St. Barnabé, Quebec (1851 census)
St. Barnabé was a census subdivision in St. Maurice County, Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,490. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.476°N, 72.944°W.
Population
In 1851, St. Barnabé had a population of 1,490: 781 male and 709 female residents. Population density was 17.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,490 |
| 1861 | 1,631 |
| 1871 | 1,639 |
| 1881 | 1,976 |
| 1891 | 2,014 |
| 1901 | 2,291 |
| 1911 | 2,501 |
| 1921 | 1,419 |
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. Barnabé shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 363 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 8 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 215 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 42 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 671 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 38 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 687 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 85 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 94 |
| Number of blind females | 1 |
| Number of deaf and dumb females | 4 |
| Number of deaf and dumb males | 1 |
| Number of families | 215 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 17 |
| Number of females | 709 |
| Number of females attending school | 108 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 20 |
| Number of males | 781 |
| Number of males attending school | 94 |
| Number of married females | 211 |
| Number of married males | 240 |
| Number of single females | 481 |
| Number of single males | 528 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| POP | 1,490 |
| POP FX N.1 | 709 |
| POP MX N.1 | 781 |
| POP XX N.1 | 1,490 |
| Total population | 1,490 |
Age structure (55 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 22 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 32 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 25 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 20 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 112 |
| Number of females of unknown age | 1 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 27 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 27 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 22 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 27 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 27 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 111 |
| Number of males of unknown age | 4 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 26 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 11 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 69 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 40 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 60 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 24 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 6 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 63 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 66 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 59 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 35 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 11 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 4 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 99 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 77 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 58 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 4 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 3 |
| Number of single females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 101 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 90 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 73 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 12 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 6 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,468 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 3 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 12 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 6 |
Agriculture (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 30 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 954 |
| Acres of corn | 75 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 42 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,743 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 23,064 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,475 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 6,260 |
| Acres of land in farms | 29,324 |
| Acres of oats | 8,009 |
| Acres of peas | 1,009 |
| Acres of potatoes | 133 |
| Acres of rye | 20 |
| Acres of turnips | 141 |
| Acres of wheat | 562 |
| BAR AC | 30 |
| BAR BU | 294 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 967 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 2,996 |
| BEEF BAR | 967 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 294 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 7,671 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 89 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 43 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 777 |
| Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year | 302 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 142,029 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 6,726 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,644 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 112 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,040 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 3,829 |
| BWT AC | 954 |
| BWT BU | 7,671 |
| CRN AC | 75 |
| CRN BU | 777 |
| HAY TONS | 692,795 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 1,050 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 944 |
| Number of horses | 1,008 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,883 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 211 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 143 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 52 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 72 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 12 |
| Number of sheep | 4,560 |
| Number of swine | 1,391 |
| OAT AC | 8,009 |
| OAT BU | 142,029 |
| PEA AC | 1,009 |
| PEA BU | 6,726 |
| PORK BAR | 2,996 |
| POT AC | 133 |
| POT BU | 6,644 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 111 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 21,583 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 64,335 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 40,859 |
| Pounds of tobacco produced in the past year | 3,262 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 10,703 |
| RYE AC | 20 |
| RYE BU | 112 |
| TOB LBS | 3,262 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 692,795 |
| WHT AC | 562 |
| WHT BU | 3,829 |
| WOOL LBS | 10,703 |
Manufacturing & industry (42 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of flour produced per day by grist mills reporting daily production | |
| 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 | 1 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills reporting | 1 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills returning capital | 11 |
| Number of employees in breweries | |
| Number of employees in carding and fulling mills | 2 |
| Number of employees in foundries | |
| Number of employees in grist mills | 5 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | 62 |
| Number of foundries | |
| Number of foundries reporting | |
| Number of foundries returning capital | |
| Number of grist mills | 2 |
| Number of grist mills not reporting | |
| Number of grist mills powered by steam | |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 2 |
