St. Anicet, Quebec (1861 census)

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

St. Anicet was a census subdivision in Huntingdon County, Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,170. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.117°N, 74.308°W.

Population

In 1861, St. Anicet had a population of 3,170: 1,594 male and 1,576 female residents. Population density was 45.0 people per square mile.

Population trajectory across census years

Year	Population
1851	2,566
1861	3,170
1871	3,070
1881	3,120
1891	2,093
1901	2,093
1911	1,904
1921	1,737

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. Anicet shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 348 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	1,498
Females present who are not members of the family	78
Male members of the family who are present	1,535
Males present who are not members of the family	59
Number of adult females unable to read or write	126
Number of adult males unable to read or write	262
Number of blind females	1
Number of deaf and dumb males	2
Number of female births in the past year	66
Number of females	1,576
Number of females attending school	249
Number of lunatic females	4
Number of lunatic males	3
Number of male births in the past year	50
Number of males	1,594
Number of males attending school	237
Number of married females	500
Number of married males	463
Number of single females	1,027
Number of single males	1,123
Number of widowed females	49
Number of widowed males	8
POP FX N.1	1,576
POP MX N.1	1,594
POP TOT	3,170
POP XX N.1	3,170
Total population	3,170

Age structure (58 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of females age 3 to 4	53
Number of females aged 1 to 2	59
Number of females aged 2 to 3	49
Number of females aged 4 to 5	41
Number of females aged 5 to 10	240
Number of females of unknown age	2
Number of males aged 1 to 2	63
Number of males aged 2 to 3	58
Number of males aged 3 to 4	64
Number of males aged 4 to 5	60
Number of males aged 5 to 10	250
Number of males of unknown age	2
Number of married females aged 15 to 20	35
Number of married females aged 20 to 30	159
Number of married females aged 30 to 40	123
Number of married females aged 40 to 50	77
Number of married females aged 50 to 60	57
Number of married females aged 60 to 70	34
Number of married females aged 70 to 80	14
Number of married females aged 80 to 90	1
Number of married males aged 15 to 20	6
Number of married males aged 20 to 30	126
Number of married males aged 30 to 40	115
Number of married males aged 40 to 50	76
Number of married males aged 50 to 60	66
Number of married males aged 60 to 70	50
Number of married males aged 70 to 80	18
Number of married males aged 80 to 90	5
Number of married males aged 90 to 100	1
Number of single females aged 10 to 15	199
Number of single females aged 15 to 20	146
Number of single females aged 20 to 30	104
Number of single females aged 30 to 40	24
Number of single females aged 40 to 50	7
Number of single females aged 50 to 60	10
Number of single females aged 60 to 70	5
Number of single females aged 70 to 80	3
Number of single females aged 80 to 90	1
Number of single males aged 10 to 15	206
Number of single males aged 15 to 20	172
Number of single males aged 20 to 30	140
Number of single males aged 30 to 40	28
Number of single males aged 40 to 50	10
Number of single males aged 50 to 60	12
Number of single males aged 60 to 70	10
Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30	3
Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40	9
Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50	4
Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60	10
Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70	16
Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80	5
Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90	1
Number of widowed females aged 90 to 100	1
Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30	1
Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50	2
Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60	1
Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70	2
Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80	2

Ethnic origin (7 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of French Canadians	1,652
Number of male negroes or coloured persons	5
Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin	1,099
Number of persons originating in England or Wales	8
Number of persons originating in Ireland	195
Number of persons originating in Scotland	165
Number of persons originating in the United States	51

Agriculture (80 variables)

