St. Eustache, Parish, Quebec (1851 census)
St. Eustache, Parish was a parish in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 3,365. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141505. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.559°N, 73.954°W.
Population
In 1851, St. Eustache, Parish had a population of 3,365: 1,647 male and 1,718 female residents.
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. Joseph du Lac, 1861 (29.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Eustache, Parish, 1861 (70.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, St. Eustache, Parish shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 202 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 3,365 total population, 1,718 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,660, 1,647 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,594, 1,199 single females, 1,098 single males, 498 married males, 495 married females, 476 families, 162 males attending school, 89 females attending school, 80 female births, 62 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 58, Males present who are not members of the family: 53, 51 widowed males, 24 widowed females, 2 blind males, Female members of the family who are absent: 1, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 289 single females aged 10 to 15, 285 females aged 5 to 10, 255 single males aged 10 to 15, 228 males aged 5 to 10, 169 married males aged 20 to 30, 152 single males aged 15 to 20, 138 single females aged 15 to 20, 137 married females aged 20 to 30, 117 married females aged 30 to 40, 111 married males aged 40 to 50, 105 married males aged 30 to 40, 102 married females aged 40 to 50, 99 single females aged 20 to 30, 89 females under age 1, 89 single males aged 20 to 30, 87 males aged 1 to 2, 84 females aged 1 to 2, 78 females aged 2 to 3, 71 males under age 1, 64 married females aged 50 to 60, 59 males aged 2 to 3, 55 males aged 3 to 4, 53 females age 3 to 4, 53 females aged 4 to 5, 52 married males aged 50 to 60, 47 males aged 4 to 5, 39 married females aged 60 to 70, 29 married males aged 15 to 20, 23 married males aged 60 to 70, 19 single males aged 50 to 60, 18 single males aged 30 to 40, 16 married females aged 70 to 80, 15 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 12 single females aged 30 to 40, 12 single males aged 40 to 50, 12 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 11 married females aged 15 to 20, 10 single females aged 40 to 50, 9 married females aged 80 to 90, 9 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 4 married males aged 80 to 90, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 single females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 3,210 French Canadians, 91 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 35 persons originating in Scotland, 20 persons originating in Ireland, 8 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 288,800 tons of hay, 34,957 pounds of homemade butter, 27,227 bushels of oats, 24,805 bushels of potatoes, 24,055 acres of land in farms, 17,486 bushels of wheat, 16,986 acres of farmland under cultivation, 12,264 pounds of maple sugar, 9,626 acres of farmland in pasture, 7,161 acres of farmland under crops, 7,069 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,410 bushels of peas, 5,008 pounds of tobacco, 4,655 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,969 bushels of barley, 2,322 pounds of flax or hemp, 2,176 acres of wheat, 2,061 sheep, 2,033 bushels of buckwheat, 1,958 bushels of corn, 1,695 acres of oats, 1,307 milk cows, 1,270 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,129 swine, 953 horses, 696 acres of peas, 527 calves and heifers, 492 acres of potatoes, 387 barrels of pork, 318 bulls, oxen, or steers, 300 occupants of farms, 276 bushels of rye, 218 acres of buckwheat, 200 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 199 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 189 acres of barley, 115 acres of corn, 104 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 90 bushels of carrots, 88 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 64 barrels of beef, 45 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 35 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 34 acres of rye, 20 bushels of beans, 16 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 12 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 2,041 yards of fulled cloth, 1,989 yards of flannel, 1,410 yards of linen, 4 grist mills, 4 grist mills not reporting, 3 grist mills powered by water, 2 employees in grist mills, 1 carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills not reporting, 1 grist mills powered by steam, 1 saw mills, 1 saw mills not reporting, 1 saw mills powered by water, 1 tanneries, 1 tanneries not reporting, gallons of beer produced in breweries, breweries, breweries not reporting, breweries reporting, breweries returning capital, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, distilleries, employees in breweries, employees in carding and fulling mills, employees in saw mills, grist mills reporting annual production, grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, grist mills reporting weekly production, grist mills returning capital, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills reporting annual production, 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 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), yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills. 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. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 45 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 28, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 17, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 4, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 4, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pierre Laviolette | 1794–1854 | died here |
| William Henry Scott | 1799–1851 | died here |
| Hortense Globensky | 1804–1873 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC080008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC080008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141505
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Eustache,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Eustache_(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. Eustache, Parish, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-eustache-parish-qc080008-1851/.