| Number of grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent | 2 |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | 2 |
| Number of saw mill plants | |
| Number of saw mills | 7 |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | |
| Number of saw mills powered by steam | |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 7 |
| Number of saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent | 5 |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | 7 |
| Number of tanneries | |
| Number of tanneries not reporting | |
| Pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | 18 |
| Value of annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling) | 310 |
| Value of annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling) | 985 |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | 950 |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | 2,460 |
| Value of iron produced in foundries in the past year (pounds sterling) | |
| Yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 8,732 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 5,241 |
| Yards of linen produced in the past year | 20,437 |
Fisheries (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of cured fish produced in the past year | 1 |
Deaths & mortality (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2 | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 11 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 5 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 8 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 5 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 19 |
Other recorded variables (150 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 64,335 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| BOV | 1,050 |
| C F BAR | 1 |
| C H | 944 |
| C LBS | 111 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 2 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 781 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 709 |
| C03 GM WATER | 2 |
| C03 TOTAL | 1,490 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 687 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 671 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 94 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 38 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 85 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 42 |
| C10 GM ANNUAL NO | 2 |
| C100 BTWN 80 AND 90 M WID | 1 |
| C103 BTWN 80 AND 90 F WID | 1 |
| C11 GM ANNUAL P | 310 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 20 |
| C12 GM CAP NO | 2 |
| C122 AGES NOT GIVEN M | 4 |
| C123 AGES NOT GIVEN F | 1 |
| C126 MD MALE | 240 |
| C127 S MALE | 528 |
| C128 WID MALE | 13 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 781 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 17 |
| C13 GM CAP P | 950 |
| C130 MD FEM | 211 |
| C131 S FEM | 481 |
| C132 WID FEM | 17 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 709 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 1,490 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 8 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 11 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 19 |
| C14 GM HANDS | 5 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 26 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 94 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 108 |
| C145 DEAF AND DUMB M | 1 |
| C146 DEAF AND DUMB F | 4 |
| C148 BLIND F | 1 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 27 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 5 |
| C16 SM NO | 7 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 5 |
| C18 SM WATER | 7 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 27 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 32 |
| C20 DEATHS UNDER 2 M | 1 |
| C21 DEATHS UNDER 2 F | 3 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 22 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 25 |
| C24 DEATHS UNDER 3 M | 1 |
| C26 SM ANNUAL NO | 5 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 27 |
| C27 SM ANNUAL P | 985 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 22 |
| C28 SM RETURNS NO | 7 |
| C29 SM RETURNS P | 2,460 |
| C30 SM EMPLOYED | 62 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 27 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 20 |
| C32 CFM NO | 1 |
| C33 CFM RETURNS | 1 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 111 |
| C34 CFM CAPITAL | 11 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 112 |
| C35 CFM WOOL | 18 |
| C36 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 1 |
| C37 CFM HANDS | 2 |
| C37 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 2 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 101 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 99 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 1 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 90 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 11 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 77 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 63 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 73 |
| C52 BTWN 20 AND 30 M WID | 1 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 69 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 58 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 2 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 66 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 12 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 2 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 40 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 4 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 1 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 59 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 6 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 2 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 60 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 3 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 3 |
| C73 BTWN 40 AND 50 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 35 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 2 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 1 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 24 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 4 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 11 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 3 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 6 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 4 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 4 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 3 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 1 |
| C94 BTWN 70 AND 80 F S | 1 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 2 |
| C98 BTWN 80 AND 90 M MD | 1 |
| CAR BU | 89 |
| CD NAME | St. Maurice |
| CROP | 4,475 |
| CULT | 6,260 |
| ENG WLS | 1 |
| FC YRDS | 5,241 |
| FLAN YRDS | 8,732 |
| FLX LBS | 21,583 |
| FREN ORIG | 1,468 |
| GARDEN | 42 |
| GRA BU | 43 |
| HELD | 29,324 |
| HORSE | 1,008 |
| IRE | 12 |
| LIN YRDS | 20,437 |
| LINE NO | 1,371 |
| M COWS | 1,883 |
| MPLS LBS | 40,859 |
| MW BU | 302 |
| NOT FRN | 3 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 2 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 143 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 52 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 72 |
| O OVR 200 | 30 |
| O UNDR 10 | 12 |
| PASTURE | 1,743 |
| SHEEP | 4,560 |
| SWINE | 1,391 |
| TOT O | 211 |
| TUR AC | 141 |
| TUR BU | 1,040 |
| US | 6 |
| WOOD | 23,064 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC073006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC093004— 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. Barnabé, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-barnab-qc073006-1851/.