Variable	Value
Acres of barley	114
Acres of buckwheat	130
Acres of corn	134
Acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers	32
Acres of farmland in gardens	142
Acres of farmland in pasture	7,177
Acres of farmland in woodland or forest	27,887
Acres of farmland under crops	6,772
Acres of farmland under cultivation	14,091
Acres of land in farms	41,978
Acres of mangel wurtzel	2
Acres of oats	2,013
Acres of peas	417
Acres of potatoes	460
Acres of rye	190
Acres of spring wheat	935
Acres of turnips	6
Acres of winter wheat	3
Barrels of beef produced in the past year	202
Barrels of pork produced in the past year	521
Bushels of barley produced in the past year	1,886
Bushels of beans produced in the past year	27
Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year	2,164
Bushels of carrots produced in the past year	2,057
Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year	23
Bushels of corn produced in the past year	2,770
Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year	405
Bushels of oats produced in the past year	52,785
Bushels of peas produced in the past year	7,341
Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year	49,868
Bushels of rye produced in the past year	2,531
Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year	15,529
Bushels of turnips produced in the past year	1,780
Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year	60
C18 WHT FALL AC	3
C19 WHT FALL BU	60
C20 WHT SP AC	935
C21 WHT SP BU	15,529
C22 BAR AC	114
C23 BAR BU	1,886
C24 RYE AC	190
C25 RYE BU	2,531
C26 PEA AC	417
C27 PEA BU	7,341
C28 OAT AC	2,013
C29 OAT BU	52,785
C30 BWT AC	130
C31 BWT BU	2,164
C34 POT AC	460
C35 POT BU	49,868
C43 HAY TONS	1,737
C47 WOOL LBS	7,615
C63 BEEF BAR	202
C64 PORK BAR	521
HRS ov03 V	42,640
Number of bulls, oxen, or steers	46
Number of calves and heifers	1,238
Number of horses aged 3 years and under	278
Number of horses aged over 3 years	667
Number of milk cows	1,476
Number of occupants of farms	436
Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres	23
Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres	67
Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres	115
Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres	189
Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres	20
Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres	22
Number of sheep	2,577
Number of swine	1,068
Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year	1,435
Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year	1,670
Pounds of homemade butter	78,306
Pounds of hops produced in the past year	1,051
Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year	2,055
Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year	7,615
Tons of hay produced in the past year	1,737
Value of all livestock	100,505
Value of farm implements in dollars	28,140
Value of farms (dollars)	491,737
Value of garden and orchard crops produced in the past year	1,205

Manufacturing & industry (5 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of carriages for pleasure	361
Value of carriages for pleasure (dollars)	10,504
Yards of flannel produced in the past year	5,023
Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year	1,548
Yards of linen produced in the past year	958

Deaths & mortality (17 variables)

Variable	Value
Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2	3
Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4	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 50 to 60	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80	1
Deaths in the past year among females of all ages	13
Deaths in the past year among females under age 1	4
Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40	2
Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70	1
Deaths in the past year among males of all ages	17
Deaths in the past year among males under age 1	11
Total number of deaths in the past year	30

Other recorded variables (154 variables)

