St. Eloi, Quebec (1851 census)
St. Eloi was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,170. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q106814642. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.037°N, 69.210°W.
Population
In 1851, St. Eloi had a population of 1,170: 612 male and 558 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,170 |
| 1861 | 1,397 |
| 1871 | 1,134 |
| 1881 | 1,193 |
| 1891 | 913 |
| 1901 | 970 |
| 1911 | 929 |
| 1921 | 900 |
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. Eloi shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,170 total population, 612 males, Male members of the family who are present: 584, 558 females, Female members of the family who are present: 522, 437 single males, 382 single females, 181 families, 168 married females, 167 married males, Females present who are not members of the family: 36, Male members of the family who are present: 28, Males present who are not members of the family: 28, 27 male births, 8 widowed females, 8 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 4, 2 deaf and dumb females, 2 deaf and dumb males, 1 blind females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 94 males aged 5 to 10, 90 single males aged 10 to 15, 78 females aged 5 to 10, 71 single females aged 15 to 20, 68 married females aged 20 to 30, 67 single females aged 10 to 15, 60 single males aged 15 to 20, 47 males aged 1 to 2, 47 married males aged 30 to 40, 45 married males aged 20 to 30, 43 married males aged 40 to 50, 42 married females aged 30 to 40, 34 females aged 1 to 2, 34 married females aged 40 to 50, 30 single males aged 20 to 30, 29 females aged 2 to 3, 29 males aged 4 to 5, 28 females under age 1, 28 males aged 2 to 3, 26 males under age 1, 25 females aged 4 to 5, 22 females age 3 to 4, 22 single females aged 20 to 30, 18 married males aged 50 to 60, 17 males aged 3 to 4, 12 married females aged 50 to 60, 9 single males aged 40 to 50, 7 married males aged 60 to 70, 7 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 married females aged 60 to 70, 4 single males aged 30 to 40, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,165 French Canadians, 1 persons native to Canada, not of French origin. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 75,265 tons of hay, 20,930 pounds of maple sugar, 13,920 acres of land in farms, 10,122 pounds of homemade butter, 9,682 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,804 bushels of potatoes, 4,734 bushels of rye, 4,238 acres of farmland under cultivation, 2,593 acres of farmland under crops, 2,446 bushels of peas, 2,304 bushels of barley, 1,947 bushels of wheat, 1,938 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,662 bushels of oats, 1,624 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,185 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,075 sheep, 753 acres of rye, 364 acres of peas, 345 milk cows, 339 swine, 289 acres of wheat, 275 acres of barley, 219 calves and heifers, 190 occupants of farms, 177 horses, 170 barrels of pork, 132 acres of potatoes, 130 acres of oats, 98 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 63 barrels of beef, 63 bulls, oxen, or steers, 53 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 21 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 13 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 12 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 10 bushels of buckwheat, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 acres of buckwheat. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 2,498 yards of flannel, 1,978 yards of linen, 1,307 yards of fulled cloth, $1,300 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 4 employees in grist mills, 2 grist mills, 2 grist mills powered by water, 2 grist mills reporting annual production, 2 grist mills returning capital, feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production, carding and fulling mills, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, employees in saw mills, employees in tanneries, grist mills not reporting, grist mills powered by steam, 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 saw mills (pounds sterling). 560 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.)
Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 1,258 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 7 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC071009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC095012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q106814642
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. Eloi, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-eloi-qc071009-1851/.