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Year: 1851  |  Province: Quebec  |  Wikidata: Q3571405

Yamachiche, Quebec (1851 census)

Yamachiche was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 4,123. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3571405. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.327°N, 72.854°W.

Population

In 1851, Yamachiche had a population of 4,123: 2,039 male and 2,084 female residents.

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

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851

In the 1851 census, Yamachiche shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1851

The 1851 census recorded 202 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 4,123 total population, 2,084 females, 2,039 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,891, Female members of the family who are present: 1,889, 1,429 single females, 1,416 single males, 569 married males, 568 families, 561 married females, 256 females attending school, 242 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 195, Male members of the family who are present: 159, Males present who are not members of the family: 148, Female members of the family who are absent: 112, 94 widowed females, 76 male births, 54 widowed males, 52 female births, 8 lunatic males, 5 lunatic females, 2 blind females, 2 deaf and dumb females, 2 deaf and dumb males, 1 blind males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 289 males aged 5 to 10, 288 single females aged 15 to 20, 286 females aged 5 to 10, 255 single females aged 10 to 15, 249 single males aged 15 to 20, 231 single males aged 10 to 15, 200 single males aged 20 to 30, 176 single females aged 20 to 30, 156 married females aged 20 to 30, 148 married females aged 30 to 40, 148 married males aged 30 to 40, 138 married males aged 40 to 50, 116 married males aged 20 to 30, 115 married females aged 40 to 50, 89 males aged 1 to 2, 89 males aged 2 to 3, 85 females aged 1 to 2, 85 males under age 1, 80 married males aged 50 to 60, 71 married females aged 50 to 60, 68 females age 3 to 4, 68 males aged 3 to 4, 65 females aged 2 to 3, 65 females aged 4 to 5, 65 females under age 1, 62 males aged 4 to 5, 54 married males aged 60 to 70, 40 married females aged 60 to 70, 36 single females aged 30 to 40, 27 married males aged 70 to 80, 25 single males aged 30 to 40, 23 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 22 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 21 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 19 married females aged 15 to 20, 19 single females aged 40 to 50, 15 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 14 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 12 married females aged 70 to 80, 11 single females aged 50 to 60, 11 single males aged 40 to 50, 11 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 8 single females aged 60 to 70, 8 single males aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 6 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 males of unknown age, 3 married males aged 15 to 20, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 single males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 4,088 French Canadians, 32 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 3 persons originating in Scotland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 108,520 tons of hay, 48,182 acres of land in farms, 35,051 bushels of oats, 29,487 pounds of maple sugar, 24,184 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 23,998 acres of farmland under cultivation, 19,631 bushels of wheat, 12,281 acres of farmland under crops, 11,647 acres of farmland in pasture, 10,104 pounds of homemade butter, 9,018 pounds of flax or hemp, 8,747 bushels of potatoes, 2,902 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,717 bushels of turnips, 2,141 bushels of barley, 2,075 bushels of buckwheat, 2,048 acres of oats, 1,964 bushels of peas, 1,892 acres of wheat, 1,294 sheep, 550 barrels of pork, 547 occupants of farms, 473 calves and heifers, 472 swine, 469 milk cows, 438 bushels of rye, 429 pounds of tobacco, 371 acres of peas, 341 acres of buckwheat, 311 horses, 175 acres of barley, 158 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 135 acres of potatoes, 116 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 105 barrels of beef, 84 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 75 bushels of corn, 70 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 59 bushels of carrots, 49 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 48 acres of rye, 45 acres of turnips, 33 acres of corn, 25 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 20 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 15 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 13 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 10 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 8 bushels of beans, 6 bulls, oxen, or steers. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)

Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 2,025 yards of flannel, 1,655 yards of fulled cloth, 145 yards of linen,   gallons of beer produced in breweries,   breweries,   breweries not reporting,   breweries reporting,   breweries returning capital,   carding and fulling mills,   carding and fulling mills reporting,   carding and fulling mills returning capital,   employees in breweries,   employees in carding and fulling mills,   employees in foundries,   employees in grist mills,   employees in saw mills,   foundries,   foundries reporting,   foundries returning capital,   grist mills,   grist mills not reporting,   grist mills powered by steam,   grist mills powered by water,   grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent,   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 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), $  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. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)

Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 37 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 24, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 13, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 10, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 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.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded Deaths in the past year among males aged 90 to 100: 1 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.

People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries

The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 10 people connected to this place who were alive in 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.

NameLifespanConnection
Charles Caron1768–1853died here
Alexis Milette1793–1869born here
Augustin Leblanc1799–1882born here
Isaac-Stanislas Lesieur-Désaulniers1811–1868born here
Thomas-Jean-Jacques Loranger1823–1885born here
Antoine Gérin-Lajoie1824–1882born here
Sévère Rivard1834–1888born here
Louis-Onésime Loranger1837–1917born here
Elzéar Gérin1843–1887born here
Nérée Beauchemin1850–1931born here

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). "Yamachiche, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/yamachiche-qc073005-1851/.