St. Augustin, Quebec (1861 census)

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

St. Augustin was a census subdivision in Portneuf County, 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 density was 59.8 people per square mile.

Population trajectory across census years

Year	Population
1851	1,748
1861	1,722
1871	1,880
1881	1,569
1891	1,413
1901	1,385
1911	1,384
1921	1,441

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:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 324 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.

Population & families (27 variables)

Variable	Value
Female members of the family who are present	832
Females present who are not members of the family	59
Male members of the family who are present	747
Males present who are not members of the family	84
Number of adult females unable to read or write	103
Number of adult males unable to read or write	183
Number of deaf and dumb females	2
Number of deaf and dumb males	1
Number of female births in the past year	34
Number of females	891
Number of females attending school	87
Number of lunatic females	2
Number of lunatic males	2
Number of male births in the past year	24
Number of males	831
Number of males attending school	108
Number of married females	225
Number of married males	227
Number of single females	622
Number of single males	575
Number of widowed females	44
Number of widowed males	29
POP FX N.1	891
POP MX N.1	831
POP TOT	1,722
POP XX N.1	1,722
Total population	1,722

Age structure (54 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of females age 3 to 4	22
Number of females aged 1 to 2	36
Number of females aged 2 to 3	25
Number of females aged 4 to 5	31
Number of females aged 5 to 10	106
Number of males aged 1 to 2	26
Number of males aged 2 to 3	36
Number of males aged 3 to 4	20
Number of males aged 4 to 5	36
Number of males aged 5 to 10	86
Number of married females aged 15 to 20	1
Number of married females aged 20 to 30	30
Number of married females aged 30 to 40	68
Number of married females aged 40 to 50	61
Number of married females aged 50 to 60	30
Number of married females aged 60 to 70	20
Number of married females aged 70 to 80	14
Number of married females aged 80 to 90	1
Number of married males aged 20 to 30	22
Number of married males aged 30 to 40	56
Number of married males aged 40 to 50	78
Number of married males aged 50 to 60	26
Number of married males aged 60 to 70	27
Number of married males aged 70 to 80	14
Number of married males aged 80 to 90	4
Number of single females aged 10 to 15	92
Number of single females aged 15 to 20	101
Number of single females aged 20 to 30	88
Number of single females aged 30 to 40	34
Number of single females aged 40 to 50	21
Number of single females aged 50 to 60	22
Number of single females aged 60 to 70	9
Number of single females aged 80 to 90	1
Number of single males aged 10 to 15	108
Number of single males aged 15 to 20	91
Number of single males aged 20 to 30	105
Number of single males aged 30 to 40	19
Number of single males aged 40 to 50	16
Number of single males aged 50 to 60	3
Number of single males aged 60 to 70	3
Number of single males aged 70 to 80	1
Number of single males aged 80 to 90	1
Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30	2
Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50	2
Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60	8
Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70	17
Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80	12
Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90	3
Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30	2
Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50	3
Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60	5
Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70	10
Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80	8
Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90	1

Ethnic origin (5 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of French Canadians	1,663
Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin	49
Number of persons originating in England or Wales	3
Number of persons originating in Ireland	6
Number of persons originating in Sweden or Norway	1

Agriculture (74 variables)

