St. Alban, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Alban was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,303. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911830. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.805°N, 72.162°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Alban had a population of 1,303: 667 male and 636 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,303 |
| 1871 | 1,665 |
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 contained Alton, Township, 1851 (34.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. Alban shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 139 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,303 total population, 667 males, 636 females, Male members of the family who are present: 604, Female members of the family who are present: 600, 443 single males, 412 single females, 212 married males, 207 married females, 143 adult males unable to read or write, 97 females attending school, 84 males attending school, 75 adult females unable to read or write, Males present who are not members of the family: 63, 40 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 36, 34 female births, 17 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 92 females aged 5 to 10, 82 single males aged 10 to 15, 79 single females aged 10 to 15, 71 males aged 5 to 10, 68 single males aged 15 to 20, 63 single males aged 20 to 30, 62 married females aged 20 to 30, 57 married males aged 30 to 40, 55 married females aged 30 to 40, 50 married males aged 20 to 30, 46 single females aged 15 to 20, 42 married males aged 40 to 50, 41 married females aged 40 to 50, 37 married males aged 50 to 60, 36 single females aged 20 to 30, 34 males aged 4 to 5, 33 married females aged 50 to 60, 31 females age 3 to 4, 31 females aged 4 to 5, 29 females aged 2 to 3, 27 females aged 1 to 2, 26 males aged 2 to 3, 25 males aged 3 to 4, 24 males aged 1 to 2, 15 married males aged 60 to 70, 11 married females aged 60 to 70, 9 single males aged 30 to 40, 6 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 5 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 married males aged 15 to 20, 4 single females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 2 widowed females over 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,298 French Canadians, 4 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 2 Indigenous females, 2 Indigenous males, 1 persons originating in Scotland, 1 persons originating in the East Indies. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $149,315 value farms (dollars), 29,830 bushels of oats, $20,899 value all livestock, 20,615 pounds of maple sugar, 20,390 bushels of potatoes, 17,359 acres of land in farms, 12,692 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $10,343 value horses aged over 3 years, 9,629 pounds of homemade butter, 4,667 acres of farmland under cultivation, $4,324 value farm implements in dollars, 3,171 acres of farmland under crops, 2,993 bushels of rye, 2,506 bushels of turnips, 2,139 bushels of buckwheat, 1,857 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,734 bushels of peas, 1,554 bushels of spring wheat, 1,481 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,469 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,430 acres of oats, 668 sheep, 555 tons of hay, $551 value garden and orchard crops, 447 bushels of barley, 328 bulls, oxen, or steers, 328 swine, 298 calves and heifers, 227 acres of rye, 208 acres of potatoes, 208 barrels of pork, 187 acres of peas, 187 occupants of farms, 180 milk cows, 178 acres of buckwheat, 173 horses aged over 3 years, 130 acres of spring wheat, 92 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 67 barrels of beef, 47 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 31 acres of barley, 31 acres of turnips, 19 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 17 horses aged 3 years and under, 15 acres of farmland in gardens, 13 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 12 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 7 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 4 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 bushels of beans. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $2,937 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,380 yards of linen, 1,149 yards of flannel, 868 yards of fulled cloth, 212 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 24 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 16, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 5, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 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. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC041006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC143004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911830
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. Alban, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-alban-qc041006-1861/.