Baie St. Paul, Quebec (1861 census)

Name: Baie St. Paul (1861)
Address: Quebec, CA

Baie St. Paul was a census subdivision in Charlevoix County, Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,664. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.428°N, 70.662°W.

Population

In 1861, Baie St. Paul had a population of 3,664: 1,844 male and 1,820 female residents. Population density was 16.7 people per square mile.

Population trajectory across census years

Year	Population
1851	3,212
1861	3,664
1871	3,623
1881	3,794
1891	3,760
1901	2,519
1911	2,305
1921	2,220

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, Baie St. Paul shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 332 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 8 categories. Tables below are collapsible.

Population & families (27 variables)

Variable	Value
Female members of the family who are present	1,630
Females present who are not members of the family	190
Male members of the family who are present	1,695
Males present who are not members of the family	149
Number of adult females unable to read or write	392
Number of adult males unable to read or write	438
Number of blind females	1
Number of blind males	1
Number of female births in the past year	93
Number of females	1,820
Number of females attending school	263
Number of lunatic females	3
Number of lunatic males	5
Number of male births in the past year	72
Number of males	1,844
Number of males attending school	226
Number of married females	589
Number of married males	551
Number of single females	1,177
Number of single males	1,237
Number of widowed females	54
Number of widowed males	56
POP FX N.1	1,820
POP MX N.1	1,844
POP TOT	3,664
POP XX N.1	3,664
Total population	3,664

Age structure (58 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of females age 3 to 4	60
Number of females aged 1 to 2	68
Number of females aged 2 to 3	68
Number of females aged 4 to 5	69
Number of females aged 5 to 10	231
Number of females of unknown age	2
Number of males aged 1 to 2	71
Number of males aged 2 to 3	74
Number of males aged 3 to 4	61
Number of males aged 4 to 5	79
Number of males aged 5 to 10	225
Number of males of unknown age	11
Number of married females aged 15 to 20	10
Number of married females aged 20 to 30	204
Number of married females aged 30 to 40	159
Number of married females aged 40 to 50	97
Number of married females aged 50 to 60	66
Number of married females aged 60 to 70	36
Number of married females aged 70 to 80	12
Number of married females aged 80 to 90	5
Number of married males aged 15 to 20	7
Number of married males aged 20 to 30	159
Number of married males aged 30 to 40	150
Number of married males aged 40 to 50	98
Number of married males aged 50 to 60	69
Number of married males aged 60 to 70	49
Number of married males aged 70 to 80	16
Number of married males aged 80 to 90	3
Number of single females aged 10 to 15	205
Number of single females aged 15 to 20	182
Number of single females aged 20 to 30	118
Number of single females aged 30 to 40	39
Number of single females aged 40 to 50	9
Number of single females aged 50 to 60	17
Number of single females aged 60 to 70	9
Number of single females aged 70 to 80	7
Number of single males aged 10 to 15	225
Number of single males aged 15 to 20	178
Number of single males aged 20 to 30	185
Number of single males aged 30 to 40	24
Number of single males aged 40 to 50	12
Number of single males aged 50 to 60	6
Number of single males aged 60 to 70	7
Number of single males aged 70 to 80	7
Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30	4
Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40	2
Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50	6
Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60	11
Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70	18
Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80	9
Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90	4
Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30	2
Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40	2
Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50	10
Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60	15
Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70	15
Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80	11
Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90	1

Ethnic origin (4 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of French Canadians	3,658
Number of persons originating in England or Wales	1
Number of persons originating in Germany or Holland	1
Number of persons originating in the United States	4

Agriculture (68 variables)

