Cap Santé, Quebec (1851 census)
Cap Santé was a census subdivision in Portneuf County, Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 3,473. 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 density was 45.3 people per square mile.
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 377 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 8 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 542 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 16 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 1,659 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 126 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 1,583 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 18 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 105 |
| Number of blind females | 1 |
| Number of blind males | 1 |
| Number of families | 542 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 61 |
| Number of females | 1,785 |
| Number of females attending school | 138 |
| Number of lunatic females | 2 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 56 |
| Number of males | 1,688 |
| Number of males attending school | 133 |
| Number of married females | 517 |
| Number of married males | 534 |
| Number of single females | 1,169 |
| Number of single males | 1,112 |
| Number of widowed females | 99 |
| Number of widowed males | 42 |
| POP | 3,473 |
| POP FX N.1 | 1,785 |
| POP MX N.1 | 1,688 |
| POP XX N.1 | 3,473 |
| Total population | 3,473 |
Age structure (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 54 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 87 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 61 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 55 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 235 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 73 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 80 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 56 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 57 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 44 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 240 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 71 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 18 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 150 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 129 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 116 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 65 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 32 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 7 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 119 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 141 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 113 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 98 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 46 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 14 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 210 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 182 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 145 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 28 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 18 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 11 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 8 |
| Number of single females aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 204 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 182 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 128 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 21 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 10 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 10 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 6 |
| Number of single males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 5 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 5 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 22 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 21 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 25 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 14 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 6 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 5 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 4 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 5 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 7 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 12 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 8 |
Ethnic origin (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,970 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 259 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 31 |
| Number of persons originating in France | 2 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 157 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 54 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 21 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 222 |
| Acres of corn | 5 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 10 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 8,058 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 34,728 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,352 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 15,420 |
| Acres of land in farms | 50,148 |
| Acres of oats | 3,794 |
| Acres of peas | 229 |
| Acres of potatoes | 221 |
| Acres of rye | 283 |
| Acres of turnips | 21 |
| Acres of wheat | 811 |
| BAR AC | 21 |
| BAR BU | 275 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 15 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 197 |
| BEEF BAR | 15 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 275 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,810 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 73 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 65 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 41,817 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 4,397 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,928 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,117 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 433 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 7,122 |
| BWT AC | 222 |
| BWT BU | 1,810 |
| CRN AC | 5 |
| CRN BU | 65 |
| HAY TONS | 362,949 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 384 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 837 |
| Number of horses | 737 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,166 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 475 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 164 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 134 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 91 |
| Number of sheep | 2,704 |
| Number of swine | 829 |
| OAT AC | 3,794 |
| OAT BU | 41,817 |
| PEA AC | 229 |
| PEA BU | 4,397 |
| PORK BAR | 197 |
| POT AC | 221 |
| POT BU | 11,928 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 248 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 9,070 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 28,756 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 35,655 |
| Pounds of tobacco produced in the past year | 1,111 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,303 |
| RYE AC | 283 |
| RYE BU | 2,117 |
| TOB LBS | 1,111 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 362,949 |
| WHT AC | 811 |
| WHT BU | 7,122 |
| WOOL LBS | 6,303 |
Manufacturing & industry (40 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production | |
| Feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production | |
| Feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production | |
| Logs produced by saw mills reporting production by number of logs | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills reporting | 2 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills returning capital | 257 |
| Number of employees in grist mills | 5 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | 10 |
| Number of employees in tanneries | 2 |
| Number of grist mills | 3 |
| Number of grist mills not reporting | |
| Number of grist mills powered by steam | |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 3 |
| Number of grist mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent | 3 |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | 3 |
| Number of saw mill plants | |
