St. Denis, Quebec (1851 census)
St. Denis was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,296. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462069. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.486°N, 69.904°W.
Population
In 1851, St. Denis had a population of 2,296: 1,163 male and 1,133 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,296 |
| 1861 | 1,782 |
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. Denis shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 178 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,296 total population, 1,163 males, 1,133 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,086, Female members of the family who are present: 1,050, 806 single males, 793 single females, 343 families, 336 married males, 307 married females, Females present who are not members of the family: 83, Males present who are not members of the family: 77, Male members of the family who are present: 70, 65 males attending school, Female members of the family who are absent: 59, 54 females attending school, 48 female births, 44 male births, 33 widowed females, 21 widowed males, 4 lunatic females, 2 blind males, 2 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 177 females aged 5 to 10, 153 males aged 5 to 10, 146 single males aged 15 to 20, 133 single males aged 10 to 15, 128 single females aged 10 to 15, 119 single females aged 15 to 20, 113 single females aged 20 to 30, 106 single males aged 20 to 30, 103 married males aged 30 to 40, 96 married females aged 20 to 30, 83 married females aged 30 to 40, 70 married males aged 20 to 30, 66 males aged 1 to 2, 62 married males aged 40 to 50, 55 married females aged 40 to 50, 51 females aged 2 to 3, 51 females under age 1, 47 males aged 2 to 3, 45 males under age 1, 45 married males aged 50 to 60, 44 males aged 4 to 5, 43 females aged 1 to 2, 43 married females aged 50 to 60, 38 females age 3 to 4, 36 males aged 3 to 4, 30 females aged 4 to 5, 25 married males aged 70 to 80, 24 married males aged 60 to 70, 22 single females aged 30 to 40, 18 married females aged 60 to 70, 13 single males aged 30 to 40, 9 single females aged 50 to 60, 8 single males aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 7 married females aged 70 to 80, 7 single females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 married males aged 15 to 20, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 2,269 French Canadians, 24 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 16 Indigenous persons, 3 persons originating in Ireland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 346,280 tons of hay, 53,048 pounds of homemade butter, 28,446 bushels of oats, 22,014 acres of land in farms, 14,434 pounds of maple sugar, 11,910 bushels of wheat, 11,472 acres of farmland under cultivation, 11,401 bushels of potatoes, 10,542 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,695 bushels of barley, 6,793 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,473 pounds of flax or hemp, 6,047 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,594 acres of farmland under crops, 2,873 sheep, 2,065 bushels of peas, 1,670 acres of wheat, 1,602 bushels of rye, 1,466 acres of oats, 1,172 milk cows, 772 acres of barley, 745 swine, 615 pounds of tobacco, 509 horses, 407 calves and heifers, 341 acres of peas, 300 bushels of turnips, 257 occupants of farms, 250 barrels of pork, 211 acres of rye, 180 acres of potatoes, 144 bulls, oxen, or steers, 108 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 89 barrels of beef, 85 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 50 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 47 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 24 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 22 bushels of corn, 20 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 6 bushels of buckwheat, 1 acres of buckwheat, 1 acres of corn, 1 acres of turnips. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 7,752 yards of linen, 5,581 yards of flannel, 3,690 yards of fulled cloth, $200 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $70 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), $25 value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), $25 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), 2 saw mills, 2 saw mills powered by water, 2 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 2 saw mills returning capital, 1 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, gallons of beer produced in breweries, breweries, breweries not reporting, breweries reporting, breweries returning capital, carding and fulling mills, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, employees in breweries, employees in saw mills, grist mills not reporting, grist mills powered by steam, saw mills not reporting, tanneries, tanneries reporting, pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 72 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 23 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 9, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 7, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, 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 of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Charles-Eusèbe Dionne | 1846–1925 | born here |
| Narcisse-Eutrope Dionne | 1848–1917 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC058004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC026008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462069
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Denis-De_La_Bouteillerie
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Denis-De_La_Bouteillerie
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. Denis, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-denis-qc058004-1851/.