St. Marc, Quebec (1851 census)
St. Marc was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,243. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912553. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.696°N, 73.225°W.
Population
In 1851, St. Marc had a population of 1,243: 575 male and 668 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,243 |
| 1861 | 1,364 |
| 1871 | 1,117 |
| 1881 | 1,036 |
| 1891 | 897 |
| 1901 | 968 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 918 |
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 became part of St. Marc, 1861 (65.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, St. Marc shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 183 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,243 total population, 668 females, Female members of the family who are present: 577, 575 males, Male members of the family who are present: 510, 434 single females, 363 single males, 214 married females, 202 married males, 187 families, 97 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 91, 89 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 65, 26 female births, 24 male births, 20 widowed females, 10 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 8, Female members of the family who are absent: 7, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 96 females aged 5 to 10, 80 males aged 5 to 10, 74 single females aged 10 to 15, 73 single males aged 10 to 15, 70 single females aged 15 to 20, 67 married females aged 20 to 30, 66 married females aged 30 to 40, 61 single males aged 15 to 20, 49 married males aged 40 to 50, 48 married males aged 20 to 30, 46 married males aged 30 to 40, 35 single females aged 20 to 30, 33 married males aged 50 to 60, 32 single males aged 20 to 30, 31 females under age 1, 30 married females aged 50 to 60, 29 females aged 1 to 2, 28 males under age 1, 27 females aged 2 to 3, 26 females aged 4 to 5, 25 married females aged 40 to 50, 23 males aged 3 to 4, 22 females age 3 to 4, 22 males aged 1 to 2, 21 males aged 2 to 3, 19 married males aged 60 to 70, 17 males aged 4 to 5, 11 married females aged 15 to 20, 11 single females aged 30 to 40, 10 married females aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 6 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 30 to 40, 3 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 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 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,237 French Canadians, 3 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 3 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 350,050 tons of hay, 27,165 pounds of homemade butter, 19,730 bushels of oats, 13,562 acres of land in farms, 11,204 bushels of wheat, 9,962 acres of farmland under cultivation, 9,856 bushels of peas, 5,783 pounds of flax or hemp, 5,264 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,875 pounds of maple sugar, 4,656 acres of farmland under crops, 3,872 bushels of potatoes, 3,600 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,202 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,994 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 2,306 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,724 acres of oats, 1,595 acres of wheat, 1,555 bushels of barley, 1,545 pounds of tobacco, 1,062 sheep, 730 milk cows, 693 bushels of corn, 678 barrels of pork, 569 horses, 550 swine, 492 calves and heifers, 382 bushels of carrots, 237 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 180 bulls, oxen, or steers, 173 barrels of beef, 138 occupants of farms, 125 bushels of buckwheat, 114 acres of peas, 108 acres of barley, 74 acres of potatoes, 48 acres of corn, 45 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 42 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 36 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 32 bushels of beans, 31 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 16 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 14 acres of buckwheat, 5 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 5 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 4 pounds of hops, 2 gallons of cider. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 2,993 yards of linen, 2,250 yards of flannel, 1,618 yards of fulled cloth, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 tanneries, 1 tanneries not reporting, Logs produced by saw mills reporting production by number of logs: , 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 not reporting, foundries reporting, foundries returning capital, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills reporting annual production, grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 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 production by number of logs, saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, saw mills returning capital, tanneries reporting, tanneries returning capital, woollen factories, woollen factories reporting, woollen factories 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), $ 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 year by grist mills reporting annual production. $ value cloth produced in woollen factories in the past year (pounds sterling). $ 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 6 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among females 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph-Azarie Sénécal | 1841–1917 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC082005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC098005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912553
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. Marc, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-marc-qc082005-1851/.