St. Apollinaire, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Apollinaire was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,559. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911900. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.590°N, 71.479°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Apollinaire had a population of 1,559: 890 male and 669 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,559 |
| 1871 | 1,533 |
| 1881 | 1,605 |
| 1891 | 1,740 |
| 1901 | 1,462 |
| 1911 | 1,755 |
| 1921 | 988 |
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. Antoine, 1851 (56.6% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Apollinaire, 1871 (81.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. Apollinaire shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 140 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,559 total population, 890 males, Male members of the family who are present: 835, 669 females, 661 single males, Female members of the family who are present: 621, 443 single females, 266 adult males unable to read or write, 221 adult females unable to read or write, 215 married males, 207 married females, Males present who are not members of the family: 55, Females present who are not members of the family: 48, 29 female births, 24 male births, 19 males attending school, 19 widowed females, 17 females attending school, 14 widowed males, 3 deaf and dumb males, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 136 males aged 5 to 10, 129 single males aged 15 to 20, 120 females aged 5 to 10, 120 single males aged 20 to 30, 110 single males aged 10 to 15, 107 single females aged 10 to 15, 64 single females aged 15 to 20, 63 married males aged 30 to 40, 62 married females aged 20 to 30, 59 married females aged 30 to 40, 52 married males aged 40 to 50, 44 married females aged 40 to 50, 34 married males aged 20 to 30, 34 married males aged 50 to 60, 33 males aged 1 to 2, 29 females aged 2 to 3, 29 males aged 3 to 4, 28 single females aged 20 to 30, 27 married females aged 50 to 60, 26 males aged 4 to 5, 24 females age 3 to 4, 23 males aged 2 to 3, 22 married males aged 60 to 70, 20 females aged 4 to 5, 19 females aged 1 to 2, 18 single males aged 30 to 40, 9 married females aged 60 to 70, 8 married males aged 70 to 80, 8 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,558 French Canadians, 1 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $107,227 value farms (dollars), 25,878 bushels of oats, $24,914 value all livestock, 18,870 bushels of potatoes, 17,058 pounds of homemade butter, 16,404 acres of land in farms, $11,176 value horses aged over 3 years, 10,854 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,550 acres of farmland under cultivation, $5,104 value farm implements in dollars, 3,287 acres of farmland under crops, 2,625 bushels of rye, 2,430 pounds of maple sugar, 2,332 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,243 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,158 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,630 acres of oats, 1,538 bushels of spring wheat, 996 bushels of peas, 901 sheep, 713 tons of hay, 594 bushels of barley, 534 bushels of buckwheat, 534 bulls, oxen, or steers, 480 swine, $411 value garden and orchard crops, 377 calves and heifers, 365 milk cows, 307 acres of rye, 286 barrels of pork, 241 acres of potatoes, 219 occupants of farms, 176 horses aged over 3 years, 127 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 118 acres of spring wheat, 110 acres of peas, 43 acres of buckwheat, 42 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 39 acres of barley, 31 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 20 acres of farmland in gardens, 20 barrels of beef, 14 bushels of corn, 10 bushels of beans, 10 horses aged 3 years and under, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 6 bushels of turnips, 5 bushels of carrots, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 2,145 yards of linen, $1,703 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,692 yards of fulled cloth, 932 yards of flannel, 212 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 10 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, 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 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC030004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC068006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911900
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. Apollinaire, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-apollinaire-qc030004-1861/.