St. Ours, Town—Ville, Quebec (1851 census)
St. Ours, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 542. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142405. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.888°N, 73.150°W.
Population
In 1851, St. Ours, Town—Ville had a population of 542: 273 male and 269 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 542 |
| 1861 | 528 |
| 1871 | 701 |
| 1881 | 808 |
| 1891 | 918 |
| 1901 | 609 |
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. Ours, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 542 total population, 273 males, 269 females, Male members of the family who are present: 250, Female members of the family who are present: 246, 182 single males, 168 single females, 92 families, 80 married males, 79 married females, Male members of the family who are present: 47, 40 males attending school, 34 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 23, Males present who are not members of the family: 23, 22 widowed females, 14 male births, Female members of the family who are absent: 13, 11 widowed males, 10 female births, 2 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 38 single males aged 15 to 20, 31 females aged 5 to 10, 31 males aged 5 to 10, 29 single males aged 20 to 30, 28 married females aged 20 to 30, 27 single females aged 15 to 20, 25 single females aged 10 to 15, 25 single females aged 20 to 30, 24 married males aged 30 to 40, 24 single males aged 10 to 15, 22 married females aged 40 to 50, 18 females aged 1 to 2, 17 married males aged 20 to 30, 17 married males aged 40 to 50, 15 males under age 1, 15 married females aged 30 to 40, 14 males aged 1 to 2, 10 females under age 1, 10 married males aged 50 to 60, 9 single females aged 30 to 40, 8 married females aged 50 to 60, 8 married males aged 60 to 70, 7 females aged 2 to 3, 7 males aged 4 to 5, 7 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 females age 3 to 4, 6 females aged 4 to 5, 6 males aged 2 to 3, 6 single males aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 males aged 3 to 4, 2 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 married females aged 60 to 70, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 3,357 French Canadians, 13 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 12 persons originating in England or Wales, 9 persons originating in Ireland, 2 persons originating in Scotland, 1 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 31,400 tons of hay, 1,818 bushels of oats, 1,650 acres of land in farms, 1,435 pounds of homemade butter, 966 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 799 pounds of maple sugar, 684 acres of farmland under cultivation, 671 bushels of wheat, 583 bushels of potatoes, 434 acres of farmland in pasture, 286 bushels of peas, 246 acres of farmland under crops, 191 pounds of wool produced on farms, 149 pounds of flax or hemp, 141 sheep, 100 bushels of turnips, 94 acres of oats, 86 bushels of corn, 82 acres of wheat, 60 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 45 bushels of barley, 45 milk cows, 41 acres of peas, 40 pounds of tobacco, 37 barrels of pork, 31 horses, 29 calves and heifers, 23 bushels of buckwheat, 20 swine, 14 occupants of farms, 13 acres of potatoes, 7 acres of corn, 7 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 6 bushels of rye, 6 bulls, oxen, or steers, 5 acres of barley, 5 barrels of beef, 4 acres of buckwheat, 4 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 4 bushels of carrots, 4 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 4 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 2 bushels of beans, 1 acres of turnips, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 80 yards of fulled cloth, 35 yards of flannel, Logs produced by saw mills reporting production by number of logs: , employees in grist mills, employees in saw mills, employees in tanneries, foundries, foundries not reporting, 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 returning capital, 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 returning capital, tanneries, tanneries not reporting, tanneries reporting, tanneries returning capital, $ value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), $ value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $ value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling). barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. $ value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 15 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 10 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 4, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC070001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC186006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q142405
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Ours,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Ours_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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. Ours, Town—Ville, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-ours-town-ville-qc070001-1851/.