St. Charles Borromée, Quebec (1851 census)
St. Charles Borromée was a census subdivision in Berthier County, Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,570. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911994. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.035°N, 73.445°W.
Population
In 1851, St. Charles Borromée had a population of 2,570: 1,303 male and 1,267 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,570 |
| 1861 | 3,651 |
| 1871 | 1,202 |
| 1881 | 1,181 |
| 1891 | 840 |
| 1901 | 810 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 883 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Joliette, Convent, 1861 (0.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Joliette, College, 1861 (0.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, St. Charles Borromée shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 359 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 442 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 13 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 1,187 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 80 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 1,191 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 41 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 112 |
| Number of blind males | 1 |
| Number of deaf and dumb females | 2 |
| Number of deaf and dumb males | 4 |
| Number of families | 442 |
| Number of females | 1,267 |
| Number of females attending school | 105 |
| Number of lunatic females | 1 |
| Number of males | 1,303 |
| Number of males attending school | 163 |
| Number of married females | 431 |
| Number of married males | 432 |
| Number of single females | 802 |
| Number of single males | 859 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| POP | 2,570 |
| POP FX N.1 | 1,267 |
| POP MX N.1 | 1,303 |
| POP XX N.1 | 2,570 |
| Total population | 2,570 |
Age structure (46 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females of unknown age | 558 |
| Number of males of unknown age | 585 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 29 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 131 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 118 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 86 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 46 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 15 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 6 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 7 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 110 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 135 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 76 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 58 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 34 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 8 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 4 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 33 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 128 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 56 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 15 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 4 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 3 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 4 |
| Number of single females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 49 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 153 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 56 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 7 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 3 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 4 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 6 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 6 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 10 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 5 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,514 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 31 |
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in France | 3 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 14 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 6 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 27 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 123 |
| Acres of corn | 55 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 103 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,763 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,483 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,902 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 6,768 |
| Acres of land in farms | 13,251 |
| Acres of oats | 1,967 |
| Acres of peas | 321 |
| Acres of potatoes | 131 |
| Acres of rye | 296 |
| Acres of wheat | 742 |
| BAR AC | 27 |
| BAR BU | 134 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 573 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 134 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 732 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 498 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 22,150 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,565 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,236 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,286 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 4,574 |
| BWT AC | 123 |
| BWT BU | 732 |
| CRN AC | 55 |
| CRN BU | 498 |
| HAY TONS | 64,001 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 85 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 211 |
| Number of horses | 452 |
| Number of milk cows | 679 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 320 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 63 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 78 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 141 |
| Number of sheep | 812 |
| Number of swine | 561 |
| OAT AC | 1,967 |
| OAT BU | 22,150 |
| PEA AC | 321 |
| PEA BU | 1,565 |
| PORK BAR | 573 |
| POT AC | 131 |
| POT BU | 5,236 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 2,009 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 7,488 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 8,386 |
| Pounds of tobacco produced in the past year | 1,334 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,487 |
| RYE AC | 296 |
| RYE BU | 1,286 |
| TOB LBS | 1,334 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 64,001 |
| WHT AC | 742 |
| WHT BU | 4,574 |
| WOOL LBS | 1,487 |
Manufacturing & industry (50 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 daily by saw mills reporting daily production | 3 |
| Feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production | |
| Logs produced by saw mills reporting production by number of logs | 3 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills reporting | 2 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills returning capital | |
| Number of distilleries reporting | |
| Number of employees in foundries | |
| Number of employees in grist mills | 11 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | 200 |
| Number of employees in tanneries | |
| Number of foundries | 1 |
| Number of foundries not reporting | |
| Number of foundries reporting | 1 |
| Number of foundries returning capital | 100 |
| Number of grist mills | 3 |
| Number of grist mills not reporting | |
| Number of grist mills powered by steam | |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 3 |
| 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 | 3 |
| Number of grist mills reporting weekly production | |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | 3 |
| Number of saw mill plants | 2,200 |
