St. Hermas, Quebec (1851 census)
St. Hermas was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,731. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912272. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.611°N, 74.197°W.
Population
In 1851, St. Hermas had a population of 1,731: 895 male and 836 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,731 |
| 1861 | 1,583 |
| 1871 | 1,307 |
| 1881 | 1,253 |
| 1891 | 1,217 |
| 1901 | 1,126 |
| 1911 | 1,034 |
| 1921 | 965 |
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. Hermas shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,731 total population, 895 males, 836 females, Male members of the family who are present: 819, Female members of the family who are present: 751, 615 single males, 554 single females, 278 families, 269 married males, 257 married females, 108 males attending school, 100 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 85, Males present who are not members of the family: 76, Male members of the family who are present: 65, 50 male births, 40 female births, 25 widowed females, Female members of the family who are absent: 14, 11 widowed males, 3 lunatic females, 2 blind males, 2 lunatic males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 136 males aged 5 to 10, 125 females aged 5 to 10, 118 single females aged 10 to 15, 111 single males aged 10 to 15, 100 single males aged 15 to 20, 85 married females aged 20 to 30, 80 single females aged 15 to 20, 70 married males aged 30 to 40, 62 married males aged 20 to 30, 57 married females aged 30 to 40, 56 married males aged 40 to 50, 55 males aged 1 to 2, 55 males under age 1, 53 married females aged 40 to 50, 50 males aged 2 to 3, 47 females aged 1 to 2, 46 single males aged 20 to 30, 45 females under age 1, 43 married males aged 50 to 60, 36 single females aged 20 to 30, 35 females aged 4 to 5, 31 males aged 4 to 5, 31 married females aged 50 to 60, 28 females aged 2 to 3, 28 males aged 3 to 4, 27 married males aged 60 to 70, 24 females age 3 to 4, 16 married females aged 15 to 20, 12 married females aged 60 to 70, 9 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 8 females of unknown age, 8 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 single females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,676 French Canadians, 35 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 7 persons originating in Ireland, 6 persons originating in Scotland, 5 persons originating in England or Wales, 2 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 203,000 tons of hay, 34,084 pounds of homemade butter, 23,279 bushels of oats, 17,912 bushels of wheat, 13,169 acres of land in farms, 8,955 acres of farmland under cultivation, 5,640 bushels of potatoes, 5,502 acres of farmland under crops, 4,214 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,828 pounds of maple sugar, 3,374 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,331 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,157 pounds of flax or hemp, 2,091 acres of wheat, 1,954 bushels of peas, 1,786 acres of oats, 1,742 pounds of tobacco, 1,295 sheep, 1,007 bushels of barley, 861 bushels of buckwheat, 694 swine, 679 bushels of corn, 679 milk cows, 534 horses, 500 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 424 barrels of pork, 390 calves and heifers, 306 acres of peas, 227 bushels of rye, 221 bushels of carrots, 167 acres of potatoes, 157 occupants of farms, 126 acres of buckwheat, 110 bulls, oxen, or steers, 98 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 79 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 75 acres of barley, 66 acres of corn, 44 barrels of beef, 29 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 27 acres of rye, 18 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 10 bushels of turnips, 7 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 bushels of beans, 1 pounds of hops. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 1,932 yards of flannel, 1,817 yards of linen, 1,805 yards of fulled cloth, 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 grist mills, employees in saw mills, grist mills, grist mills not reporting, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills powered by water, grist mills reporting annual production, grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, grist mills reporting weekly production, grist mills returning capital, 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 grist mills (pounds sterling), $ value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), $ value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $ value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling). 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 12 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 9, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC080004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC052007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912272
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. Hermas, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-hermas-qc080004-1851/.