Variable	Value
C01 TOTAL	436
C02 OCC UNDR 10	22
C03 OCC 10 TO 20	23
C04 OCC 20 TO 50	115
C05 OCC 50 TO 100	189
C06 OCC 100 TO 200	67
C07 OCC OVR 200	20
C08 HELD	41,978
C09 UNDR CULT	14,091
C1 Males	1,594
C10 Deaths under 1 year M	11
C10 UNDR CROP	6,772
C100 Between 90 and 100 years Married M	1
C105 Between 90 and 100 years Widows F	1
C11 Deaths under 1 year F	4
C11 UNDR PAST	7,177
C116 Ages not given M	2
C117 Ages not given F	2
C12 GARDENS	142
C12 Under 2 Years M	63
C120 Married M	463
C121 Single M	1,123
C122 Widowed M	8
C123 Total M	1,594
C124 Married F	500
C125 Single F	1,027
C126 Widows F	49
C127 Total F	1,576
C128 Grand Total	3,170
C129 Deaths M	17
C13 Under 2 Years F	59
C13 WOOD WILD	27,887
C130 Deaths F	13
C131 Deaths Total	30
C134 Negroes M	5
C136 Attending School M	237
C137 Attending School F	249
C138 Adults unable to read or write M	262
C139 Adults unable to read or write F	126
C14 CASH FARM	491,737
C14 Deaths under 2 years M	1
C140 Deaf and Dumb M	2
C143 Blind F	1
C144 Lunatics M	3
C145 Lunatics F	4
C15 CASH IMP	28,140
C15 Deaths under 2 years F	3
C16 GARDN VALUE	1,205
C16 Under 3 years M	58
C17 LAND HELD	32
C17 Under 3 years F	49
C2 Females	1,576
C20 Under 4 years M	64
C21 Under 4 years F	53
C22 Deaths under 4 years M	1
C23 Deaths under 4 years F	1
C24 Under 5 years M	60
C25 Under 5 years F	41
C27 Deaths under 5 years F	1
C28 Between 5 and 10 Years M	250
C29 Between 5 and 10 years F	240
C3 Total	3,170
C32 INDN CRN AC	134
C33 Between 10 and 15 years Single M	206
C33 INDN CRN BU	2,770
C35 Between 10 and 15 years Single F	199
C36 TUR AC	6
C37 TUR BU	1,780
C38 Between 15 and 20 years Married M	6
C38 CAR BU	2,057
C39 Between 15 and 20 years Single M	172
C39 MAN WURT AC	2
C4 Members of Family M	1,535
C40 Between 15 and 20 years Married F	35
C40 MAN WURT BU	405
C41 BEN BU	27
C41 Between 15 and 20 years Single F	146
C42 CLV TIM GRA	23
C44 Between 20 and 30 years Married M	126
C44 HOP LBS	1,051
C45 Between 20 and 30 years Single M	140
C45 MPL SGR LBS	2,055
C46 Between 20 and 30 years Widowers M	1
C47 Between 20 and 30 years Married F	159
C48 Between 20 and 30 years Single F	104
C48 FLLD CLOTH YRDS	1,548
C49 Between 20 and 30 years Widows F	3
C49 FLAN YRDS	5,023
C5 Members of Family F	1,498
C50 Between 20 and 30 years Deaths M	1
C50 FLX HEM LBS	1,670
C51 Between 20 and 30 years Deaths F	1
C51 LIN YRDS	958
C52 Between 30 and 40 years Married M	115
C52 BULLS OX STEERS	46
C53 Between 30 and 40 years Single M	28
C53 MILK COWS	1,476
C54 CALVES HEIFERS	1,238
C55 Between 30 and 40 years Married F	123
C55 HORSES	667
C56 Between 30 and 40 years Single F	24
C56 HORSES VAL	42,640
C57 Between 30 and 40 years Widows F	9
C57 COLTS FILLIES	278
C58 Between 30 and 40 years Deaths M	2
C58 SHEEP	2,577
C59 SWINE	1,068
C6 Not Members of Family M	59
C60 Between 40 and 50 years Married M	76
C60 TOT VALUE	100,505
C61 Between 40 and 50 years Single M	10
C61 BUTTER LB	78,306
C62 Between 40 and 50 years Widowers M	2
C62 CHEESE LB	1,435
C63 Between 40 and 50 years Married F	77
C64 Between 40 and 50 years Single F	7
C65 Between 40 and 50 years Widows F	4
C67 Between 40 and 50 years Deaths F	1
C68 Between 50 and 60 years Married M	66
C68 CAR PLEASURE	361
C69 Between 50 and 60 years Single M	12
C69 VALUE DOL P	10,504
C7 Not Members of Family F	78
C70 Between 50 and 60 years Widowers M	1
C71 Between 50 and 60 years Married F	57
C72 Between 50 and 60 years Single F	10
C73 Between 50 and 60 years Widows F	10
C75 Between 50 and 60 years Deaths F	1
C76 Between 60 and 70 years Married M	50
C77 Between 60 and 70 years Single M	10
C78 Between 60 and 70 years Widowers M	2
C79 Between 60 and 70 years Married F	34
C8 Births in 1860 M	50
C80 Between 60 and 70 years Single F	5
C81 Between 60 and 70 years Widows F	16
C82 Between 60 and 70 years Deaths M	1
C84 Between 70 and 80 years Married M	18
C86 Between 70 and 80 years Widowers M	2
C87 Between 70 and 80 years Married F	14
C88 Between 70 and 80 years Single F	3
C89 Between 70 and 80 years Widows F	5
C9 Births in 1860 F	66
C91 Between 70 and 80 years Deaths F	1
C92 Between 80 and 90 years Married M	5
C95 Between 80 and 90 years Married F	1
C96 Between 80 and 90 years Single F	1
C97 Between 80 and 90 years Widows F	1
CD NAME	Huntingdon
England and Wales	8
Ireland	195
Natives of Canada French Origin	1,652
Natives of Canada Not of French Origin	1,099
Scotland	165
United States	51

Identifiers

TCP UID: QC021006 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC058008_1851 — 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. Anicet, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-anicet-qc021006-1861/.