St. Benoit, Quebec (1851 census)
St. Benoit was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,663. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911931. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.570°N, 74.108°W.
Population
In 1851, St. Benoit had a population of 2,663: 1,307 male and 1,356 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,663 |
| 1861 | 1,988 |
| 1871 | 1,613 |
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. Benoit shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 199 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,663 total population, 1,356 females, 1,307 males, Female members of the family who are present: 1,232, Male members of the family who are present: 1,230, 845 single females, 844 single males, 469 married females, 449 families, 436 married males, 236 females attending school, 207 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 124, Males present who are not members of the family: 77, 60 male births, 49 female births, Male members of the family who are present: 44, 42 widowed females, 27 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 4, 2 blind females, 2 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 204 females aged 5 to 10, 188 males aged 5 to 10, 168 single males aged 10 to 15, 148 single females aged 10 to 15, 146 single females aged 15 to 20, 144 married males aged 30 to 40, 140 married females aged 30 to 40, 134 married females aged 20 to 30, 105 single males aged 15 to 20, 86 married males aged 20 to 30, 83 married males aged 40 to 50, 81 married females aged 40 to 50, 73 males aged 1 to 2, 67 females aged 1 to 2, 67 males under age 1, 60 males aged 4 to 5, 59 single males aged 20 to 30, 55 females under age 1, 54 single females aged 20 to 30, 53 females age 3 to 4, 51 married males aged 50 to 60, 50 males aged 2 to 3, 46 females aged 2 to 3, 43 married females aged 50 to 60, 42 females aged 4 to 5, 42 males aged 3 to 4, 38 married males aged 60 to 70, 33 married females aged 15 to 20, 29 married females aged 60 to 70, 19 married males aged 70 to 80, 16 single females aged 30 to 40, 14 single males aged 30 to 40, 14 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 13 married males aged 15 to 20, 11 single males aged 40 to 50, 9 single females aged 40 to 50, 9 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 8 married females aged 70 to 80, 8 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 1 married males over 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 2,540 French Canadians, 74 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 27 persons originating in Scotland, 13 persons originating in Ireland, 8 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 321,628 tons of hay, 39,325 pounds of homemade butter, 35,733 bushels of oats, 21,979 acres of land in farms, 18,886 bushels of wheat, 14,015 acres of farmland under cultivation, 11,878 pounds of maple sugar, 10,905 bushels of potatoes, 8,413 pounds of tobacco, 8,329 acres of farmland under crops, 7,964 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,537 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,559 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,949 acres of oats, 2,866 bushels of peas, 2,517 pounds of flax or hemp, 2,032 acres of wheat, 1,976 bushels of buckwheat, 1,950 sheep, 1,448 bushels of carrots, 1,198 bushels of barley, 1,128 swine, 1,056 milk cows, 873 calves and heifers, 854 horses, 732 bushels of corn, 600 gallons of cider, 578 acres of peas, 562 barrels of pork, 411 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 381 occupants of farms, 333 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 283 acres of buckwheat, 234 acres of potatoes, 202 bulls, oxen, or steers, 149 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 130 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 129 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 108 acres of barley, 107 bushels of beans, 73 acres of corn, 52 bushels of rye, 51 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 42 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 19 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 10 acres of rye, 10 bushels of turnips, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 barrels of beef. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 2,732 yards of fulled cloth, 2,689 yards of flannel, 1,708 yards of linen, $1,500 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $125 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), $100 value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), 3 tanneries, 3 tanneries not reporting, 2 employees in grist mills, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 1 grist mills returning capital, 1 saw mills, 1 saw mills not reporting, 1 saw mills powered by water, 1 saw mills returning capital, gallons of beer produced in breweries, breweries, breweries not reporting, breweries reporting, breweries returning capital, carding and fulling mills, carding and fulling mills not reporting, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, distilleries, employees in breweries, employees in carding and fulling mills, employees in saw mills, grist mills not reporting, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills reporting annual production, grist mills reporting weekly production, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills reporting annual production, saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, $ value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling). barrels of flour produced per week by grist mills reporting weekly production. barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 38 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 23, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 15, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 11, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 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 2 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jean-Joseph Girouard | 1794–1855 | died here |
| Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier | 1839–1920 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC080001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC097007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911931
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. Benoit, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-benoit-qc080001-1851/.