Saguenay and Rivière Ste. Marguerite, Quebec (1861 census)
Saguenay and Rivière Ste. Marguerite was a census subdivision in Saguenay County, Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 200. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.159°N, 69.876°W.
Population
In 1861, Saguenay and Rivière Ste. Marguerite had a population of 200. Population density was 1.1 people per square mile.
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Rivière Ste. Marguerite, 1851 (46.1% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Saguenay, Township, 1851 (53.9% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Tadoussac, 1871 (51.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Saguenay and Rivière Ste. Marguerite shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 238 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 8 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Female members of the family who are present | 288 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 13 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 321 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 36 |
| Number of adult females unable to read or write | 97 |
| Number of adult males unable to read or write | 136 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 23 |
| Number of females | 301 |
| Number of lunatic females | 1 |
| Number of lunatic males | 2 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 17 |
| Number of males | 357 |
| Number of married females | 111 |
| Number of married males | 111 |
| Number of single females | 184 |
| Number of single males | 243 |
| Number of widowed females | 6 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| POP FX N.1 | 301 |
| POP MX N.1 | 357 |
| POP TOT | 200 |
| POP XX N.1 | 658 |
| Total population | 200 |
Age structure (37 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 12 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 14 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 13 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 11 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 44 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 17 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 17 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 15 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 9 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 40 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 43 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 25 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 14 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 23 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 5 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 28 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 33 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 18 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 16 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 14 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 32 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 26 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 9 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 50 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 30 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 45 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 196 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 3 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 1 |
Agriculture (55 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 51 |
| Acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers | 200 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 824 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,053 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 423 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 1,247 |
| Acres of land in farms | 4,300 |
| Acres of oats | 46 |
| Acres of peas | 76 |
| Acres of potatoes | 35 |
| Acres of rye | 41 |
| Acres of spring wheat | 174 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 9 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 602 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 407 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 436 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,155 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 288 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,294 |
| C20 WHT SP AC | 174 |
| C21 WHT SP BU | 1,294 |
| C22 BAR AC | 51 |
| C23 BAR BU | 602 |
| C24 RYE AC | 41 |
| C25 RYE BU | 288 |
| C26 PEA AC | 76 |
| C27 PEA BU | 436 |
| C28 OAT AC | 46 |
| C29 OAT BU | 407 |
| C34 POT AC | 35 |
| C35 POT BU | 2,155 |
| C43 HAY TONS | 63 |
| C47 WOOL LBS | 583 |
| C63 BEEF BAR | 9 |
| C64 PORK BAR | 22 |
| HRS ov03 V | 1,533 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 58 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 23 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 6 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 22 |
