St. Grégoire, Quebec (1851 census)
St. Grégoire was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 3,449. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.263°N, 72.494°W.
Population
In 1851, St. Grégoire had a population of 3,449: 1,722 male and 1,727 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,449 |
| 1861 | 3,255 |
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. Grégoire shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 201 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 3,449 total population, 1,727 females, 1,722 males, Female members of the family who are present: 1,641, Male members of the family who are present: 1,639, 1,171 single females, 1,166 single males, 492 married males, 491 married females, 464 families, 297 males attending school, 240 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 86, Males present who are not members of the family: 83, 79 female births, 76 male births, Male members of the family who are present: 72, 64 widowed males, 11 lunatic males, Female members of the family who are absent: 9, 8 lunatic females, 4 blind females, 2 blind males, 2 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 246 males aged 5 to 10, 228 single males aged 10 to 15, 220 females aged 5 to 10, 207 single females aged 15 to 20, 206 single females aged 10 to 15, 200 single males aged 15 to 20, 175 single females aged 20 to 30, 163 single males aged 20 to 30, 132 married females aged 30 to 40, 128 married males aged 40 to 50, 114 married females aged 20 to 30, 103 married females aged 40 to 50, 103 married males aged 30 to 40, 95 married males aged 50 to 60, 81 married males aged 20 to 30, 72 married females aged 50 to 60, 67 females under age 1, 62 males under age 1, 59 males aged 1 to 2, 58 males aged 3 to 4, 56 females aged 2 to 3, 55 females aged 4 to 5, 54 males aged 4 to 5, 54 married males aged 60 to 70, 53 females aged 1 to 2, 49 males aged 2 to 3, 48 females age 3 to 4, 48 married females aged 60 to 70, 42 single females aged 30 to 40, 30 single males aged 30 to 40, 25 married males aged 70 to 80, 24 single females aged 40 to 50, 19 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 18 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 17 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 14 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 12 married females aged 70 to 80, 12 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 10 married females aged 15 to 20, 10 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 9 single males aged 50 to 60, 9 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 6 females of unknown age, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 married males aged 80 to 90, 5 single females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 single females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 3,358 French Canadians, 65 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 8 persons originating in all other places, 8 persons originating in England or Wales, 4 persons originating in Ireland, 3 persons originating in Scotland, 3 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 727,119 tons of hay, 70,287 bushels of oats, 55,594 pounds of homemade butter, 32,372 acres of land in farms, 22,192 pounds of maple sugar, 18,655 acres of farmland under cultivation, 17,435 bushels of wheat, 13,717 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 13,358 bushels of potatoes, 12,820 acres of farmland under crops, 10,018 pounds of flax or hemp, 9,254 pounds of wool produced on farms, 5,822 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,333 sheep, 3,912 acres of oats, 3,869 bushels of buckwheat, 3,864 pounds of tobacco, 2,771 bushels of peas, 2,556 milk cows, 1,938 acres of wheat, 1,665 bushels of corn, 1,151 swine, 1,076 barrels of pork, 1,006 acres of buckwheat, 913 horses, 855 calves and heifers, 824 bushels of barley, 690 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 580 bushels of turnips, 517 bulls, oxen, or steers, 480 occupants of farms, 410 acres of peas, 322 bushels of rye, 261 acres of potatoes, 243 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 185 barrels of beef, 154 acres of corn, 87 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 77 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 63 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 53 acres of barley, 38 acres of rye, 32 bushels of beans, 22 bushels of carrots, 13 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 12 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 10 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 9 acres of turnips, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 9,982 yards of linen, 5,974 yards of flannel, 4,951 yards of fulled cloth, $1,150 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $150 value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), 25 carding and fulling mills returning capital, 5 employees in carding and fulling mills, 2 carding and fulling mills, 2 grist mills, 2 grist mills powered by water, 2 grist mills returning capital, 1 carding and fulling mills not reporting, 1 carding and fulling mills reporting, 1 employees in grist mills, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 1 saw mills, 1 saw mills not reporting, 1 saw mills powered by water, gallons of beer produced in breweries, breweries, breweries not reporting, breweries reporting, breweries returning capital, employees in breweries, employees in distilleries, employees in saw mills, grist mills powered by steam, saw mill plants, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills reporting annual production, saw mills reporting daily 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. feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. $ value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 54 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 28, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 26, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 14, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 12, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC066005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC038007— 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. Grégoire, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-gr-goire-qc066005-1851/.