St. Célestin, Quebec (1851 census)
St. Célestin was a census subdivision in Nicolet County, Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 468. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.208°N, 72.401°W.
Population
In 1851, St. Célestin had a population of 468: 252 male and 216 female residents. Population density was 12.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 468 |
| 1861 | 1,355 |
| 1871 | 1,609 |
| 1881 | 1,656 |
| 1891 | 1,532 |
| 1901 | 1,320 |
| 1911 | 1,380 |
| 1921 | 1,135 |
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. Célestin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 315 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 66 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 2 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 199 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 17 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 239 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 12 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 13 |
| Number of families | 66 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 10 |
| Number of females | 216 |
| Number of females attending school | 33 |
| Number of lunatic males | 1 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 11 |
| Number of males | 252 |
| Number of males attending school | 49 |
| Number of married females | 64 |
| Number of married males | 64 |
| Number of single females | 142 |
| Number of single males | 184 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| POP | 468 |
| POP FX N.1 | 216 |
| POP MX N.1 | 252 |
| POP XX N.1 | 468 |
| Total population | 468 |
Age structure (45 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 9 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 8 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 15 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 9 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 36 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 9 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 9 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 19 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 9 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 12 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 45 |
| Number of males of unknown age | 1 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 11 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 21 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 22 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 9 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 10 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 8 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 20 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 21 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 8 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 4 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 17 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 23 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 10 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 32 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 31 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 10 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 5 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 450 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 14 |
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 4 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 12 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 88 |
| Acres of corn | 8 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 5 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 737 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,957 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,116 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 1,858 |
| Acres of land in farms | 4,815 |
| Acres of oats | 924 |
| Acres of peas | 34 |
| Acres of potatoes | 59 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 413 |
| BAR AC | 12 |
| BAR BU | 124 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 13 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 10 |
| BEEF BAR | 13 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 124 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 451 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 65 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,061 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 123 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,308 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 90 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 3,232 |
| BWT AC | 88 |
| BWT BU | 451 |
| CRN AC | 8 |
| CRN BU | 65 |
| HAY TONS | 48,510 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 40 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 77 |
| Number of horses | 97 |
| Number of milk cows | 244 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 61 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 1 |
| Number of sheep | 516 |
| Number of swine | 175 |
| OAT AC | 924 |
| OAT BU | 7,061 |
| PEA AC | 34 |
| PEA BU | 123 |
| PORK BAR | 10 |
| POT AC | 59 |
| POT BU | 3,308 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 40 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 1,185 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 2,595 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 3,358 |
| Pounds of tobacco produced in the past year | 241 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,273 |
| TOB LBS | 241 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 48,510 |
| WHT AC | 413 |
| WHT BU | 3,232 |
| WOOL LBS | 1,273 |
Manufacturing & industry (48 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of flour produced per day by grist mills reporting daily production | |
| 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 | |
| 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 distilleries not reporting | |
| Number of employees in carding and fulling mills | |
| Number of employees in distilleries | |
| Number of employees in grist mills | 3 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | 3 |
| Number of grist mills | 1 |
| Number of grist mills not reporting | 1 |
| Number of grist mills powered by steam | |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 1 |
| Number of grist mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of grist mills reporting daily production | |
| Number of grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent | |
| Number of grist mills reporting weekly production | |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | |
| Number of saw mill plants | |
| Number of saw mills | 1 |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | 1 |
| Number of saw mills powered by steam | |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 1 |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of saw mills reporting daily production | |
| Number of saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent | |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | |
| Number of tanneries | |
| 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) | 150 |
| 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 flannel produced in the past year | 574 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 637 |
| Yards of linen produced in the past year | 989 |
Deaths & mortality (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 4 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 7 |
Other recorded variables (120 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 2,595 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| BOV | 40 |
| C H | 77 |
| C LBS | 40 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 1 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 252 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 216 |
| C03 GM WATER | 1 |
| C03 TOTAL | 468 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 239 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 199 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 13 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 17 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 12 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 2 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 11 |
| C122 AGES NOT GIVEN M | 1 |
| C126 MD MALE | 64 |
| C127 S MALE | 184 |
| C128 WID MALE | 4 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 252 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 10 |
| C130 MD FEM | 64 |
| C131 S FEM | 142 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 216 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 468 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 4 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 3 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 7 |
| C14 GM HANDS | 3 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 11 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 49 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 33 |
| C149 LUNATICS M | 1 |
| C15 GM NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 9 |
| C16 SM NO | 1 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 1 |
| C18 SM WATER | 1 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 9 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 8 |
| C20 DEATHS UNDER 2 M | 1 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 19 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 15 |
| C25 DEATHS UNDER 3 F | 1 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 9 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 9 |
| C28 DEATHS UNDER 4 M | 1 |
| C29 SM RETURNS P | 150 |
| C30 SM EMPLOYED | 3 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 12 |
| C31 SM NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 9 |
| C33 DEATHS UNDER 5 F | 1 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 45 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 36 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 32 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 17 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 1 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 31 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 23 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 8 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 10 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 21 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 10 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 1 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 20 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 2 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 22 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 3 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 2 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 21 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 2 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 2 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 9 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 2 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 2 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 8 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 1 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 1 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 10 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 1 |
| C80 BTWN 50 AND 60 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 4 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 1 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 2 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 5 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 2 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 1 |
| C96 BTWN 70 AND 80 M DEATHS | 1 |
| CD NAME | Nicolet |
| CROP | 1,116 |
| CULT | 1,858 |
| FC YRDS | 637 |
| FLAN YRDS | 574 |
| FLX LBS | 1,185 |
| FREN ORIG | 450 |
| GARDEN | 5 |
| HELD | 4,815 |
| HORSE | 97 |
| LIN YRDS | 989 |
| LINE NO | 1,248 |
| M COWS | 244 |
| MPLS LBS | 3,358 |
| NOT FRN | 14 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 1 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 5 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 11 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 42 |
| O OVR 200 | 1 |
| O UNDR 10 | 1 |
| OTHER PL | 4 |
| PASTURE | 737 |
| SHEEP | 516 |
| SWINE | 175 |
| TOT O | 61 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 90 |
| WOOD | 2,957 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC066009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC078008— 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. Célestin, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-c-lestin-qc066009-1851/.