St. Didace, Quebec (1851 census)
St. Didace was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 689. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462088. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.345°N, 73.223°W.
Population
In 1851, St. Didace had a population of 689: 355 male and 334 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 689 |
| 1861 | 1,654 |
| 1871 | 2,055 |
| 1881 | 2,403 |
| 1891 | 1,954 |
| 1901 | 1,499 |
| 1911 | 1,463 |
| 1921 | 1,050 |
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 became part of St. Didace, 1861 (91.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, St. Didace shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 689 total population, 355 males, Male members of the family who are present: 338, 334 females, Female members of the family who are present: 306, 243 single males, 216 single females, 118 families, 110 married females, 109 married males, Male members of the family who are present: 30, Females present who are not members of the family: 28, Males present who are not members of the family: 17, 17 male births, 16 female births, 8 females attending school, 8 widowed females, 6 males attending school, Female members of the family who are absent: 3, 3 widowed males, 1 blind males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 61 females aged 5 to 10, 53 males aged 5 to 10, 45 married females aged 20 to 30, 43 single males aged 10 to 15, 37 single females aged 10 to 15, 34 married males aged 20 to 30, 33 single males aged 15 to 20, 30 married males aged 30 to 40, 28 married females aged 30 to 40, 26 females aged 1 to 2, 26 married males aged 40 to 50, 24 males aged 3 to 4, 22 males aged 1 to 2, 20 females under age 1, 19 males under age 1, 19 married females aged 40 to 50, 16 single males aged 20 to 30, 15 females aged 2 to 3, 15 males aged 2 to 3, 15 males aged 4 to 5, 14 females age 3 to 4, 14 females aged 4 to 5, 14 single females aged 15 to 20, 12 single females aged 20 to 30, 8 married males aged 60 to 70, 7 married females aged 50 to 60, 7 married males aged 50 to 60, 5 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 married females aged 60 to 70, 4 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 single males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 662 French Canadians, 21 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 3 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in Ireland, 1 persons originating in Scotland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 191,135 tons of hay, 34,026 bushels of oats, 28,218 pounds of maple sugar, 13,345 pounds of flax or hemp, 12,916 pounds of homemade butter, 9,788 acres of land in farms, 7,781 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,215 bushels of potatoes, 4,579 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,970 bushels of peas, 3,726 bushels of buckwheat, 2,183 acres of oats, 2,007 acres of farmland under cultivation, 1,845 sheep, 1,699 pounds of tobacco, 1,216 acres of farmland under crops, 991 milk cows, 807 swine, 783 acres of farmland in pasture, 769 bushels of wheat, 669 acres of peas, 523 horses, 495 barrels of pork, 421 acres of buckwheat, 359 calves and heifers, 348 bushels of corn, 230 bushels of barley, 194 bulls, oxen, or steers, 143 bushels of rye, 133 bushels of turnips, 127 acres of wheat, 123 acres of potatoes, 112 barrels of beef, 108 occupants of farms, 47 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 41 acres of corn, 35 bushels of carrots, 31 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 29 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 25 acres of barley, 25 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 24 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 20 acres of rye, 9 bushels of beans, 8 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 5 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 acres of turnips, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 6,029 yards of linen, 3,028 yards of flannel, 1,856 yards of fulled cloth, feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production, gallons of beer produced in breweries, breweries, breweries not reporting, breweries reporting, breweries returning capital, carding and fulling mills, carding and fulling mills not reporting, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, employees in breweries, employees in carding and fulling mills, employees in foundries, employees in grist mills, employees in saw mills, employees in tanneries, foundries, foundries reporting, foundries returning capital, grist mills, grist mills not reporting, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills powered by water, grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, grist mills returning capital, saw mill plants, saw mills, saw mills not reporting, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills powered by water, saw mills reporting annual production, saw mills reporting daily production, saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, saw mills returning capital, tanneries, tanneries not reporting, tanneries reporting, tanneries returning capital, woollen factories, woollen factories reporting, 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), $ value capital returned by grist 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 day by grist mills reporting daily production. feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual 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 3 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC073012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC069006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462088
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Didace
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Didace
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. Didace, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-didace-qc073012-1851/.