St. George de Kakouna, Quebec (1851 census)
St. George de Kakouna was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,488. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2932587. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.927°N, 69.466°W.
Population
In 1851, St. George de Kakouna had a population of 1,488: 723 male and 765 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,488 |
| 1861 | 1,783 |
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. George de Kakouna shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 188 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,488 total population, 765 females, 723 males, Female members of the family who are present: 664, Male members of the family who are present: 614, 540 single females, 499 single males, 214 families, 208 married females, 208 married males, 110 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 109, 104 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 101, 46 male births, 43 female births, Male members of the family who are present: 21, 17 widowed females, 16 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 7, 2 blind females, 2 blind males, 2 deaf and dumb males, 2 lunatic males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 111 females aged 5 to 10, 109 single males aged 10 to 15, 98 single females aged 15 to 20, 96 single males aged 15 to 20, 87 single females aged 10 to 15, 85 males aged 5 to 10, 75 single females aged 20 to 30, 62 married females aged 20 to 30, 57 single males aged 20 to 30, 53 married females aged 30 to 40, 53 married males aged 30 to 40, 52 married males aged 40 to 50, 45 females under age 1, 44 males under age 1, 39 married females aged 40 to 50, 36 married males aged 20 to 30, 36 married males aged 50 to 60, 32 married females aged 50 to 60, 30 females aged 1 to 2, 30 males aged 3 to 4, 29 females aged 2 to 3, 26 males aged 4 to 5, 23 females aged 4 to 5, 23 males aged 1 to 2, 23 married males aged 60 to 70, 20 females age 3 to 4, 19 males aged 2 to 3, 11 married females aged 60 to 70, 9 married females aged 15 to 20, 9 single females aged 30 to 40, 7 single females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 single males aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 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 1,443 French Canadians, 7 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 5 persons originating in Ireland, 2 Indigenous males, 1 Indigenous females, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 257,975 tons of hay, 34,700 pounds of homemade butter, 21,120 pounds of maple sugar, 16,049 acres of land in farms, 13,837 bushels of potatoes, 9,796 bushels of oats, 8,160 acres of farmland under cultivation, 7,889 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,366 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,417 bushels of rye, 3,784 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,454 bushels of wheat, 2,748 bushels of barley, 2,567 acres of farmland under crops, 2,546 pounds of flax or hemp, 2,113 sheep, 1,163 bushels of peas, 840 acres of oats, 699 milk cows, 594 acres of wheat, 548 swine, 543 acres of rye, 393 calves and heifers, 373 horses, 349 acres of barley, 327 barrels of pork, 236 acres of peas, 227 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 193 acres of potatoes, 161 occupants of farms, 143 barrels of beef, 138 bulls, oxen, or steers, 92 bushels of turnips, 78 pounds of tobacco, 64 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 52 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 21 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 18 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 15 bushels of buckwheat, 15 bushels of carrots, 10 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 acres of buckwheat, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 bushels of beans. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 4,208 yards of flannel, 3,871 yards of linen, 2,841 yards of fulled cloth, 6 employees in carding and fulling mills, 3 saw mills, 3 saw mills powered by water, 1 carding and fulling mills not reporting, 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 reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, employees in grist mills, employees in saw mills, employees in tanneries, foundries not reporting, grist mills, grist mills not reporting, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills powered by water, grist mills reporting annual production, grist mills returning capital, saw mill plants, saw mills not reporting, saw mills powered by steam, 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. barrels of flour produced per year by grist 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 256 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 26 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 17, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 6, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Georges-Honoré Deschênes | 1841–1892 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC071004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC054009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2932587
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cacouna
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cacouna
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. George de Kakouna, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-george-de-kakouna-qc071004-1851/.