St. Barnabé, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Barnabé was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,316. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911918. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.737°N, 72.936°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Barnabé had a population of 1,316: 667 male and 649 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,415 |
| 1861 | 1,316 |
| 1871 | 1,239 |
| 1881 | 1,216 |
| 1891 | 1,005 |
| 1901 | 913 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 839 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Barnabé, 1871 (94.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. Barnabé shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 145 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,316 total population, 667 males, 649 females, Male members of the family who are present: 619, Female members of the family who are present: 604, 440 single males, 419 single females, 215 married females, 215 married males, 208 adult males unable to read or write, 193 adult females unable to read or write, 130 males attending school, 117 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 48, Females present who are not members of the family: 45, 33 female births, 22 male births, 15 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 2 blind males, 2 lunatic females, 2 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 100 males aged 5 to 10, 92 single males aged 10 to 15, 80 females aged 5 to 10, 78 single females aged 15 to 20, 62 married males aged 30 to 40, 61 married females aged 20 to 30, 60 married females aged 30 to 40, 58 single females aged 10 to 15, 56 single males aged 15 to 20, 49 married males aged 20 to 30, 46 single males aged 20 to 30, 40 females aged 4 to 5, 40 married females aged 40 to 50, 40 married males aged 40 to 50, 40 single females aged 20 to 30, 34 married males aged 50 to 60, 32 married females aged 50 to 60, 29 males aged 3 to 4, 27 females age 3 to 4, 25 males aged 2 to 3, 24 males aged 1 to 2, 24 males aged 4 to 5, 20 females aged 2 to 3, 18 married males aged 60 to 70, 17 females aged 1 to 2, 12 married males aged 70 to 80, 10 single females aged 30 to 40, 9 married females aged 60 to 70, 8 married females aged 15 to 20, 7 females of unknown age, 7 single males aged 30 to 40, 6 males of unknown age, 6 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 married females aged 70 to 80, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 single males aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,306 French Canadians, 9 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in Ireland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $338,802 value farms (dollars), $47,896 value all livestock, 42,788 bushels of oats, $22,515 value horses aged over 3 years, 16,384 acres of land in farms, $15,837 value farm implements in dollars, 12,481 bushels of barley, 12,030 acres of farmland under cultivation, 11,082 bushels of potatoes, 8,679 bushels of spring wheat, 8,602 pounds of homemade butter, 8,215 acres of farmland under crops, 7,926 pounds of maple sugar, 6,283 bushels of peas, 4,621 acres of oats, 4,354 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,092 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,783 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,736 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,429 bushels of buckwheat, 1,425 sheep, 1,095 acres of spring wheat, $1,022 value garden and orchard crops, 855 acres of barley, 717 acres of peas, 629 milk cows, 582 calves and heifers, 398 horses aged over 3 years, 398 tons of hay, 331 barrels of pork, 268 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 246 swine, 188 occupants of farms, 187 bushels of corn, 169 horses aged 3 years and under, 164 bushels of rye, 151 acres of buckwheat, 116 acres of potatoes, 114 barrels of beef, 113 bushels of turnips, 104 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 60 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 37 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 32 acres of farmland in gardens, 22 acres of rye, 20 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 11 acres of corn, 11 bulls, oxen, or steers, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 bushels of carrots, 1 acres of turnips, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $6,103 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,848 yards of linen, 2,646 yards of flannel, 2,444 yards of fulled cloth, 391 carriages for pleasure, $334 value carriages for hire (dollars), 41 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 21 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 13, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 9, 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 females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC050002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC091002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911918
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). "St. Barnabé, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-barnab-qc050002-1861/.