St. Aubert, Fournier, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Aubert, Fournier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,325. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.114°N, 70.134°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Aubert, Fournier had a population of 1,325: 674 male and 651 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,325 |
| 1871 | 1,382 |
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. Aubert, Fournier 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 1,325 total population, 674 males, 651 females, Male members of the family who are present: 646, Female members of the family who are present: 628, 458 single males, 431 single females, 210 married females, 208 married males, 151 adult males unable to read or write, 107 adult females unable to read or write, 101 females attending school, 88 males attending school, 37 male births, 33 female births, Males present who are not members of the family: 28, Females present who are not members of the family: 23, 10 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 3 lunatic males, 2 blind males, 2 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 117 single males aged 10 to 15, 109 males aged 5 to 10, 108 females aged 5 to 10, 79 single females aged 10 to 15, 75 married females aged 30 to 40, 67 married females aged 20 to 30, 64 single females aged 15 to 20, 63 married males aged 30 to 40, 61 single males aged 15 to 20, 53 married males aged 40 to 50, 45 married males aged 20 to 30, 37 single males aged 20 to 30, 33 married females aged 40 to 50, 33 single females aged 20 to 30, 30 females age 3 to 4, 28 males aged 3 to 4, 27 females aged 4 to 5, 27 married males aged 50 to 60, 25 males aged 4 to 5, 21 married females aged 50 to 60, 17 males aged 1 to 2, 17 males aged 2 to 3, 16 females aged 2 to 3, 15 females aged 1 to 2, 12 married males aged 60 to 70, 11 single females aged 30 to 40, 10 married females aged 60 to 70, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 single females aged 60 to 70, 4 single females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 single males aged 30 to 40, 3 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,325 French Canadians, 1 persons originating in France. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $130,753 value farms (dollars), 45,036 pounds of maple sugar, $26,771 value all livestock, 23,474 pounds of homemade butter, 19,842 bushels of potatoes, 16,882 acres of land in farms, $13,653 value farm implements in dollars, 11,385 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $9,758 value horses aged over 3 years, 8,407 bushels of oats, 5,497 acres of farmland under cultivation, 3,166 acres of farmland under crops, 3,103 bushels of spring wheat, 2,681 bushels of barley, 2,290 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,133 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,566 bushels of rye, $956 value garden and orchard crops, 936 sheep, 830 bushels of peas, 662 pounds of flax or hemp, 648 swine, 593 acres of oats, 524 tons of hay, 451 acres of spring wheat, 419 milk cows, 224 barrels of pork, 219 acres of barley, 218 acres of rye, 218 calves and heifers, 169 acres of potatoes, 168 occupants of farms, 162 horses aged over 3 years, 149 bushels of turnips, 131 acres of peas, 88 barrels of beef, 70 bulls, oxen, or steers, 62 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 48 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 41 acres of farmland in gardens, 28 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 23 horses aged 3 years and under, 19 bushels of buckwheat, 14 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 8 bushels of corn, 7 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 4 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 acres of turnips, 1 acres of buckwheat. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $3,714 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,362 yards of flannel, 1,242 yards of fulled cloth, 625 yards of linen, 182 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 20 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 5, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 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. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC023003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC164003— 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. Aubert, Fournier, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-aubert-fournier-qc023003-1861/.