St. Augustin, Quebec (1861 census)

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

St. Augustin was a census subdivision in Two Mountains County, 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 density was 76.9 people per square mile.

Population trajectory across census years

Year	Population
1851	2,299
1861	2,228
1871	1,812
1881	1,462
1891	1,328
1901	1,292
1911	1,215
1921	1,264

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 344 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.

Population & families (29 variables)

Variable	Value
Female members of the family who are present	1,031
Females present who are not members of the family	83
Male members of the family who are present	1,030
Males present who are not members of the family	84
Number of adult females unable to read or write	332
Number of adult males unable to read or write	372
Number of blind females	1
Number of blind males	2
Number of deaf and dumb females	1
Number of deaf and dumb males	7
Number of female births in the past year	52
Number of females	1,114
Number of females attending school	318
Number of lunatic females	6
Number of lunatic males	11
Number of male births in the past year	43
Number of males	1,114
Number of males attending school	323
Number of married females	345
Number of married males	345
Number of single females	718
Number of single males	743
Number of widowed females	51
Number of widowed males	26
POP FX N.1	1,114
POP MX N.1	1,114
POP TOT	2,228
POP XX N.1	2,228
Total population	2,228

Age structure (56 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of females age 3 to 4	28
Number of females aged 1 to 2	42
Number of females aged 2 to 3	37
Number of females aged 4 to 5	33
Number of females aged 5 to 10	156
Number of males aged 1 to 2	46
Number of males aged 2 to 3	36
Number of males aged 3 to 4	38
Number of males aged 4 to 5	35
Number of males aged 5 to 10	168
Number of married females aged 15 to 20	11
Number of married females aged 20 to 30	100
Number of married females aged 30 to 40	100
Number of married females aged 40 to 50	49
Number of married females aged 50 to 60	48
Number of married females aged 60 to 70	25
Number of married females aged 70 to 80	11
Number of married females aged 80 to 90	1
Number of married males aged 20 to 30	87
Number of married males aged 30 to 40	85
Number of married males aged 40 to 50	65
Number of married males aged 50 to 60	47
Number of married males aged 60 to 70	48
Number of married males aged 70 to 80	10
Number of married males aged 80 to 90	2
Number of married males aged 90 to 100	1
Number of single females aged 10 to 15	150
Number of single females aged 15 to 20	123
Number of single females aged 20 to 30	78
Number of single females aged 30 to 40	14
Number of single females aged 40 to 50	2
Number of single females aged 50 to 60	1
Number of single females aged 60 to 70	2
Number of single males aged 10 to 15	139
Number of single males aged 15 to 20	121
Number of single males aged 20 to 30	94
Number of single males aged 30 to 40	12
Number of single males aged 40 to 50	6
Number of single males aged 50 to 60	3
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	8
Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50	2
Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60	9
Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70	19
Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80	6
Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90	5
Number of widowed females aged 90 to 100	1
Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30	3
Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40	3
Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50	4
Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60	2
Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70	9
Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80	2
Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90	3

Ethnic origin (4 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of French Canadians	2,190
Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin	20
Number of persons originating in England or Wales	3
Number of persons originating in Scotland	15

Agriculture (78 variables)

