St. Edouard, Quebec (1851 census)
St. Edouard was a census subdivision in Huntingdon County, Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 3,644. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.247°N, 73.516°W.
Population
In 1851, St. Edouard had a population of 3,644: 1,860 male and 1,784 female residents. Population density was 149.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,644 |
| 1861 | 1,991 |
| 1871 | 1,625 |
| 1881 | 1,499 |
| 1891 | 1,290 |
| 1901 | 1,105 |
| 1911 | 1,079 |
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 contained St. Edouard, 1861 (83.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, St. Edouard shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 356 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 620 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 8 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 1,709 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 75 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 1,796 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 32 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 64 |
| Number of families | 620 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 28 |
| Number of females | 1,784 |
| Number of females attending school | 116 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 32 |
| Number of males | 1,860 |
| Number of males attending school | 147 |
| Number of married females | 581 |
| Number of married males | 588 |
| Number of single females | 1,166 |
| Number of single males | 1,244 |
| Number of widowed females | 37 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| POP | 3,644 |
| POP FX N.1 | 1,784 |
| POP MX N.1 | 1,860 |
| POP XX N.1 | 3,644 |
| Total population | 3,644 |
Age structure (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 76 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 86 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 73 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 74 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 268 |
| Number of females of unknown age | 48 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 32 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 117 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 78 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 63 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 61 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 268 |
| Number of males of unknown age | 76 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 37 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 32 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 194 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 139 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 102 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 64 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 40 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 8 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 175 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 142 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 109 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 81 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 61 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 18 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 187 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 182 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 92 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 12 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 8 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 6 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 7 |
| Number of single females aged 70 to 80 | 8 |
| Number of single females aged 80 to 90 | 6 |
| Number of single females aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 221 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 203 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 98 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 10 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 3 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 3 |
| Number of single males aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 80 to 90 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 5 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 6 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 8 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 11 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 6 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 7 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 4 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 8 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 5 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 6 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 5 |
Ethnic origin (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3,529 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 83 |
| Number of persons originating in France | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 13 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 15 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 3 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 136 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 282 |
| Acres of corn | 97 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 20 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,589 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,658 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,601 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 11,210 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,868 |
| Acres of oats | 2,453 |
| Acres of peas | 728 |
| Acres of potatoes | 116 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,175 |
| BAR AC | 136 |
| BAR BU | 1,342 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 3 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 1,048 |
| BEEF BAR | 3 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,342 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 41 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,709 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 110 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,140 |
| Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year | 70 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 34,990 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 5,349 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,707 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 106 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 14,786 |
| BWT AC | 282 |
| BWT BU | 2,709 |
| CRN AC | 97 |
| CRN BU | 1,140 |
| HAY TONS | 265,360 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 83 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 528 |
| Number of horses | 1,047 |
| Number of milk cows | 946 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 366 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 161 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 108 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 27 |
| Number of sheep | 2,296 |
| Number of swine | 1,008 |
| OAT AC | 2,453 |
| OAT BU | 34,990 |
| PEA AC | 728 |
| PEA BU | 5,349 |
| PORK BAR | 1,048 |
| POT AC | 116 |
| POT BU | 5,707 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 300 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 3,435 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 13,075 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 3,332 |
| Pounds of tobacco produced in the past year | 4,760 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,559 |
| TOB LBS | 4,760 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 265,360 |
| WHT AC | 2,175 |
| WHT BU | 14,786 |
| WOOL LBS | 5,559 |
Manufacturing & industry (44 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of flour produced per day by grist mills reporting daily production | |
| Barrels of flour produced per week by grist mills reporting weekly production | |
| Barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production | |
| Feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills reporting | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills returning capital | |
