St. Arsène, Quebec (1861 census)

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

St. Arsène was a census subdivision in Temiscouata County, Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,680. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.914°N, 69.407°W.

Population

In 1861, St. Arsène had a population of 1,680: 886 male and 794 female residents. Population density was 60.8 people per square mile.

Population trajectory across census years

Year	Population
1851	1,958
1861	1,680
1871	1,512
1881	1,467
1891	1,213
1901	1,093
1911	1,051
1921	1,072

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. Arsène, 1851 (87.5% share).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, St. Arsène shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 314 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 8 categories. Tables below are collapsible.

Population & families (29 variables)

Variable	Value
Female members of the family who are present	691
Females present who are not members of the family	103
Male members of the family who are present	815
Males present who are not members of the family	71
Number of adult females unable to read or write	157
Number of adult males unable to read or write	229
Number of blind females	1
Number of blind males	2
Number of deaf and dumb females	3
Number of deaf and dumb males	3
Number of female births in the past year	34
Number of females	794
Number of females attending school	146
Number of lunatic females	3
Number of lunatic males	1
Number of male births in the past year	32
Number of males	886
Number of males attending school	128
Number of married females	224
Number of married males	224
Number of single females	539
Number of single males	639
Number of widowed females	31
Number of widowed males	23
POP FX N.1	794
POP MX N.1	886
POP TOT	1,680
POP XX N.1	1,680
Total population	1,680

Age structure (47 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of females age 3 to 4	37
Number of females aged 1 to 2	30
Number of females aged 2 to 3	46
Number of females aged 4 to 5	33
Number of females aged 5 to 10	142
Number of males aged 1 to 2	53
Number of males aged 2 to 3	49
Number of males aged 3 to 4	37
Number of males aged 4 to 5	37
Number of males aged 5 to 10	126
Number of married females aged 15 to 20	11
Number of married females aged 20 to 30	101
Number of married females aged 30 to 40	60
Number of married females aged 40 to 50	25
Number of married females aged 50 to 60	16
Number of married females aged 60 to 70	7
Number of married females aged 70 to 80	4
Number of married males aged 15 to 20	1
Number of married males aged 20 to 30	53
Number of married males aged 30 to 40	86
Number of married males aged 40 to 50	40
Number of married males aged 50 to 60	33
Number of married males aged 60 to 70	9
Number of married males aged 70 to 80	2
Number of single females aged 10 to 15	116
Number of single females aged 15 to 20	63
Number of single females aged 20 to 30	34
Number of single females aged 30 to 40	3
Number of single females aged 60 to 70	1
Number of single males aged 10 to 15	97
Number of single males aged 15 to 20	79
Number of single males aged 20 to 30	105
Number of single males aged 30 to 40	18
Number of single males aged 40 to 50	4
Number of single males aged 60 to 70	1
Number of single males aged 70 to 80	1
Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30	1
Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40	7
Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50	3
Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60	11
Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70	9
Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40	3
Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50	2
Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60	6
Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70	7
Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80	4
Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90	1

Ethnic origin (4 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of French Canadians	1,676
Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin	1
Number of persons originating in the United States	1
Number of persons whose origin is unknown	2

Agriculture (69 variables)

