St. Augustin, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Augustin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,228. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.623°N, 73.992°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Augustin had a population of 2,228: 1,114 male and 1,114 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,299 |
| 1861 | 2,228 |
| 1871 | 1,812 |
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. Augustin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,228 total population, 1,114 females, 1,114 males, Female members of the family who are present: 1,031, Male members of the family who are present: 1,030, 743 single males, 718 single females, 372 adult males unable to read or write, 345 married females, 345 married males, 332 adult females unable to read or write, 323 males attending school, 318 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 84, Females present who are not members of the family: 83, 52 female births, 51 widowed females, 43 male births, 26 widowed males, 11 lunatic males, 7 deaf and dumb males, 6 lunatic females, 2 blind males, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 168 males aged 5 to 10, 156 females aged 5 to 10, 150 single females aged 10 to 15, 139 single males aged 10 to 15, 123 single females aged 15 to 20, 121 single males aged 15 to 20, 100 married females aged 20 to 30, 100 married females aged 30 to 40, 94 single males aged 20 to 30, 87 married males aged 20 to 30, 85 married males aged 30 to 40, 78 single females aged 20 to 30, 65 married males aged 40 to 50, 49 married females aged 40 to 50, 48 married females aged 50 to 60, 48 married males aged 60 to 70, 47 married males aged 50 to 60, 46 males aged 1 to 2, 42 females aged 1 to 2, 38 males aged 3 to 4, 37 females aged 2 to 3, 36 males aged 2 to 3, 35 males aged 4 to 5, 33 females aged 4 to 5, 28 females age 3 to 4, 25 married females aged 60 to 70, 19 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 14 single females aged 30 to 40, 12 single males aged 30 to 40, 11 married females aged 15 to 20, 11 married females aged 70 to 80, 10 married males aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 9 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,190 French Canadians, 20 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 15 persons originating in Scotland, 3 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $738,645 value farms (dollars), 103,917 bushels of oats, $88,431 value all livestock, 65,257 pounds of homemade butter, $49,948 value farm implements in dollars, 45,888 bushels of potatoes, $39,513 value horses aged over 3 years, 21,140 acres of land in farms, 19,018 pounds of maple sugar, 18,104 bushels of barley, 16,381 acres of farmland under cultivation, 11,612 acres of farmland under crops, 9,228 bushels of peas, 7,402 bushels of buckwheat, 6,462 bushels of spring wheat, 6,360 pounds of wool produced on farms, 5,287 pounds of flax or hemp, $5,201 value garden and orchard crops, 4,770 acres of oats, 4,759 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,696 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,069 bushels of carrots, 2,902 bushels of winter wheat, 2,679 tons of hay, 1,850 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 1,646 sheep, 1,100 bulls, oxen, or steers, 1,005 milk cows, 822 calves and heifers, 803 bushels of corn, 748 acres of barley, 726 horses aged over 3 years, 724 swine, 689 bushels of beans, 549 barrels of pork, 538 acres of peas, 537 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 520 acres of spring wheat, 424 acres of potatoes, 380 acres of buckwheat, 379 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 315 horses aged 3 years and under, 255 occupants of farms, 234 acres of winter wheat, 162 barrels of beef, 118 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 99 bushels of rye, 73 acres of farmland in gardens, 60 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 38 pounds of hops, 33 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 30 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 29 acres of corn, 21 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 12 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 acres of rye, 6 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $11,851 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 3,791 yards of linen, 3,640 yards of flannel, 3,056 yards of fulled cloth, $453 value carriages for hire (dollars), 435 carriages for pleasure, 43 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 29 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 16, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 13, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 8, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 7, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 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 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 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 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC056002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC097006— 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-qc056002-1861/.