| Number of employees in grist mills | |
| Number of employees in saw mills | |
| Number of employees in tanneries | |
| Number of foundries | |
| Number of foundries reporting | |
| Number of foundries returning capital | |
| Number of grist mills | 1 |
| Number of grist mills not reporting | 1 |
| Number of grist mills powered by steam | |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 1 |
| Number of grist mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of grist mills reporting daily production | |
| Number of grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent | |
| Number of grist mills reporting weekly production | |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | |
| Number of saw mill plants | |
| Number of saw mills | 1 |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | 1 |
| Number of saw mills powered by steam | |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 1 |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent | |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | |
| Number of tanneries | |
| Number of tanneries not reporting | |
| Number of tanneries reporting | |
| Number of tanneries returning capital | |
| Pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | |
| Value of annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of iron produced in foundries in the past year (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling) | |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 1,304 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 4,246 |
| Yards of linen produced in the past year | 1,399 |
Deaths & mortality (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40 | 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 females of all ages | 6 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age | 2 |
| 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 2 to 3 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 8 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 3 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 14 |
Other recorded variables (141 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 13,075 |
| BEN BU | 41 |
| BOV | 83 |
| C H | 528 |
| C LBS | 300 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 1 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 1,860 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 1,784 |
| C03 GM WATER | 1 |
| C03 TOTAL | 3,644 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 1,796 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 1,709 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 64 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 75 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 32 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 8 |
| C102 BTWN 80 AND 90 F S | 6 |
| C110 BTWN 90 AND 100 F S | 1 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 32 |
| C122 AGES NOT GIVEN M | 76 |
| C123 AGES NOT GIVEN F | 48 |
| C125 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN F | 2 |
| C126 MD MALE | 588 |
| C127 S MALE | 1,244 |
| C128 WID MALE | 28 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 1,860 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 28 |
| C130 MD FEM | 581 |
| C131 S FEM | 1,166 |
| C132 WID FEM | 37 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 1,784 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 3,644 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 8 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 6 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 14 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 37 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 147 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 116 |
| C15 GM NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 32 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 3 |
| C16 SM NO | 1 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 1 |
| C18 SM WATER | 1 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 117 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 86 |
| C20 DEATHS UNDER 2 M | 1 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 78 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 73 |
| C24 DEATHS UNDER 3 M | 1 |
| C25 DEATHS UNDER 3 F | 2 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 63 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 76 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 61 |
| C31 SM NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 74 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 268 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 268 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 221 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 187 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 1 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 203 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 32 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 182 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 175 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 98 |
| C52 BTWN 20 AND 30 M WID | 4 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 194 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 92 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 5 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 142 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 10 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 1 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 139 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 12 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 6 |
| C65 BTWN 30 AND 40 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 109 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 3 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 8 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 102 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 8 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 8 |
| C72 BTWN 40 AND 50 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C73 BTWN 40 AND 50 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 81 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 1 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 5 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 64 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 6 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 11 |
| C80 BTWN 50 AND 60 M DEATHS | 2 |
| C81 BTWN 50 AND 60 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 61 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 3 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 6 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 40 |
| C86 BTWN 60 AND 70 F S | 7 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 6 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 18 |
| C91 BTWN 70 AND 80 M S | 2 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 5 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 8 |
| C94 BTWN 70 AND 80 F S | 8 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 7 |
| C98 BTWN 80 AND 90 M MD | 1 |
| C99 BTWN 80 AND 90 M S | 3 |
| CAR BU | 110 |
| CD NAME | Huntingdon |
| CROP | 6,601 |
| CULT | 11,210 |
| FC YRDS | 4,246 |
| FLAN YRDS | 1,304 |
| FLX LBS | 3,435 |
| FR | 1 |
| FREN ORIG | 3,529 |
| GARDEN | 20 |
| GRA BU | 14 |
| HELD | 17,868 |
| HORSE | 1,047 |
| IRE | 13 |
| LIN YRDS | 1,399 |
| LINE NO | 1,139 |
| M COWS | 946 |
| MPLS LBS | 3,332 |
| MW BU | 70 |
| NOT FRN | 83 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 41 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 29 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 161 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 108 |
| O UNDR 10 | 27 |
| PASTURE | 4,589 |
| SCOT | 15 |
| SHEEP | 2,296 |
| SWINE | 1,008 |
| TOT O | 366 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 106 |
| US | 3 |
| WOOD | 6,658 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC057010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC166009— 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. Edouard, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-edouard-qc057010-1851/.