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Year: 1851  |  Province: Quebec  |  Wikidata: Q3463195

St. Pierre, Quebec (1851 census)

St. Pierre was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,675. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463195. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.425°N, 72.117°W.

Population

In 1851, St. Pierre had a population of 2,675: 1,292 male and 1,383 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

YearPopulation
18512,675
18612,994

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. Pierre shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1851

The 1851 census recorded 207 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.

Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,675 total population, 1,383 females, 1,292 males, Female members of the family who are present: 1,285, Male members of the family who are present: 1,214, 915 single females, 828 single males, 427 married males, 425 married females, 369 families, 157 males attending school, 148 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 98, Males present who are not members of the family: 78, 69 female births, 60 male births, Male members of the family who are present: 42, 37 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 9, 2 lunatic females, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 202 females aged 5 to 10, 185 males aged 5 to 10, 155 single females aged 10 to 15, 143 single males aged 10 to 15, 134 married males aged 30 to 40, 126 married females aged 30 to 40, 122 married females aged 20 to 30, 122 single females aged 15 to 20, 121 single males aged 15 to 20, 93 married males aged 40 to 50, 90 single females aged 20 to 30, 89 married males aged 20 to 30, 79 single males aged 20 to 30, 70 married females aged 40 to 50, 66 females aged 2 to 3, 66 females under age 1, 65 males aged 4 to 5, 61 females aged 4 to 5, 59 females aged 1 to 2, 59 males aged 1 to 2, 56 males under age 1, 55 females age 3 to 4, 55 males aged 3 to 4, 54 married males aged 50 to 60, 48 married females aged 50 to 60, 33 married males aged 60 to 70, 30 males aged 2 to 3, 25 married females aged 60 to 70, 21 single females aged 30 to 40, 17 single males aged 30 to 40, 16 married females aged 15 to 20, 14 married males aged 70 to 80, 11 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 10 males of unknown age, 10 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 9 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 9 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 8 married females aged 70 to 80, 8 single females aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 married males aged 80 to 90, 5 single females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 4 married males aged 15 to 20, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 females of unknown age, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 2,638 French Canadians, 17 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 9 persons originating in Ireland, 6 persons originating in all other places, 3 persons originating in Scotland, 2 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 291,308 tons of hay, 30,768 bushels of oats, 23,699 acres of land in farms, 20,039 pounds of maple sugar, 16,999 pounds of homemade butter, 13,796 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 11,046 pounds of flax or hemp, 10,020 bushels of wheat, 9,903 acres of farmland under cultivation, 9,152 bushels of potatoes, 6,312 acres of farmland under crops, 4,528 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,456 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,087 bushels of turnips, 2,294 acres of oats, 2,046 sheep, 1,699 pounds of tobacco, 1,432 bushels of buckwheat, 1,411 acres of wheat, 1,319 bushels of peas, 956 barrels of pork, 846 milk cows, 822 swine, 800 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 761 bushels of rye, 685 horses, 679 calves and heifers, 325 occupants of farms, 299 acres of peas, 277 acres of buckwheat, 255 bushels of barley, 224 bushels of corn, 203 bulls, oxen, or steers, 190 acres of potatoes, 178 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 135 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 128 acres of rye, 81 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 65 barrels of beef, 54 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 50 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 38 bushels of beans, 27 acres of corn, 26 acres of barley, 21 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 18 acres of turnips, 18 bushels of carrots, 16 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)

Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 61,000 saw mill plants, 7,899 yards of linen, 3,090 yards of fulled cloth, 2,402 yards of flannel, $1,510 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), $350 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), 250 carding and fulling mills returning capital, $150 value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), 145 pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, 55 employees in saw mills, 6 saw mills, 6 saw mills powered by water, 6 saw mills returning capital, 5 employees in carding and fulling mills, 2 carding and fulling mills, 2 carding and fulling mills reporting, 2 employees in grist mills, 2 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent,   gallons of beer produced in breweries,   breweries,   breweries not reporting,   breweries reporting,   breweries returning capital,   carding and fulling mills not reporting,   employees in breweries,   employees in distilleries,   grist mills not reporting,   grist mills powered by steam,   grist mills reporting annual production,   grist mills reporting daily production,   grist mills reporting weekly production,   grist mills returning capital,   saw mills not reporting,   saw mills powered by steam,   saw mills reporting annual production,   saw mills reporting daily production,   woollen factories,   woollen factories reporting,   woollen factories returning capital, $  value capital returned by grist mills (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 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.)

Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 4 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)

Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 23 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 13, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries

The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.

NameLifespanConnection
Édouard-Élisée Malhiot1810–1875born here
Thomas-Aimé Chandonnet1834–1881born here

Identifiers

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. Pierre, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-pierre-qc066007-1851/.