Variable	Value
Acres of barley	748
Acres of buckwheat	380
Acres of corn	29
Acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers	30
Acres of farmland in gardens	73
Acres of farmland in pasture	4,696
Acres of farmland in woodland or forest	4,759
Acres of farmland under crops	11,612
Acres of farmland under cultivation	16,381
Acres of land in farms	21,140
Acres of mangel wurtzel	6
Acres of oats	4,770
Acres of peas	538
Acres of potatoes	424
Acres of rye	9
Acres of spring wheat	520
Acres of winter wheat	234
Barrels of beef produced in the past year	162
Barrels of pork produced in the past year	549
Bushels of barley produced in the past year	18,104
Bushels of beans produced in the past year	689
Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year	7,402
Bushels of carrots produced in the past year	3,069
Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year	379
Bushels of corn produced in the past year	803
Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year	1,850
Bushels of oats produced in the past year	103,917
Bushels of peas produced in the past year	9,228
Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year	45,888
Bushels of rye produced in the past year	99
Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year	6,462
Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year	2,902
C18 WHT FALL AC	234
C19 WHT FALL BU	2,902
C20 WHT SP AC	520
C21 WHT SP BU	6,462
C22 BAR AC	748
C23 BAR BU	18,104
C24 RYE AC	9
C25 RYE BU	99
C26 PEA AC	538
C27 PEA BU	9,228
C28 OAT AC	4,770
C29 OAT BU	103,917
C30 BWT AC	380
C31 BWT BU	7,402
C34 POT AC	424
C35 POT BU	45,888
C43 HAY TONS	2,679
C47 WOOL LBS	6,360
C63 BEEF BAR	162
C64 PORK BAR	549
HRS ov03 V	39,513
Number of bulls, oxen, or steers	1,100
Number of calves and heifers	822
Number of horses aged 3 years and under	315
Number of horses aged over 3 years	726
Number of milk cows	1,005
Number of occupants of farms	255
Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres	12
Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres	60
Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres	33
Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres	118
Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres	11
Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres	21
Number of sheep	1,646
Number of swine	724
Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year	537
Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year	5,287
Pounds of homemade butter	65,257
Pounds of hops produced in the past year	38
Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year	19,018
Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year	6,360
Tons of hay produced in the past year	2,679
Value of all livestock	88,431
Value of farm implements in dollars	49,948
Value of farms (dollars)	738,645
Value of garden and orchard crops produced in the past year	5,201

Manufacturing & industry (7 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of carriages for hire	43
Number of carriages for pleasure	435
Value of carriages for hire (dollars)	453
Value of carriages for pleasure (dollars)	11,851
Yards of flannel produced in the past year	3,640
Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year	3,056
Yards of linen produced in the past year	3,791

Deaths & mortality (18 variables)

Variable	Value
Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40	2
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 females of all ages	16
Deaths in the past year among females under age 1	8
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
Deaths in the past year among males of all ages	13
Deaths in the past year among males under age 1	7
Total number of deaths in the past year	29

Other recorded variables (152 variables)

