St. Joseph de Soulanges, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Joseph de Soulanges was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,035. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912456. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.340°N, 74.089°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Joseph de Soulanges had a population of 2,035: 1,060 male and 975 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,338 |
| 1861 | 2,035 |
| 1871 | 234 |
| 1881 | 1,627 |
| 1891 | 1,442 |
| 1901 | 1,637 |
| 1911 | 1,972 |
| 1921 | 1,848 |
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. Joseph de Soulanges shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 146 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,035 total population, 1,060 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,016, 975 females, Female members of the family who are present: 926, 708 single males, 668 single females, 335 married males, 274 married females, 163 males attending school, 157 females attending school, 55 male births, 53 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 49, Males present who are not members of the family: 44, 33 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 12 lunatic females, 7 lunatic males, 1 adult females unable to read or write, 1 adult males unable to read or write, 1 blind females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 133 females aged 5 to 10, 130 single males aged 10 to 15, 126 single males aged 15 to 20, 124 single females aged 10 to 15, 120 single females aged 15 to 20, 110 males aged 5 to 10, 90 married males aged 30 to 40, 83 single females aged 20 to 30, 80 married males aged 40 to 50, 77 single males aged 20 to 30, 75 married males aged 20 to 30, 73 married females aged 30 to 40, 70 married females aged 20 to 30, 57 males aged 1 to 2, 55 married females aged 40 to 50, 38 married females aged 50 to 60, 36 males aged 4 to 5, 36 married males aged 60 to 70, 36 single males aged 30 to 40, 35 females aged 1 to 2, 35 males aged 2 to 3, 35 males aged 3 to 4, 32 married males aged 50 to 60, 31 females aged 2 to 3, 30 females age 3 to 4, 27 females aged 4 to 5, 27 married females aged 60 to 70, 20 single females aged 30 to 40, 19 married males aged 70 to 80, 12 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 7 married females aged 70 to 80, 7 single females aged 40 to 50, 6 single males aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 single females aged 60 to 70, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,031 French Canadians, 3 persons originating in Ireland, 1 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $464,252 value farms (dollars), $68,702 value all livestock, 61,441 bushels of oats, $49,959 value horses aged over 3 years, 22,209 bushels of peas, 20,889 acres of land in farms, 17,835 acres of farmland under cultivation, 15,939 bushels of barley, 14,932 pounds of homemade butter, 12,267 acres of farmland under crops, 12,037 bushels of potatoes, 8,379 bushels of spring wheat, $8,290 value farm implements in dollars, 5,959 pounds of wool produced on farms, 5,380 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,608 acres of oats, 3,465 bushels of mangel wurtzel, $3,139 value garden and orchard crops, 3,118 bushels of buckwheat, 3,054 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,483 pounds of maple sugar, 1,740 sheep, 1,450 acres of peas, 1,104 barrels of pork, 1,018 acres of barley, 965 swine, 864 acres of spring wheat, 864 milk cows, 789 tons of hay, 703 horses aged over 3 years, 580 calves and heifers, 571 bushels of carrots, 312 bulls, oxen, or steers, 253 acres of buckwheat, 236 horses aged 3 years and under, 233 bushels of rye, 226 bushels of corn, 216 occupants of farms, 188 acres of farmland in gardens, 188 acres of potatoes, 175 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 131 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 120 bushels of beans, 96 pounds of hops, 64 acres of mangel wurtzel, 60 pounds of flax or hemp, 50 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 48 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 45 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 25 acres of rye, 21 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 18 acres of corn, 15 barrels of beef, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $19,116 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,259 yards of fulled cloth, 2,098 yards of flannel, 704 carriages for pleasure, 430 yards of linen. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 5 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC049005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC089003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912456
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. Joseph de Soulanges, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-joseph-de-soulanges-qc049005-1861/.