Petit Saguenay & St. Jean, Quebec (1851 census)
Petit Saguenay & St. Jean was a census subdivision in Saguenay County, Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 348. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.175°N, 70.089°W.
Population
In 1851, Petit Saguenay & St. Jean had a population of 348: 270 male and 78 female residents. Population density was 1.9 people per square mile.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Petit Saguenay & St. Jean shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 197 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 30 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 73 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 5 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 77 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 193 |
| Number of families | 30 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 2 |
| Number of females | 78 |
| Number of males | 270 |
| Number of married females | 32 |
| Number of married males | 52 |
| Number of single females | 46 |
| Number of single males | 218 |
| POP | 348 |
| POP FX N.1 | 78 |
| POP MX N.1 | 270 |
| POP XX N.1 | 348 |
| Total population | 348 |
Age structure (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 1 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 2 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 2 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 1 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 2 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 1 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 1 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 1 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 3 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 3 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 5 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 4 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 6 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 6 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 318 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 28 |
| Number of persons originating in Sweden or Norway | 2 |
Agriculture (45 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 16 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 63 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 73 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 79 |
| Acres of land in farms | 142 |
| Acres of oats | 13 |
| Acres of peas | 13 |
| Acres of potatoes | 7 |
| Acres of rye | 13 |
| Acres of wheat | 24 |
| BAR AC | 16 |
| BAR BU | 95 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 95 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 90 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 77 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 302 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 89 |
| HAY TONS | 120 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 4 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 16 |
| Number of horses | 11 |
| Number of milk cows | 35 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 6 |
| Number of sheep | 57 |
| Number of swine | 32 |
| OAT AC | 13 |
| OAT BU | 90 |
| PEA AC | 13 |
| PEA BU | 77 |
| PORK BAR | 20 |
| POT AC | 7 |
| POT BU | 302 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 23 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 400 |
| Pounds of tobacco produced in the past year | 73 |
| RYE AC | 13 |
| TOB LBS | 73 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 120 |
| WHT AC | 24 |
| WHT BU | 89 |
Manufacturing & industry (42 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of flour produced per day by grist mills reporting daily production | |
| Barrels of flour produced per week by grist mills reporting weekly production | |
| 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 employees in carding and fulling mills | |
| Number of employees in grist mills | 2 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | |
| Number of employees in tanneries | |
| Number of foundries | |
| Number of foundries reporting | |
| Number of foundries returning capital | |
| Number of grist mills | 1 |
| Number of grist mills not reporting | 1 |
| Number of grist mills powered by steam | |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 1 |
| Number of grist mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of grist mills reporting daily production | |
| Number of grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent | |
| Number of grist mills reporting weekly production | |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | 1 |
| Number of saw mill plants | |
| Number of saw mills | 1 |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | |
| Number of saw mills powered by steam | |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 4 |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of saw mills reporting daily production | 13,000 |
| Number of saw mills reporting production by number of logs | |
| Number of saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent | 3 |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | |
| Number of tanneries | |
| Number of tanneries not reporting | |
| Number of tanneries reporting | |
| Number of tanneries returning capital | |
| Value of annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | 400 |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling) | |
| Yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 400 |
| BOV | 4 |
| C H | 16 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 1 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 270 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 78 |
| C03 GM WATER | 1 |
| C03 TOTAL | 348 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 77 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 73 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 193 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 5 |
| C12 GM CAP NO | 1 |
| C126 MD MALE | 52 |
| C127 S MALE | 218 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 270 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 2 |
| C13 GM CAP P | 400 |
| C130 MD FEM | 32 |
| C131 S FEM | 46 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 78 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 348 |
| C14 GM HANDS | 2 |
| C15 GM NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 2 |
| C16 SM NO | 1 |
| C18 SM WATER | 4 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 1 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 1 |
| C21 SM NO DAY | 13,000 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 2 |
| C26 SM ANNUAL NO | 3 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 1 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 1 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 1 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 2 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 4 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 1 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 6 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 3 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 1 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 5 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 6 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 3 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 1 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 2 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 2 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 1 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 1 |
| CD NAME | Saguenay |
| CROP | 73 |
| CULT | 79 |
| ENG WLS | 28 |
| FLX LBS | 23 |
| FREN ORIG | 318 |
| HELD | 142 |
| HORSE | 11 |
| LINE NO | 1,355 |
| M COWS | 35 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 4 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 1 |
| O UNDR 10 | 6 |
| PASTURE | 6 |
| SE AND NO | 2 |
| SHEEP | 57 |
| SWINE | 32 |
| TOT O | 11 |
| WOOD | 63 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC074016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC074016— 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). "Petit Saguenay & St. Jean, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/petit-saguenay-st-jean-qc074016-1851/.