St. André, Quebec (1851 census)
St. André was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,458. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3461776. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.672°N, 69.677°W.
Population
In 1851, St. André had a population of 2,458: 1,263 male and 1,195 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,458 |
| 1861 | 1,659 |
| 1871 | 1,738 |
| 1881 | 1,729 |
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 St. André, 1861 (82.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, St. André shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,458 total population, 1,263 males, 1,195 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,130, Female members of the family who are present: 1,072, 883 single males, 859 single females, 359 families, 356 married males, 306 married females, Males present who are not members of the family: 133, Females present who are not members of the family: 123, 84 females attending school, 76 males attending school, 58 male births, 50 female births, 30 widowed females, 24 widowed males, 5 lunatic males, Male members of the family who are present: 3, 2 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 197 males aged 5 to 10, 181 single females aged 15 to 20, 170 females aged 5 to 10, 141 single males aged 20 to 30, 138 single males aged 10 to 15, 135 single males aged 15 to 20, 131 single females aged 10 to 15, 109 single females aged 20 to 30, 97 married females aged 20 to 30, 97 married males aged 30 to 40, 95 married females aged 30 to 40, 82 married males aged 40 to 50, 74 married females aged 40 to 50, 60 males under age 1, 59 married males aged 20 to 30, 54 females under age 1, 54 married males aged 50 to 60, 51 females age 3 to 4, 48 females aged 2 to 3, 46 males aged 1 to 2, 45 males aged 2 to 3, 44 males aged 4 to 5, 42 females aged 4 to 5, 42 males aged 3 to 4, 41 married males aged 60 to 70, 36 females aged 1 to 2, 19 married females aged 60 to 70, 19 single males aged 30 to 40, 15 single females aged 30 to 40, 13 married males aged 70 to 80, 10 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 8 married females aged 70 to 80, 8 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 7 single females aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 married males aged 80 to 90, 6 single females aged 70 to 80, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 married females aged 50 to 60, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 married females aged 80 to 90, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 married males aged 90 to 100, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 1 single males aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 2,430 French Canadians, 28 persons native to Canada, not of French origin. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 380,910 tons of hay, 63,266 pounds of homemade butter, 35,367 acres of land in farms, 22,211 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 17,797 bushels of potatoes, 13,890 pounds of maple sugar, 13,717 bushels of oats, 13,156 acres of farmland under cultivation, 10,528 bushels of wheat, 7,640 acres of farmland in pasture, 7,505 pounds of flax or hemp, 6,456 pounds of wool produced on farms, 5,472 acres of farmland under crops, 4,721 bushels of barley, 4,340 bushels of rye, 3,145 sheep, 2,932 bushels of peas, 1,376 milk cows, 1,311 acres of wheat, 692 acres of oats, 656 swine, 618 acres of rye, 556 pounds of tobacco, 534 horses, 510 barrels of pork, 421 calves and heifers, 368 acres of barley, 316 acres of peas, 258 occupants of farms, 237 acres of potatoes, 204 bulls, oxen, or steers, 160 barrels of beef, 87 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 62 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 52 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 44 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 25 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 22 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 12 bushels of buckwheat, 10 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 acres of buckwheat. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes $10,000 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 6,964 yards of linen, 5,569 yards of fulled cloth, 5,414 yards of flannel, $300 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 250 carding and fulling mills returning capital, 8 employees in saw mills, 7 employees in grist mills, 3 tanneries, 2 grist mills, 2 grist mills not reporting, 2 grist mills powered by water, 2 grist mills returning capital, 2 saw mills, 2 saw mills not reporting, 2 saw mills powered by water, 2 saw mills returning capital, 1 carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills reporting, gallons of beer produced in breweries, breweries, breweries not reporting, breweries reporting, breweries returning capital, employees in breweries, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, tanneries 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). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 146 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 10 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC058006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC042011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3461776
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). "St. André, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-andr-qc058006-1851/.