St. Raymond, Quebec (1851 census)
St. Raymond was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,701. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q137772105. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.873°N, 71.853°W.
Population
In 1851, St. Raymond had a population of 1,701: 893 male and 808 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,701 |
| 1861 | 2,902 |
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. Raymond shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 180 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,701 total population, 893 males, 808 females, Male members of the family who are present: 806, Female members of the family who are present: 749, 600 single males, 522 single females, 319 families, 284 married males, 276 married females, Males present who are not members of the family: 87, 61 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 59, 48 male births, 45 males attending school, 35 females attending school, 10 widowed females, 9 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 3, Female members of the family who are absent: 2, 2 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 148 females aged 5 to 10, 123 males aged 5 to 10, 98 single males aged 10 to 15, 97 married females aged 30 to 40, 94 single males aged 15 to 20, 84 single females aged 10 to 15, 82 married males aged 30 to 40, 81 married males aged 20 to 30, 80 married females aged 20 to 30, 64 married males aged 40 to 50, 60 females under age 1, 58 single males aged 20 to 30, 52 single females aged 15 to 20, 51 males aged 1 to 2, 48 married females aged 40 to 50, 46 males under age 1, 40 females aged 1 to 2, 40 males aged 2 to 3, 37 males aged 4 to 5, 37 married males aged 50 to 60, 34 females aged 2 to 3, 32 females age 3 to 4, 32 males aged 3 to 4, 28 females aged 4 to 5, 26 single females aged 20 to 30, 23 married females aged 50 to 60, 16 married females aged 15 to 20, 14 married males aged 60 to 70, 14 single males aged 30 to 40, 9 married females aged 60 to 70, 8 single females aged 30 to 40, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 1 married males over 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,259 French Canadians, 266 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 140 persons originating in Ireland, 24 persons originating in England or Wales, 8 persons originating in Scotland, 3 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in Spain or Portugal. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 94,771 tons of hay, 26,879 acres of land in farms, 23,945 pounds of maple sugar, 21,869 bushels of potatoes, 21,699 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 16,576 bushels of oats, 6,367 pounds of homemade butter, 5,180 acres of farmland under cultivation, 3,108 bushels of rye, 2,850 acres of farmland under crops, 2,326 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,948 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,620 bushels of buckwheat, 1,574 acres of oats, 1,459 bushels of wheat, 756 pounds of wool produced on farms, 694 swine, 628 bushels of turnips, 622 bushels of peas, 443 milk cows, 416 sheep, 373 acres of potatoes, 322 acres of rye, 302 occupants of farms, 263 horses, 240 pounds of tobacco, 238 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 226 acres of wheat, 221 acres of buckwheat, 179 calves and heifers, 161 barrels of pork, 152 bushels of barley, 124 acres of peas, 83 bulls, oxen, or steers, 39 acres of barley, 30 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 22 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 21 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 11 acres of turnips, 8 bushels of carrots, 6 bushels of corn, 6 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 4 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 3 barrels of beef, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 acres of corn. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 1,095 yards of linen, 277 yards of fulled cloth, 267 yards of flannel, 2 saw mills, 2 saw mills not reporting, 2 saw mills powered by water, feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production, Logs produced by saw mills reporting production by number of logs: , carding and fulling mills, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, employees in grist mills, employees in saw mills, employees in tanneries, 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 mill plants, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills reporting annual production, saw mills reporting daily production, saw mills reporting production by number of logs, saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, saw mills returning capital, tanneries, tanneries reporting, tanneries 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), yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills. 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 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 19 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 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 5 to 10: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC068007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC041011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q137772105
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. Raymond, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-raymond-qc068007-1851/.