St. Laurent, Quebec (1851 census)
St. Laurent was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 877. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462701. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.878°N, 71.022°W.
Population
In 1851, St. Laurent had a population of 877: 432 male and 445 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 877 |
| 1861 | 933 |
| 1871 | 993 |
| 1881 | 864 |
| 1891 | 792 |
| 1901 | 797 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 766 |
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. Laurent shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 173 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 877 total population, 445 females, 432 males, Female members of the family who are present: 381, Male members of the family who are present: 372, 308 single females, 306 single males, 136 families, 118 married females, 115 married males, 78 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 64, Males present who are not members of the family: 60, 46 females attending school, 21 male births, 19 widowed females, 16 female births, 11 widowed males, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 64 single males aged 10 to 15, 60 females aged 5 to 10, 59 males aged 5 to 10, 54 single females aged 15 to 20, 45 single females aged 10 to 15, 43 married females aged 30 to 40, 43 married males aged 40 to 50, 39 single males aged 15 to 20, 35 single males aged 20 to 30, 32 single females aged 20 to 30, 27 married males aged 30 to 40, 25 married females aged 20 to 30, 25 married females aged 40 to 50, 23 females aged 1 to 2, 21 males aged 1 to 2, 21 males under age 1, 20 females age 3 to 4, 18 males aged 4 to 5, 17 married males aged 20 to 30, 16 females aged 4 to 5, 16 females under age 1, 15 married females aged 50 to 60, 14 males aged 2 to 3, 14 married males aged 50 to 60, 13 males aged 3 to 4, 12 single males aged 30 to 40, 11 married males aged 60 to 70, 9 females aged 2 to 3, 9 single females aged 40 to 50, 8 married females aged 60 to 70, 8 single females aged 30 to 40, 8 single females aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 5 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 70 to 80, 3 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 873 French Canadians, 3 persons originating in Ireland, 1 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 107,137 tons of hay, 19,525 bushels of potatoes, 14,821 bushels of oats, 10,500 acres of land in farms, 7,240 pounds of homemade butter, 6,354 acres of farmland under cultivation, 4,146 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,287 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,998 acres of farmland under crops, 2,309 acres of oats, 2,134 pounds of maple sugar, 1,845 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,626 bushels of wheat, 1,574 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,365 bushels of rye, 1,235 bushels of peas, 847 sheep, 364 milk cows, 271 bulls, oxen, or steers, 253 calves and heifers, 250 pounds of tobacco, 211 swine, 210 acres of wheat, 194 barrels of pork, 178 acres of potatoes, 143 acres of rye, 137 acres of peas, 132 horses, 115 occupants of farms, 69 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 52 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 42 bushels of barley, 41 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 35 bushels of beans, 35 bushels of turnips, 33 barrels of beef, 21 bushels of corn, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 5 acres of barley, 4 acres of corn, 4 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 25,000 yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills, 6,000 pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, 1,068 yards of fulled cloth, 1,025 yards of linen, 770 yards of flannel, 600 carding and fulling mills returning capital, $40 value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), 2 employees in carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills reporting, 1 employees in grist mills, 1 employees in saw mills, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 1 saw mills, 1 saw mills powered by water, 1 saw mills reporting annual production, carding and fulling mills not reporting, employees in distilleries, grist mills not reporting, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills reporting annual 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 value of annual production or rent, saw mills returning capital, tanneries, tanneries reporting, tanneries returning capital, $ 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). 50,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded distilleries not reporting — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 20 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 19 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 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 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, 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 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Julien Chabot | 1801–1864 | born here |
| Michel Forgues | 1811–1882 | died here |
| Pierre de Boucherville | 1814–1894 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC064010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC075010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462701
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Laurent-de-l%27%C3%8Ele-d%27Orl%C3%A9ans
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Laurent-de-l%27%C3%8Ele-d%27Orl%C3%A9ans
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. Laurent, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-laurent-qc064010-1851/.