Ste. Agnès, Quebec (1851 census)
Ste. Agnès was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,278. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.679°N, 70.364°W.
Population
In 1851, Ste. Agnès had a population of 1,278: 618 male and 660 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,278 |
| 1861 | 1,324 |
| 1871 | 1,615 |
| 1881 | 1,778 |
| 1891 | 1,790 |
| 1901 | 1,588 |
| 1911 | 1,412 |
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 De Sales, 1861 (53.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ste. Agnès, 1861 (46.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Ste. Agnès shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,278 total population, 660 females, Female members of the family who are present: 649, 618 males, Male members of the family who are present: 605, 447 single females, 410 single males, 202 married males, 199 married females, 41 female births, 37 male births, 33 females attending school, 22 males attending school, Male members of the family who are present: 17, 14 widowed females, Males present who are not members of the family: 13, Females present who are not members of the family: 11, 6 widowed males, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 123 females aged 5 to 10, 88 males aged 5 to 10, 77 single females aged 10 to 15, 75 single males aged 10 to 15, 74 single males aged 15 to 20, 69 married females aged 20 to 30, 67 married males aged 20 to 30, 62 single females aged 15 to 20, 50 married females aged 30 to 40, 47 married males aged 40 to 50, 43 females under age 1, 41 married males aged 30 to 40, 40 males under age 1, 37 married females aged 40 to 50, 36 single males aged 20 to 30, 33 females aged 1 to 2, 30 married males aged 50 to 60, 29 females age 3 to 4, 27 males aged 3 to 4, 26 females aged 4 to 5, 26 males aged 2 to 3, 25 single females aged 20 to 30, 24 married females aged 50 to 60, 19 females aged 2 to 3, 19 males aged 1 to 2, 19 males aged 4 to 5, 13 married females aged 15 to 20, 8 married males aged 60 to 70, 6 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 single females aged 30 to 40, 4 married females aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 single males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females 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 1,261 French Canadians, 17 persons native to Canada, not of French origin. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 62,143 tons of hay, 23,047 acres of land in farms, 13,732 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,315 acres of farmland under cultivation, 6,238 bushels of potatoes, 4,660 acres of farmland under crops, 4,655 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,368 bushels of wheat, 4,298 pounds of homemade butter, 4,058 bushels of barley, 3,434 bushels of rye, 3,185 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,801 bushels of peas, 1,721 bushels of oats, 1,609 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,608 sheep, 573 acres of wheat, 471 acres of barley, 447 swine, 440 acres of rye, 408 milk cows, 300 acres of peas, 280 calves and heifers, 274 pounds of tobacco, 258 horses, 250 acres of oats, 169 occupants of farms, 168 bulls, oxen, or steers, 96 acres of potatoes, 75 bushels of buckwheat, 75 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 65 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 51 bushels of turnips, 21 barrels of pork, 21 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 15 acres of buckwheat, 5 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 acres of turnips, 3 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 2,269 yards of fulled cloth, 1,951 yards of linen, 1,222 yards of flannel, $900 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $160 value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), 2 employees in grist mills, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 1 grist mills returning capital, feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production, Logs produced by saw mills reporting production by number of logs: , employees in carding and fulling mills, employees in saw mills, grist mills not reporting, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills reporting annual production, 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, $ value annual production or rent from saw 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. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 12 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 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 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC074008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC152006_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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. Agnès, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-agn-s-qc074008-1851/.