St. Vincent de Paul, Quebec (1851 census)
St. Vincent de Paul was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,385. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912862. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.627°N, 73.665°W.
Population
In 1851, St. Vincent de Paul had a population of 2,385: 1,123 male and 1,262 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,385 |
| 1861 | 2,422 |
| 1871 | 2,320 |
| 1881 | 2,492 |
| 1891 | 2,519 |
| 1921 | 3,571 |
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 contained St. Vincent de Paul, College, 1861 (0.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Vincent de Paul, Convent, 1861 (0.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, St. Vincent de Paul shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 216 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,385 total population, 1,262 females, 1,123 males, Female members of the family who are present: 1,115, Male members of the family who are present: 1,071, 850 single females, 735 single males, 364 married males, 355 married females, 345 families, 184 females attending school, 158 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 147, 57 widowed females, Males present who are not members of the family: 52, 49 female births, 47 male births, 24 widowed males, 6 lunatic females, Male members of the family who are present: 4. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 179 single females aged 10 to 15, 177 females aged 5 to 10, 155 males aged 5 to 10, 152 single males aged 10 to 15, 137 single females aged 15 to 20, 99 married females aged 20 to 30, 99 married males aged 30 to 40, 91 single males aged 15 to 20, 88 married females aged 30 to 40, 87 married males aged 40 to 50, 83 married males aged 20 to 30, 81 married females aged 40 to 50, 72 single females aged 20 to 30, 71 single males aged 20 to 30, 62 males aged 1 to 2, 62 males under age 1, 55 females under age 1, 54 females aged 1 to 2, 51 married males aged 50 to 60, 47 males aged 3 to 4, 44 females aged 2 to 3, 44 married females aged 50 to 60, 39 females age 3 to 4, 39 males aged 2 to 3, 34 males aged 4 to 5, 32 females aged 4 to 5, 30 married males aged 60 to 70, 25 single females aged 30 to 40, 22 married females aged 60 to 70, 17 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 16 single females aged 40 to 50, 15 married females aged 15 to 20, 13 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 10 married males aged 70 to 80, 9 single females aged 50 to 60, 9 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 8 single males aged 30 to 40, 6 single females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 single females aged 70 to 80, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 1 single males aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 2,338 French Canadians, 11 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 11 persons originating in all other places, 8 persons originating in Ireland, 5 persons originating in France, 5 persons originating in the United States, 2 persons originating in Italy or Greece, 2 persons originating in Scotland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 3 persons originating in Russia, Prussia, or Poland — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 234,620 tons of hay, 37,906 bushels of oats, 26,391 pounds of homemade butter, 15,806 acres of land in farms, 12,710 acres of farmland under cultivation, 11,658 bushels of wheat, 11,217 bushels of potatoes, 10,097 bushels of peas, 8,905 acres of farmland under crops, 5,885 pounds of maple sugar, 3,692 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,655 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,167 acres of oats, 3,096 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,432 bushels of buckwheat, 1,801 pounds of tobacco, 1,707 acres of wheat, 1,625 sheep, 1,581 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,337 bushels of corn, 1,226 acres of peas, 983 bushels of barley, 851 milk cows, 691 horses, 602 swine, 535 barrels of pork, 490 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 375 barrels of beef, 364 calves and heifers, 337 bulls, oxen, or steers, 288 occupants of farms, 271 acres of buckwheat, 189 acres of potatoes, 126 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 113 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 93 acres of barley, 92 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 84 acres of corn, 39 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 26 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 23 bushels of rye, 6 bushels of beans, 6 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 acres of rye. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 1,698 yards of fulled cloth, 1,518 yards of flannel, 1,234 yards of linen, 1 woollen factories, 1 woollen factories reporting, 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 not reporting, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, distilleries, distilleries reporting, distilleries returning capital, employees in carding and fulling mills, employees in distilleries, employees in foundries, employees in grist mills, employees in saw mills, employees in tanneries, employees in woollen factories, foundries, foundries not reporting, foundries reporting, foundries returning capital, grist mills, grist mills not reporting, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills powered by water, grist mills reporting annual production, grist mills reporting daily production, grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, grist mills reporting weekly production, 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 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 not reporting, tanneries reporting, tanneries returning capital, woollen factories not 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, yards of cloth produced in woollen factories. 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.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded gallons of liquor produced in distilleries — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 46 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 28, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 18, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 15, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 9, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 7, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 90 to 100: 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, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Janvier-Domptail Lacroix | 1778–1856 | born here |
| Pierre Gamelin | 1789–1856 | born here |
| Vincent Chartrand | 1795–1863 | born and died here |
| Sabrevois de Bleury | 1798–1862 | died here |
| Césaire Germain | 1808–1874 | born and died here |
| Joseph du Sacré-Coeur | 1823–1902 | born here |
| Joseph Tassé | 1848–1895 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC079011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC076046— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912862
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. Vincent de Paul, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-vincent-de-paul-qc079011-1851/.