Variable	Value
Acres of barley	48
Acres of buckwheat	108
Acres of corn	5
Acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers	24
Acres of farmland in gardens	126
Acres of farmland in pasture	4,990
Acres of farmland in woodland or forest	11,763
Acres of farmland under crops	7,914
Acres of farmland under cultivation	13,030
Acres of land in farms	24,793
Acres of mangel wurtzel	2
Acres of oats	3,765
Acres of peas	191
Acres of potatoes	213
Acres of rye	3
Acres of spring wheat	286
Acres of turnips	8
Barrels of beef produced in the past year	125
Barrels of pork produced in the past year	267
Bushels of barley produced in the past year	584
Bushels of beans produced in the past year	18
Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year	1,191
Bushels of carrots produced in the past year	9
Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year	36
Bushels of corn produced in the past year	76
Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year	176
Bushels of oats produced in the past year	65,448
Bushels of peas produced in the past year	1,540
Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year	13,980
Bushels of rye produced in the past year	19
Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year	1,749
Bushels of turnips produced in the past year	988
C20 WHT SP AC	286
C21 WHT SP BU	1,749
C22 BAR AC	48
C23 BAR BU	584
C24 RYE AC	3
C25 RYE BU	19
C26 PEA AC	191
C27 PEA BU	1,540
C28 OAT AC	3,765
C29 OAT BU	65,448
C30 BWT AC	108
C31 BWT BU	1,191
C34 POT AC	213
C35 POT BU	13,980
C43 HAY TONS	3,012
C47 WOOL LBS	4,256
C63 BEEF BAR	125
C64 PORK BAR	267
HRS ov03 V	19,761
Number of bulls, oxen, or steers	1,156
Number of calves and heifers	894
Number of horses aged 3 years and under	49
Number of horses aged over 3 years	300
Number of milk cows	807
Number of occupants of farms	198
Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres	5
Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres	100
Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres	15
Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres	52
Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres	24
Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres	2
Number of sheep	1,390
Number of swine	435
Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year	2,991
Pounds of homemade butter	34,557
Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year	14,886
Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year	4,256
Tons of hay produced in the past year	3,012
Value of all livestock	44,367
Value of farm implements in dollars	8,437
Value of farms (dollars)	591,590
Value of garden and orchard crops produced in the past year	2,003

Manufacturing & industry (5 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of carriages for pleasure	595
Value of carriages for pleasure (dollars)	7,092
Yards of flannel produced in the past year	2,113
Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year	1,259
Yards of linen produced in the past year	2,231

Deaths & mortality (15 variables)

Variable	Value
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 females of all ages	8
Deaths in the past year among females under age 1	5
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 20 to 30	2
Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10	1
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 males of all ages	9
Total number of deaths in the past year	17

Other recorded variables (144 variables)

