St. Louis, Quebec (1851 census)
St. Louis was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,326. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.557°N, 69.833°W.
Population
In 1851, St. Louis had a population of 2,326: 1,156 male and 1,170 female residents.
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 Kamouraska, Village, 1861 (2.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, St. Louis shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 186 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,326 total population, 1,170 females, 1,156 males, Female members of the family who are present: 1,044, Male members of the family who are present: 1,003, 820 single males, 809 single females, 348 families, 305 married females, 305 married males, 172 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 153, Females present who are not members of the family: 126, 114 females attending school, 56 widowed females, 42 female births, 40 male births, 31 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 12, Male members of the family who are present: 12, 2 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 171 females aged 5 to 10, 170 single males aged 10 to 15, 154 single females aged 15 to 20, 149 single males aged 15 to 20, 143 males aged 5 to 10, 115 single females aged 10 to 15, 107 single males aged 20 to 30, 103 single females aged 20 to 30, 96 married females aged 30 to 40, 92 married males aged 30 to 40, 82 married females aged 20 to 30, 72 married males aged 40 to 50, 56 married females aged 40 to 50, 54 married males aged 20 to 30, 49 males aged 1 to 2, 47 females under age 1, 44 married males aged 50 to 60, 42 females aged 1 to 2, 42 males aged 3 to 4, 42 males aged 4 to 5, 41 females aged 4 to 5, 40 males under age 1, 39 females age 3 to 4, 37 males aged 2 to 3, 35 females aged 2 to 3, 27 married females aged 50 to 60, 27 married males aged 60 to 70, 25 single females aged 30 to 40, 20 married females aged 60 to 70, 19 single females aged 40 to 50, 19 single males aged 30 to 40, 18 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 12 married females aged 15 to 20, 11 single males aged 40 to 50, 11 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 10 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 9 married females aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 8 married males aged 70 to 80, 8 single females aged 60 to 70, 7 single females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 6 single males aged 60 to 70, 5 married males aged 80 to 90, 5 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 married females aged 90 to 100, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 2,290 French Canadians, 30 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 3 persons whose origin is unknown, 2 persons originating in Ireland, 1 negroes or coloured persons, 1 persons originating in Newfoundland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 460,589 tons of hay, 56,912 pounds of homemade butter, 46,130 bushels of oats, 20,636 bushels of potatoes, 15,582 acres of land in farms, 13,421 acres of farmland under cultivation, 12,997 bushels of wheat, 9,614 bushels of barley, 7,741 acres of farmland under crops, 6,900 pounds of maple sugar, 5,608 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,037 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,928 pounds of flax or hemp, 2,841 sheep, 2,161 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,015 acres of oats, 1,785 acres of wheat, 1,695 bushels of carrots, 1,565 bushels of rye, 1,377 bushels of peas, 1,034 milk cows, 808 swine, 777 acres of barley, 597 calves and heifers, 568 pounds of tobacco, 553 bushels of turnips, 545 horses, 301 bulls, oxen, or steers, 262 acres of potatoes, 187 barrels of pork, 186 acres of rye, 179 occupants of farms, 167 acres of peas, 90 barrels of beef, 82 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 72 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 43 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 27 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 21 bushels of corn, 18 bushels of beans, 14 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 12 bushels of buckwheat, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 6 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 3 acres of turnips, 2 acres of buckwheat, 2 acres of corn. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 9,570 yards of linen, 6,776 yards of flannel, 3,939 yards of fulled cloth, gallons of beer produced in breweries, breweries, breweries not reporting, breweries reporting, breweries returning capital, carding and fulling mills, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, employees in breweries, 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 value of annual production or rent, grist mills returning capital, saw mills, saw mills not reporting, saw mills powered by water, saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, saw mills returning capital, tanneries, tanneries reporting, 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). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 150 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 33 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 17, 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 males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 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 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Chiniquy | 1809–1899 | born here |
| Joseph-Pierre-Anselme Maurault | 1819–1870 | born here |
| Joseph-Charles Taché | 1820–1894 | born here |
| Joseph Michaud | 1822–1902 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC058005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC058005— 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. Louis, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-louis-qc058005-1851/.