,   saw mills returning capital,   tanneries,   tanneries not reporting,   tanneries reporting,   tanneries returning capital,   woollen factories,   woollen factories 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), $  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, V2T6; V2T7.)

Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 4 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Identifiers

• TCP UID: QC073015 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC052006 — 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). "Three Rivers, Parish, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/three-rivers-parish-qc073015-1851/.