St. Henri, Quebec (1851 census)
St. Henri was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 3,069. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.693°N, 71.060°W.
Population
In 1851, St. Henri had a population of 3,069: 1,498 male and 1,571 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,069 |
| 1861 | 2,656 |
| 1871 | 2,418 |
| 1881 | 2,468 |
| 1891 | 2,243 |
| 1901 | 2,180 |
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. Henri shared boundaries with:
- Notre-Dame de la Victoire
- St. Anselme
- St. Charles
- St. Isidore
- St. Jean Chrysostôme
- St. Joseph de la Pointe Lévis and Convent
- St. Lambert
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 225 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 3,069 total population, 1,571 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,507, 1,498 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,426, 1,051 single females, 1,008 single males, 467 married females, 463 married males, 427 families, 272 males attending school, 269 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 72, Females present who are not members of the family: 64, Male members of the family who are present: 60, Female members of the family who are absent: 55, 53 widowed females, 51 male births, 50 female births, 27 widowed males, 11 lunatic females, 7 lunatic males, 3 deaf and dumb females, 2 deaf and dumb males, 1 blind females, 1 blind males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 230 females aged 5 to 10, 209 males aged 5 to 10, 195 single females aged 10 to 15, 193 single males aged 15 to 20, 182 single males aged 10 to 15, 172 single females aged 15 to 20, 162 single males aged 20 to 30, 161 single females aged 20 to 30, 122 married females aged 30 to 40, 115 married females aged 40 to 50, 108 married males aged 40 to 50, 103 married males aged 30 to 40, 94 married females aged 20 to 30, 94 married males aged 50 to 60, 83 married males aged 20 to 30, 72 married females aged 50 to 60, 53 females under age 1, 53 married males aged 60 to 70, 52 females aged 4 to 5, 52 males aged 1 to 2, 50 males under age 1, 46 females aged 1 to 2, 43 males aged 3 to 4, 42 females aged 2 to 3, 40 females age 3 to 4, 40 males aged 4 to 5, 37 males aged 2 to 3, 35 married females aged 60 to 70, 28 single females aged 30 to 40, 24 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 18 single males aged 30 to 40, 16 married females aged 15 to 20, 16 married males aged 70 to 80, 14 single females aged 40 to 50, 14 single females aged 50 to 60, 13 single males aged 40 to 50, 10 married females aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 9 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 8 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 6 married males aged 80 to 90, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 3 married females aged 80 to 90, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 3,044 French Canadians, 16 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 5 persons originating in England or Wales, 2 persons originating in Ireland, 1 persons originating in Scotland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 1 persons originating in Guernsey — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 481,238 tons of hay, 61,726 bushels of oats, 56,874 pounds of homemade butter, 34,256 acres of land in farms, 19,244 acres of farmland under cultivation, 16,688 bushels of potatoes, 15,012 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 14,357 pounds of maple sugar, 9,731 acres of farmland under crops, 9,513 acres of farmland in pasture, 7,458 pounds of wool produced on farms, 6,380 pounds of flax or hemp, 5,346 acres of oats, 5,335 bushels of wheat, 3,051 sheep, 2,268 bushels of peas, 1,360 milk cows, 1,221 swine, 1,002 calves and heifers, 939 barrels of pork, 812 acres of wheat, 802 bulls, oxen, or steers, 735 bushels of turnips, 583 horses, 380 bushels of barley, 336 occupants of farms, 332 acres of peas, 269 bushels of rye, 238 acres of potatoes, 170 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 131 barrels of beef, 111 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 33 acres of barley, 33 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 31 acres of rye, 15 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 bushels of corn, 7 bushels of beans, 6 acres of turnips, 6 bushels of buckwheat, 6 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 acres of buckwheat, 1 acres of corn, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 8,713 yards of linen, 5,059 yards of flannel, 4,438 yards of fulled cloth, 100 pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, 100 yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills, $30 value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), 9 saw mills, 9 saw mills powered by water, 4 employees in grist mills, 3 grist mills, 3 grist mills powered by water, 2 saw mills not reporting, 1 carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills not reporting, 1 carding and fulling mills reporting, 1 grist mills reporting annual production, 1 grist mills reporting daily production, 1 grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 1 tanneries, 1 tanneries 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 returning capital, employees in carding and fulling mills, employees in foundries, employees in saw mills, employees in tanneries, employees in woollen factories, foundries, foundries not reporting, foundries reporting, foundries returning capital, grist mills not reporting, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills reporting weekly production, grist mills returning capital, saw mill plants, saw mills powered by steam, 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 reporting, tanneries returning capital, woollen factories, woollen factories not reporting, woollen factories reporting, woollen factories returning capital, $ 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), $ value iron produced in foundries in the past year (pounds sterling), yards of cloth produced in woollen factories. 100 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. 30 barrels of flour produced per day by grist mills reporting daily production. barrels of flour produced per week by grist mills reporting weekly production. feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. $ value cloth produced in woollen factories in the past year (pounds sterling). $ 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 82 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 42, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 40, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 12, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 9, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 7, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 4, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 3, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 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, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded Deaths in the past year among males over 100: 1 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Charles William Carrier | 1839–1887 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC054005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC164007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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. Henri, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-henri-qc054005-1851/.