St. Esprit, Quebec (1851 census)
St. Esprit was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,980. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912111. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.909°N, 73.674°W.
Population
In 1851, St. Esprit had a population of 1,980: 967 male and 1,013 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,980 |
| 1861 | 1,820 |
| 1871 | 1,537 |
| 1881 | 1,685 |
| 1891 | 1,419 |
| 1901 | 1,392 |
| 1911 | 1,401 |
| 1921 | 1,504 |
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. Esprit shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 190 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,980 total population, 1,013 females, 967 males, Female members of the family who are present: 956, Male members of the family who are present: 918, 652 single females, 643 single males, 312 families, 307 married females, 306 married males, 181 females attending school, 151 males attending school, 54 widowed females, 47 male births, 40 female births, Male members of the family who are present: 37, 18 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 4, 1 blind females, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 167 females aged 5 to 10, 135 males aged 5 to 10, 126 single females aged 10 to 15, 124 single males aged 10 to 15, 108 single males aged 15 to 20, 88 married females aged 20 to 30, 82 married males aged 30 to 40, 80 single females aged 15 to 20, 77 married females aged 40 to 50, 73 married females aged 30 to 40, 69 single females aged 20 to 30, 64 married males aged 20 to 30, 62 married males aged 40 to 50, 54 males aged 1 to 2, 52 females aged 1 to 2, 49 males under age 1, 49 married males aged 50 to 60, 44 females under age 1, 44 males aged 2 to 3, 44 males aged 3 to 4, 44 single males aged 20 to 30, 37 females age 3 to 4, 32 married females aged 50 to 60, 31 females aged 4 to 5, 28 married males aged 60 to 70, 26 males aged 4 to 5, 24 females aged 2 to 3, 18 married females aged 60 to 70, 15 married males aged 70 to 80, 15 single females aged 30 to 40, 13 married females aged 15 to 20, 13 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 13 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 8 single males aged 30 to 40, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 married males aged 15 to 20, 4 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,971 French Canadians, 6 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 2 persons originating in Scotland, 1 persons originating in Ireland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 250,080 tons of hay, 51,402 pounds of maple sugar, 34,209 bushels of oats, 20,007 pounds of homemade butter, 17,021 acres of land in farms, 14,295 bushels of wheat, 13,536 acres of farmland under cultivation, 6,824 acres of farmland under crops, 6,651 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,856 bushels of peas, 4,797 bushels of potatoes, 4,739 pounds of flax or hemp, 4,316 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,485 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,119 sheep, 1,898 acres of oats, 1,662 acres of wheat, 1,566 bushels of buckwheat, 1,283 pounds of tobacco, 906 bushels of barley, 886 milk cows, 750 bushels of corn, 719 swine, 711 horses, 501 bulls, oxen, or steers, 491 acres of peas, 320 occupants of farms, 317 calves and heifers, 169 barrels of pork, 159 acres of buckwheat, 158 acres of potatoes, 106 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 104 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 99 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 98 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 94 acres of barley, 61 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 59 acres of corn, 56 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 54 bushels of rye, 35 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 19 barrels of beef, 12 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 10 acres of rye, 7 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 3,807 yards of linen, 2,367 yards of flannel, 2,040 yards of fulled cloth, $1,000 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 3 employees in grist mills, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills returning capital, 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 saw mills, employees in tanneries, foundries returning capital, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills reporting annual production, grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 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 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). 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 37 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 19, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 18, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 9, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 3, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC059008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC073005_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912111
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. Esprit, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-esprit-qc059008-1851/.