Variable	Value
C01 TOTAL	255
C02 OCC UNDR 10	21
C03 OCC 10 TO 20	12
C04 OCC 20 TO 50	33
C05 OCC 50 TO 100	118
C06 OCC 100 TO 200	60
C07 OCC OVR 200	11
C08 HELD	21,140
C09 UNDR CULT	16,381
C1 Males	1,114
C10 Deaths under 1 year M	7
C10 UNDR CROP	11,612
C100 Between 90 and 100 years Married M	1
C105 Between 90 and 100 years Widows F	1
C11 Deaths under 1 year F	8
C11 UNDR PAST	4,696
C12 GARDENS	73
C12 Under 2 Years M	46
C120 Married M	345
C121 Single M	743
C122 Widowed M	26
C123 Total M	1,114
C124 Married F	345
C125 Single F	718
C126 Widows F	51
C127 Total F	1,114
C128 Grand Total	2,228
C129 Deaths M	13
C13 Under 2 Years F	42
C13 WOOD WILD	4,759
C130 Deaths F	16
C131 Deaths Total	29
C136 Attending School M	323
C137 Attending School F	318
C138 Adults unable to read or write M	372
C139 Adults unable to read or write F	332
C14 CASH FARM	738,645
C140 Deaf and Dumb M	7
C141 Deaf and Dumb F	1
C142 Blind M	2
C143 Blind F	1
C144 Lunatics M	11
C145 Lunatics F	6
C15 CASH IMP	49,948
C16 GARDN VALUE	5,201
C16 Under 3 years M	36
C17 LAND HELD	30
C17 Under 3 years F	37
C2 Females	1,114
C20 Under 4 years M	38
C21 Under 4 years F	28
C24 Under 5 years M	35
C25 Under 5 years F	33
C27 Deaths under 5 years F	1
C28 Between 5 and 10 Years M	168
C29 Between 5 and 10 years F	156
C3 Total	2,228
C30 Deaths between 5 and 10 years M	1
C31 Deaths between 5 and 10 years F	1
C32 INDN CRN AC	29
C33 Between 10 and 15 years Single M	139
C33 INDN CRN BU	803
C35 Between 10 and 15 years Single F	150
C37 Between 10 and 15 years Deaths F	1
C38 CAR BU	3,069
C39 Between 15 and 20 years Single M	121
C39 MAN WURT AC	6
C4 Members of Family M	1,030
C40 Between 15 and 20 years Married F	11
C40 MAN WURT BU	1,850
C41 BEN BU	689
C41 Between 15 and 20 years Single F	123
C42 Between 15 and 20 years Deaths M	1
C42 CLV TIM GRA	379
C44 Between 20 and 30 years Married M	87
C44 HOP LBS	38
C45 Between 20 and 30 years Single M	94
C45 MPL SGR LBS	19,018
C46 Between 20 and 30 years Widowers M	3
C47 Between 20 and 30 years Married F	100
C48 Between 20 and 30 years Single F	78
C48 FLLD CLOTH YRDS	3,056
C49 Between 20 and 30 years Widows F	1
C49 FLAN YRDS	3,640
C5 Members of Family F	1,031
C50 Between 20 and 30 years Deaths M	1
C50 FLX HEM LBS	5,287
C51 LIN YRDS	3,791
C52 Between 30 and 40 years Married M	85
C52 BULLS OX STEERS	1,100
C53 Between 30 and 40 years Single M	12
C53 MILK COWS	1,005
C54 Between 30 and 40 years Widowers M	3
C54 CALVES HEIFERS	822
C55 Between 30 and 40 years Married F	100
C55 HORSES	726
C56 Between 30 and 40 years Single F	14
C56 HORSES VAL	39,513
C57 Between 30 and 40 years Widows F	8
C57 COLTS FILLIES	315
C58 SHEEP	1,646
C59 Between 30 and 40 years Deaths F	2
C59 SWINE	724
C6 Not Members of Family M	84
C60 Between 40 and 50 years Married M	65
C60 TOT VALUE	88,431
C61 Between 40 and 50 years Single M	6
C61 BUTTER LB	65,257
C62 Between 40 and 50 years Widowers M	4
C62 CHEESE LB	537
C63 Between 40 and 50 years Married F	49
C64 Between 40 and 50 years Single F	2
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	47
C68 CAR PLEASURE	435
C69 Between 50 and 60 years Single M	3
C69 VALUE DOL P	11,851
C7 Not Members of Family F	83
C70 Between 50 and 60 years Widowers M	2
C70 CAR HIRE	43
C71 Between 50 and 60 years Married F	48
C71 VALUE DOL H	453
C72 Between 50 and 60 years Single F	1
C73 Between 50 and 60 years Widows F	9
C74 Between 50 and 60 years Deaths M	1
C75 Between 50 and 60 years Deaths F	1
C76 Between 60 and 70 years Married M	48
C77 Between 60 and 70 years Single M	1
C78 Between 60 and 70 years Widowers M	9
C79 Between 60 and 70 years Married F	25
C8 Births in 1860 M	43
C80 Between 60 and 70 years Single F	2
C81 Between 60 and 70 years Widows F	19
C82 Between 60 and 70 years Deaths M	1
C84 Between 70 and 80 years Married M	10
C85 Between 70 and 80 years Single M	1
C86 Between 70 and 80 years Widowers M	2
C87 Between 70 and 80 years Married F	11
C89 Between 70 and 80 years Widows F	6
C9 Births in 1860 F	52
C91 Between 70 and 80 years Deaths F	1
C92 Between 80 and 90 years Married M	2
C94 Between 80 and 90 years Widowers M	3
C95 Between 80 and 90 years Married F	1
C97 Between 80 and 90 years Widows F	5
C98 Between 80 and 90 years Deaths M	1
CD NAME	Two Mountains
England and Wales	3
Natives of Canada French Origin	2,190
Natives of Canada Not of French Origin	20
Scotland	15

Identifiers

TCP UID: QC056002 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC052002_1851 — 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/.