Ste. Catherine, Quebec (1851 census)
Ste. Catherine was a census subdivision in Portneuf County, Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,789. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.872°N, 71.615°W.
Population
In 1851, Ste. Catherine had a population of 1,789: 910 male and 879 female residents. Population density was 15.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,789 |
| 1861 | 1,670 |
| 1871 | 1,263 |
| 1881 | 1,202 |
| 1891 | 1,103 |
| 1901 | 1,137 |
| 1911 | 1,158 |
| 1921 | 1,072 |
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. Catherine shared boundaries with:
- Ancienne Lorette & Part of St. Ambroise
- NO DATA
- Pointe-aux-Trembles
- St. Augustin
- St. Gabriel
- St. Raymond
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 341 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 387 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 22 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 821 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 58 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 861 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 40 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 49 |
| Number of blind males | 1 |
| Number of families | 387 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 31 |
| Number of females | 879 |
| Number of lunatic females | 2 |
| Number of lunatic males | 3 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 35 |
| Number of males | 910 |
| Number of married females | 256 |
| Number of married males | 260 |
| Number of single females | 587 |
| Number of single males | 629 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| POP | 1,789 |
| POP FX N.1 | 879 |
| POP MX N.1 | 910 |
| POP XX N.1 | 1,789 |
| Total population | 1,789 |
Age structure (55 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 28 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 37 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 29 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 22 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 146 |
| Number of females of unknown age | 9 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 35 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 40 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 27 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 34 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 25 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 138 |
| Number of males of unknown age | 11 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 33 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 7 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 71 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 71 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 70 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 24 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 12 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 48 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 66 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 58 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 43 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 36 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 8 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 130 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 117 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 39 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 119 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 121 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 70 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 15 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 10 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 13 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 6 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 5 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 4 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
Ethnic origin (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 663 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 723 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 9 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 392 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 2 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 13 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 93 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,297 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 23,072 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,268 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 6,565 |
| Acres of land in farms | 29,637 |
| Acres of oats | 1,436 |
| Acres of peas | 122 |
| Acres of potatoes | 596 |
| Acres of rye | 43 |
| Acres of turnips | 14 |
| Acres of wheat | 247 |
| BAR AC | 13 |
| BAR BU | 138 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 23 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 263 |
| BEEF BAR | 23 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 138 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 689 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 26,832 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 540 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 49,313 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 471 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 926 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 1,665 |
| BWT AC | 93 |
| BWT BU | 689 |
| HAY TONS | 127,660 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 233 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 235 |
| Number of horses | 310 |
| Number of milk cows | 558 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 269 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 76 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 149 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 5 |
| Number of sheep | 460 |
| Number of swine | 650 |
| OAT AC | 1,436 |
| OAT BU | 26,832 |
| PEA AC | 122 |
| PEA BU | 540 |
| PORK BAR | 263 |
| POT AC | 596 |
| POT BU | 49,313 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 899 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 22,187 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 4,205 |
| Pounds of tobacco produced in the past year | 2 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,138 |
| RYE AC | 43 |
| RYE BU | 471 |
| TOB LBS | 2 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 127,660 |
| WHT AC | 247 |
| WHT BU | 1,665 |
| WOOL LBS | 1,138 |
Manufacturing & industry (40 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production | |
| Feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production | |
| Feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production | |
| Logs produced by saw mills reporting production by number of logs | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills reporting | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills returning capital | |
| Number of employees in grist mills | 3 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | |
| Number of employees in tanneries | |
| Number of grist mills | 1 |
| Number of grist mills not reporting | |
| Number of grist mills powered by steam | |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 1 |
| Number of grist mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent | 1 |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | 1 |
| Number of saw mill plants | |
| Number of saw mills | |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | |
| Number of saw mills powered by steam | |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of saw mills reporting daily production | |
| Number of saw mills reporting production by number of logs | |
| Number of saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent | |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | |
| Number of tanneries | |
| Number of tanneries reporting | |
| Number of tanneries returning capital | |
| Pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | |
| Value of annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling) | 100 |
| Value of annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | 600 |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling) | |
| Yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 384 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 473 |
| Yards of linen produced in the past year | 457 |
Deaths & mortality (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2 | 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 aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 5 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 2 |
| 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 10 to 15 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 11 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 1 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 16 |
Other recorded variables (136 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 22,187 |
| BOV | 233 |
| C H | 235 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 1 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 910 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 879 |
| C03 GM WATER | 1 |
| C03 TOTAL | 1,789 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 861 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 821 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 49 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 58 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 40 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 22 |
| C10 GM ANNUAL NO | 1 |
| C100 BTWN 80 AND 90 M WID | 2 |
| C11 GM ANNUAL P | 100 |
| C113 BTWN 90 AND 100 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 35 |
| C12 GM CAP NO | 1 |
| C122 AGES NOT GIVEN M | 11 |
| C123 AGES NOT GIVEN F | 9 |
| C126 MD MALE | 260 |
| C127 S MALE | 629 |
| C128 WID MALE | 21 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 910 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 31 |
| C13 GM CAP P | 600 |
| C130 MD FEM | 256 |
| C131 S FEM | 587 |
| C132 WID FEM | 36 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 879 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 1,789 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 11 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 5 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 16 |
| C14 GM HANDS | 3 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 33 |
| C147 BLIND M | 1 |
| C149 LUNATICS M | 3 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 35 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 2 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 1 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 2 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 40 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 37 |
| C20 DEATHS UNDER 2 M | 1 |
| C21 DEATHS UNDER 2 F | 1 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 27 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 29 |
| C24 DEATHS UNDER 3 M | 1 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 34 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 28 |
| C28 DEATHS UNDER 4 M | 1 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 25 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 22 |
| C32 DEATHS UNDER 5 M | 2 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 138 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 146 |
| C36 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 2 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 119 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 130 |
| C42 BTWN 10 AND 15 M DEATHS | 2 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 121 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 7 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 117 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 48 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 70 |
| C52 BTWN 20 AND 30 M WID | 1 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 71 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 39 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 2 |
| C56 BTWN 20 AND 30 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 66 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 15 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 3 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 71 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 3 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 2 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 58 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 2 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 5 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 70 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 2 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 10 |
| C73 BTWN 40 AND 50 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 43 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 2 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 3 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 24 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 1 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 13 |
| C81 BTWN 50 AND 60 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 36 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 2 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 3 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 12 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 6 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 8 |
| C91 BTWN 70 AND 80 M S | 1 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 4 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 1 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 3 |
| C99 BTWN 80 AND 90 M S | 1 |
| CAR BU | 2 |
| CD NAME | Portneuf |
| CROP | 3,268 |
| CULT | 6,565 |
| ENG WLS | 9 |
| FC YRDS | 473 |
| FLAN YRDS | 384 |
| FLX LBS | 899 |
| FREN ORIG | 663 |
| GRA BU | 9 |
| HELD | 29,637 |
| HORSE | 310 |
| IRE | 392 |
| LIN YRDS | 457 |
| LINE NO | 1,281 |
| M COWS | 558 |
| MPLS LBS | 4,205 |
| NOT FRN | 723 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 2 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 76 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 19 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 149 |
| O OVR 200 | 18 |
| O UNDR 10 | 5 |
| PASTURE | 3,297 |
| SCOT | 2 |
| SHEEP | 460 |
| SWINE | 650 |
| TOT O | 269 |
| TUR AC | 14 |
| TUR BU | 926 |
| WOOD | 23,072 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC068008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC080013— 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. Catherine, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-catherine-qc068008-1851/.