Ste. Thérèse, Village, Quebec (1851 census)
Ste. Thérèse, Village was a village in Terrebonne County, Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,129. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.639°N, 73.844°W.
Population
In 1851, Ste. Thérèse, Village had a population of 1,129: 612 male and 517 female residents. Population density was 2796.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,129 |
| 1861 | 1,125 |
| 1871 | 914 |
| 1881 | 1,314 |
| 1891 | 1,662 |
| 1901 | 1,541 |
| 1911 | 2,120 |
| 1921 | 3,043 |
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. Thérèse, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 353 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 168 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 414 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 103 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 412 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 1 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 200 |
| Number of families | 168 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 21 |
| Number of females | 517 |
| Number of females attending school | 110 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 23 |
| Number of males | 612 |
| Number of males attending school | 221 |
| Number of married females | 167 |
| Number of married males | 169 |
| Number of single females | 326 |
| Number of single males | 434 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| POP | 1,129 |
| POP FX N.1 | 517 |
| POP MX N.1 | 612 |
| POP XX N.1 | 1,129 |
| Total population | 1,129 |
Age structure (50 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 14 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 18 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 13 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 16 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 69 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 16 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 13 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 9 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 16 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 11 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 49 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 18 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 8 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 38 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 32 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 41 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 34 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 13 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 36 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 37 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 38 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 32 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 19 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 7 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 59 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 61 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 42 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 8 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 4 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 4 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 140 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 108 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 55 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 8 |
| 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 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 6 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 5 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 6 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 5 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
Ethnic origin (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,012 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 59 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 3 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 16 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 17 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 21 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 3 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 24 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 224 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 230 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 136 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 384 |
| Acres of land in farms | 614 |
| Acres of oats | 14 |
| Acres of peas | 16 |
| Acres of potatoes | 17 |
| Acres of wheat | 28 |
| BAR AC | 3 |
| BAR BU | 72 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 158 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 203 |
| BEEF BAR | 158 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 72 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 42 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 107 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year | 245 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 275 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 140 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 810 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 300 |
| CRN BU | 16 |
| HAY TONS | 11,000 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 101 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 50 |
| Number of horses | 123 |
| Number of milk cows | 156 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 150 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 66 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 1 |
| Number of sheep | 175 |
| Number of swine | 156 |
| OAT AC | 14 |
| OAT BU | 275 |
| PEA AC | 16 |
| PEA BU | 140 |
| PORK BAR | 203 |
| POT AC | 17 |
| POT BU | 810 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 130 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 16 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 7,148 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 1,400 |
| Pounds of tobacco produced in the past year | 351 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 413 |
| TOB LBS | 351 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 11,000 |
| WHT AC | 28 |
| WHT BU | 300 |
| WOOL LBS | 413 |
Manufacturing & industry (55 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Gallons of liquor produced in distilleries in the past year | 600 |
| Logs produced by saw mills reporting production by number of logs | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | 1 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills not reporting | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills reporting | 1 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills returning capital | 125 |
| Number of distilleries | 1 |
| Number of distilleries reporting | 1 |
| Number of distilleries returning capital | 1,500 |
| Number of employees in carding and fulling mills | |
| Number of employees in distilleries | 5 |
| Number of employees in grist mills | |
| Number of employees in saw mills | |
| Number of employees in tanneries | |
| Number of foundries | |
| Number of foundries reporting | |
| Number of foundries returning capital | |
| Number of grist mills | 1 |
| Number of grist mills not reporting | 2 |
| Number of grist mills powered by steam | 1 |
