St. André, Quebec (1851 census)
St. André was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,326. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3461756. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.568°N, 74.303°W.
Population
In 1851, St. André had a population of 2,326: 1,172 male and 1,154 female residents.
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. Andrews, 1861 (79.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, St. André shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 198 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,326 total population, 1,172 males, 1,154 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,054, Male members of the family who are present: 1,045, 831 single males, 804 single females, 371 families, 324 married males, 317 married females, 158 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 127, Females present who are not members of the family: 100, 90 females attending school, Male members of the family who are present: 47, 40 female births, 39 male births, 33 widowed females, 17 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 5, 3 lunatic males, 2 lunatic females, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 166 males aged 5 to 10, 163 single females aged 15 to 20, 159 single males aged 10 to 15, 155 single females aged 10 to 15, 152 females aged 5 to 10, 148 single males aged 15 to 20, 114 single males aged 20 to 30, 111 married females aged 20 to 30, 98 married males aged 30 to 40, 96 married females aged 30 to 40, 90 single females aged 20 to 30, 82 married males aged 20 to 30, 65 married males aged 40 to 50, 54 females under age 1, 50 males aged 1 to 2, 47 females aged 1 to 2, 46 married females aged 40 to 50, 42 males under age 1, 40 married males aged 50 to 60, 39 males aged 3 to 4, 38 females aged 4 to 5, 37 males aged 2 to 3, 36 males aged 4 to 5, 32 females age 3 to 4, 30 females aged 2 to 3, 29 married females aged 50 to 60, 26 married males aged 60 to 70, 22 single males aged 30 to 40, 18 married females aged 15 to 20, 18 single females aged 30 to 40, 14 married females aged 60 to 70, 11 single females aged 40 to 50, 11 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 9 single females aged 50 to 60, 8 single males aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 married males aged 80 to 90, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 married males aged 15 to 20, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 996 French Canadians, 929 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 142 persons originating in Scotland, 131 persons originating in Ireland, 78 persons originating in England or Wales, 35 persons originating in the United States, 9 persons originating in all other places, 4 persons originating in Italy or Greece, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 282,951 tons of hay, 28,395 pounds of homemade butter, 19,549 bushels of oats, 16,709 acres of land in farms, 12,057 bushels of potatoes, 9,740 bushels of wheat, 9,323 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,386 acres of farmland under cultivation, 6,494 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 3,828 acres of farmland under crops, 3,634 bushels of turnips, 3,490 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,327 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,671 bushels of corn, 1,738 bushels of carrots, 1,593 bushels of peas, 1,463 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 1,263 pounds of maple sugar, 1,138 acres of oats, 1,126 sheep, 1,023 acres of wheat, 931 bushels of buckwheat, 692 milk cows, 513 barrels of pork, 467 swine, 464 calves and heifers, 456 horses, 385 bushels of rye, 252 bushels of barley, 232 acres of potatoes, 170 occupants of farms, 145 bulls, oxen, or steers, 142 acres of peas, 130 barrels of beef, 113 acres of corn, 83 acres of buckwheat, 68 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 52 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 51 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 48 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 40 pounds of tobacco, 31 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 28 acres of rye, 24 acres of turnips, 20 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 19 bushels of beans, 18 acres of barley, 9 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 7 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes $3,300 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 1,134 yards of flannel, 961 yards of fulled cloth, 5 employees in grist mills, 2 grist mills, 2 grist mills powered by water, 2 grist mills reporting weekly production, 2 grist mills returning capital, 1 breweries, 1 breweries not reporting, 1 carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills not reporting, 1 tanneries, 1 tanneries not reporting, gallons of beer produced in breweries, breweries reporting, breweries returning capital, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, distilleries, employees in breweries, employees in carding and fulling mills, employees in saw mills, employees in tanneries, grist mills not reporting, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills reporting annual production, grist mills reporting daily production, grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, saw mills, saw mills not reporting, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills powered by water, saw mills reporting annual production, saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, saw mills returning capital, tanneries reporting, tanneries returning capital, 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 saw mills (pounds sterling), yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills. 140 barrels of flour produced per week by grist mills reporting weekly production. barrels of flour produced per day by grist mills reporting daily production. barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual 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 15 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 9, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 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 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Archibald McDonald | 1790–1853 | died here |
| Nathanael Burwash | 1839–1918 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC080011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC080011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3461756
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. André, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-andr-qc080011-1851/.