| Number of saw mills | 3 |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | |
| Number of saw mills powered by steam | |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 3 |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of saw mills reporting daily production | |
| Number of saw mills reporting production by number of logs | 700 |
| Number of saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent | 18 |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | 1 |
| Number of tanneries | |
| Number of tanneries not reporting | |
| Number of tanneries reporting | |
| Number of tanneries returning capital | |
| Value of annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling) | 1,500 |
| Value of annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | 290 |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | 1 |
| Value of iron produced in foundries in the past year (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling) | |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 1,012 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 1,442 |
| Yards of linen produced in the past year | 1,778 |
Deaths & mortality (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2 | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 24 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 14 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2 | 6 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30 | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 28 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 13 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 52 |
Other recorded variables (146 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 7,488 |
| BOV | 85 |
| C H | 211 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 3 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 1,303 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 1,267 |
| C03 GM WATER | 3 |
| C03 TOTAL | 2,570 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 1,191 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 1,187 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 112 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 80 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 41 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 13 |
| C10 GM ANNUAL NO | 3 |
| C100 BTWN 80 AND 90 M WID | 1 |
| C103 BTWN 80 AND 90 F WID | 1 |
| C104 BTWN 80 AND 90 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C105 BTWN 80 AND 90 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C11 GM ANNUAL P | 1,500 |
| C12 GM CAP NO | 3 |
| C122 AGES NOT GIVEN M | 585 |
| C123 AGES NOT GIVEN F | 558 |
| C126 MD MALE | 432 |
| C127 S MALE | 859 |
| C128 WID MALE | 12 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 1,303 |
| C13 GM CAP P | 290 |
| C130 MD FEM | 431 |
| C131 S FEM | 802 |
| C132 WID FEM | 34 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 1,267 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 2,570 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 28 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 24 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 52 |
| C14 GM HANDS | 11 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 163 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 105 |
| C145 DEAF AND DUMB M | 4 |
| C146 DEAF AND DUMB F | 2 |
| C147 BLIND M | 1 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 1 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 13 |
| C16 SM NO | 3 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 14 |
| C18 SM WATER | 3 |
| C20 DEATHS UNDER 2 M | 6 |
| C21 DEATHS UNDER 2 F | 3 |
| C22 SM FEET DAY | 3 |
| C23 SM LOGS NO | 700 |
| C24 SM NO LOGS | 3 |
| C25 DEATHS UNDER 3 F | 2 |
| C25 SM PLANTS | 2,200 |
| C26 SM ANNUAL NO | 18 |
| C28 SM RETURNS NO | 1 |
| C29 DEATHS UNDER 4 F | 1 |
| C29 SM RETURNS P | 1 |
| C30 SM EMPLOYED | 200 |
| C33 CFM RETURNS | 2 |
| C36 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 2 |
| C37 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 2 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 49 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 33 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 7 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 153 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 29 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 128 |
| C48 BTWN 15 AND 20 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 110 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 56 |
| C52 BTWN 20 AND 30 M WID | 5 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 131 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 56 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 4 |
| C56 BTWN 20 AND 30 M DEATHS | 3 |
| C57 BTWN 20 AND 30 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 135 |
| C58 F NO | 1 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 7 |
| C59 F RETURNS | 1 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 1 |
| C60 F CAPITAL | 100 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 118 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 15 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 6 |
| C65 BTWN 30 AND 40 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 76 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 3 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 1 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 86 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 4 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 4 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 58 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 4 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 46 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 3 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 6 |
| C80 BTWN 50 AND 60 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C81 BTWN 50 AND 60 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 34 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 1 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 1 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 15 |
| C86 BTWN 60 AND 70 F S | 4 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 10 |
| C88 BTWN 60 AND 70 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C89 BTWN 60 AND 70 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 8 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 3 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 6 |
| C94 BTWN 70 AND 80 F S | 1 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 3 |
| C98 BTWN 80 AND 90 M MD | 4 |
| C99 BTWN 80 AND 90 M S | 1 |
| CD NAME | Berthier |
| CROP | 3,902 |
| CULT | 6,768 |
| ENG WLS | 1 |
| FC YRDS | 1,442 |
| FLAN YRDS | 1,012 |
| FLX LBS | 2,009 |
| FR | 3 |
| FREN ORIG | 2,514 |
| GARDEN | 103 |
| HELD | 13,251 |
| HORSE | 452 |
| IRE | 14 |
| LIN YRDS | 1,778 |
| LINE NO | 1,036 |
| M COWS | 679 |
| MPLS LBS | 8,386 |
| NOT FRN | 31 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 7 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 28 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 63 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 78 |
| O OVR 200 | 3 |
| O UNDR 10 | 141 |
| OTHER PL | 1 |
| PASTURE | 2,763 |
| SHEEP | 812 |
| SWINE | 561 |
| TOT O | 320 |
| US | 6 |
| WOOD | 6,483 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC050008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC060005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911994
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. Charles Borromée, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-charles-borrom-e-qc050008-1851/.