St. Augustin, Quebec (1861 census)

St. Augustin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,722. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.750°N, 71.479°W.

Population

In 1861, St. Augustin had a population of 1,722: 831 male and 891 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).

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.

Later boundary forms

• In a later year, this CSD became part of St. Augustin, 1871 (82.0% share).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

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

• Ancienne Lorette
• Pointe-aux-Trembles
• Ste. Catherine
• Ste. Foy

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,722 total population, 891 females, Female members of the family who are present: 832, 831 males, Male members of the family who are present: 747, 622 single females, 575 single males, 227 married males, 225 married females, 183 adult males unable to read or write, 108 males attending school, 103 adult females unable to read or write, 87 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 84, Females present who are not members of the family: 59, 44 widowed females, 34 female births, 29 widowed males, 24 male births, 2 deaf and dumb females, 2 lunatic females, 2 lunatic males, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 108 single males aged 10 to 15, 106 females aged 5 to 10, 105 single males aged 20 to 30, 101 single females aged 15 to 20, 92 single females aged 10 to 15, 91 single males aged 15 to 20, 88 single females aged 20 to 30, 86 males aged 5 to 10, 78 married males aged 40 to 50, 68 married females aged 30 to 40, 61 married females aged 40 to 50, 56 married males aged 30 to 40, 36 females aged 1 to 2, 36 males aged 2 to 3, 36 males aged 4 to 5, 34 single females aged 30 to 40, 31 females aged 4 to 5, 30 married females aged 20 to 30, 30 married females aged 50 to 60, 27 married males aged 60 to 70, 26 males aged 1 to 2, 26 married males aged 50 to 60, 25 females aged 2 to 3, 22 females age 3 to 4, 22 married males aged 20 to 30, 22 single females aged 50 to 60, 21 single females aged 40 to 50, 20 males aged 3 to 4, 20 married females aged 60 to 70, 19 single males aged 30 to 40, 17 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 16 single males aged 40 to 50, 14 married females aged 70 to 80, 14 married males aged 70 to 80, 12 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 10 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 9 single females aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,663 French Canadians, 49 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 6 persons originating in Ireland, 3 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in Sweden or Norway. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $591,590 value farms (dollars), 65,448 bushels of oats, $44,367 value all livestock, 34,557 pounds of homemade butter, 24,793 acres of land in farms, $19,761 value horses aged over 3 years, 14,886 pounds of maple sugar, 13,980 bushels of potatoes, 13,030 acres of farmland under cultivation, 11,763 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $8,437 value farm implements in dollars, 7,914 acres of farmland under crops, 4,990 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,256 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,765 acres of oats, 3,012 tons of hay, 2,991 pounds of flax or hemp, $2,003 value garden and orchard crops, 1,749 bushels of spring wheat, 1,540 bushels of peas, 1,390 sheep, 1,191 bushels of buckwheat, 1,156 bulls, oxen, or steers, 988 bushels of turnips, 894 calves and heifers, 807 milk cows, 584 bushels of barley, 435 swine, 300 horses aged over 3 years, 286 acres of spring wheat, 267 barrels of pork, 213 acres of potatoes, 198 occupants of farms, 191 acres of peas, 176 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 126 acres of farmland in gardens, 125 barrels of beef, 108 acres of buckwheat, 100 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 76 bushels of corn, 52 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 49 horses aged 3 years and under, 48 acres of barley, 36 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 24 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 24 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 19 bushels of rye, 18 bushels of beans, 15 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 9 bushels of carrots, 8 acres of turnips, 5 acres of corn, 5 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 3 acres of rye, 2 acres of mangel wurtzel, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $7,092 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,231 yards of linen, 2,113 yards of flannel, 1,259 yards of fulled cloth, 595 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 17 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 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 males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries

The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person 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: QC041007 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC041007 — 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. Augustin, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-augustin-qc041007-1861/.