St. Aimé, Quebec (1851 census)
St. Aimé was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 4,310. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3461692. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.883°N, 72.944°W.
Population
In 1851, St. Aimé had a population of 4,310: 2,181 male and 2,129 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,310 |
| 1861 | 3,368 |
| 1871 | 3,150 |
| 1881 | 2,254 |
| 1891 | 2,481 |
| 1901 | 1,967 |
| 1911 | 1,088 |
| 1921 | 879 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Marcel, 1861 (24.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Aimé, 1861 (51.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, St. Aimé shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 210 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 4,310 total population, 2,181 males, 2,129 females, Male members of the family who are present: 2,063, Female members of the family who are present: 1,958, 1,452 single males, 1,381 single females, 716 families, 691 married males, 687 married females, 651 males attending school, 593 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 171, 129 female births, 121 male births, Males present who are not members of the family: 118, 61 widowed females, Male members of the family who are present: 43, 38 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 16, 4 lunatic males, 3 deaf and dumb males, 2 blind females, 2 lunatic females, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 329 males aged 5 to 10, 315 females aged 5 to 10, 275 single males aged 10 to 15, 253 single females aged 10 to 15, 243 married females aged 20 to 30, 206 married males aged 30 to 40, 201 single males aged 15 to 20, 199 married females aged 30 to 40, 199 single females aged 15 to 20, 193 married males aged 20 to 30, 142 married males aged 40 to 50, 139 females under age 1, 138 males aged 1 to 2, 131 males under age 1, 125 females aged 1 to 2, 108 married females aged 40 to 50, 107 single males aged 20 to 30, 91 females aged 2 to 3, 90 males aged 2 to 3, 89 males aged 3 to 4, 87 single females aged 20 to 30, 77 males aged 4 to 5, 77 married males aged 50 to 60, 75 females age 3 to 4, 73 females aged 4 to 5, 52 married females aged 50 to 60, 47 married females aged 15 to 20, 34 married males aged 60 to 70, 33 married females aged 60 to 70, 27 married males aged 70 to 80, 19 single females aged 30 to 40, 14 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 13 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 10 married males aged 15 to 20, 10 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 9 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 6 single males aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 6 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 90 to 100, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 4,265 French Canadians, 24 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 19 persons originating in Ireland, 2 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 389,780 tons of hay, 39,096 bushels of oats, 38,898 acres of land in farms, 30,262 bushels of wheat, 22,691 pounds of homemade butter, 22,374 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 16,524 acres of farmland under cultivation, 13,131 acres of farmland under crops, 9,101 pounds of flax or hemp, 5,945 pounds of maple sugar, 5,879 pounds of wool produced on farms, 5,313 bushels of buckwheat, 5,089 bushels of potatoes, 4,234 acres of wheat, 3,695 bushels of peas, 3,490 sheep, 3,392 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,702 acres of oats, 2,116 pounds of tobacco, 1,651 bushels of turnips, 1,526 swine, 1,471 calves and heifers, 1,366 milk cows, 1,132 bushels of corn, 1,061 horses, 814 acres of buckwheat, 793 barrels of pork, 758 bushels of barley, 693 acres of peas, 471 occupants of farms, 339 bushels of beans, 252 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 229 bulls, oxen, or steers, 186 acres of potatoes, 158 acres of corn, 152 barrels of beef, 147 bushels of carrots, 124 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 117 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 75 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 68 acres of barley, 68 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 45 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 35 bushels of rye, 29 acres of turnips, 17 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 10 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 6 acres of rye, 1 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 7,402 yards of linen, 5,057 yards of flannel, 4,057 yards of fulled cloth, $100 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 2 employees in grist mills, 2 employees in saw mills, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills reporting annual production, 1 saw mills, 1 saw mills not reporting, 1 saw mills powered by water, 1 saw mills returning capital, 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, 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 foundries, employees in tanneries, foundries, foundries not reporting, foundries reporting, foundries returning capital, grist mills not reporting, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills reporting daily production, grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 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, tanneries reporting, tanneries returning capital, woollen factories, woollen factories reporting, pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, $ value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), $ value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), $ value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $ value iron produced in foundries in the past year (pounds sterling), yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills. 2,000 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. 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 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 63 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 32, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 31, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 13, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 12, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 8, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 6, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel Couillard-Després | 1792–1853 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC070010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC082001_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3461692
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Aim%C3%A9,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Aim%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). "St. Aimé, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-aim-qc070010-1851/.