Cap Santé, Quebec (1851 census)
Cap Santé was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 3,473. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141635. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.745°N, 71.882°W.
Population
In 1851, Cap Santé had a population of 3,473: 1,688 male and 1,785 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,473 |
| 1861 | 3,315 |
| 1871 | 1,350 |
| 1881 | 1,291 |
| 1891 | 1,185 |
| 1901 | 1,093 |
| 1911 | 989 |
| 1921 | 1,071 |
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, Cap Santé shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 192 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 3,473 total population, 1,785 females, 1,688 males, Female members of the family who are present: 1,659, Male members of the family who are present: 1,583, 1,169 single females, 1,112 single males, 542 families, 534 married males, 517 married females, 138 females attending school, 133 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 126, Males present who are not members of the family: 105, 99 widowed females, 61 female births, 56 male births, 42 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 18, Female members of the family who are absent: 16, 2 lunatic females, 1 blind females, 1 blind males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 240 males aged 5 to 10, 235 females aged 5 to 10, 210 single females aged 10 to 15, 204 single males aged 10 to 15, 182 single females aged 15 to 20, 182 single males aged 15 to 20, 150 married females aged 20 to 30, 145 single females aged 20 to 30, 141 married males aged 30 to 40, 129 married females aged 30 to 40, 128 single males aged 20 to 30, 119 married males aged 20 to 30, 116 married females aged 40 to 50, 113 married males aged 40 to 50, 98 married males aged 50 to 60, 87 females aged 1 to 2, 80 males aged 1 to 2, 73 females under age 1, 71 males under age 1, 65 married females aged 50 to 60, 61 females aged 2 to 3, 57 males aged 3 to 4, 56 males aged 2 to 3, 55 females aged 4 to 5, 54 females age 3 to 4, 46 married males aged 60 to 70, 44 males aged 4 to 5, 32 married females aged 60 to 70, 28 single females aged 30 to 40, 25 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 22 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 21 single males aged 30 to 40, 21 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 18 married females aged 15 to 20, 18 single females aged 40 to 50, 14 married males aged 70 to 80, 14 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 12 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 11 single females aged 50 to 60, 10 single males aged 40 to 50, 10 single males aged 50 to 60, 8 single females aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 7 married females aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 6 single males aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 5 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 2,970 French Canadians, 259 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 157 persons originating in Ireland, 54 persons originating in Scotland, 31 persons originating in England or Wales, 2 persons originating in France. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 362,949 tons of hay, 50,148 acres of land in farms, 41,817 bushels of oats, 35,655 pounds of maple sugar, 34,728 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 28,756 pounds of homemade butter, 15,420 acres of farmland under cultivation, 11,928 bushels of potatoes, 9,070 pounds of flax or hemp, 8,058 acres of farmland in pasture, 7,352 acres of farmland under crops, 7,122 bushels of wheat, 6,303 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,397 bushels of peas, 3,794 acres of oats, 2,704 sheep, 2,117 bushels of rye, 1,810 bushels of buckwheat, 1,166 milk cows, 1,111 pounds of tobacco, 837 calves and heifers, 829 swine, 811 acres of wheat, 737 horses, 475 occupants of farms, 433 bushels of turnips, 384 bulls, oxen, or steers, 283 acres of rye, 275 bushels of barley, 248 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 229 acres of peas, 222 acres of buckwheat, 221 acres of potatoes, 197 barrels of pork, 164 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 134 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 91 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 73 bushels of carrots, 65 bushels of corn, 43 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 40 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 21 acres of barley, 21 acres of turnips, 15 barrels of beef, 10 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 5 acres of corn, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 bushels of beans. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 3,190 yards of linen, 3,088 yards of fulled cloth, $3,000 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 874 yards of flannel, $280 value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), 257 carding and fulling mills returning capital, $186 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), $79 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), 16 tanneries returning capital, 10 employees in saw mills, 6 saw mills, 6 saw mills powered by water, 6 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 6 saw mills returning capital, 5 employees in grist mills, 3 grist mills, 3 grist mills powered by water, 3 grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 3 grist mills returning capital, 2 carding and fulling mills reporting, 2 employees in tanneries, 2 tanneries, 2 tanneries 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, grist mills not reporting, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills reporting annual production, saw mill plants, saw mills not reporting, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills reporting annual production, saw mills reporting daily production, saw mills reporting production by number of logs, pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills. $80 value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (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. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 1 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 28 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 19, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 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 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Augustin Cantin | 1809–1893 | born here |
| Isidore Thibaudeau | 1819–1893 | born here |
| Antoine-Sébastien Falardeau | b. 1822 | born here |
| Joseph-Elie Thibaudeau | 1822–1878 | born and died here |
| Pierre Garneau | 1823–1905 | born here |
| Louis-Timothée Suzor | 1834–1866 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC068005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC080002_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141635
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cap-Sant%C3%A9
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cap-Sant%C3%A9
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). "Cap Santé, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/cap-sant-qc068005-1851/.