St. Anselme, Quebec (1861 census)

St. Anselme was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,623. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911875. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.635°N, 70.966°W.

Population

In 1861, St. Anselme had a population of 2,623: 1,306 male and 1,317 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

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. Anselme shared boundaries with:

• St. Charles
• St. Gervais
• St. Henri
• St. Isidore
• Ste. Claire
• Ste. Hénédine

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 157 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,623 total population, 1,317 females, 1,306 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,244, Female members of the family who are present: 1,235, 884 single males, 873 single females, 402 married females, 396 married males, 296 adult males unable to read or write, 269 females attending school, 188 adult females unable to read or write, 187 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 82, Males present who are not members of the family: 62, 42 widowed females, 35 male births, 29 female births, 26 widowed males, 4 lunatic males, 3 blind males, 2 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 210 females aged 5 to 10, 206 single males aged 10 to 15, 187 single females aged 10 to 15, 181 single males aged 15 to 20, 167 single females aged 15 to 20, 162 males aged 5 to 10, 121 single males aged 20 to 30, 116 married females aged 30 to 40, 114 married males aged 30 to 40, 113 single females aged 20 to 30, 88 married males aged 40 to 50, 82 married females aged 40 to 50, 72 married females aged 20 to 30, 68 married females aged 50 to 60, 65 married males aged 50 to 60, 52 married males aged 60 to 70, 43 males aged 3 to 4, 42 females aged 1 to 2, 39 males aged 4 to 5, 38 males aged 2 to 3, 38 married females aged 60 to 70, 37 males aged 1 to 2, 36 females aged 4 to 5, 33 males of unknown age, 32 females age 3 to 4, 28 females aged 2 to 3, 28 married males aged 20 to 30, 20 females of unknown age, 20 married males aged 70 to 80, 15 single males aged 30 to 40, 12 married females aged 70 to 80, 12 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 10 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 10 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 8 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 7 married males aged 80 to 90, 7 single females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 6 single females aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 single females aged 30 to 40, 3 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,545 French Canadians, 63 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 11 persons originating in Ireland, 1 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in Scotland, 1 persons originating in the United States. 1 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $496,820 value farms (dollars), $79,025 value all livestock, 75,358 bushels of oats, 63,155 pounds of homemade butter, 42,513 bushels of potatoes, 28,521 acres of land in farms, $26,759 value horses aged over 3 years, 23,385 pounds of maple sugar, 19,445 acres of farmland under cultivation, $9,912 value farm implements in dollars, 9,698 acres of farmland in pasture, 9,606 acres of farmland under crops, 9,076 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,749 pounds of wool produced on farms, 5,690 pounds of flax or hemp, 5,494 bushels of spring wheat, 5,269 acres of oats, $3,265 value garden and orchard crops, 2,828 bushels of peas, 2,241 sheep, 2,124 tons of hay, 1,834 bushels of barley, 1,806 bulls, oxen, or steers, 1,328 calves and heifers, 1,252 milk cows, 1,234 swine, 1,029 barrels of pork, 710 bushels of rye, 659 acres of spring wheat, 551 bushels of turnips, 413 horses aged over 3 years, 394 bushels of buckwheat, 339 acres of peas, 339 occupants of farms, 324 acres of potatoes, 166 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 153 acres of barley, 141 acres of farmland in gardens, 129 barrels of beef, 93 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 84 horses aged 3 years and under, 78 acres of rye, 54 bushels of beans, 53 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 43 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 33 acres of buckwheat, 28 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 25 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 7 bushels of carrots, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 acres of turnips, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $8,459 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 7,755 yards of linen, 5,374 yards of flannel, 4,056 yards of fulled cloth, 434 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 27 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 15, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 7, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 6, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 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 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 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.)

People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries

The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.

Identifiers

• TCP UID: QC017004 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC160001 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
• Wikidata: Q112911875

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. Anselme, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-anselme-qc017004-1861/.