Ste. Monique, Quebec (1851 census)
Ste. Monique was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,567. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.122°N, 72.491°W.
Population
In 1851, Ste. Monique had a population of 2,567: 1,308 male and 1,259 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,567 |
| 1861 | 2,950 |
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. Monique shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 193 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,567 total population, 1,308 males, 1,259 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,150, Female members of the family who are present: 1,063, 884 single males, 814 single females, 404 families, 403 married males, 398 married females, Females present who are not members of the family: 196, Males present who are not members of the family: 158, 76 female births, 67 male births, 39 males attending school, 29 females attending school, Male members of the family who are present: 24, 21 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 9, 4 lunatic males, 2 blind males, 2 lunatic females, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 223 males aged 5 to 10, 182 females aged 5 to 10, 156 single females aged 10 to 15, 151 single males aged 10 to 15, 138 single males aged 15 to 20, 136 married females aged 20 to 30, 126 single females aged 15 to 20, 117 married males aged 20 to 30, 104 married males aged 40 to 50, 91 married females aged 40 to 50, 88 married females aged 30 to 40, 84 married males aged 30 to 40, 77 single males aged 20 to 30, 71 females under age 1, 65 females aged 1 to 2, 63 married males aged 50 to 60, 61 single females aged 20 to 30, 60 males under age 1, 59 males aged 4 to 5, 57 males aged 1 to 2, 53 females age 3 to 4, 52 males aged 3 to 4, 49 males aged 2 to 3, 44 females aged 4 to 5, 37 females aged 2 to 3, 36 married females aged 50 to 60, 24 married females aged 15 to 20, 24 married males aged 60 to 70, 18 married females aged 60 to 70, 15 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 12 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 10 married males aged 70 to 80, 9 single females aged 30 to 40, 9 single males aged 30 to 40, 8 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 6 single females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 5 married females aged 70 to 80, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 2,328 French Canadians, 160 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 62 persons originating in Ireland, 10 persons originating in England or Wales, 4 persons originating in Scotland, 1 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 205,443 tons of hay, 26,373 bushels of oats, 24,032 acres of land in farms, 15,790 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 15,717 pounds of homemade butter, 11,510 bushels of potatoes, 10,378 pounds of maple sugar, 8,296 bushels of wheat, 8,242 acres of farmland under cultivation, 5,678 acres of farmland under crops, 4,478 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,779 pounds of flax or hemp, 2,539 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,475 bushels of buckwheat, 2,443 bushels of peas, 2,331 bushels of turnips, 2,082 sheep, 1,639 acres of oats, 1,217 acres of wheat, 922 bushels of corn, 839 milk cows, 836 pounds of tobacco, 695 swine, 446 calves and heifers, 425 acres of peas, 422 horses, 400 bulls, oxen, or steers, 351 acres of buckwheat, 346 occupants of farms, 298 bushels of barley, 282 barrels of pork, 211 acres of potatoes, 189 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 112 barrels of beef, 95 acres of corn, 94 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 61 bushels of carrots, 30 acres of barley, 29 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 25 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 25 bushels of beans, 23 pounds of hops, 21 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 20 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 9 acres of turnips, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 acres of rye, 7 bushels of rye, 4 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 3,535 yards of linen, 3,513 yards of fulled cloth, $2,800 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 2,456 yards of flannel, $700 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), $250 value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), $200 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), 8 employees in saw mills, 5 employees in grist mills, 2 grist mills, 2 grist mills powered by water, 2 grist mills returning capital, 2 saw mills, 2 saw mills powered by water, 2 saw mills returning capital, 1 carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills not reporting, 1 employees in carding and fulling mills, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 1 saw mills not reporting, 1 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, gallons of beer produced in breweries, breweries, breweries not reporting, breweries reporting, breweries returning capital, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, employees in breweries, employees in distilleries, grist mills powered by steam, saw mill plants, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills reporting annual production, yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills. $ 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 60 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 34 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 24, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 7, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 6, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC066001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC038008— 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. Monique, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-monique-qc066001-1851/.