| Number of milk cows | 46 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of sheep | 196 |
| Number of swine | 49 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 81 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 1,293 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 583 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 63 |
| Value of all livestock | 4,092 |
| Value of farm implements in dollars | 1,574 |
| Value of farms (dollars) | 18,160 |
Manufacturing & industry (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of carriages for pleasure | 13 |
| Value of carriages for pleasure (dollars) | 145 |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 202 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 377 |
Fisheries (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of salted fish sold in the past year | 13 |
| Pounds of fresh fish sold in the past year | 1,562 |
Deaths & mortality (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 4 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 1 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 7 |
Other recorded variables (104 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BRACES | 27 |
| C01 TOTAL | 26 |
| C05 OCC 50 TO 100 | 19 |
| C06 OCC 100 TO 200 | 3 |
| C07 OCC OVR 200 | 4 |
| C08 HELD | 4,300 |
| C09 UNDR CULT | 1,247 |
| C1 Males | 357 |
| C10 Deaths under 1 year M | 1 |
| C10 UNDR CROP | 423 |
| C11 UNDR PAST | 824 |
| C12 Under 2 Years M | 17 |
| C120 Married M | 111 |
| C121 Single M | 243 |
| C122 Widowed M | 3 |
| C123 Total M | 357 |
| C124 Married F | 111 |
| C125 Single F | 184 |
| C126 Widows F | 6 |
| C127 Total F | 301 |
| C128 Grand Total | 658 |
| C129 Deaths M | 4 |
| C13 Under 2 Years F | 14 |
| C13 WOOD WILD | 3,053 |
| C130 Deaths F | 3 |
| C131 Deaths Total | 7 |
| C138 Adults unable to read or write M | 136 |
| C139 Adults unable to read or write F | 97 |
| C14 CASH FARM | 18,160 |
| C144 Lunatics M | 2 |
| C145 Lunatics F | 1 |
| C15 CASH IMP | 1,574 |
| C16 Under 3 years M | 17 |
| C17 LAND HELD | 200 |
| C17 Under 3 years F | 13 |
| C2 Females | 301 |
| C20 Under 4 years M | 15 |
| C21 Under 4 years F | 12 |
| C22 Deaths under 4 years M | 1 |
| C24 Under 5 years M | 9 |
| C25 Under 5 years F | 11 |
| C28 Between 5 and 10 Years M | 40 |
| C29 Between 5 and 10 years F | 44 |
| C3 Total | 658 |
| C33 Between 10 and 15 years Single M | 50 |
| C35 Between 10 and 15 years Single F | 32 |
| C39 Between 15 and 20 years Single M | 30 |
| C4 Members of Family M | 321 |
| C40 Between 15 and 20 years Married F | 1 |
| C41 Between 15 and 20 years Single F | 26 |
| C42 Between 15 and 20 years Deaths M | 1 |
| C43 Between 15 and 20 years Deaths F | 1 |
| C44 Between 20 and 30 years Married M | 28 |
| C45 Between 20 and 30 years Single M | 45 |
| C46 Between 20 and 30 years Widowers M | 1 |
| C47 Between 20 and 30 years Married F | 43 |
| C48 Between 20 and 30 years Single F | 9 |
| C48 FLLD CLOTH YRDS | 377 |
| C49 Between 20 and 30 years Widows F | 2 |
| C49 FLAN YRDS | 202 |
| C5 Members of Family F | 288 |
| C50 FLX HEM LBS | 81 |
| C51 Between 20 and 30 years Deaths F | 1 |
| C52 Between 30 and 40 years Married M | 33 |
| C52 BULLS OX STEERS | 58 |
| C53 Between 30 and 40 years Single M | 2 |
| C53 MILK COWS | 46 |
| C54 CALVES HEIFERS | 23 |
| C55 Between 30 and 40 years Married F | 25 |
| C55 HORSES | 22 |
| C56 HORSES VAL | 1,533 |
| C57 Between 30 and 40 years Widows F | 2 |
| C57 COLTS FILLIES | 6 |
| C58 Between 30 and 40 years Deaths M | 1 |
| C58 SHEEP | 196 |
| C59 Between 30 and 40 years Deaths F | 1 |
| C59 SWINE | 49 |
| C6 Not Members of Family M | 36 |
| C60 Between 40 and 50 years Married M | 18 |
| C60 TOT VALUE | 4,092 |
| C61 BUTTER LB | 1,293 |
| C63 Between 40 and 50 years Married F | 14 |
| C66 FISH SALTED | 125 |
| C67 FISH FRESH | 1,562 |
| C68 Between 50 and 60 years Married M | 16 |
| C68 CAR PLEASURE | 13 |
| C69 Between 50 and 60 years Single M | 1 |
| C69 VALUE DOL P | 145 |
| C7 Not Members of Family F | 13 |
| C71 Between 50 and 60 years Married F | 23 |
| C76 Between 60 and 70 years Married M | 14 |
| C78 Between 60 and 70 years Widowers M | 1 |
| C79 Between 60 and 70 years Married F | 5 |
| C8 Births in 1860 M | 17 |
| C81 Between 60 and 70 years Widows F | 1 |
| C84 Between 70 and 80 years Married M | 2 |
| C86 Between 70 and 80 years Widowers M | 1 |
| C89 Between 70 and 80 years Widows F | 1 |
| C9 Births in 1860 F | 23 |
| C95 Between 80 and 90 years Married F | 1 |
| CD NAME | Saguenay |
| Natives of Canada French Origin | 196 |
| Natives of Canada Not of French Origin | 3 |
| Scotland | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC047001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC047001— 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). "Saguenay and Rivière Ste. Marguerite, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/saguenay-and-rivi-re-ste-marguerite-qc047001-1861/.