St. Cyrille, Quebec (1851 census)
St. Cyrille was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 448. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912036. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.029°N, 70.237°W.
Population
In 1851, St. Cyrille had a population of 448: 241 male and 207 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 448 |
| 1861 | 652 |
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. Cyrille shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 448 total population, 241 males, Male members of the family who are present: 236, 207 females, Female members of the family who are present: 206, 165 single males, 125 single females, 77 married females, 75 married males, 73 families, 11 male births, 8 female births, Male members of the family who are present: 5, Males present who are not members of the family: 5, 5 widowed females, Female members of the family who are absent: 2, 2 deaf and dumb males, Females present who are not members of the family: 1, 1 blind females, 1 lunatic females, 1 widowed males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 39 females aged 5 to 10, 35 males aged 5 to 10, 28 single males aged 10 to 15, 24 married females aged 20 to 30, 24 married males aged 20 to 30, 24 married males aged 30 to 40, 23 married females aged 30 to 40, 18 males aged 1 to 2, 18 single males aged 30 to 40, 15 married males aged 50 to 60, 15 single females aged 10 to 15, 14 married females aged 40 to 50, 14 single males aged 15 to 20, 12 females aged 4 to 5, 12 males aged 3 to 4, 12 males under age 1, 12 single females aged 20 to 30, 11 married males aged 40 to 50, 11 single females aged 15 to 20, 10 married females aged 50 to 60, 10 single males aged 20 to 30, 9 females aged 2 to 3, 8 females age 3 to 4, 8 females under age 1, 8 males aged 4 to 5, 7 females aged 1 to 2, 7 males aged 2 to 3, 4 married females aged 60 to 70, 3 married males aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 444 French Canadians, 4 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 56,679 pounds of homemade butter, 43,683 pounds of maple sugar, 41,266 acres of land in farms, 31,480 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 27,016 bushels of oats, 11,773 bushels of potatoes, 9,816 acres of farmland under cultivation, 6,073 bushels of wheat, 5,995 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,203 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,004 pounds of flax or hemp, 3,712 acres of farmland under crops, 3,122 tons of hay, 2,810 bushels of corn, 2,513 bushels of rye, 1,991 sheep, 1,984 acres of oats, 1,661 acres of wheat, 1,096 milk cows, 993 bushels of peas, 863 swine, 711 bushels of barley, 619 calves and heifers, 474 horses, 473 pounds of tobacco, 460 barrels of pork, 358 occupants of farms, 337 acres of rye, 228 acres of potatoes, 149 bulls, oxen, or steers, 145 acres of peas, 109 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 109 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 106 barrels of beef, 81 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 80 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 70 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 67 acres of barley, 36 acres of corn, 33 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 30 bushels of turnips, 30 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 25 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 15 bushels of beans, 3 bushels of buckwheat, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 acres of buckwheat, 1 acres of turnips. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 3,741 yards of fulled cloth, 3,381 yards of linen, 2,534 yards of flannel, $2,200 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 8 saw mills, 8 saw mills powered by water, 4 employees in grist mills, 2 grist mills returning capital, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 tanneries, 1 tanneries not reporting, carding and fulling mills, carding and fulling mills not reporting, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, employees in carding and fulling mills, employees in foundries, employees in saw mills, foundries, foundries reporting, foundries returning capital, grist mills, 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 reporting weekly production, saw mill plants, saw mills not reporting, saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, saw mills returning capital, woollen factories, woollen factories reporting, woollen factories returning capital, $ value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), $ value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), $ value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), $ value iron produced in foundries in the past year (pounds sterling), yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills. barrels of flour produced per week by grist mills reporting weekly production. barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 2 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 6 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC060007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC023004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912036
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. Cyrille, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-cyrille-qc060007-1851/.