St. Clet, Quebec (1851 census)
St. Clet was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,257. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912023. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.351°N, 74.228°W.
Population
In 1851, St. Clet had a population of 1,257: 655 male and 602 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,257 |
| 1861 | 1,121 |
| 1871 | 1,057 |
| 1881 | 959 |
| 1891 | 965 |
| 1901 | 930 |
| 1911 | 1,011 |
| 1921 | 1,006 |
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, St. Clet shared boundaries with:
- St. Ignace
- St. Joseph de Soulanges
- St. Polycarpe, Village
- Ste. Justine de Newton
- Ste. Marthe
- Vaudreuil
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,257 total population, 655 males, Male members of the family who are present: 620, 602 females, Female members of the family who are present: 562, 452 single males, 406 single females, 197 married males, 189 married females, 176 families, 47 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 40, 37 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 35, 35 male births, 29 female births, Male members of the family who are present: 9, 7 widowed females, 6 widowed males, 4 lunatic males, 2 lunatic females, Female members of the family who are absent: 1, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 130 males aged 5 to 10, 104 females aged 5 to 10, 92 single males aged 10 to 15, 89 single females aged 10 to 15, 78 married females aged 20 to 30, 63 married males aged 30 to 40, 56 single females aged 15 to 20, 54 married males aged 20 to 30, 52 single males aged 15 to 20, 40 males under age 1, 40 married females aged 30 to 40, 35 married males aged 40 to 50, 33 females under age 1, 33 males aged 3 to 4, 32 married females aged 40 to 50, 31 females aged 1 to 2, 30 males aged 1 to 2, 30 single males aged 20 to 30, 26 females aged 2 to 3, 26 married males aged 50 to 60, 23 males aged 4 to 5, 22 single females aged 20 to 30, 21 females aged 4 to 5, 20 females age 3 to 4, 20 males aged 2 to 3, 17 married females aged 50 to 60, 12 married females aged 15 to 20, 11 married males aged 60 to 70, 5 married females aged 60 to 70, 5 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 married males aged 15 to 20, 3 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 30 to 40, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,248 French Canadians, 9 persons native to Canada, not of French origin. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 59,000 tons of hay, 18,151 bushels of oats, 12,629 bushels of wheat, 9,335 pounds of homemade butter, 8,920 acres of land in farms, 5,654 acres of farmland under cultivation, 3,874 acres of farmland under crops, 3,266 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,933 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,190 bushels of peas, 2,172 pounds of maple sugar, 1,728 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,665 acres of wheat, 1,498 bushels of potatoes, 1,194 sheep, 1,161 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,114 pounds of tobacco, 1,047 acres of oats, 827 bushels of buckwheat, 504 swine, 430 milk cows, 428 bushels of barley, 347 horses, 323 acres of peas, 262 calves and heifers, 254 barrels of pork, 135 occupants of farms, 119 acres of barley, 91 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 87 acres of buckwheat, 78 bulls, oxen, or steers, 52 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 52 acres of potatoes, 46 bushels of corn, 24 barrels of beef, 20 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 17 bushels of rye, 10 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 6 acres of corn, 6 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 5 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 acres of rye, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 1,023 yards of linen, 711 yards of flannel, 703 yards of fulled cloth, feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production, Logs produced by saw mills reporting production by number of logs: , 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 grist mills, employees in saw mills, employees in tanneries, 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 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), yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills. 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 10 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC081009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC089002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912023
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. Clet, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-clet-qc081009-1851/.