St. Alexandre, Quebec (1851 census)
St. Alexandre was a census subdivision in Kamouraska County, Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 913. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.660°N, 69.581°W.
Population
In 1851, St. Alexandre had a population of 913: 440 male and 473 female residents. Population density was 19.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 913 |
| 1861 | 1,735 |
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 became part of St. Alexandre, 1861 (88.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, St. Alexandre shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 304 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 8 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 128 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 22 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 447 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 26 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 411 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 33 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 29 |
| Number of families | 128 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 13 |
| Number of females | 473 |
| Number of females attending school | 10 |
| Number of lunatic females | 1 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 12 |
| Number of males | 440 |
| Number of males attending school | 4 |
| Number of married females | 126 |
| Number of married males | 126 |
| Number of single females | 345 |
| Number of single males | 306 |
| Number of widowed females | 2 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| POP | 913 |
| POP FX N.1 | 473 |
| POP MX N.1 | 440 |
| POP XX N.1 | 913 |
| Total population | 913 |
Age structure (50 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 20 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 9 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 22 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 23 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 83 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 18 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 19 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 18 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 12 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 17 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 61 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 17 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 3 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 31 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 37 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 30 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 17 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 5 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of married females aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of married females aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 18 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 38 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 39 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 21 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 4 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 79 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 46 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 36 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 53 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 48 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 52 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 6 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 912 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 1 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 210 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 4 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,604 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,263 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,312 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 3,916 |
| Acres of land in farms | 11,179 |
| Acres of oats | 254 |
| Acres of peas | 234 |
| Acres of potatoes | 88 |
| Acres of rye | 88 |
| Acres of wheat | 539 |
| BAR AC | 210 |
| BAR BU | 1,338 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 47 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 134 |
| BEEF BAR | 47 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,338 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,791 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,147 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,508 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 423 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 2,161 |
| BWT AC | 4 |
| BWT BU | 18 |
| HAY TONS | 119,348 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 51 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 254 |
| Number of horses | 181 |
| Number of milk cows | 376 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 112 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 67 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 3 |
| Number of sheep | 987 |
| Number of swine | 222 |
| OAT AC | 254 |
| OAT BU | 2,791 |
| PEA AC | 234 |
| PEA BU | 1,147 |
| PORK BAR | 134 |
| POT AC | 88 |
| POT BU | 4,508 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 1,469 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 18,857 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 7,040 |
| Pounds of tobacco produced in the past year | 135 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,812 |
| RYE AC | 88 |
| RYE BU | 423 |
| TOB LBS | 135 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 119,348 |
| WHT AC | 539 |
| WHT BU | 2,161 |
| WOOL LBS | 1,812 |
Manufacturing & industry (40 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Gallons of beer produced in breweries in the past year | |
| Number of breweries | |
| Number of breweries not reporting | |
| Number of breweries reporting | |
| Number of breweries returning capital | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills reporting | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills returning capital | |
| Number of employees in breweries | |
| Number of employees in grist mills | |
| 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 | |
| Number of grist mills not reporting | |
| Number of grist mills powered by steam | |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | |
| Number of grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent | |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | |
| Number of saw mills | |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | |
| Number of saw mills powered by steam | |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | |
| Number of saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent | |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | |
| Number of tanneries | |
| Number of tanneries not reporting | |
| Number of tanneries reporting | |
| Number of tanneries returning capital | |
| Pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | |
| 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) | |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling) | |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 2,016 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 2,179 |
| Yards of linen produced in the past year | 2,031 |
Fisheries (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of cured fish produced in the past year | 24 |
Deaths & mortality (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 10 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 7 |
| Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2 | 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 of all ages | 7 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 2 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 17 |
Other recorded variables (114 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 18,857 |
| BOV | 51 |
| C F BAR | 24 |
| C H | 254 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 440 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 473 |
| C03 TOTAL | 913 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 411 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 447 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 29 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 26 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 33 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 22 |
| C101 BTWN 80 AND 90 F MD | 1 |
| C102 BTWN 80 AND 90 F S | 1 |
| C106 BTWN 90 AND 100 M MD | 1 |
| C109 BTWN 90 AND 100 F MD | 1 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 12 |
| C126 MD MALE | 126 |
| C127 S MALE | 306 |
| C128 WID MALE | 8 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 440 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 13 |
| C130 MD FEM | 126 |
| C131 S FEM | 345 |
| C132 WID FEM | 2 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 473 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 913 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 7 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 10 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 17 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 17 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 4 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 10 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 18 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 1 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 2 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 7 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 19 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 9 |
| C20 DEATHS UNDER 2 M | 1 |
| C21 DEATHS UNDER 2 F | 2 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 18 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 22 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 12 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 20 |
| C28 DEATHS UNDER 4 M | 2 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 17 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 23 |
| C32 DEATHS UNDER 5 M | 1 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 61 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 83 |
| C36 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 1 |
| C37 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 1 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 53 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 79 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 1 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 48 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 3 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 46 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 18 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 52 |
| C52 BTWN 20 AND 30 M WID | 3 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 31 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 36 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 38 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 6 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 1 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 37 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 3 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 39 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 2 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 30 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 1 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 21 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 3 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 17 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 2 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 2 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 4 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 1 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 5 |
| C86 BTWN 60 AND 70 F S | 1 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 2 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 1 |
| C94 BTWN 70 AND 80 F S | 1 |
| C98 BTWN 80 AND 90 M MD | 2 |
| C99 BTWN 80 AND 90 M S | 1 |
| CD NAME | Kamouraska |
| CROP | 2,312 |
| CULT | 3,916 |
| FC YRDS | 2,179 |
| FLAN YRDS | 2,016 |
| FLX LBS | 1,469 |
| FREN ORIG | 912 |
| HELD | 11,179 |
| HORSE | 181 |
| LIN YRDS | 2,031 |
| LINE NO | 1,159 |
| M COWS | 376 |
| MPLS LBS | 7,040 |
| NOT FRN | 1 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 1 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 22 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 11 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 67 |
| O OVR 200 | 8 |
| O UNDR 10 | 3 |
| PASTURE | 1,604 |
| SHEEP | 987 |
| SWINE | 222 |
| TOT O | 112 |
| TUR BU | 7 |
| WOOD | 7,263 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC058011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC026005— 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. Alexandre, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-alexandre-qc058011-1851/.