Ste. Scholastique, Quebec (1851 census)
Ste. Scholastique was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 4,762. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112913108. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.671°N, 74.083°W.
Population
In 1851, Ste. Scholastique had a population of 4,762: 2,366 male and 2,396 female residents.
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. Scholastique, Village and Convent, 1861 (0.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ste. Scholastique, Parish, 1861 (67.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Ste. Scholastique shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 191 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 4,762 total population, 2,396 females, 2,366 males, Female members of the family who are present: 2,258, Male members of the family who are present: 2,231, 1,583 single males, 1,553 single females, 815 families, 752 married females, 750 married males, 267 females attending school, 250 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 138, Males present who are not members of the family: 135, 91 widowed females, 89 female births, 79 male births, Male members of the family who are present: 48, 33 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 13, 2 deaf and dumb males, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 385 males aged 5 to 10, 366 females aged 5 to 10, 307 single females aged 10 to 15, 307 single males aged 10 to 15, 245 single males aged 15 to 20, 228 single females aged 15 to 20, 226 married females aged 20 to 30, 207 married males aged 30 to 40, 198 married females aged 30 to 40, 175 married males aged 20 to 30, 152 married males aged 40 to 50, 148 females aged 1 to 2, 138 married females aged 40 to 50, 137 males aged 1 to 2, 125 single males aged 20 to 30, 109 married males aged 50 to 60, 109 single females aged 20 to 30, 97 males aged 2 to 3, 97 married females aged 50 to 60, 93 males aged 3 to 4, 91 females age 3 to 4, 91 females under age 1, 85 females aged 2 to 3, 84 males under age 1, 83 females aged 4 to 5, 79 males aged 4 to 5, 65 married males aged 60 to 70, 44 married females aged 15 to 20, 37 married females aged 60 to 70, 32 married males aged 70 to 80, 28 single females aged 30 to 40, 23 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 21 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 19 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 16 single males aged 30 to 40, 13 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 11 married females aged 70 to 80, 10 single females aged 40 to 50, 10 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 7 single males aged 40 to 50, 7 single males aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 6 married males aged 80 to 90, 4 married males aged 15 to 20, 4 single females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 4,464 French Canadians, 177 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 45 persons originating in Ireland, 42 persons originating in Scotland, 26 persons originating in England or Wales, 4 persons originating in the United States, 2 persons originating in France, 2 persons originating in Switzerland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 455,713 tons of hay, 68,791 bushels of oats, 48,912 pounds of homemade butter, 38,992 acres of land in farms, 34,924 pounds of maple sugar, 32,918 bushels of wheat, 22,092 acres of farmland under cultivation, 20,603 bushels of potatoes, 16,900 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 14,116 acres of farmland under crops, 8,995 pounds of flax or hemp, 8,995 pounds of wool produced on farms, 7,968 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,114 bushels of peas, 4,588 pounds of tobacco, 4,579 acres of oats, 3,806 sheep, 3,639 acres of wheat, 2,342 bushels of buckwheat, 2,046 bushels of turnips, 2,020 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,811 bushels of barley, 1,792 milk cows, 1,746 swine, 1,478 horses, 1,062 bushels of corn, 1,034 bushels of carrots, 852 acres of peas, 585 barrels of pork, 493 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 450 occupants of farms, 420 acres of potatoes, 334 acres of buckwheat, 292 bulls, oxen, or steers, 237 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 163 acres of barley, 154 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 142 bushels of rye, 100 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 87 acres of corn, 64 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 27 acres of turnips, 21 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 16 acres of rye, 15 barrels of beef, 15 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 13 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 8 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 1343 ' calves and heifers. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 4,720 yards of fulled cloth, 4,344 yards of linen, 4,211 yards of flannel, $1,500 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $350 value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), $280 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), 250 pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, $100 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 8 employees in saw mills, 5 employees in carding and fulling mills, 3 saw mills, 3 saw mills powered by water, 2 carding and fulling mills, 2 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 2 tanneries, 2 tanneries not reporting, 1 carding and fulling mills not reporting, 1 carding and fulling mills reporting, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 1 grist mills returning capital, 1 saw mills not reporting, 1 saw mills returning capital, gallons of beer produced in breweries, breweries, breweries not reporting, breweries reporting, breweries returning capital, carding and fulling mills returning capital, distilleries, employees in breweries, employees in grist mills, grist mills not reporting, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills reporting annual production, grist mills reporting weekly production, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills reporting annual 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. 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 19 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Onasakenrat | 1845–1881 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC080003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC080003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112913108
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. Scholastique, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-scholastique-qc080003-1851/.