St. Hugues, VL, Quebec (1851 census)
St. Hugues, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,990. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912288. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.765°N, 72.781°W.
Population
In 1851, St. Hugues, VL had a population of 2,990: 1,550 male and 1,440 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,990 |
| 1861 | 2,568 |
| 1871 | 2,344 |
| 1911 | 470 |
| 1921 | 511 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ste. Hélène, 1861 (51.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, St. Hugues, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 197 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,990 total population, 1,550 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,488, 1,440 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,374, 1,074 single males, 960 single females, 494 families, 452 married females, 451 married males, 189 males attending school, 143 females attending school, 120 male births, 112 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 66, Males present who are not members of the family: 62, Male members of the family who are present: 39, 28 widowed females, 25 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 5, 4 lunatic males, 3 lunatic females, 1 blind 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 260 males aged 5 to 10, 230 females aged 5 to 10, 198 single males aged 10 to 15, 172 single males aged 15 to 20, 157 single females aged 10 to 15, 152 married females aged 20 to 30, 142 single females aged 15 to 20, 132 married females aged 30 to 40, 124 married males aged 30 to 40, 121 males under age 1, 114 females under age 1, 113 married males aged 20 to 30, 113 married males aged 40 to 50, 98 married females aged 40 to 50, 93 single males aged 20 to 30, 74 single females aged 20 to 30, 63 married males aged 50 to 60, 60 females aged 4 to 5, 58 males aged 1 to 2, 58 males aged 2 to 3, 56 males aged 3 to 4, 55 females aged 1 to 2, 51 females age 3 to 4, 45 females aged 2 to 3, 42 males aged 4 to 5, 40 married females aged 50 to 60, 24 married males aged 60 to 70, 13 single females aged 30 to 40, 11 married females aged 15 to 20, 11 married females aged 60 to 70, 10 married males aged 70 to 80, 8 married females aged 70 to 80, 8 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 8 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 6 single males aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 4 single females aged 80 to 90, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 females of unknown age, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 2,967 French Canadians, 11 persons originating in Ireland, 10 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 319,775 tons of hay, 52,840 pounds of homemade butter, 33,404 acres of land in farms, 26,243 bushels of wheat, 22,935 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 22,882 bushels of oats, 17,150 pounds of maple sugar, 12,834 pounds of flax or hemp, 10,469 acres of farmland under cultivation, 8,735 bushels of potatoes, 7,350 acres of farmland under crops, 7,199 acres of oats, 5,489 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,419 bushels of peas, 3,126 pounds of tobacco, 3,032 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,881 acres of wheat, 2,392 sheep, 1,273 bushels of corn, 1,210 milk cows, 1,086 swine, 832 barrels of pork, 752 horses, 747 bushels of turnips, 734 bushels of buckwheat, 733 bushels of barley, 603 acres of peas, 540 occupants of farms, 468 calves and heifers, 441 pounds of hops, 268 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 263 bulls, oxen, or steers, 157 acres of potatoes, 126 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 105 acres of buckwheat, 87 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 74 acres of corn, 67 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 64 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 60 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 56 barrels of beef, 50 acres of barley, 49 bushels of rye, 20 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 14 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 11 acres of turnips, 6 acres of rye, 1 bushels of beans, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 7,316 yards of linen, 5,697 yards of fulled cloth, 3,341 yards of flannel, 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 foundries, employees in grist mills, employees in saw mills, employees in tanneries, 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, saw mills not reporting, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills powered by water, saw mills reporting annual production, saw mills reporting daily production, saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, saw mills returning capital, tanneries, tanneries not reporting, tanneries reporting, tanneries returning capital, woollen factories, 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), $ value iron produced in foundries in the past year (pounds sterling), yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills. 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. $ 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 15 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 7, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Trefflé Berthiaume | 1848–1915 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC078012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC039015_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912288
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. Hugues, VL, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-hugues-vl-qc078012-1851/.