Québec, St. Pierre Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1861 census)
Québec, St. Pierre Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,435. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.816°N, 71.208°W.
Population
In 1861, Québec, St. Pierre Ward—Quartier had a population of 3,435: 1,735 male and 1,700 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,435 |
| 1871 | 3,727 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Québec, C, 1851 (8.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Québec, St. Pierre Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Québec, Champlain, Ward—Quartier
- Québec, Jacques-Cartier, Ward—Quartier
- Québec, Palais, Ward—Quartier
- Québec, St. Jean ward-quartier
- Québec, St. Louis, Ward—Quartier
- Québec, St. Roch, Ward—Quartier
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 115 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,435 total population, 1,735 males, 1,700 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,659, Female members of the family who are present: 1,607, 1,180 single males, 1,143 single females, 492 married females, 492 married males, 217 females attending school, 170 adult females unable to read or write, 157 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 93, 91 adult males unable to read or write, 79 female births, Males present who are not members of the family: 76, 76 male births, 65 widowed females, 63 widowed males, 2 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 246 males aged 5 to 10, 228 single males aged 10 to 15, 220 females aged 5 to 10, 207 single females aged 15 to 20, 206 single females aged 10 to 15, 200 single males aged 15 to 20, 172 single females aged 20 to 30, 163 single males aged 20 to 30, 133 married females aged 30 to 40, 128 married males aged 40 to 50, 114 married females aged 20 to 30, 103 married females aged 40 to 50, 103 married males aged 30 to 40, 95 married males aged 50 to 60, 81 married males aged 20 to 30, 72 married females aged 50 to 60, 59 males aged 1 to 2, 58 males aged 3 to 4, 54 males aged 4 to 5, 54 married males aged 60 to 70, 53 females aged 1 to 2, 49 males aged 2 to 3, 48 females age 3 to 4, 47 married females aged 60 to 70, 46 females aged 2 to 3, 45 females aged 4 to 5, 43 single females aged 30 to 40, 30 single males aged 30 to 40, 25 married males aged 70 to 80, 24 single females aged 40 to 50, 19 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 18 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 17 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 14 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 12 married females aged 70 to 80, 12 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 10 married females aged 15 to 20, 10 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 9 single males aged 50 to 60, 9 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 married males aged 80 to 90, 5 single females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 single females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 15 to 20. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,477 French Canadians, 1,076 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 702 persons originating in Ireland, 87 persons originating in England or Wales, 37 persons originating in Scotland, 15 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 12 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 7 persons originating in Sweden or Norway, 3 persons originating in Newfoundland, 3 persons originating in the United States, 2 negroes or coloured persons, 2 persons originating in all other places, 2 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. 9 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 40 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: 16, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 9, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 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 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded Deaths in the past year among males aged 90 to 100: 1 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC062007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC145001— 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 1861 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). "Québec, St. Pierre Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/qu-bec-st-pierre-ward-quartier-qc062007-1861/.