St. Athanase, Quebec (1851 census)
St. Athanase was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,682. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.282°N, 73.212°W.
Population
In 1851, St. Athanase had a population of 2,682: 1,360 male and 1,322 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,682 |
| 1861 | 2,602 |
| 1871 | 2,139 |
| 1881 | 1,857 |
| 1891 | 1,028 |
| 1901 | 764 |
| 1911 | 772 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, St. Athanase shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 198 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,682 total population, 1,360 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,327, 1,322 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,274, 923 single males, 894 single females, 441 families, 398 married males, 396 married females, 212 males attending school, 147 females attending school, 66 male births, 64 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 48, 39 widowed males, Males present who are not members of the family: 33, 32 widowed females, Male members of the family who are present: 15, 4 lunatic males, Female members of the family who are absent: 3, 2 deaf and dumb males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 230 females aged 5 to 10, 206 males aged 5 to 10, 178 single males aged 10 to 15, 167 single females aged 10 to 15, 137 single males aged 15 to 20, 130 married females aged 20 to 30, 121 married males aged 30 to 40, 118 single females aged 15 to 20, 94 married females aged 30 to 40, 92 married males aged 20 to 30, 81 married males aged 40 to 50, 79 single males aged 20 to 30, 77 males under age 1, 77 married females aged 40 to 50, 75 females under age 1, 61 females aged 1 to 2, 61 males aged 2 to 3, 60 males aged 1 to 2, 57 single females aged 20 to 30, 56 married males aged 50 to 60, 55 females age 3 to 4, 55 females aged 2 to 3, 52 females aged 4 to 5, 51 males aged 4 to 5, 50 males aged 3 to 4, 50 married females aged 50 to 60, 35 married males aged 60 to 70, 23 married females aged 15 to 20, 20 married females aged 60 to 70, 13 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 11 single males aged 30 to 40, 10 single females aged 30 to 40, 9 single males aged 40 to 50, 9 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 7 married males aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 6 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 married males aged 15 to 20, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 90 to 100, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 2,549 French Canadians, 107 persons originating in Ireland, 13 persons originating in the United States, 6 persons originating in England or Wales, 6 persons originating in Scotland, 1 persons originating in France. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 347,970 tons of hay, 29,628 bushels of oats, 21,635 acres of land in farms, 18,592 bushels of wheat, 16,979 pounds of homemade butter, 13,086 acres of farmland under cultivation, 10,040 acres of farmland under crops, 8,549 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,178 bushels of peas, 5,597 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,927 bushels of potatoes, 3,161 acres of wheat, 3,003 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,300 sheep, 2,075 pounds of flax or hemp, 2,067 acres of oats, 1,782 pounds of tobacco, 1,151 bushels of buckwheat, 1,122 milk cows, 1,030 swine, 1,000 barrels of pork, 835 horses, 820 acres of peas, 752 bushels of barley, 500 bushels of corn, 403 calves and heifers, 397 occupants of farms, 200 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 181 bulls, oxen, or steers, 175 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 127 acres of potatoes, 126 bushels of turnips, 125 acres of buckwheat, 87 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 74 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 64 acres of barley, 64 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 62 barrels of beef, 60 pounds of maple sugar, 47 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 43 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 38 acres of corn, 19 bushels of beans, 19 bushels of carrots, 13 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 5 pounds of hops, 2 acres of turnips, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 3,562 yards of fulled cloth, 1,645 yards of flannel, 1,273 yards of linen, 8 employees in saw mills, 2 saw mills, 2 saw mills powered by water, 2 saw mills reporting annual production, 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 grist mills, employees in tanneries, employees in woollen factories, grist mills, grist mills not reporting, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills powered by water, grist mills reporting annual production, grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, grist mills returning capital, saw mill plants, saw mills not reporting, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, saw mills returning capital, tanneries, tanneries not reporting, tanneries reporting, tanneries returning capital, woollen factories, woollen factories reporting, woollen factories 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), $ value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills, yards of cloth produced in woollen factories. 260,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. $ value cloth produced in woollen factories in the past year (pounds sterling). $ 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 20 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 53 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 33, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 20, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 11, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 10, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 6, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC072002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC196002— 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. Athanase, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-athanase-qc072002-1851/.