Variable	Value
Acres of barley	858
Acres of buckwheat	313
Acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers	39
Acres of farmland in gardens	373
Acres of farmland in pasture	15,124
Acres of farmland in woodland or forest	36,576
Acres of farmland under crops	12,519
Acres of farmland under cultivation	28,016
Acres of land in farms	64,592
Acres of oats	2,169
Acres of peas	680
Acres of potatoes	591
Acres of rye	3,493
Acres of spring wheat	2,124
Barrels of beef produced in the past year	327
Barrels of pork produced in the past year	855
Bushels of barley produced in the past year	11,059
Bushels of beans produced in the past year	23
Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year	3,676
Bushels of carrots produced in the past year	9
Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year	14
Bushels of oats produced in the past year	28,887
Bushels of peas produced in the past year	4,811
Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year	58,170
Bushels of rye produced in the past year	26,941
Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year	13,565
C20 WHT SP AC	2,124
C21 WHT SP BU	13,565
C22 BAR AC	858
C23 BAR BU	11,059
C24 RYE AC	3,493
C25 RYE BU	26,941
C26 PEA AC	680
C27 PEA BU	4,811
C28 OAT AC	2,169
C29 OAT BU	28,887
C30 BWT AC	313
C31 BWT BU	3,676
C34 POT AC	591
C35 POT BU	58,170
C43 HAY TONS	4,555
C47 WOOL LBS	14,569
C63 BEEF BAR	327
C64 PORK BAR	855
HRS ov03 V	43,392
Number of bulls, oxen, or steers	2,353
Number of calves and heifers	1,848
Number of horses aged 3 years and under	226
Number of horses aged over 3 years	579
Number of milk cows	1,295
Number of occupants of farms	470
Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres	9
Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres	127
Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres	38
Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres	105
Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres	94
Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres	97
Number of sheep	4,589
Number of swine	1,403
Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year	4,213
Pounds of homemade butter	83,650
Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year	38,765
Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year	14,569
Tons of hay produced in the past year	4,555
Value of all livestock	135,219
Value of farm implements in dollars	43,240
Value of farms (dollars)	66,236
Value of garden and orchard crops produced in the past year	10,531

Manufacturing & industry (5 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of carriages for pleasure	769
Value of carriages for pleasure (dollars)	16,964
Yards of flannel produced in the past year	7,370
Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year	7,968
Yards of linen produced in the past year	5,691

Fisheries (3 variables)

Variable	Value
Barrels of salted fish sold in the past year	620
Pounds of fresh fish sold in the past year	189
Quintals of dried fish sold in the past year	420

Deaths & mortality (19 variables)

Variable	Value
Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80	1
Deaths in the past year among females of all ages	11
Deaths in the past year among females under age 1	5
Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2	6
Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70	2
Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80	3
Deaths in the past year among males aged 90 to 100	1
Deaths in the past year among males of all ages	17
Deaths in the past year among males under age 1	1
Total number of deaths in the past year	28

Other recorded variables (148 variables)