| 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 | 1 |
| Number of grist mills reporting weekly production | |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | |
| Number of saw mill plants | |
| Number of saw mills | 3 |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | 2 |
| Number of saw mills powered by steam | 1 |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 2 |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual 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 | 1 |
| Number of tanneries | |
| Number of tanneries not reporting | |
| 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) | 150 |
| Value of annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | 150 |
| Value of iron produced in foundries in the past year (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 | 62 |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 213 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 119 |
| Yards of linen produced in the past year | 62 |
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 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 10 |
| 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 2 to 3 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30 | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 14 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 7 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 24 |
Other recorded variables (144 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 7,148 |
| BEN BU | 42 |
| BOV | 101 |
| C H | 50 |
| C LBS | 130 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 1 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 612 |
| C02 GM STEAM | 1 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 517 |
| C03 TOTAL | 1,129 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 412 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 414 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 200 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 103 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 1 |
| C10 GM ANNUAL NO | 1 |
| C100 BTWN 80 AND 90 M WID | 2 |
| C11 GM ANNUAL P | 150 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 23 |
| C124 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN M | 1 |
| C126 MD MALE | 169 |
| C127 S MALE | 434 |
| C128 WID MALE | 9 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 612 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 21 |
| C130 MD FEM | 167 |
| C131 S FEM | 326 |
| C132 WID FEM | 24 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 517 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 1,129 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 14 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 10 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 24 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 18 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 221 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 110 |
| C15 GM NO RETURNS | 2 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 16 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 7 |
| C16 SM NO | 3 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 3 |
| C17 SM STEAM | 1 |
| C18 SM WATER | 2 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 13 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 18 |
| C20 DEATHS UNDER 2 M | 2 |
| C21 DEATHS UNDER 2 F | 1 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 9 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 13 |
| C24 DEATHS UNDER 3 M | 1 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 16 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 14 |
| C28 SM RETURNS NO | 1 |
| C29 DEATHS UNDER 4 F | 1 |
| C29 SM RETURNS P | 150 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 11 |
| C31 SM NO RETURNS | 2 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 16 |
| C32 CFM NO | 1 |
| C33 CFM RETURNS | 1 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 49 |
| C34 CFM CAPITAL | 125 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 69 |
| C36 CFM CLOTH | 62 |
| C37 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 1 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 140 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 59 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 108 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 8 |
| C46 DIST NO | 1 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 61 |
| C47 DIST RETURNS | 1 |
| C48 DIST CAPITAL | 1,500 |
| C49 DIST PRODUCE | 600 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 36 |
| C50 DIST HANDS | 5 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 55 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 38 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 42 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 1 |
| C56 BTWN 20 AND 30 M DEATHS | 3 |
| C57 BTWN 20 AND 30 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 37 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 8 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 3 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 32 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 8 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 1 |
| C65 BTWN 30 AND 40 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 38 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 2 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 3 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 41 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 4 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 6 |
| C73 BTWN 40 AND 50 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 32 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 2 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 1 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 34 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 4 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 5 |
| C81 BTWN 50 AND 60 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 19 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 1 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 13 |
| C86 BTWN 60 AND 70 F S | 2 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 6 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 7 |
| C91 BTWN 70 AND 80 M S | 2 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 1 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 5 |
| CAR BU | 107 |
| CD NAME | Terrebonne |
| CROP | 136 |
| CULT | 384 |
| ENG WLS | 3 |
| FC YRDS | 119 |
| FLAN YRDS | 213 |
| FLX LBS | 15 |
| FREN ORIG | 1,012 |
| GARDEN | 24 |
| HELD | 614 |
| HORSE | 123 |
| IRE | 16 |
| LIN YRDS | 62 |
| LINE NO | 1,433 |
| M COWS | 156 |
| MPLS LBS | 1,400 |
| MW BU | 245 |
| NOT FRN | 59 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 3 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 66 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 23 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 41 |
| O OVR 200 | 16 |
| O UNDR 10 | 1 |
| PASTURE | 224 |
| SCOT | 17 |
| SHEEP | 175 |
| SWINE | 156 |
| TOT O | 150 |
| US | 21 |
| WOOD | 230 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC079002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC096020— 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. Thérèse, Village, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-th-r-se-village-qc079002-1851/.