St. Aimé, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Aimé was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,368. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3461692. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.900°N, 72.966°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Aimé had a population of 3,368: 1,747 male and 1,621 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,310 |
| 1861 | 3,368 |
| 1871 | 3,150 |
| 1881 | 2,254 |
| 1891 | 2,481 |
| 1901 | 1,967 |
| 1911 | 1,088 |
| 1921 | 879 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Aimé, 1851 (51.5% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Aimé, 1871 (94.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. Aimé shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,368 total population, 1,747 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,707, 1,621 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,573, 1,195 single males, 1,068 single females, 523 married males, 509 married females, 394 adult males unable to read or write, 375 adult females unable to read or write, 257 females attending school, 230 males attending school, 90 female births, 83 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 48, 44 widowed females, Males present who are not members of the family: 40, 29 widowed males, 2 deaf and dumb males, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 250 single males aged 10 to 15, 222 single males aged 15 to 20, 210 females aged 5 to 10, 205 single females aged 10 to 15, 195 males aged 5 to 10, 172 married females aged 20 to 30, 165 single females aged 15 to 20, 156 married males aged 30 to 40, 141 married males aged 20 to 30, 130 single males aged 20 to 30, 129 married females aged 30 to 40, 122 single females aged 20 to 30, 95 married females aged 40 to 50, 80 married males aged 40 to 50, 75 married males aged 50 to 60, 70 males aged 2 to 3, 63 males aged 3 to 4, 60 females aged 1 to 2, 60 males aged 1 to 2, 58 females age 3 to 4, 56 males aged 4 to 5, 55 married females aged 50 to 60, 54 females aged 2 to 3, 51 females aged 4 to 5, 45 married males aged 60 to 70, 35 single males aged 30 to 40, 30 single females aged 30 to 40, 28 married females aged 60 to 70, 16 married males aged 70 to 80, 15 married females aged 70 to 80, 15 single males aged 40 to 50, 14 married females aged 15 to 20, 12 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 11 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 11 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 8 married males aged 80 to 90, 8 single females aged 40 to 50, 7 single females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 6 single females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 males of unknown age, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 single males aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males over 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 3,364 French Canadians, 4 persons native to Canada, not of French origin. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $648,870 value farms (dollars), 105,288 bushels of oats, $83,799 value all livestock, $36,562 value farm implements in dollars, $36,239 value horses aged over 3 years, 29,307 bushels of potatoes, 27,794 acres of land in farms, 22,216 bushels of spring wheat, 18,226 acres of farmland under cultivation, 14,879 acres of farmland under crops, 9,568 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,994 pounds of maple sugar, 6,459 pounds of wool produced on farms, 5,497 bushels of barley, 5,453 bushels of buckwheat, 4,615 pounds of flax or hemp, 4,523 acres of oats, 4,498 bushels of peas, 3,347 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,926 sheep, 2,273 acres of spring wheat, 2,010 bushels of turnips, 1,803 tons of hay, 1,135 milk cows, 1,089 calves and heifers, 1,075 swine, 750 bushels of corn, 736 horses aged over 3 years, 513 bushels of rye, 442 acres of buckwheat, 431 acres of peas, 347 occupants of farms, 297 acres of barley, 278 horses aged 3 years and under, 277 acres of potatoes, 174 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 111 bulls, oxen, or steers, 98 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 58 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 42 bushels of beans, 42 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 39 acres of rye, 36 acres of corn, 15 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 13 acres of turnips, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $14,659 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 8,023 yards of linen, 4,457 yards of flannel, 4,339 yards of fulled cloth, 712 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 23 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 12, 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 females aged 4 to 5: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 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 aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC043001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC082001_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3461692
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Aim%C3%A9,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Aim%C3%A9
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. Aimé, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-aim-qc043001-1861/.