St. Alexis, Quebec (1861 census)

Name: St. Alexis (1861)
Address: Quebec, CA

St. Alexis was a census subdivision in Montcalm County, Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,500. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.943°N, 73.632°W.

Population

In 1861, St. Alexis had a population of 1,500: 747 male and 753 female residents. Population density was 87.4 people per square mile.

Population trajectory across census years

Year	Population
1851	1,433
1861	1,500
1871	1,360
1881	1,245
1891	1,231
1901	1,153
1911	1,329
1921	873

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. Alexis shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 296 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.

Population & families (27 variables)

Variable	Value
Female members of the family who are present	694
Females present who are not members of the family	59
Male members of the family who are present	697
Males present who are not members of the family	50
Number of adult females unable to read or write	84
Number of adult males unable to read or write	176
Number of blind females	1
Number of deaf and dumb females	2
Number of female births in the past year	28
Number of females	753
Number of females attending school	116
Number of lunatic females	4
Number of lunatic males	4
Number of male births in the past year	23
Number of males	747
Number of males attending school	127
Number of married females	221
Number of married males	220
Number of single females	508
Number of single males	511
Number of widowed females	24
Number of widowed males	16
POP FX N.1	753
POP MX N.1	747
POP TOT	1,500
POP XX N.1	1,500
Total population	1,500

Age structure (54 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of females age 3 to 4	31
Number of females aged 1 to 2	18
Number of females aged 2 to 3	27
Number of females aged 4 to 5	20
Number of females aged 5 to 10	111
Number of males aged 1 to 2	14
Number of males aged 2 to 3	28
Number of males aged 3 to 4	23
Number of males aged 4 to 5	19
Number of males aged 5 to 10	105
Number of married females aged 15 to 20	2
Number of married females aged 20 to 30	56
Number of married females aged 30 to 40	64
Number of married females aged 40 to 50	45
Number of married females aged 50 to 60	23
Number of married females aged 60 to 70	22
Number of married females aged 70 to 80	7
Number of married females aged 80 to 90	2
Number of married males aged 20 to 30	32
Number of married males aged 30 to 40	63
Number of married males aged 40 to 50	47
Number of married males aged 50 to 60	38
Number of married males aged 60 to 70	22
Number of married males aged 70 to 80	13
Number of married males aged 80 to 90	5
Number of single females aged 10 to 15	94
Number of single females aged 15 to 20	82
Number of single females aged 20 to 30	58
Number of single females aged 30 to 40	21
Number of single females aged 40 to 50	11
Number of single females aged 50 to 60	2
Number of single females aged 60 to 70	3
Number of single females aged 70 to 80	1
Number of single females aged 80 to 90	1
Number of single males aged 10 to 15	116
Number of single males aged 15 to 20	80
Number of single males aged 20 to 30	74
Number of single males aged 30 to 40	14
Number of single males aged 40 to 50	5
Number of single males aged 50 to 60	2
Number of single males aged 60 to 70	2
Number of single males aged 70 to 80	5
Number of single males aged 80 to 90	1
Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40	2
Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50	4
Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60	6
Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70	6
Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80	2
Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90	4
Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40	2
Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60	2
Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70	6
Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80	4
Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90	2

Ethnic origin (1 variable)

Variable	Value
Number of French Canadians	1,500

Agriculture (70 variables)

Variable	Value
Acres of barley	333
Acres of buckwheat	177
Acres of corn	6
Acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers	96
Acres of farmland in gardens	1
Acres of farmland in pasture	3,357
Acres of farmland in woodland or forest	2,235
Acres of farmland under crops	6,339
Acres of farmland under cultivation	9,697
Acres of land in farms	11,932
Acres of oats	3,064
Acres of peas	232
Acres of potatoes	81
Acres of rye	25
Acres of spring wheat	275
Acres of winter wheat	5
Barrels of beef produced in the past year	77
Barrels of pork produced in the past year	388
Bushels of barley produced in the past year	6,054
Bushels of beans produced in the past year	3
Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year	1,220
Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year	468
Bushels of corn produced in the past year	100
Bushels of oats produced in the past year	44,079
Bushels of peas produced in the past year	2,795
Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year	9,091
Bushels of rye produced in the past year	170
Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year	2,871
Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year	64
C18 WHT FALL AC	5
C19 WHT FALL BU	64
C20 WHT SP AC	275
C21 WHT SP BU	2,871
C22 BAR AC	333
C23 BAR BU	6,054
C24 RYE AC	25
C25 RYE BU	170
C26 PEA AC	232
C27 PEA BU	2,795
C28 OAT AC	3,064
C29 OAT BU	44,079
C30 BWT AC	177
C31 BWT BU	1,220
C34 POT AC	81
C35 POT BU	9,091
C43 HAY TONS	1,381
C47 WOOL LBS	3,446
C63 BEEF BAR	77
C64 PORK BAR	388
HRS ov03 V	19,321
Number of bulls, oxen, or steers	900
Number of calves and heifers	623
Number of horses aged 3 years and under	201
Number of horses aged over 3 years	413
Number of milk cows	779
Number of occupants of farms	151
Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres	4
Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres	34
Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres	25
Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres	88
Number of sheep	1,312
Number of swine	416
Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year	2,996
Pounds of homemade butter	30,010
Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year	91,193
Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year	3,446
Tons of hay produced in the past year	1,381
Value of all livestock	46,202
Value of farm implements in dollars	10,566
Value of farms (dollars)	371,220

Manufacturing & industry (7 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of carriages for hire	10
Number of carriages for pleasure	187
Value of carriages for hire (dollars)	80
Value of carriages for pleasure (dollars)	3,765
Yards of flannel produced in the past year	2,071
Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year	1,496
Yards of linen produced in the past year	3,665

