St. George de Henryville, Quebec (1851 census)
St. George de Henryville was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 4,577. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.146°N, 73.174°W.
Population
In 1851, St. George de Henryville had a population of 4,577: 2,319 male and 2,258 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,577 |
| 1861 | 5,389 |
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. George de Henryville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 222 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 4,577 total population, 2,319 males, 2,258 females, Male members of the family who are present: 2,190, Female members of the family who are present: 2,146, 1,554 single males, 1,480 single females, 754 families, 721 married males, 720 married females, 311 females attending school, 282 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 129, Females present who are not members of the family: 112, 102 female births, 101 male births, Male members of the family who are present: 87, Female members of the family who are absent: 66, 58 widowed females, 44 widowed males, 10 lunatic males, 5 lunatic females, 2 blind females, 2 blind males, 2 deaf and dumb males, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 360 females aged 5 to 10, 346 males aged 5 to 10, 298 single males aged 10 to 15, 263 single females aged 15 to 20, 262 single females aged 10 to 15, 255 single males aged 15 to 20, 247 married females aged 20 to 30, 206 married males aged 30 to 40, 181 married males aged 20 to 30, 180 married females aged 30 to 40, 164 single males aged 20 to 30, 150 married males aged 40 to 50, 142 married females aged 40 to 50, 118 females under age 1, 116 males under age 1, 113 single females aged 20 to 30, 108 married males aged 50 to 60, 94 males aged 2 to 3, 93 females age 3 to 4, 88 females aged 1 to 2, 86 males aged 1 to 2, 85 females aged 4 to 5, 84 married females aged 50 to 60, 83 males aged 3 to 4, 79 females aged 2 to 3, 76 males aged 4 to 5, 59 married males aged 60 to 70, 32 married females aged 60 to 70, 30 married females aged 15 to 20, 15 single males aged 30 to 40, 13 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 12 married males aged 70 to 80, 12 single females aged 30 to 40, 12 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 11 single males aged 40 to 50, 11 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 9 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 9 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 5 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 males of unknown age, 3 married males aged 15 to 20, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 females of unknown age, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 married females aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 1 widowed females over 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 3,504 French Canadians, 712 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 196 persons originating in Ireland, 71 persons originating in the United States, 48 persons originating in Scotland, 45 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 1 persons originating in Austria or Hungary — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 640,849 tons of hay, 49,300 bushels of oats, 41,667 pounds of homemade butter, 40,304 bushels of wheat, 36,350 acres of land in farms, 18,553 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 17,797 acres of farmland under cultivation, 15,450 bushels of potatoes, 13,577 acres of farmland under crops, 8,927 bushels of peas, 8,483 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,395 acres of wheat, 4,380 pounds of maple sugar, 4,146 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,061 sheep, 2,976 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,781 pounds of flax or hemp, 2,627 bushels of corn, 2,428 acres of oats, 1,899 bushels of buckwheat, 1,592 bushels of barley, 1,501 swine, 1,363 milk cows, 1,327 pounds of tobacco, 1,267 horses, 1,175 acres of peas, 1,127 calves and heifers, 799 barrels of pork, 746 bushels of turnips, 674 bushels of rye, 480 occupants of farms, 474 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 453 bulls, oxen, or steers, 403 bushels of carrots, 277 acres of potatoes, 247 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 180 acres of buckwheat, 162 acres of corn, 155 bushels of beans, 107 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 88 acres of barley, 74 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 69 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 63 acres of rye, 58 barrels of beef, 32 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 14 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 12 acres of turnips, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 4,679 yards of flannel, 3,389 yards of fulled cloth, 1,834 yards of linen, $500 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 5 employees in saw mills, 2 tanneries, 2 tanneries not reporting, 1 saw mills, 1 saw mills powered by water, 1 saw mills reporting annual production, 1 saw mills returning capital, feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production, carding and fulling mills, carding and fulling mills not reporting, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, employees in carding and fulling mills, employees in grist mills, employees in tanneries, employees in woollen factories, foundries, foundries reporting, foundries returning capital, grist mills, grist mills not reporting, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills powered by water, grist mills reporting annual production, grist mills reporting daily production, grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, grist mills reporting weekly production, grist mills returning capital, saw mill plants, saw mills not reporting, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills reporting daily production, saw mills reporting production by number of logs, saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, tanneries reporting, tanneries returning capital, woollen factories, woollen factories reporting, woollen factories 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 iron produced in foundries in the past year (pounds sterling), yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills, yards of cloth produced in woollen factories. 200,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 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. $ value cloth produced in woollen factories in the past year (pounds sterling). $ value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 2 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 38 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 22, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 16, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 8, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 4, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 4, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 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 males 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 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC072012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC022005— 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. George de Henryville, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-george-de-henryville-qc072012-1851/.