Ste. Agathe, Quebec (1851 census)
Ste. Agathe was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 522. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912885. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.392°N, 71.415°W.
Population
In 1851, Ste. Agathe had a population of 522: 264 male and 258 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 522 |
| 1861 | 1,509 |
| 1871 | 1,051 |
| 1881 | 981 |
| 1891 | 905 |
| 1901 | 894 |
| 1911 | — |
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, Ste. Agathe shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 155 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 522 total population, Male members of the family who are present: 264, 264 males, Female members of the family who are present: 258, 258 females, 185 single males, 184 single females, 78 married males, 72 married females, 69 families, 12 female births, 8 females attending school, 8 male births, Male members of the family who are present: 6, 6 males attending school, Female members of the family who are absent: 5, 2 deaf and dumb males, 2 widowed females, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic males, 1 widowed males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 53 single males aged 10 to 15, 44 females aged 5 to 10, 39 males aged 5 to 10, 37 single females aged 10 to 15, 37 single females aged 15 to 20, 31 single males aged 15 to 20, 25 married males aged 30 to 40, 21 married females aged 30 to 40, 20 married males aged 40 to 50, 19 married females aged 20 to 30, 19 married females aged 40 to 50, 17 married males aged 20 to 30, 16 females age 3 to 4, 14 males aged 3 to 4, 12 females under age 1, 11 males aged 1 to 2, 10 females aged 2 to 3, 10 males aged 4 to 5, 10 married males aged 50 to 60, 10 single females aged 20 to 30, 10 single males aged 20 to 30, 8 females aged 1 to 2, 8 females aged 4 to 5, 8 males under age 1, 5 males aged 2 to 3, 5 married females aged 50 to 60, 4 married females aged 60 to 70, 4 married males aged 60 to 70, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 single 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 225 persons originating in Ireland, 219 French Canadians, 78 persons native to Canada, not of French origin. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 19,195 tons of hay, 8,851 acres of land in farms, 7,178 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,790 bushels of potatoes, 3,590 bushels of oats, 1,673 acres of farmland under cultivation, 1,300 pounds of homemade butter, 1,238 acres of farmland in pasture, 920 pounds of maple sugar, 564 bushels of rye, 434 acres of farmland under crops, 380 bushels of wheat, 239 bushels of peas, 238 bushels of barley, 178 sheep, 171 acres of oats, 148 swine, 129 milk cows, 90 acres of potatoes, 67 calves and heifers, 67 horses, 63 acres of rye, 63 occupants of farms, 47 acres of peas, 47 bushels of buckwheat, 43 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 43 pounds of wool produced on farms, 42 bulls, oxen, or steers, 40 acres of wheat, 17 acres of barley, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 7 barrels of pork, 5 acres of buckwheat, 1 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 1 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 56 yards of flannel, 40 yards of fulled cloth, 1 saw mills, 1 saw mills not reporting, 1 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 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, employees in woollen factories, foundries, 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 powered by steam, 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, woollen factories not reporting, 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, 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. $ 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 1 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, 2 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC061009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC171002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912885
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). "Ste. Agathe, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-agathe-qc061009-1851/.