Variable	Value
C01 TOTAL	470
C02 OCC UNDR 10	97
C03 OCC 10 TO 20	9
C04 OCC 20 TO 50	38
C05 OCC 50 TO 100	105
C06 OCC 100 TO 200	127
C07 OCC OVR 200	94
C08 HELD	64,592
C09 UNDR CULT	28,016
C1 Males	1,844
C10 Deaths under 1 year M	1
C10 UNDR CROP	12,519
C106 Between 90 and 100 years Deaths M	1
C11 Deaths under 1 year F	5
C11 UNDR PAST	15,124
C116 Ages not given M	11
C117 Ages not given F	2
C12 GARDENS	373
C12 Under 2 Years M	71
C120 Married M	551
C121 Single M	1,237
C122 Widowed M	56
C123 Total M	1,844
C124 Married F	589
C125 Single F	1,177
C126 Widows F	54
C127 Total F	1,820
C128 Grand Total	3,664
C129 Deaths M	17
C13 Under 2 Years F	68
C13 WOOD WILD	36,576
C130 Deaths F	11
C131 Deaths Total	28
C136 Attending School M	226
C137 Attending School F	263
C138 Adults unable to read or write M	438
C139 Adults unable to read or write F	392
C14 CASH FARM	676,236
C14 Deaths under 2 years M	6
C142 Blind M	1
C143 Blind F	1
C144 Lunatics M	5
C145 Lunatics F	3
C15 CASH IMP	43,240
C15 Deaths under 2 years F	1
C16 GARDN VALUE	10,531
C16 Under 3 years M	74
C17 LAND HELD	39
C17 Under 3 years F	68
C2 Females	1,820
C20 Under 4 years M	61
C21 Under 4 years F	60
C24 Under 5 years M	79
C25 Under 5 years F	69
C26 Deaths under 5 years M	1
C27 Deaths under 5 years F	1
C28 Between 5 and 10 Years M	225
C29 Between 5 and 10 years F	231
C3 Total	3,664
C33 Between 10 and 15 years Single M	225
C35 Between 10 and 15 years Single F	205
C38 Between 15 and 20 years Married M	7
C38 CAR BU	9
C39 Between 15 and 20 years Single M	178
C4 Members of Family M	1,695
C40 Between 15 and 20 years Married F	10
C41 BEN BU	23
C41 Between 15 and 20 years Single F	182
C42 CLV TIM GRA	14
C44 Between 20 and 30 years Married M	159
C45 Between 20 and 30 years Single M	185
C45 MPL SGR LBS	38,765
C46 Between 20 and 30 years Widowers M	2
C47 Between 20 and 30 years Married F	204
C48 Between 20 and 30 years Single F	118
C48 FLLD CLOTH YRDS	7,968
C49 Between 20 and 30 years Widows F	4
C49 FLAN YRDS	7,370
C5 Members of Family F	1,630
C50 Between 20 and 30 years Deaths M	1
C50 FLX HEM LBS	4,213
C51 Between 20 and 30 years Deaths F	1
C51 LIN YRDS	5,691
C52 Between 30 and 40 years Married M	150
C52 BULLS OX STEERS	2,353
C53 Between 30 and 40 years Single M	24
C53 MILK COWS	1,295
C54 Between 30 and 40 years Widowers M	2
C54 CALVES HEIFERS	1,848
C55 Between 30 and 40 years Married F	159
C55 HORSES	579
C56 Between 30 and 40 years Single F	39
C56 HORSES VAL	43,392
C57 Between 30 and 40 years Widows F	2
C57 COLTS FILLIES	226
C58 SHEEP	4,589
C59 SWINE	1,403
C6 Not Members of Family M	149
C60 Between 40 and 50 years Married M	98
C60 TOT VALUE	135,219
C61 Between 40 and 50 years Single M	12
C61 BUTTER LB	83,650
C62 Between 40 and 50 years Widowers M	10
C63 Between 40 and 50 years Married F	97
C64 Between 40 and 50 years Single F	9
C65 Between 40 and 50 years Widows F	6
C65 FISH QUIN	420
C66 Between 40 and 50 years Deaths M	1
C66 FISH SALTED	620
C67 Between 40 and 50 years Deaths F	1
C67 FISH FRESH	189
C68 Between 50 and 60 years Married M	69
C68 CAR PLEASURE	769
C69 Between 50 and 60 years Single M	6
C69 VALUE DOL P	16,964
C7 Not Members of Family F	190
C70 Between 50 and 60 years Widowers M	15
C71 Between 50 and 60 years Married F	66
C72 Between 50 and 60 years Single F	17
C73 Between 50 and 60 years Widows F	11
C74 Between 50 and 60 years Deaths M	1
C76 Between 60 and 70 years Married M	49
C77 Between 60 and 70 years Single M	7
C78 Between 60 and 70 years Widowers M	15
C79 Between 60 and 70 years Married F	36
C8 Births in 1860 M	72
C80 Between 60 and 70 years Single F	9
C81 Between 60 and 70 years Widows F	18
C82 Between 60 and 70 years Deaths M	2
C83 Between 60 and 70 years Deaths F	1
C84 Between 70 and 80 years Married M	16
C85 Between 70 and 80 years Single M	7
C86 Between 70 and 80 years Widowers M	11
C87 Between 70 and 80 years Married F	12
C88 Between 70 and 80 years Single F	7
C89 Between 70 and 80 years Widows F	9
C9 Births in 1860 F	93
C90 Between 70 and 80 years Deaths M	3
C91 Between 70 and 80 years Deaths F	1
C92 Between 80 and 90 years Married M	3
C94 Between 80 and 90 years Widowers M	1
C95 Between 80 and 90 years Married F	5
C97 Between 80 and 90 years Widows F	4
CD NAME	Charlevoix
England and Wales	1
Natives of Canada French Origin	3,658
Prussia German States and Holland	1
United States	4

Identifiers

TCP UID: QC013001 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC048001 — 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). "Baie St. Paul, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/baie-st-paul-qc013001-1861/.