St. Edmond, Quebec (1851 census)
St. Edmond was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 481. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.146°N, 71.434°W.
Population
In 1851, St. Edmond had a population of 481: 249 male and 232 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 481 |
| 1861 | 689 |
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. Edmond shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 161 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 481 total population, 249 males, 232 females, Male members of the family who are present: 224, Female members of the family who are present: 200, 171 single males, 154 single females, 83 families, 73 married males, 70 married females, Females present who are not members of the family: 32, Males present who are not members of the family: 25, 23 male births, 15 female births, 8 widowed females, Female members of the family who are absent: 7, 5 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 42 females aged 5 to 10, 37 single males aged 10 to 15, 36 males aged 5 to 10, 35 males aged 2 to 3, 26 married females aged 20 to 30, 26 single males aged 15 to 20, 24 single females aged 10 to 15, 21 married males aged 20 to 30, 21 single females aged 15 to 20, 21 single males aged 20 to 30, 20 males under age 1, 19 married males aged 30 to 40, 15 married females aged 30 to 40, 14 married males aged 40 to 50, 14 single females aged 20 to 30, 13 married females aged 40 to 50, 12 females aged 4 to 5, 11 females aged 1 to 2, 11 married males aged 50 to 60, 10 females age 3 to 4, 9 married females aged 50 to 60, 8 females aged 2 to 3, 8 females under age 1, 7 males aged 1 to 2, 7 males aged 4 to 5, 6 married males aged 60 to 70, 4 males aged 3 to 4, 4 single males aged 30 to 40, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 married females aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 182 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 180 French Canadians, 103 persons originating in Ireland, 7 persons originating in England or Wales, 7 persons originating in Scotland, 2 persons originating in all other places. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 54,265 tons of hay, 20,209 bushels of potatoes, 11,763 acres of land in farms, 9,888 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,242 pounds of homemade butter, 6,231 bushels of oats, 1,875 acres of farmland under cultivation, 1,759 bushels of turnips, 1,744 pounds of maple sugar, 1,382 acres of farmland under crops, 546 bushels of wheat, 491 acres of farmland in pasture, 363 pounds of wool produced on farms, 338 acres of oats, 290 bushels of rye, 265 acres of potatoes, 207 milk cows, 207 swine, 187 bushels of carrots, 139 sheep, 125 calves and heifers, 107 bushels of buckwheat, 101 barrels of pork, 99 bushels of peas, 96 occupants of farms, 91 bulls, oxen, or steers, 80 horses, 53 pounds of flax or hemp, 47 acres of wheat, 42 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 38 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 33 acres of turnips, 29 acres of rye, 26 bushels of barley, 19 barrels of beef, 17 acres of buckwheat, 15 acres of peas, 14 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 9 bushels of beans, 7 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 5 acres of barley, 4 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 2 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 62 yards of fulled cloth, 25 yards of flannel, 15 yards of linen, 5 employees in saw mills, 2 saw mills, 2 saw mills powered by water, 1 saw mills not reporting, feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production, Logs produced by saw mills reporting production by number of logs: , 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 grist mills, employees in tanneries, grist mills, grist mills not reporting, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills powered by water, grist mills reporting annual production, saw mill plants, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills reporting annual production, saw mills reporting daily production, saw mills reporting production by number of logs, saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, saw mills returning capital, pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, $ 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), yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills. barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual 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 14 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 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 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC069007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC042010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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. Edmond, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-edmond-qc069007-1851/.