St. Boniface, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Boniface was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,010. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.547°N, 72.850°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Boniface had a population of 1,010: 530 male and 480 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 283 |
| 1861 | 1,010 |
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 Shaouanigan, 1871 (72.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. Boniface shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 130 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,010 total population, 530 males, Male members of the family who are present: 480, 480 females, Female members of the family who are present: 450, 331 single males, 314 single females, 196 married males, 161 married females, 151 adult males unable to read or write, 81 adult females unable to read or write, Males present who are not members of the family: 50, 41 males attending school, 39 female births, 39 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 30, 25 male births, 5 widowed females, 3 widowed males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 74 married females aged 20 to 30, 73 females aged 5 to 10, 72 married males aged 20 to 30, 66 males aged 5 to 10, 63 married males aged 30 to 40, 55 single males aged 10 to 15, 46 single males aged 15 to 20, 42 married females aged 30 to 40, 42 single females aged 10 to 15, 41 single females aged 15 to 20, 40 single males aged 20 to 30, 37 males aged 1 to 2, 35 females aged 1 to 2, 31 single females aged 20 to 30, 30 married males aged 40 to 50, 26 males aged 3 to 4, 21 married males aged 50 to 60, 19 married females aged 40 to 50, 18 females aged 2 to 3, 17 females age 3 to 4, 17 females aged 4 to 5, 16 males aged 4 to 5, 15 males aged 2 to 3, 13 married females aged 50 to 60, 11 married females aged 15 to 20, 6 married males aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 30 to 40, 2 married females aged 60 to 70, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 996 French Canadians, 8 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 5 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $142,879 value farms (dollars), 28,544 bushels of potatoes, 24,053 pounds of maple sugar, 22,068 acres of land in farms, 18,468 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 17,809 bushels of oats, $14,238 value all livestock, 13,805 pounds of homemade butter, $8,435 value horses aged over 3 years, $7,529 value farm implements in dollars, 3,600 acres of farmland under cultivation, 3,380 bushels of rye, 3,018 acres of farmland under crops, 2,737 bushels of buckwheat, 1,881 bushels of peas, 1,654 bushels of barley, 1,584 bushels of turnips, $1,497 value garden and orchard crops, 1,486 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,159 bushels of spring wheat, 888 acres of oats, 782 pounds of wool produced on farms, 563 tons of hay, 509 acres of farmland in pasture, 335 sheep, 283 acres of rye, 272 acres of potatoes, 265 swine, 248 occupants of farms, 190 acres of buckwheat, 179 barrels of pork, 178 acres of peas, 161 milk cows, 147 calves and heifers, 135 acres of spring wheat, 126 horses aged over 3 years, 122 acres of barley, 115 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 86 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 73 acres of farmland in gardens, 46 bulls, oxen, or steers, 34 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 31 acres of turnips, 21 barrels of beef, 13 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 8 horses aged 3 years and under, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 bushels of corn, 2 bushels of winter wheat, 1 acres of winter wheat, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 1,911 yards of linen, $1,742 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,074 yards of flannel, 466 yards of fulled cloth, 130 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 11 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC052003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC052003_1851_1861— 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). "St. Boniface, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-boniface-qc052003-1861/.