St. Bazile, Quebec (1851 census)
St. Bazile was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 715. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.787°N, 71.831°W.
Population
In 1851, St. Bazile had a population of 715: 351 male and 364 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 715 |
| 1861 | 2,000 |
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. Bazile shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 715 total population, 364 females, 351 males, Female members of the family who are present: 335, Male members of the family who are present: 324, 234 single females, 230 single males, 130 families, 117 married males, 116 married females, 36 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 29, Males present who are not members of the family: 27, 24 female births, 18 male births, 14 widowed females, 12 males attending school, 4 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 2, Female members of the family who are absent: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 65 females aged 5 to 10, 57 males aged 5 to 10, 50 single males aged 10 to 15, 46 married males aged 30 to 40, 45 single females aged 10 to 15, 34 married females aged 30 to 40, 33 married females aged 20 to 30, 31 single females aged 15 to 20, 26 married females aged 40 to 50, 26 single males aged 20 to 30, 24 females under age 1, 24 married males aged 40 to 50, 21 females aged 1 to 2, 21 males aged 1 to 2, 19 married males aged 50 to 60, 17 males under age 1, 17 married males aged 20 to 30, 17 single males aged 15 to 20, 16 females aged 2 to 3, 14 males aged 4 to 5, 13 males aged 2 to 3, 11 married females aged 50 to 60, 10 females aged 4 to 5, 10 males aged 3 to 4, 8 females age 3 to 4, 8 married males aged 60 to 70, 8 single females aged 20 to 30, 6 married females aged 15 to 20, 6 married females aged 60 to 70, 5 single females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 30 to 40, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 507 French Canadians, 133 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 69 persons originating in Ireland, 5 persons originating in Scotland, 1 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 44,433 tons of hay, 11,751 acres of land in farms, 9,229 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,517 bushels of oats, 7,558 bushels of potatoes, 6,900 pounds of maple sugar, 4,355 pounds of homemade butter, 2,522 acres of farmland under cultivation, 1,528 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,446 acres of farmland under crops, 1,075 acres of farmland in pasture, 934 bushels of wheat, 680 acres of oats, 637 pounds of wool produced on farms, 636 bushels of rye, 453 bushels of buckwheat, 391 bushels of peas, 293 sheep, 217 milk cows, 204 swine, 193 bushels of turnips, 131 occupants of farms, 129 acres of potatoes, 118 acres of wheat, 107 barrels of pork, 107 horses, 105 calves and heifers, 70 bulls, oxen, or steers, 67 acres of rye, 64 acres of buckwheat, 58 acres of peas, 49 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 47 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 32 bushels of barley, 26 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 18 bushels of carrots, 14 pounds of tobacco, 6 acres of turnips, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 acres of barley, 4 bushels of beans, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 barrels of beef, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 690 yards of linen, 271 yards of flannel, 216 yards of fulled cloth, 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, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, employees in grist mills, employees in saw mills, employees in tanneries, 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, saw mills not reporting, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills powered by water, saw mills reporting annual production, saw mills reporting daily production, saw mills reporting production by number of logs, saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, saw mills returning capital, tanneries, 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), $ value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills. 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 13 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 5, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC068006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC041008— 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. Bazile, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-bazile-qc068006-1851/.