Variable	Value
Acres of barley	355
Acres of buckwheat	2
Acres of farmland in gardens	49
Acres of farmland in pasture	4,713
Acres of farmland in woodland or forest	7,474
Acres of farmland under crops	6,324
Acres of farmland under cultivation	11,086
Acres of land in farms	18,560
Acres of oats	1,206
Acres of peas	405
Acres of potatoes	400
Acres of rye	1,239
Acres of spring wheat	528
Acres of turnips	6
Barrels of beef produced in the past year	353
Barrels of pork produced in the past year	635
Bushels of barley produced in the past year	3,830
Bushels of beans produced in the past year	12
Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year	59
Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year	9
Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year	4
Bushels of oats produced in the past year	19,840
Bushels of peas produced in the past year	3,334
Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year	67,941
Bushels of rye produced in the past year	10,366
Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year	4,466
Bushels of turnips produced in the past year	469
C20 WHT SP AC	528
C21 WHT SP BU	4,466
C22 BAR AC	355
C23 BAR BU	3,830
C24 RYE AC	1,239
C25 RYE BU	10,366
C26 PEA AC	405
C27 PEA BU	3,334
C28 OAT AC	1,206
C29 OAT BU	19,840
C30 BWT AC	2
C31 BWT BU	59
C34 POT AC	400
C35 POT BU	67,941
C43 HAY TONS	1,346
C47 WOOL LBS	5,378
C63 BEEF BAR	353
C64 PORK BAR	635
HRS ov03 V	25,286
Number of bulls, oxen, or steers	763
Number of calves and heifers	587
Number of horses aged 3 years and under	144
Number of horses aged over 3 years	337
Number of milk cows	703
Number of occupants of farms	196
Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres	2
Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres	59
Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres	18
Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres	98
Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres	10
Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres	9
Number of sheep	1,775
Number of swine	678
Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year	2,353
Pounds of homemade butter	41,896
Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year	8,591
Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year	5,378
Tons of hay produced in the past year	1,346
Value of all livestock	34,651
Value of farm implements in dollars	17,150
Value of farms (dollars)	366,850
Value of garden and orchard crops produced in the past year	1,393

Manufacturing & industry (7 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of carriages for hire	8
Number of carriages for pleasure	443
Value of carriages for hire (dollars)	101
Value of carriages for pleasure (dollars)	9,070
Yards of flannel produced in the past year	6,054
Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year	3,863
Yards of linen produced in the past year	4,652

Fisheries (1 variable)

Variable	Value
Barrels of salted fish sold in the past year	240

Deaths & mortality (18 variables)

Variable	Value
Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2	3
Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3	2
Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30	5
Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10	4
Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70	1
Deaths in the past year among females of all ages	18
Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3	2
Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80	1
Deaths in the past year among males of all ages	9
Deaths in the past year among males under age 1	1
Total number of deaths in the past year	27

Other recorded variables (139 variables)