Variable	Value
C01 TOTAL	198
C02 OCC UNDR 10	2
C03 OCC 10 TO 20	5
C04 OCC 20 TO 50	15
C05 OCC 50 TO 100	52
C06 OCC 100 TO 200	100
C07 OCC OVR 200	24
C08 HELD	24,793
C09 UNDR CULT	13,030
C1 Males	831
C10 UNDR CROP	7,914
C11 Deaths under 1 year F	5
C11 UNDR PAST	4,990
C12 GARDENS	126
C12 Under 2 Years M	26
C120 Married M	227
C121 Single M	575
C122 Widowed M	29
C123 Total M	831
C124 Married F	225
C125 Single F	622
C126 Widows F	44
C127 Total F	891
C128 Grand Total	1,722
C129 Deaths M	9
C13 Under 2 Years F	36
C13 WOOD WILD	11,763
C130 Deaths F	8
C131 Deaths Total	17
C136 Attending School M	108
C137 Attending School F	87
C138 Adults unable to read or write M	183
C139 Adults unable to read or write F	103
C14 CASH FARM	591,590
C14 Deaths under 2 years M	1
C140 Deaf and Dumb M	1
C141 Deaf and Dumb F	2
C144 Lunatics M	2
C145 Lunatics F	2
C15 CASH IMP	8,437
C16 GARDN VALUE	2,003
C16 Under 3 years M	36
C17 LAND HELD	24
C17 Under 3 years F	25
C2 Females	891
C20 Under 4 years M	20
C21 Under 4 years F	22
C24 Under 5 years M	36
C25 Under 5 years F	31
C28 Between 5 and 10 Years M	86
C29 Between 5 and 10 years F	106
C3 Total	1,722
C30 Deaths between 5 and 10 years M	1
C32 INDN CRN AC	5
C33 Between 10 and 15 years Single M	108
C33 INDN CRN BU	76
C35 Between 10 and 15 years Single F	92
C36 Between 10 and 15 years Deaths M	1
C36 TUR AC	8
C37 TUR BU	988
C38 CAR BU	9
C39 Between 15 and 20 years Single M	91
C39 MAN WURT AC	2
C4 Members of Family M	747
C40 Between 15 and 20 years Married F	1
C40 MAN WURT BU	176
C41 BEN BU	18
C41 Between 15 and 20 years Single F	101
C42 CLV TIM GRA	36
C43 Between 15 and 20 years Deaths F	1
C44 Between 20 and 30 years Married M	22
C45 Between 20 and 30 years Single M	105
C45 MPL SGR LBS	14,886
C46 Between 20 and 30 years Widowers M	2
C47 Between 20 and 30 years Married F	30
C48 Between 20 and 30 years Single F	88
C48 FLLD CLOTH YRDS	1,259
C49 Between 20 and 30 years Widows F	2
C49 FLAN YRDS	2,113
C5 Members of Family F	832
C50 Between 20 and 30 years Deaths M	2
C50 FLX HEM LBS	2,991
C51 Between 20 and 30 years Deaths F	1
C51 LIN YRDS	2,231
C52 Between 30 and 40 years Married M	56
C52 BULLS OX STEERS	1,156
C53 Between 30 and 40 years Single M	19
C53 MILK COWS	807
C54 CALVES HEIFERS	894
C55 Between 30 and 40 years Married F	68
C55 HORSES	300
C56 Between 30 and 40 years Single F	34
C56 HORSES VAL	19,761
C57 COLTS FILLIES	49
C58 SHEEP	1,390
C59 SWINE	435
C6 Not Members of Family M	84
C60 Between 40 and 50 years Married M	78
C60 TOT VALUE	44,367
C61 Between 40 and 50 years Single M	16
C61 BUTTER LB	34,557
C62 Between 40 and 50 years Widowers M	3
C63 Between 40 and 50 years Married F	61
C64 Between 40 and 50 years Single F	21
C65 Between 40 and 50 years Widows F	2
C67 Between 40 and 50 years Deaths F	1
C68 Between 50 and 60 years Married M	26
C68 CAR PLEASURE	595
C69 Between 50 and 60 years Single M	3
C69 VALUE DOL P	7,092
C7 Not Members of Family F	59
C70 Between 50 and 60 years Widowers M	5
C71 Between 50 and 60 years Married F	30
C72 Between 50 and 60 years Single F	22
C73 Between 50 and 60 years Widows F	8
C75 Between 50 and 60 years Deaths F	1
C76 Between 60 and 70 years Married M	27
C77 Between 60 and 70 years Single M	3
C78 Between 60 and 70 years Widowers M	10
C79 Between 60 and 70 years Married F	20
C8 Births in 1860 M	24
C80 Between 60 and 70 years Single F	9
C81 Between 60 and 70 years Widows F	17
C82 Between 60 and 70 years Deaths M	2
C84 Between 70 and 80 years Married M	14
C85 Between 70 and 80 years Single M	1
C86 Between 70 and 80 years Widowers M	8
C87 Between 70 and 80 years Married F	14
C89 Between 70 and 80 years Widows F	12
C9 Births in 1860 F	34
C90 Between 70 and 80 years Deaths M	2
C91 Between 70 and 80 years Deaths F	1
C92 Between 80 and 90 years Married M	4
C93 Between 80 and 90 years Single M	1
C94 Between 80 and 90 years Widowers M	1
C95 Between 80 and 90 years Married F	1
C96 Between 80 and 90 years Single F	1
C97 Between 80 and 90 years Widows F	3
CD NAME	Portneuf
East Indies	1
England and Wales	3
Ireland	6
Natives of Canada French Origin	1,663
Natives of Canada Not of French Origin	49

Identifiers

TCP UID: QC041007 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC080010 — 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/.