St. Gabriel, Quebec (1851 census)
St. Gabriel was a census subdivision in Québec County, Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,397. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.043°N, 71.594°W.
Population
In 1851, St. Gabriel had a population of 1,397: 756 male and 641 female residents. Population density was 8.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,397 |
| 1861 | 1,667 |
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. Gabriel shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 339 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 176 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 2 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 596 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 45 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 719 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 19 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 37 |
| Number of blind females | 2 |
| Number of deaf and dumb females | 1 |
| Number of deaf and dumb males | 1 |
| Number of families | 176 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 31 |
| Number of females | 641 |
| Number of females attending school | 52 |
| Number of lunatic males | 1 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 31 |
| Number of males | 756 |
| Number of males attending school | 77 |
| Number of married females | 210 |
| Number of married males | 215 |
| Number of single females | 402 |
| Number of single males | 523 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| POP | 1,397 |
| POP FX N.1 | 641 |
| POP MX N.1 | 756 |
| POP XX N.1 | 1,397 |
| Total population | 1,397 |
Age structure (54 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 14 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 26 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 18 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 17 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 113 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 29 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 41 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 19 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 29 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 18 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 103 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 30 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 17 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 64 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 54 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 30 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 31 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 13 |
| Number of married females aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 3 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 56 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 59 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 39 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 32 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 20 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 5 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 82 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 58 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 36 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 4 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 101 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 88 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 68 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 8 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 10 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 6 |
| Number of single males aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 8 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 8 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 7 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 5 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 59 |
| Number of Indigenous males | 1 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 825 |
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 18 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 35 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 387 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 67 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 6 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of buckwheat | 8 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,737 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 20,082 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,824 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 9,562 |
| Acres of land in farms | 29,644 |
| Acres of oats | 1,656 |
| Acres of peas | 35 |
| Acres of potatoes | 974 |
| Acres of rye | 9 |
| Acres of turnips | 29 |
| Acres of wheat | 171 |
| BAR BU | 11 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 137 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 386 |
| BEEF BAR | 137 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 127 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 30,815 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,792 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 79,887 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,613 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 1,474 |
| BWT AC | 8 |
| BWT BU | 127 |
| HAY TONS | 185,950 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 152 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 400 |
| Number of horses | 321 |
| Number of milk cows | 786 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 226 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 62 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 110 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 4 |
| Number of sheep | 327 |
| Number of swine | 663 |
| OAT AC | 1,656 |
| OAT BU | 30,815 |
| PEA AC | 35 |
| PEA BU | 2,792 |
| PORK BAR | 386 |
| POT AC | 974 |
| POT BU | 79,887 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,009 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 29,647 |
| Pounds of hops produced in the past year | 8 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 770 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 962 |
| RYE AC | 9 |
| RYE BU | 32 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 185,950 |
| WHT AC | 171 |
| WHT BU | 1,474 |
| WOOL LBS | 962 |
Manufacturing & industry (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 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 saw mill plants | |
| Number of saw mills | 3 |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | |
| 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 returning capital | |
| Pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling) | |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 126 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 461 |
Deaths & mortality (20 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 2 to 3 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 15 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10 | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 9 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 1 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 24 |
Other recorded variables (141 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 29,647 |
| BOV | 152 |
| C H | 400 |
| C LBS | 1,009 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 756 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 641 |
| C03 TOTAL | 1,397 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 719 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 596 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 37 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 45 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 19 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 2 |
| C101 BTWN 80 AND 90 F MD | 1 |
| C103 BTWN 80 AND 90 F WID | 3 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 31 |
| C124 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN M | 1 |
| C125 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN F | 2 |
| C126 MD MALE | 215 |
| C127 S MALE | 523 |
| C128 WID MALE | 18 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 756 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 31 |
| C130 MD FEM | 210 |
| C131 S FEM | 402 |
| C132 WID FEM | 29 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 641 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 1,397 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 9 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 15 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 24 |
| C139 INDIANS M | 1 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 30 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 77 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 52 |
| C145 DEAF AND DUMB M | 1 |
| C146 DEAF AND DUMB F | 1 |
| C148 BLIND F | 2 |
| C149 LUNATICS M | 1 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 29 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 1 |
| C16 SM NO | 3 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 2 |
| C18 SM WATER | 3 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 41 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 26 |
| C20 DEATHS UNDER 2 M | 1 |
| C21 DEATHS UNDER 2 F | 2 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 19 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 18 |
| C25 DEATHS UNDER 3 F | 1 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 29 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 14 |
| C28 DEATHS UNDER 4 M | 1 |
| C29 DEATHS UNDER 4 F | 2 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 18 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 17 |
| C32 DEATHS UNDER 5 M | 1 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 103 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 113 |
| C36 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 3 |
| C37 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 2 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 101 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 82 |
| C42 BTWN 10 AND 15 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C43 BTWN 10 AND 15 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 3 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 88 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 17 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 58 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 56 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 68 |
| C52 BTWN 20 AND 30 M WID | 2 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 64 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 36 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 1 |
| C57 BTWN 20 AND 30 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 59 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 8 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 2 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 54 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 4 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 2 |
| C65 BTWN 30 AND 40 F DEATHS | 2 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 39 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 10 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 1 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 30 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 2 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 3 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 32 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 6 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 7 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 31 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 8 |
| C80 BTWN 50 AND 60 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 20 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 5 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 13 |
| C86 BTWN 60 AND 70 F S | 2 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 8 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 5 |
| C91 BTWN 70 AND 80 M S | 2 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 1 |
| C94 BTWN 70 AND 80 F S | 1 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 4 |
| C98 BTWN 80 AND 90 M MD | 1 |
| CAR BU | 13 |
| CD NAME | Québec |
| CROP | 6,824 |
| CULT | 9,562 |
| ENG WLS | 35 |
| FC YRDS | 461 |
| FLAN YRDS | 126 |
| FREN ORIG | 59 |
| GARDEN | 1 |
| GRA BU | 21 |
| HELD | 29,644 |
| HOP LBS | 8 |
| HORSE | 321 |
| IRE | 387 |
| LINE NO | 1,288 |
| M COWS | 786 |
| MPLS LBS | 770 |
| NOT FRN | 825 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 1 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 62 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 20 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 110 |
| O OVR 200 | 29 |
| O UNDR 10 | 4 |
| OTHER PL | 18 |
| PASTURE | 2,737 |
| SCOT | 67 |
| SHEEP | 327 |
| SWINE | 663 |
| TOT O | 226 |
| TUR AC | 29 |
| TUR BU | 2,613 |
| US | 6 |
| WOOD | 20,082 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC069002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC042012_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. Gabriel, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-gabriel-qc069002-1851/.