Ste. Geneviève, Quebec (1851 census)
Ste. Geneviève was a census subdivision in Montréal County, Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,899. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.483°N, 73.847°W.
Population
In 1851, Ste. Geneviève had a population of 1,899: 934 male and 965 female residents. Population density was 111.2 people per square mile.
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 Ste. Geneviève, Village, 1861 (2.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Ste. Geneviève shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 340 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 326 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 7 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 838 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 127 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 880 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 21 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 54 |
| Number of families | 326 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 54 |
| Number of females | 965 |
| Number of females attending school | 105 |
| Number of lunatic females | 5 |
| Number of lunatic males | 1 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 43 |
| Number of males | 934 |
| Number of males attending school | 135 |
| Number of married females | 315 |
| Number of married males | 317 |
| Number of single females | 614 |
| Number of single males | 598 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| POP | 1,899 |
| POP FX N.1 | 965 |
| POP MX N.1 | 934 |
| POP XX N.1 | 1,899 |
| Total population | 1,899 |
Age structure (55 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 29 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 40 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 22 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 35 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 134 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 51 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 40 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 34 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 43 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 28 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 139 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 39 |
| Number of married females aged 10 to 15 | 1 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 10 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 107 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 85 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 48 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 38 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 20 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 5 |
| Number of married females aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 77 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 86 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 76 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 27 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 30 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 13 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 7 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 131 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 108 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 36 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 15 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 6 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 6 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 129 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 90 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 44 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 5 |
| 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 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 8 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 9 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 5 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 6 |
| Number of widowed females aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 6 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 6 |
Ethnic origin (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,891 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 5 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 3 |
Agriculture (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 137 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 338 |
| Acres of corn | 93 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 155 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,169 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,013 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,295 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 9,619 |
| Acres of land in farms | 11,632 |
| Acres of oats | 1,487 |
| Acres of peas | 735 |
| Acres of potatoes | 496 |
| Acres of rye | 1 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 9,118 |
| BAR AC | 137 |
| BAR BU | 2,293 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 96 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 600 |
| BEEF BAR | 96 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,293 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 335 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,211 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 481 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 42 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,479 |
| Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year | 1,536 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 24,700 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 7,917 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 41,002 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 13,264 |
| BWT AC | 338 |
| BWT BU | 3,211 |
| CRN AC | 93 |
| CRN BU | 1,479 |
| Gallons of cider produced in the past year | 868 |
| HAY TONS | 173,115 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 317 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 438 |
| Number of horses | 589 |
| Number of milk cows | 798 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 314 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 80 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 171 |
| Number of sheep | 1,262 |
| Number of swine | 726 |
| OAT AC | 1,487 |
| OAT BU | 24,700 |
| PEA AC | 735 |
| PEA BU | 7,917 |
| PORK BAR | 600 |
| POT AC | 496 |
| POT BU | 41,002 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 58 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 1,314 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 23,085 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 5,269 |
| Pounds of tobacco produced in the past year | 4,680 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,291 |
| RYE AC | 1 |
| RYE BU | 1 |
| TOB LBS | 4,680 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 173,115 |
| WHT AC | 9,118 |
| WHT BU | 13,264 |
| WOOL LBS | 2,291 |
Manufacturing & industry (40 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production | |
| Gallons of beer produced in breweries in the past year | |
| Number of breweries | |
| Number of breweries not reporting | |
| Number of breweries reporting | |
| Number of breweries returning capital | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills not reporting | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills reporting | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills returning capital | |
| Number of distilleries not reporting | |
| Number of employees in breweries | |
| Number of employees in carding and fulling mills | |
| Number of employees in distilleries | |
| Number of employees in grist mills | |
| Number of grist mills | |
| Number of grist mills not reporting | |
| Number of grist mills powered by steam | |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | |
| Number of grist mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent | |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | |
| 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 tanneries | |
| Number of tanneries reporting | |
| Number of tanneries returning capital | |
| Number of woollen factories | |
| Number of woollen factories reporting | |
| Number of woollen factories 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) | |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of cloth produced in woollen factories 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 | 2,365 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 1,849 |
| Yards of linen produced in the past year | 620 |
Deaths & mortality (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 6 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 9 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 4 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 15 |
Other recorded variables (130 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 23,085 |
| BEN BU | 335 |
| BOV | 317 |
| C H | 438 |
| C LBS | 58 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 934 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 965 |
| C03 TOTAL | 1,899 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 880 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 838 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 54 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 127 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 21 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 7 |
| C101 BTWN 80 AND 90 F MD | 1 |
| C103 BTWN 80 AND 90 F WID | 6 |
| C104 BTWN 80 AND 90 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C111 BTWN 90 AND 100 F WID | 1 |
| C112 BTWN 90 AND 100 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 43 |
| C125 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN F | 1 |
| C126 MD MALE | 317 |
| C127 S MALE | 598 |
| C128 WID MALE | 19 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 934 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 54 |
| C130 MD FEM | 315 |
| C131 S FEM | 614 |
| C132 WID FEM | 36 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 965 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 1,899 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 9 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 6 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 15 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 39 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 135 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 105 |
| C149 LUNATICS M | 1 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 51 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 5 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 4 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 3 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 40 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 40 |
| C20 DEATHS UNDER 2 M | 2 |
| C21 DEATHS UNDER 2 F | 1 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 34 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 22 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 43 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 29 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 28 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 35 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 139 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 134 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 129 |
| C40 BTWN 10 AND 15 F MD | 1 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 131 |
| C43 BTWN 10 AND 15 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 1 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 90 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 10 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 108 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 77 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 44 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 107 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 36 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 86 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 5 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 3 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 85 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 15 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 3 |
| C65 BTWN 30 AND 40 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 76 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 2 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 2 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 48 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 6 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 4 |
| C72 BTWN 40 AND 50 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 27 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 2 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 2 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 38 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 6 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 8 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 30 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 3 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 6 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 20 |
| C86 BTWN 60 AND 70 F S | 1 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 9 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 13 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 6 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 5 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 5 |
| C96 BTWN 70 AND 80 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C98 BTWN 80 AND 90 M MD | 7 |
| CAR BU | 481 |
| CD NAME | Montréal |
| CID GAL | 868 |
| CROP | 7,295 |
| CULT | 9,619 |
| FC YRDS | 1,849 |
| FLAN YRDS | 2,365 |
| FLX LBS | 1,314 |
| FREN ORIG | 1,891 |
| GARDEN | 155 |
| GRA BU | 42 |
| HELD | 11,632 |
| HORSE | 589 |
| IRE | 3 |
| LIN YRDS | 620 |
| LINE NO | 1,235 |
| M COWS | 798 |
| MPLS LBS | 5,269 |
| MW BU | 1,536 |
| NOT FRN | 5 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 12 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 31 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 20 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 80 |
| O UNDR 10 | 171 |
| PASTURE | 2,169 |
| SHEEP | 1,262 |
| SWINE | 726 |
| TOT O | 314 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 1 |
| WOOD | 2,013 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC065006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC065006— 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. Geneviève, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-genevi-ve-qc065006-1851/.