St. Athanase, Quebec (1851 census)
St. Athanase was a census subdivision in Rouville County, 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 density was 74.4 people per square mile.
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 |
| 1921 | 742 |
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 368 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 8 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 441 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 3 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 1,274 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 48 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 1,327 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 15 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 33 |
| Number of deaf and dumb females | 1 |
| Number of deaf and dumb males | 2 |
| Number of families | 441 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 64 |
| Number of females | 1,322 |
| Number of females attending school | 147 |
| Number of lunatic females | 1 |
| Number of lunatic males | 4 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 66 |
| Number of males | 1,360 |
| Number of males attending school | 212 |
| Number of married females | 396 |
| Number of married males | 398 |
| Number of single females | 894 |
| Number of single males | 923 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 39 |
| POP | 2,682 |
| POP FX N.1 | 1,322 |
| POP MX N.1 | 1,360 |
| POP XX N.1 | 2,682 |
| Total population | 2,682 |
Age structure (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 55 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 61 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 55 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 52 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 230 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 75 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 60 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 61 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 50 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 51 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 206 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 77 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 23 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 130 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 94 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 77 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 50 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 20 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 5 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 92 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 121 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 81 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 56 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 35 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 7 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 167 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 118 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 57 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 10 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 6 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 4 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 3 |
| Number of single females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 178 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 137 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 79 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 11 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 9 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 7 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 9 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 5 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 90 to 100 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 4 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 13 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 7 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 7 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 90 to 100 | 2 |
Ethnic origin (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,549 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 6 |
| Number of persons originating in France | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 107 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 6 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 13 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 64 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 125 |
| Acres of corn | 38 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 43 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,003 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,549 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 10,040 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 13,086 |
| Acres of land in farms | 21,635 |
| Acres of oats | 2,067 |
| Acres of peas | 820 |
| Acres of potatoes | 127 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,161 |
| BAR AC | 64 |
| BAR BU | 752 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 62 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 1,000 |
| BEEF BAR | 62 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 752 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,151 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 64 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 500 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 29,628 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 6,178 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,927 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 126 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 18,592 |
| BWT AC | 125 |
| BWT BU | 1,151 |
| CRN AC | 38 |
| CRN BU | 500 |
| HAY TONS | 347,970 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 181 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 403 |
| Number of horses | 835 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,122 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 397 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 87 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 175 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 74 |
| Number of sheep | 2,300 |
| Number of swine | 1,030 |
| OAT AC | 2,067 |
| OAT BU | 29,628 |
| PEA AC | 820 |
| PEA BU | 6,178 |
| PORK BAR | 1,000 |
| POT AC | 127 |
| POT BU | 3,927 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 200 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 2,075 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 16,979 |
| Pounds of hops produced in the past year | 5 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 60 |
| Pounds of tobacco produced in the past year | 1,782 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,597 |
| TOB LBS | 1,782 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 347,970 |
| WHT AC | 3,161 |
| WHT BU | 18,592 |
| WOOL LBS | 5,597 |
Manufacturing & industry (45 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production | |
| Feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production | 260,000 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills not reporting | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills reporting | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills returning capital | |
| Number of employees in carding and fulling mills | |
| Number of employees in grist mills | |
| Number of employees in saw mills | 8 |
| Number of employees in tanneries | |
| Number of employees in woollen factories | |
| 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 annual production | |
| Number of grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent | |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | |
