St. Laurent, Quebec (1851 census)
St. Laurent was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,623. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.502°N, 73.699°W.
Population
In 1851, St. Laurent had a population of 2,623: 1,317 male and 1,306 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,623 |
| 1861 | 2,906 |
| 1871 | 2,911 |
| 1881 | 3,084 |
| 1891 | 1,993 |
| 1901 | 2,341 |
| 1911 | — |
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. Laurent shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 181 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,623 total population, 1,317 males, 1,306 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,271, Female members of the family who are present: 1,266, 916 single males, 884 single females, 417 families, 367 married females, 364 married males, 180 males attending school, 126 females attending school, 64 male births, 55 widowed females, Males present who are not members of the family: 46, Females present who are not members of the family: 40, 40 female births, 37 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 9, 3 blind males, Female members of the family who are absent: 2, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 198 males aged 5 to 10, 181 females aged 5 to 10, 173 single females aged 15 to 20, 165 single males aged 15 to 20, 161 single males aged 10 to 15, 149 single females aged 10 to 15, 118 single males aged 20 to 30, 112 single females aged 20 to 30, 104 married females aged 20 to 30, 96 married females aged 30 to 40, 96 married males aged 40 to 50, 89 married males aged 30 to 40, 83 married females aged 40 to 50, 76 married males aged 20 to 30, 64 married males aged 50 to 60, 62 males under age 1, 54 females aged 2 to 3, 51 females aged 1 to 2, 48 married females aged 50 to 60, 46 females aged 4 to 5, 45 males aged 2 to 3, 40 males aged 1 to 2, 39 females under age 1, 37 males aged 3 to 4, 36 females age 3 to 4, 35 males aged 4 to 5, 24 single females aged 30 to 40, 23 married males aged 60 to 70, 22 single males aged 30 to 40, 17 married females aged 60 to 70, 16 single males aged 40 to 50, 15 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 13 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 12 married females aged 15 to 20, 12 married males aged 70 to 80, 11 single females aged 40 to 50, 10 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 9 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 8 single males aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 married males aged 80 to 90, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 single females aged 60 to 70, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 single males aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 80 to 90, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 1 single males aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed females over 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 2,292 French Canadians, 164 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 73 persons originating in Scotland, 63 persons originating in Ireland, 22 persons originating in England or Wales, 6 persons originating in the United States, 2 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 669,060 tons of hay, 58,650 pounds of homemade butter, 57,054 bushels of potatoes, 44,431 bushels of oats, 22,146 acres of land in farms, 18,781 bushels of wheat, 18,681 acres of farmland under cultivation, 13,691 acres of farmland under crops, 8,797 bushels of barley, 7,303 bushels of peas, 6,572 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 4,970 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,674 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,905 bushels of carrots, 3,682 bushels of buckwheat, 3,465 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,325 acres of oats, 3,096 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,628 bushels of corn, 2,318 acres of wheat, 1,472 milk cows, 1,412 sheep, 1,372 pounds of tobacco, 1,141 horses, 1,016 swine, 967 acres of peas, 920 bushels of beans, 688 acres of potatoes, 632 calves and heifers, 537 acres of barley, 318 barrels of pork, 316 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 311 acres of buckwheat, 270 pounds of maple sugar, 265 occupants of farms, 197 pounds of flax or hemp, 162 acres of corn, 151 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 150 bulls, oxen, or steers, 119 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 67 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 57 bushels of turnips, 35 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 28 barrels of beef, 24 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 13 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 12 acres of turnips, 7 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 992 yards of fulled cloth, 914 yards of flannel, 18 yards of linen, 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 distilleries, employees in grist mills, grist mills, grist mills not reporting, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills powered by water, grist mills reporting annual production, grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, grist mills returning capital, saw mills, saw mills not reporting, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills powered by water, tanneries, tanneries reporting, tanneries returning capital, woollen factories, woollen factories reporting, woollen factories returning capital, pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, $ value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), $ value capital returned by grist 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 cloth produced in woollen factories in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded distilleries not reporting — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 10 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jean-Baptiste Saint-Germain | 1788–1863 | died here |
| Alfred Duclos de Celles | 1843–1925 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC065005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC162008_1911— 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. Laurent, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-laurent-qc065005-1851/.