St. Barnabé, Quebec (1861 census)

St. Barnabé was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,631. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.476°N, 72.944°W.

Population

In 1861, St. Barnabé had a population of 1,631: 807 male and 824 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 contained St. Barnabé, 1871 (39.8% of this CSD's polygon).
• In a later year, this CSD contained St. Elie, 1871 (60.2% of this CSD's polygon).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

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

• Hunterstown
• NO DATA
• St. Boniface
• St. Etienne
• St. Sévère
• Yamachiche

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,631 total population, 824 females, 807 males, Female members of the family who are present: 786, Male members of the family who are present: 777, 564 single females, 533 single males, 255 married males, 248 married females, 195 adult males unable to read or write, 135 males attending school, 128 females attending school, 125 adult females unable to read or write, 53 female births, 44 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 38, Males present who are not members of the family: 30, 19 widowed males, 12 widowed females, 4 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 130 females aged 5 to 10, 120 males aged 5 to 10, 110 single males aged 10 to 15, 90 married females aged 20 to 30, 90 single females aged 10 to 15, 90 single females aged 15 to 20, 80 married males aged 20 to 30, 70 married males aged 30 to 40, 70 single males aged 15 to 20, 57 married females aged 30 to 40, 50 single males aged 20 to 30, 45 females aged 1 to 2, 43 single females aged 20 to 30, 40 married males aged 50 to 60, 35 males aged 2 to 3, 34 males aged 1 to 2, 30 females age 3 to 4, 30 females aged 2 to 3, 30 females aged 4 to 5, 30 males aged 3 to 4, 30 married females aged 40 to 50, 30 married females aged 50 to 60, 30 married males aged 40 to 50, 27 males aged 4 to 5, 23 married males aged 60 to 70, 20 married females aged 15 to 20, 19 married females aged 60 to 70, 15 single females aged 30 to 40, 10 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 7 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 single males aged 30 to 40, 3 married males aged 15 to 20, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 males of unknown age, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 females of unknown age, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,627 French Canadians, 3 persons originating in Ireland, 1 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $339,569 value farms (dollars), 67,036 bushels of oats, 49,808 pounds of maple sugar, $43,908 value all livestock, 31,201 bushels of potatoes, 26,196 pounds of homemade butter, 23,402 acres of land in farms, $20,457 value horses aged over 3 years, $14,105 value farm implements in dollars, 13,252 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,150 acres of farmland under cultivation, 9,546 pounds of flax or hemp, 7,387 acres of farmland under crops, 5,759 bushels of buckwheat, 3,806 bushels of peas, 3,598 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,547 bushels of spring wheat, 3,418 acres of oats, 2,670 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,509 bushels of rye, 1,625 bushels of barley, 1,574 bushels of turnips, 1,393 sheep, 1,125 tons of hay, $858 value garden and orchard crops, 618 bulls, oxen, or steers, 569 swine, 556 milk cows, 477 calves and heifers, 451 barrels of pork, 371 acres of spring wheat, 364 acres of buckwheat, 346 acres of peas, 316 horses aged over 3 years, 266 occupants of farms, 259 acres of potatoes, 237 acres of rye, 219 bushels of carrots, 122 acres of barley, 117 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 93 acres of farmland in gardens, 87 barrels of beef, 77 horses aged 3 years and under, 66 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 60 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 44 bushels of corn, 38 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 21 acres of turnips, 15 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 12 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 5 bushels of beans, 3 acres of corn, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 7,723 yards of linen, $7,424 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 3,019 yards of flannel, 2,665 yards of fulled cloth, 415 carriages for pleasure, $290 value carriages for hire (dollars), 45 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 18 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: 6, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 6, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 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 5 to 10: 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 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 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: QC052002 — 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. Barnabé, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-barnab-qc052002-1861/.