St. Arsène, Quebec (1851 census)
St. Arsène was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,958. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3461807. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.907°N, 69.410°W.
Population
In 1851, St. Arsène had a population of 1,958: 955 male and 1,003 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,958 |
| 1861 | 1,680 |
| 1871 | 1,512 |
| 1881 | 1,467 |
| 1891 | 1,213 |
| 1901 | 1,093 |
| 1911 | 1,051 |
| 1921 | 1,072 |
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. Arsène, 1861 (87.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, St. Arsène shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 178 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,958 total population, 1,003 females, 955 males, Female members of the family who are present: 930, Male members of the family who are present: 881, 727 single females, 700 single males, 250 married females, 242 married males, 234 families, Males present who are not members of the family: 74, Females present who are not members of the family: 73, Male members of the family who are present: 51, Female members of the family who are absent: 29, 26 widowed females, 25 female births, 20 male births, 13 widowed males, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 males attending school. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 197 females aged 5 to 10, 150 males aged 5 to 10, 148 single females aged 10 to 15, 146 single males aged 10 to 15, 143 single females aged 15 to 20, 122 single males aged 15 to 20, 74 married males aged 40 to 50, 74 single males aged 20 to 30, 70 married females aged 40 to 50, 68 married females aged 30 to 40, 65 married males aged 30 to 40, 64 married females aged 20 to 30, 60 single females aged 20 to 30, 47 married males aged 50 to 60, 45 males aged 2 to 3, 39 males under age 1, 38 males aged 4 to 5, 36 males aged 1 to 2, 36 married males aged 20 to 30, 35 females age 3 to 4, 35 females aged 2 to 3, 30 females aged 1 to 2, 27 females aged 4 to 5, 27 males aged 3 to 4, 26 females under age 1, 25 married females aged 50 to 60, 18 married males aged 60 to 70, 12 single females aged 30 to 40, 12 single males aged 30 to 40, 10 married females aged 15 to 20, 9 single females aged 40 to 50, 6 married females aged 60 to 70, 6 single males aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 single females aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,921 French Canadians, 6 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 2 persons originating in Ireland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 312,594 tons of hay, 28,029 pounds of homemade butter, 20,623 acres of land in farms, 16,046 bushels of potatoes, 11,770 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,107 bushels of oats, 8,853 acres of farmland under cultivation, 8,667 pounds of maple sugar, 6,337 bushels of rye, 5,541 acres of farmland under crops, 4,722 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,721 bushels of wheat, 3,324 pounds of flax or hemp, 3,184 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,552 bushels of peas, 2,369 sheep, 2,207 bushels of barley, 892 acres of rye, 856 milk cows, 815 acres of wheat, 758 acres of oats, 702 swine, 455 acres of peas, 444 bushels of turnips, 433 horses, 383 calves and heifers, 359 barrels of pork, 291 acres of potatoes, 267 acres of barley, 210 occupants of farms, 169 pounds of tobacco, 141 barrels of beef, 128 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 121 bulls, oxen, or steers, 112 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 41 bushels of buckwheat, 34 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 26 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 18 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 18 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 15 acres of buckwheat, 3 acres of turnips, 2 bushels of beans, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 6,014 yards of linen, 4,874 yards of fulled cloth, 4,826 yards of flannel, 150 carding and fulling mills returning capital, $65 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 6 employees in saw mills, 2 carding and fulling mills, 2 saw mills not reporting, 2 saw mills returning capital, 1 carding and fulling mills 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 not reporting, employees in carding and fulling mills, employees in grist mills, employees in tanneries, foundries not reporting, grist mills, grist mills not reporting, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills powered by water, grist mills reporting annual production, grist mills returning capital, saw mill plants, saw mills, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills powered by water, saw mills reporting daily production, saw mills reporting production by number of logs, saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, tanneries, tanneries not reporting, 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 grist mills (pounds sterling), yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills. barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. $ value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 2,813 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 28 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 15, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 13, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 7, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 3, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, 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 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Luigi | 1837–1910 | born here, buried here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC071005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC095008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3461807
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Ars%C3%A8ne
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Ars%C3%A8ne
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. Arsène, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-ars-ne-qc071005-1851/.