Deaths & mortality (9 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 50 to 60	1
Deaths in the past year among females of all ages	3
Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30	2
Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80	9
Deaths in the past year among males of all ages	4
Total number of deaths in the past year	7

Other recorded variables (128 variables)

Variable	Value
C01 TOTAL	151
C03 OCC 10 TO 20	4
C04 OCC 20 TO 50	25
C05 OCC 50 TO 100	88
C06 OCC 100 TO 200	34
C08 HELD	11,932
C09 UNDR CULT	9,697
C1 Males	747
C10 UNDR CROP	6,339
C11 UNDR PAST	3,357
C12 GARDENS	1
C12 Under 2 Years M	14
C120 Married M	220
C121 Single M	511
C122 Widowed M	16
C123 Total M	747
C124 Married F	221
C125 Single F	508
C126 Widows F	24
C127 Total F	753
C128 Grand Total	1,500
C129 Deaths M	4
C13 Under 2 Years F	18
C13 WOOD WILD	2,235
C130 Deaths F	3
C131 Deaths Total	7
C136 Attending School M	127
C137 Attending School F	116
C138 Adults unable to read or write M	176
C139 Adults unable to read or write F	84
C14 CASH FARM	371,220
C141 Deaf and Dumb F	2
C143 Blind F	1
C144 Lunatics M	4
C145 Lunatics F	4
C15 CASH IMP	10,566
C16 Under 3 years M	28
C17 LAND HELD	96
C17 Under 3 years F	27
C2 Females	753
C20 Under 4 years M	23
C21 Under 4 years F	31
C24 Under 5 years M	19
C25 Under 5 years F	20
C28 Between 5 and 10 Years M	105
C29 Between 5 and 10 years F	111
C3 Total	1,500
C32 INDN CRN AC	6
C33 Between 10 and 15 years Single M	116
C33 INDN CRN BU	100
C35 Between 10 and 15 years Single F	94
C39 Between 15 and 20 years Single M	80
C4 Members of Family M	697
C40 Between 15 and 20 years Married F	2
C41 BEN BU	3
C41 Between 15 and 20 years Single F	82
C42 CLV TIM GRA	468
C43 Between 15 and 20 years Deaths F	1
C44 Between 20 and 30 years Married M	32
C45 Between 20 and 30 years Single M	74
C45 MPL SGR LBS	91,193
C47 Between 20 and 30 years Married F	56
C48 Between 20 and 30 years Single F	58
C48 FLLD CLOTH YRDS	1,496
C49 FLAN YRDS	2,071
C5 Members of Family F	694
C50 Between 20 and 30 years Deaths M	2
C50 FLX HEM LBS	2,996
C51 Between 20 and 30 years Deaths F	1
C51 LIN YRDS	3,665
C52 Between 30 and 40 years Married M	63
C52 BULLS OX STEERS	900
C53 Between 30 and 40 years Single M	14
C53 MILK COWS	779
C54 Between 30 and 40 years Widowers M	2
C54 CALVES HEIFERS	623
C55 Between 30 and 40 years Married F	64
C55 HORSES	413
C56 Between 30 and 40 years Single F	21
C56 HORSES VAL	19,321
C57 Between 30 and 40 years Widows F	2
C57 COLTS FILLIES	201
C58 SHEEP	1,312
C59 SWINE	416
C6 Not Members of Family M	50
C60 Between 40 and 50 years Married M	47
C60 TOT VALUE	46,202
C61 Between 40 and 50 years Single M	5
C61 BUTTER LB	30,010
C63 Between 40 and 50 years Married F	45
C64 Between 40 and 50 years Single F	11
C65 Between 40 and 50 years Widows F	4
C68 Between 50 and 60 years Married M	38
C68 CAR PLEASURE	187
C69 Between 50 and 60 years Single M	2
C69 VALUE DOL P	3,765
C7 Not Members of Family F	59
C70 Between 50 and 60 years Widowers M	2
C70 CAR HIRE	10
C71 Between 50 and 60 years Married F	23
C71 VALUE DOL H	80
C72 Between 50 and 60 years Single F	2
C73 Between 50 and 60 years Widows F	6
C74 Between 50 and 60 years Deaths M	1
C75 Between 50 and 60 years Deaths F	1
C76 Between 60 and 70 years Married M	22
C77 Between 60 and 70 years Single M	2
C78 Between 60 and 70 years Widowers M	6
C79 Between 60 and 70 years Married F	22
C8 Births in 1860 M	23
C80 Between 60 and 70 years Single F	3
C81 Between 60 and 70 years Widows F	6
C84 Between 70 and 80 years Married M	13
C85 Between 70 and 80 years Single M	5
C86 Between 70 and 80 years Widowers M	4
C87 Between 70 and 80 years Married F	7
C88 Between 70 and 80 years Single F	1
C89 Between 70 and 80 years Widows F	2
C9 Births in 1860 F	28
C90 Between 70 and 80 years Deaths M	9
C92 Between 80 and 90 years Married M	5
C93 Between 80 and 90 years Single M	1
C94 Between 80 and 90 years Widowers M	2
C95 Between 80 and 90 years Married F	2
C96 Between 80 and 90 years Single F	1
C97 Between 80 and 90 years Widows F	4
CD NAME	Montcalm
Natives of Canada French Origin	1,500

Identifiers

TCP UID: QC034005 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC073002 — 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). "St. Alexis, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-alexis-qc034005-1861/.