| Number of saw mills | 6 |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | |
| Number of saw mills powered by steam | |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 6 |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of saw mills reporting daily production | |
| Number of saw mills reporting production by number of logs | |
| Number of saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent | 6 |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | 6 |
| Number of tanneries | 2 |
| Number of tanneries reporting | 2 |
| Number of tanneries returning capital | 16 |
| Pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | |
| Value of annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling) | 280 |
| Value of annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling) | 79 |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | 3,000 |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | 186 |
| Value of leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling) | 80 |
| Yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 874 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 3,088 |
| Yards of linen produced in the past year | 3,190 |
Fisheries (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of cured fish produced in the past year | 1 |
Deaths & mortality (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 9 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2 | 3 |
| 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 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 19 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 4 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 28 |
Other recorded variables (159 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 28,756 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| BOV | 384 |
| C F BAR | 1 |
| C H | 837 |
| C LBS | 248 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 3 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 1,688 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 1,785 |
| C03 GM WATER | 3 |
| C03 TOTAL | 3,473 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 1,583 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 1,659 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 105 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 126 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 18 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 16 |
| C10 GM ANNUAL NO | 3 |
| C100 BTWN 80 AND 90 M WID | 8 |
| C103 BTWN 80 AND 90 F WID | 6 |
| C104 BTWN 80 AND 90 M DEATHS | 2 |
| C11 GM ANNUAL P | 280 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 56 |
| C12 GM CAP NO | 3 |
| C125 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN F | 1 |
| C126 MD MALE | 534 |
| C127 S MALE | 1,112 |
| C128 WID MALE | 42 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 1,688 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 61 |
| C13 GM CAP P | 3,000 |
| C130 MD FEM | 517 |
| C131 S FEM | 1,169 |
| C132 WID FEM | 99 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 1,785 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 3,473 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 19 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 9 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 28 |
| C14 GM HANDS | 5 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 71 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 133 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 138 |
| C147 BLIND M | 1 |
| C148 BLIND F | 1 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 73 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 2 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 4 |
| C16 SM NO | 6 |
| C18 SM WATER | 6 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 80 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 87 |
| C20 DEATHS UNDER 2 M | 3 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 56 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 61 |
| C25 DEATHS UNDER 3 F | 1 |
| C26 SM ANNUAL NO | 6 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 57 |
| C27 SM ANNUAL P | 79 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 54 |
| C28 SM RETURNS NO | 6 |
| C29 SM RETURNS P | 186 |
| C30 SM EMPLOYED | 10 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 44 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 55 |
| C33 CFM RETURNS | 2 |
| C33 DEATHS UNDER 5 F | 1 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 240 |
| C34 CFM CAPITAL | 257 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 235 |
| C36 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 2 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 204 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 210 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 1 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 182 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 18 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 182 |
| C49 BTWN 15 AND 20 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 119 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 128 |
| C52 BTWN 20 AND 30 M WID | 1 |
| C52 TAN NO | 2 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 150 |
| C53 TAN RETURNS | 2 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 145 |
| C54 TAN CAPITAL | 16 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 5 |
| C55 TAN PRODUCE | 80 |
| C56 BTWN 20 AND 30 M DEATHS | 2 |
| C56 TAN HANDS | 2 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 141 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 21 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 5 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 129 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 28 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 5 |
| C65 BTWN 30 AND 40 F DEATHS | 3 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 113 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 10 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 4 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 116 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 18 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 22 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 98 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 10 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 5 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 65 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 11 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 21 |
| C81 BTWN 50 AND 60 F DEATHS | 2 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 46 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 6 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 7 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 32 |
| C86 BTWN 60 AND 70 F S | 8 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 25 |
| C88 BTWN 60 AND 70 M DEATHS | 2 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 14 |
| C91 BTWN 70 AND 80 M S | 1 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 12 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 7 |
| C94 BTWN 70 AND 80 F S | 2 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 14 |
| C96 BTWN 70 AND 80 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C97 BTWN 70 AND 80 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C98 BTWN 80 AND 90 M MD | 2 |
| CAR BU | 73 |
| CD NAME | Portneuf |
| CROP | 7,352 |
| CULT | 15,420 |
| ENG WLS | 31 |
| FC YRDS | 3,088 |
| FLAN YRDS | 874 |
| FLX LBS | 9,070 |
| FR | 2 |
| FREN ORIG | 2,970 |
| GARDEN | 10 |
| HELD | 50,148 |
| HORSE | 737 |
| IRE | 157 |
| LIN YRDS | 3,190 |
| LINE NO | 1,278 |
| M COWS | 1,166 |
| MPLS LBS | 35,655 |
| NOT FRN | 259 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 3 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 164 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 40 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 134 |
| O OVR 200 | 43 |
| O UNDR 10 | 91 |
| PASTURE | 8,058 |
| SCOT | 54 |
| SHEEP | 2,704 |
| SWINE | 829 |
| TOT O | 475 |
| TUR AC | 21 |
| TUR BU | 433 |
| WOOD | 34,728 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC068005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC080002— 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). "Cap Santé, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/cap-sant-qc068005-1851/.