St. Frédéric, Quebec (1851 census)
St. Frédéric was a census subdivision in Dorchester County, Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 934. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.303°N, 70.973°W.
Population
In 1851, St. Frédéric had a population of 934: 450 male and 484 female residents. Population density was 37.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 934 |
| 1861 | 1,051 |
| 1871 | 1,765 |
| 1881 | 1,801 |
| 1891 | 1,814 |
| 1901 | 1,019 |
| 1911 | 1,710 |
| 1921 | 1,189 |
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. Frédéric shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 332 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 149 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 474 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 10 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 436 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 1 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 14 |
| Number of deaf and dumb females | 1 |
| Number of deaf and dumb males | 1 |
| Number of families | 149 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 30 |
| Number of females | 484 |
| Number of females attending school | 89 |
| Number of lunatic females | 2 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 20 |
| Number of males | 450 |
| Number of males attending school | 77 |
| Number of married females | 148 |
| Number of married males | 144 |
| Number of single females | 326 |
| Number of single males | 303 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| POP | 934 |
| POP FX N.1 | 484 |
| POP MX N.1 | 450 |
| POP XX N.1 | 934 |
| Total population | 934 |
Age structure (44 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 22 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 24 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 21 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 18 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 92 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 30 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 20 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 23 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 9 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 20 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 69 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 22 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 6 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 58 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 43 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 26 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 9 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 6 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 43 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 40 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 34 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 19 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 5 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 56 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 43 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 16 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 63 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 48 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 23 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 934 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 165 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 11 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 22 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,625 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,723 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,117 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 5,764 |
| Acres of land in farms | 16,487 |
| Acres of oats | 1,049 |
| Acres of peas | 158 |
| Acres of potatoes | 63 |
| Acres of rye | 28 |
| Acres of wheat | 157 |
| BAR AC | 165 |
| BAR BU | 1,198 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 6 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 161 |
| BEEF BAR | 6 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,198 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 96 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 48 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 12,846 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 619 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,362 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 208 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 735 |
| BWT AC | 11 |
| BWT BU | 96 |
| HAY TONS | 135,455 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 266 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 379 |
| Number of horses | 182 |
| Number of milk cows | 398 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 130 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 51 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 53 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 1 |
| Number of sheep | 1,242 |
| Number of swine | 314 |
| OAT AC | 1,049 |
| OAT BU | 12,846 |
| PEA AC | 158 |
| PEA BU | 619 |
| PORK BAR | 161 |
| POT AC | 63 |
| POT BU | 2,362 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 3,253 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 10,901 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 71,477 |
| Pounds of tobacco produced in the past year | 186 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,021 |
| RYE AC | 28 |
| RYE BU | 208 |
| TOB LBS | 186 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 135,455 |
| WHT AC | 157 |
| WHT BU | 735 |
| WOOL LBS | 2,021 |
Manufacturing & industry (60 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 breweries | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills not reporting | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills reporting | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills returning capital | |
| Number of distilleries | |
| Number of distilleries reporting | |
| Number of distilleries returning capital | |
| Number of employees in carding and fulling mills | |
| Number of employees in foundries | |
| Number of employees in grist mills | |
| Number of employees in saw mills | 4 |
| Number of employees in tanneries | |
| Number of employees in woollen factories | |
| Number of foundries | |
| Number of foundries not reporting | |
| Number of foundries reporting | |
| Number of foundries returning capital | |
| Number of grist mills | |
| Number of grist mills not reporting | |
| Number of grist mills powered by steam | |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | |
| 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 | 3 |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | 3 |
| Number of saw mills powered by steam | |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 3 |
| 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 | |
| Number of woollen factories | |
| Number of woollen factories not reporting | |
| Number of woollen factories reporting | |
| Number of woollen factories 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 cloth produced in woollen factories in the past year (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 cloth produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | |
| Yards of cloth produced in woollen factories in the past year | |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 2,045 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 1,299 |
| Yards of linen produced in the past year | 3,664 |
Deaths & mortality (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10 | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 13 |
| Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2 | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10 | 4 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 15 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 2 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 28 |
Other recorded variables (120 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 10,901 |
| BEN BU | 3 |
| BOV | 266 |
| C H | 379 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 450 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 484 |
| C03 TOTAL | 934 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 436 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 474 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 14 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 10 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 1 |
| C111 BTWN 90 AND 100 F WID | 1 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 20 |
| C124 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN M | 1 |
| C126 MD MALE | 144 |
| C127 S MALE | 303 |
| C128 WID MALE | 3 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 450 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 30 |
| C130 MD FEM | 148 |
| C131 S FEM | 326 |
| C132 WID FEM | 10 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 484 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 934 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 15 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 13 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 28 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 22 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 77 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 89 |
| C145 DEAF AND DUMB M | 1 |
| C146 DEAF AND DUMB F | 1 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 30 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 2 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 2 |
| C16 SM NO | 3 |
| C18 SM WATER | 3 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 20 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 24 |
| C20 DEATHS UNDER 2 M | 3 |
| C21 DEATHS UNDER 2 F | 2 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 23 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 21 |
| C24 DEATHS UNDER 3 M | 2 |
| C25 DEATHS UNDER 3 F | 1 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 9 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 22 |
| C28 DEATHS UNDER 4 M | 2 |
| C29 DEATHS UNDER 4 F | 1 |
| C30 SM EMPLOYED | 4 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 20 |
| C31 SM NO RETURNS | 3 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 18 |
| C32 DEATHS UNDER 5 M | 1 |
| C33 DEATHS UNDER 5 F | 2 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 69 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 92 |
| C36 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 4 |
| C37 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 3 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 63 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 56 |
| C43 BTWN 10 AND 15 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 1 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 48 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 6 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 43 |
| C49 BTWN 15 AND 20 F DEATHS | 2 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 43 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 23 |
| C52 BTWN 20 AND 30 M WID | 1 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 58 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 16 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 40 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 3 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 43 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 1 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 34 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 2 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 26 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 2 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 2 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 19 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 1 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 9 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 2 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 2 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 2 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 1 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 6 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 4 |
| C89 BTWN 60 AND 70 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 5 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 1 |
| CD NAME | Dorchester |
| CROP | 3,117 |
| CULT | 5,764 |
| FC YRDS | 1,299 |
| FLAN YRDS | 2,045 |
| FLX LBS | 3,253 |
| FREN ORIG | 934 |
| GARDEN | 22 |
| GRA BU | 48 |
| HELD | 16,487 |
| HORSE | 182 |
| LIN YRDS | 3,664 |
| LINE NO | 1,092 |
| M COWS | 398 |
| MPLS LBS | 71,477 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 1 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 51 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 8 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 53 |
| O OVR 200 | 16 |
| O UNDR 10 | 1 |
| PASTURE | 2,625 |
| SHEEP | 1,242 |
| SWINE | 314 |
| TOT O | 130 |
| WOOD | 10,723 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC054015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC040011_1851— 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. Frédéric, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-fr-d-ric-qc054015-1851/.