Variable	Value
C01 TOTAL	196
C02 OCC UNDR 10	9
C03 OCC 10 TO 20	2
C04 OCC 20 TO 50	18
C05 OCC 50 TO 100	98
C06 OCC 100 TO 200	59
C07 OCC OVR 200	10
C08 HELD	18,560
C09 UNDR CULT	11,086
C1 Males	886
C10 Deaths under 1 year M	1
C10 UNDR CROP	6,324
C11 UNDR PAST	4,713
C12 GARDENS	49
C12 Under 2 Years M	53
C120 Married M	224
C121 Single M	639
C122 Widowed M	23
C123 Total M	886
C124 Married F	224
C125 Single F	539
C126 Widows F	31
C127 Total F	794
C128 Grand Total	1,680
C129 Deaths M	9
C13 Under 2 Years F	30
C13 WOOD WILD	7,474
C130 Deaths F	18
C131 Deaths Total	27
C136 Attending School M	128
C137 Attending School F	146
C138 Adults unable to read or write M	229
C139 Adults unable to read or write F	157
C14 CASH FARM	366,850
C14 Deaths under 2 years M	1
C140 Deaf and Dumb M	3
C141 Deaf and Dumb F	3
C142 Blind M	2
C143 Blind F	1
C144 Lunatics M	1
C145 Lunatics F	3
C15 CASH IMP	17,150
C15 Deaths under 2 years F	3
C16 GARDN VALUE	1,393
C16 Under 3 years M	49
C17 Under 3 years F	46
C18 Deaths under 3 years M	2
C19 Deaths under 3 years F	2
C2 Females	794
C20 Under 4 years M	37
C21 Under 4 years F	37
C23 Deaths under 4 years F	1
C24 Under 5 years M	37
C25 Under 5 years F	33
C28 Between 5 and 10 Years M	126
C29 Between 5 and 10 years F	142
C3 Total	1,680
C31 Deaths between 5 and 10 years F	4
C33 Between 10 and 15 years Single M	97
C35 Between 10 and 15 years Single F	116
C36 TUR AC	6
C37 Between 10 and 15 years Deaths F	1
C37 TUR BU	469
C38 Between 15 and 20 years Married M	1
C39 Between 15 and 20 years Single M	79
C4 Members of Family M	815
C40 Between 15 and 20 years Married F	11
C40 MAN WURT BU	4
C41 BEN BU	12
C41 Between 15 and 20 years Single F	63
C42 CLV TIM GRA	9
C43 Between 15 and 20 years Deaths F	1
C44 Between 20 and 30 years Married M	53
C45 Between 20 and 30 years Single M	105
C45 MPL SGR LBS	8,591
C47 Between 20 and 30 years Married F	101
C48 Between 20 and 30 years Single F	34
C48 FLLD CLOTH YRDS	3,863
C49 Between 20 and 30 years Widows F	1
C49 FLAN YRDS	6,054
C5 Members of Family F	691
C50 FLX HEM LBS	2,353
C51 Between 20 and 30 years Deaths F	5
C51 LIN YRDS	4,652
C52 Between 30 and 40 years Married M	86
C52 BULLS OX STEERS	763
C53 Between 30 and 40 years Single M	18
C53 MILK COWS	703
C54 Between 30 and 40 years Widowers M	3
C54 CALVES HEIFERS	587
C55 Between 30 and 40 years Married F	60
C55 HORSES	337
C56 Between 30 and 40 years Single F	3
C56 HORSES VAL	25,286
C57 Between 30 and 40 years Widows F	7
C57 COLTS FILLIES	144
C58 Between 30 and 40 years Deaths M	1
C58 SHEEP	1,775
C59 SWINE	678
C6 Not Members of Family M	71
C60 Between 40 and 50 years Married M	40
C60 TOT VALUE	34,651
C61 Between 40 and 50 years Single M	4
C61 BUTTER LB	41,896
C62 Between 40 and 50 years Widowers M	2
C63 Between 40 and 50 years Married F	25
C65 Between 40 and 50 years Widows F	3
C66 Between 40 and 50 years Deaths M	1
C66 FISH SALTED	240
C68 Between 50 and 60 years Married M	33
C68 CAR PLEASURE	443
C69 VALUE DOL P	9,070
C7 Not Members of Family F	103
C70 Between 50 and 60 years Widowers M	6
C70 CAR HIRE	8
C71 Between 50 and 60 years Married F	16
C71 VALUE DOL H	101
C73 Between 50 and 60 years Widows F	11
C76 Between 60 and 70 years Married M	9
C77 Between 60 and 70 years Single M	1
C78 Between 60 and 70 years Widowers M	7
C79 Between 60 and 70 years Married F	7
C8 Births in 1860 M	32
C80 Between 60 and 70 years Single F	1
C81 Between 60 and 70 years Widows F	9
C82 Between 60 and 70 years Deaths M	1
C83 Between 60 and 70 years Deaths F	1
C84 Between 70 and 80 years Married M	2
C85 Between 70 and 80 years Single M	1
C86 Between 70 and 80 years Widowers M	4
C87 Between 70 and 80 years Married F	4
C9 Births in 1860 F	34
C90 Between 70 and 80 years Deaths M	1
C94 Between 80 and 90 years Widowers M	1
CD NAME	Temiscouata
Natives of Canada French Origin	1,676
Natives of Canada Not of French Origin	1
Not Known	2
United States	1

Identifiers

TCP UID: QC054007 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC095008 — 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. Arsène, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-ars-ne-qc054007-1861/.