St. Eustache, Village, Quebec (1851 census)
St. Eustache, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 784. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912131. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.557°N, 73.894°W.
Population
In 1851, St. Eustache, Village had a population of 784: 377 male and 407 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 784 |
| 1861 | 915 |
| 1871 | 858 |
| 1881 | 814 |
| 1891 | 960 |
| 1901 | 1,079 |
| 1911 | 996 |
| 1921 | 1,098 |
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. Eustache, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 173 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 784 total population, 407 females, 377 males, Female members of the family who are present: 327, Male members of the family who are present: 325, 266 single females, 244 single males, 148 families, 124 married males, 118 married females, 84 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 80, 64 males attending school, 58 female births, Males present who are not members of the family: 52, 23 widowed females, 9 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 7, 6 male births, 3 deaf and dumb males, 3 lunatic males, Female members of the family who are absent: 2, 2 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 59 males aged 5 to 10, 55 females aged 5 to 10, 46 single females aged 15 to 20, 44 single males aged 10 to 15, 43 single females aged 10 to 15, 37 single males aged 20 to 30, 36 married females aged 20 to 30, 36 single females aged 20 to 30, 35 married males aged 30 to 40, 35 single males aged 15 to 20, 32 married males aged 40 to 50, 29 married females aged 30 to 40, 24 married females aged 40 to 50, 22 married males aged 50 to 60, 17 married males aged 20 to 30, 14 females aged 4 to 5, 13 females aged 1 to 2, 13 males aged 1 to 2, 13 married females aged 50 to 60, 12 males aged 2 to 3, 11 females aged 2 to 3, 11 females under age 1, 11 males under age 1, 11 married females aged 60 to 70, 10 females age 3 to 4, 10 males aged 4 to 5, 10 married males aged 60 to 70, 10 single females aged 30 to 40, 9 single males aged 30 to 40, 8 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 7 males aged 3 to 4, 7 single females aged 40 to 50, 6 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 681 French Canadians, 65 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 12 persons originating in Ireland, 11 persons originating in Scotland, 8 persons originating in England or Wales, 3 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 4,884 pounds of homemade butter, 4,785 tons of hay, 924 bushels of potatoes, 240 bushels of oats, 194 bushels of wheat, 194 swine, 186 acres of land in farms, 157 acres of farmland under cultivation, 150 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 143 milk cows, 142 barrels of pork, 142 occupants of farms, 140 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 123 pounds of wool produced on farms, 115 horses, 103 pounds of tobacco, 89 acres of farmland under crops, 66 bushels of corn, 53 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 47 barrels of beef, 40 bushels of barley, 38 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 38 calves and heifers, 30 acres of farmland in pasture, 29 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 29 sheep, 28 acres of wheat, 20 bushels of carrots, 17 bushels of peas, 12 acres of potatoes, 8 acres of oats, 6 bushels of turnips, 5 acres of peas, 4 bushels of beans, 3 bulls, oxen, or steers, 2 acres of barley, 2 acres of corn, 2 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes $1,700 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $500 value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), 61 yards of fulled cloth, 34 yards of flannel, 3 employees in grist mills, 2 grist mills, 2 grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 2 grist mills returning capital, 1 grist mills powered by steam, 1 grist 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, carding and fulling mills not reporting, 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 not reporting, grist mills reporting annual production, grist mills reporting weekly production, saw mills, saw mills not reporting, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills powered by water, 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 saw 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 3 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 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:
QC080009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC052014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912131
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, Village, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-eustache-village-qc080009-1851/.