St. Etienne de Lauzon, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Etienne de Lauzon was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 762. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912120. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.637°N, 71.315°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Etienne de Lauzon had a population of 762: 385 male and 377 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 762 |
| 1871 | 766 |
| 1881 | 810 |
| 1891 | 803 |
| 1901 | 854 |
| 1911 | 1,024 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. Etienne de Lauzon 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 762 total population, 385 males, 377 females, Male members of the family who are present: 367, Female members of the family who are present: 353, 256 single males, 248 single females, 146 adult males unable to read or write, 131 adult females unable to read or write, 120 married males, 116 married females, 83 females attending school, 81 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 24, Males present who are not members of the family: 18, 13 widowed females, 10 female births, 10 male births, 9 widowed males, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 55 females aged 5 to 10, 51 males aged 5 to 10, 46 single males aged 20 to 30, 45 single males aged 15 to 20, 43 single females aged 10 to 15, 43 single males aged 10 to 15, 41 single females aged 15 to 20, 36 single females aged 20 to 30, 34 married females aged 20 to 30, 32 married males aged 30 to 40, 29 married females aged 40 to 50, 28 married females aged 30 to 40, 25 married males aged 40 to 50, 24 married males aged 20 to 30, 18 females age 3 to 4, 18 males aged 1 to 2, 18 married males aged 50 to 60, 17 females aged 4 to 5, 17 married males aged 60 to 70, 12 males aged 3 to 4, 12 married females aged 50 to 60, 11 males aged 2 to 3, 10 females aged 1 to 2, 10 females aged 2 to 3, 7 males aged 4 to 5, 7 married females aged 60 to 70, 7 single females aged 30 to 40, 7 single males aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 681 French Canadians, 37 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 30 persons originating in Ireland, 10 persons originating in Scotland, 3 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $85,066 value farms (dollars), 13,030 bushels of oats, $12,862 value all livestock, 10,797 acres of land in farms, $10,642 value horses aged over 3 years, 10,413 bushels of potatoes, 8,399 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,650 pounds of homemade butter, $2,884 value farm implements in dollars, 2,398 acres of farmland under cultivation, 1,354 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,038 acres of farmland under crops, 900 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 776 pounds of wool produced on farms, 712 acres of oats, 706 pounds of flax or hemp, 442 bushels of peas, 426 bushels of spring wheat, 394 tons of hay, $379 value garden and orchard crops, 340 bushels of buckwheat, 336 bushels of rye, 325 bushels of turnips, 271 sheep, 253 bushels of barley, 240 swine, 216 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 184 bulls, oxen, or steers, 158 calves and heifers, 144 milk cows, 108 acres of potatoes, 103 barrels of pork, 100 occupants of farms, 84 horses aged over 3 years, 60 pounds of maple sugar, 59 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 54 acres of rye, 42 acres of peas, 41 acres of spring wheat, 26 acres of buckwheat, 25 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 20 acres of barley, 20 bushels of winter wheat, 15 gallons of cider, 13 bushels of beans, 10 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 10 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 6 acres of farmland in gardens, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 bushels of carrots, 3 horses aged 3 years and under, 2 acres of turnips, 2 acres of winter wheat, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $2,286 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), $900 value carriages for hire (dollars), 784 yards of linen, 570 yards of fulled cloth, 360 yards of flannel, 144 carriages for pleasure, 22 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 8 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC029003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC169004_1861— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912120
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. Etienne de Lauzon, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-etienne-de-lauzon-qc029003-1861/.