St. David, Quebec (1851 census)
St. David was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 3,159. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462051. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.955°N, 72.808°W.
Population
In 1851, St. David had a population of 3,159: 1,574 male and 1,585 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,159 |
| 1861 | 3,925 |
| 1871 | 2,934 |
| 1881 | 3,106 |
| 1891 | 2,312 |
| 1911 | 1,911 |
| 1921 | 1,618 |
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. David shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 192 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 3,159 total population, 1,585 females, 1,574 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,495, Female members of the family who are present: 1,467, 1,031 single males, 1,028 single females, 521 married males, 516 married females, 511 families, Females present who are not members of the family: 118, 81 female births, Males present who are not members of the family: 79, Male members of the family who are present: 76, 60 male births, 41 widowed females, 22 widowed males, 3 deaf and dumb males, 2 lunatic females, Female members of the family who are absent: 1, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 244 females aged 5 to 10, 238 males aged 5 to 10, 186 married females aged 20 to 30, 174 single males aged 10 to 15, 168 married males aged 30 to 40, 167 single females aged 10 to 15, 156 single males aged 15 to 20, 154 single females aged 15 to 20, 135 married females aged 30 to 40, 117 married males aged 20 to 30, 102 married males aged 40 to 50, 95 single males aged 20 to 30, 90 married females aged 40 to 50, 89 females under age 1, 88 males aged 1 to 2, 85 single females aged 20 to 30, 82 females aged 2 to 3, 75 married males aged 50 to 60, 71 males under age 1, 69 females aged 1 to 2, 68 males aged 2 to 3, 63 males aged 4 to 5, 63 married females aged 50 to 60, 61 females age 3 to 4, 60 females aged 4 to 5, 57 males aged 3 to 4, 34 married males aged 60 to 70, 20 married females aged 15 to 20, 20 married males aged 70 to 80, 19 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 14 married females aged 60 to 70, 14 single males aged 30 to 40, 11 single females aged 30 to 40, 10 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 males of unknown age, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 3,116 French Canadians, 31 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 8 persons originating in the United States, 3 persons originating in Ireland, 1 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 272,601 tons of hay, 27,478 acres of land in farms, 19,526 bushels of oats, 18,092 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 14,791 bushels of wheat, 13,390 pounds of homemade butter, 9,386 acres of farmland under cultivation, 7,724 pounds of flax or hemp, 6,690 acres of farmland under crops, 4,714 pounds of maple sugar, 4,346 bushels of potatoes, 4,272 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,741 bushels of buckwheat, 2,671 bushels of peas, 2,634 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,257 sheep, 2,151 pounds of tobacco, 2,034 acres of wheat, 1,404 acres of oats, 1,013 swine, 994 milk cows, 732 bushels of corn, 708 horses, 590 occupants of farms, 567 calves and heifers, 496 acres of buckwheat, 459 acres of peas, 438 bulls, oxen, or steers, 417 bushels of turnips, 399 bushels of beans, 372 barrels of pork, 229 bushels of barley, 208 bushels of carrots, 178 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 154 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 131 acres of potatoes, 127 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 118 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 107 bushels of rye, 96 acres of corn, 89 barrels of beef, 74 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 62 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 44 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 25 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 21 acres of barley, 18 acres of rye, 10 pounds of hops, 7 acres of turnips, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes $6,500 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 5,997 yards of linen, 2,966 yards of fulled cloth, 2,279 yards of flannel, $250 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 210 carding and fulling mills returning capital, 27 employees in grist mills, 4 grist mills, 4 grist mills not reporting, 4 grist mills powered by water, 4 grist mills returning capital, 3 carding and fulling mills, 3 carding and fulling mills not reporting, 3 employees in saw mills, 2 saw mills, 2 saw mills not reporting, 2 saw mills powered by water, 1 saw mills returning capital, carding and fulling mills reporting, employees in carding and fulling mills, employees in tanneries, foundries, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills reporting annual production, grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, grist mills reporting weekly production, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills reporting annual production, saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, tanneries, tanneries not reporting, 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), yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills. barrels of flour produced per week by grist mills reporting weekly 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 82 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 51, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 31, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 16, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 14, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 10, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 6, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 6, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 2, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 2, 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 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Édouard Scallon | 1813–1864 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC083001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC100005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462051
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-David,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-David_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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. David, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-david-qc083001-1851/.