| Number of saw mill plants | |
| Number of saw mills | 2 |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | |
| Number of saw mills powered by steam | |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 2 |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | 2 |
| 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 | |
| Number of woollen factories | |
| Number of woollen factories reporting | |
| Number of woollen factories 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 cloth produced in woollen factories in the past year (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling) | |
| Yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | |
| Yards of cloth produced in woollen factories in the past year | |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 1,645 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 3,562 |
| Yards of linen produced in the past year | 1,273 |
Fisheries (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of cured fish produced in the past year | 20 |
Deaths & mortality (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2 | 5 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20 | 6 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30 | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50 | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 33 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 10 |
| Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2 | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80 | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 20 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 11 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 53 |
Other recorded variables (146 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 16,979 |
| BEN BU | 19 |
| BOV | 181 |
| C F BAR | 20 |
| C H | 403 |
| C LBS | 200 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 1,360 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 1,322 |
| C03 TOTAL | 2,682 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 1,327 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 1,274 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 33 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 48 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 15 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 3 |
| C100 BTWN 80 AND 90 M WID | 1 |
| C103 BTWN 80 AND 90 F WID | 4 |
| C108 BTWN 90 AND 100 M WID | 2 |
| C111 BTWN 90 AND 100 F WID | 2 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 66 |
| C126 MD MALE | 398 |
| C127 S MALE | 923 |
| C128 WID MALE | 39 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 1,360 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 64 |
| C130 MD FEM | 396 |
| C131 S FEM | 894 |
| C132 WID FEM | 32 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 1,322 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 2,682 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 20 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 33 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 53 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 77 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 212 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 147 |
| C145 DEAF AND DUMB M | 2 |
| C146 DEAF AND DUMB F | 1 |
| C149 LUNATICS M | 4 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 75 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 1 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 11 |
| C16 SM NO | 2 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 10 |
| C18 SM WATER | 2 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 60 |
| C19 SM NO YEAR | 2 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 61 |
| C20 DEATHS UNDER 2 M | 3 |
| C20 SM FEET YEAR | 260,000 |
| C21 DEATHS UNDER 2 F | 5 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 61 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 55 |
| C25 DEATHS UNDER 3 F | 1 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 50 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 55 |
| C28 DEATHS UNDER 4 M | 2 |
| C30 SM EMPLOYED | 8 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 51 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 52 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 206 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 230 |
| C36 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 1 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 178 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 167 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 5 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 137 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 23 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 118 |
| C49 BTWN 15 AND 20 F DEATHS | 6 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 92 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 79 |
| C52 BTWN 20 AND 30 M WID | 3 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 130 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 57 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 1 |
| C57 BTWN 20 AND 30 F DEATHS | 3 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 121 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 11 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 2 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 94 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 10 |
| C65 BTWN 30 AND 40 F DEATHS | 2 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 81 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 9 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 4 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 77 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 6 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 4 |
| C73 BTWN 40 AND 50 F DEATHS | 3 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 56 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 2 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 13 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 50 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 4 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 7 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 35 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 2 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 7 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 20 |
| C86 BTWN 60 AND 70 F S | 3 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 9 |
| C89 BTWN 60 AND 70 F DEATHS | 2 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 7 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 7 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 2 |
| C94 BTWN 70 AND 80 F S | 1 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 5 |
| C96 BTWN 70 AND 80 M DEATHS | 3 |
| C97 BTWN 70 AND 80 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C98 BTWN 80 AND 90 M MD | 1 |
| CAR BU | 19 |
| CD NAME | Rouville |
| CROP | 10,040 |
| CULT | 13,086 |
| ENG WLS | 6 |
| FC YRDS | 3,562 |
| FLAN YRDS | 1,645 |
| FLX LBS | 2,075 |
| FR | 1 |
| FREN ORIG | 2,549 |
| GARDEN | 43 |
| GRA BU | 64 |
| HELD | 21,635 |
| HOP LBS | 5 |
| HORSE | 835 |
| IRE | 107 |
| LIN YRDS | 1,273 |
| LINE NO | 1,334 |
| M COWS | 1,122 |
| MPLS LBS | 60 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 13 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 47 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 87 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 175 |
| O OVR 200 | 1 |
| O UNDR 10 | 74 |
| PASTURE | 3,003 |
| SCOT | 6 |
| SHEEP | 2,300 |
| SWINE | 1,030 |
| TOT O | 397 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 126 |
| US | 13 |
| WOOD | 8,549 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC072002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC059003— 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/.