St. Barthélemy, Quebec (1861 census)

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

St. Barthélemy was a census subdivision in Berthier County, Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,429. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.215°N, 73.166°W.

Population

In 1861, St. Barthélemy had a population of 2,429: 1,260 male and 1,169 female residents. Population density was 58.3 people per square mile.

Population trajectory across census years

Year	Population
1851	2,291
1861	2,429
1871	2,509
1881	2,812
1891	2,527
1901	2,562
1911	2,591
1921	2,382

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. Barthélemy shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 305 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 8 categories. Tables below are collapsible.

Population & families (26 variables)

Variable	Value
Female members of the family who are present	1,149
Females present who are not members of the family	20
Male members of the family who are present	1,213
Males present who are not members of the family	47
Number of adult females unable to read or write	142
Number of adult males unable to read or write	163
Number of deaf and dumb males	2
Number of female births in the past year	38
Number of females	1,169
Number of females attending school	197
Number of lunatic females	4
Number of lunatic males	2
Number of male births in the past year	34
Number of males	1,260
Number of males attending school	239
Number of married females	382
Number of married males	377
Number of single females	755
Number of single males	864
Number of widowed females	32
Number of widowed males	19
POP FX N.1	1,169
POP MX N.1	1,260
POP TOT	2,429
POP XX N.1	2,429
Total population	2,429

Age structure (56 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of females age 3 to 4	41
Number of females aged 1 to 2	16
Number of females aged 2 to 3	36
Number of females aged 4 to 5	26
Number of females aged 5 to 10	210
Number of males aged 1 to 2	27
Number of males aged 2 to 3	45
Number of males aged 3 to 4	47
Number of males aged 4 to 5	30
Number of males aged 5 to 10	212
Number of males of unknown age	5
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	90
Number of married females aged 40 to 50	94
Number of married females aged 50 to 60	40
Number of married females aged 60 to 70	41
Number of married females aged 70 to 80	6
Number of married males aged 15 to 20	2
Number of married males aged 20 to 30	80
Number of married males aged 30 to 40	104
Number of married males aged 40 to 50	77
Number of married males aged 50 to 60	55
Number of married males aged 60 to 70	44
Number of married males aged 70 to 80	12
Number of married males aged 80 to 90	3
Number of single females aged 10 to 15	140
Number of single females aged 15 to 20	120
Number of single females aged 20 to 30	85
Number of single females aged 30 to 40	19
Number of single females aged 40 to 50	5
Number of single females aged 50 to 60	4
Number of single females aged 60 to 70	4
Number of single females aged 70 to 80	11
Number of single males aged 10 to 15	186
Number of single males aged 15 to 20	150
Number of single males aged 20 to 30	100
Number of single males aged 30 to 40	18
Number of single males aged 40 to 50	2
Number of single males aged 50 to 60	2
Number of single males aged 60 to 70	3
Number of single males aged 70 to 80	3
Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40	1
Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50	4
Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60	5
Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70	10
Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80	9
Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90	2
Number of widowed females aged 90 to 100	1
Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30	1
Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40	1
Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50	2
Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60	2
Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70	5
Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80	5
Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90	3

Ethnic origin (2 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of French Canadians	2,429
Number of male negroes or coloured persons	2

Agriculture (70 variables)

Variable	Value
Acres of barley	144
Acres of buckwheat	264
Acres of corn	17
Acres of farmland in gardens	57
Acres of farmland in pasture	5,478
Acres of farmland in woodland or forest	9,017
Acres of farmland under crops	7,488
Acres of farmland under cultivation	13,023
Acres of land in farms	22,040
Acres of oats	5,814
Acres of peas	536
Acres of potatoes	160
Acres of rye	30
Acres of spring wheat	360
Acres of turnips	1
Barrels of beef produced in the past year	284
Barrels of pork produced in the past year	802
Bushels of barley produced in the past year	2,307
Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year	3,799
Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year	286
Bushels of corn produced in the past year	310
Bushels of oats produced in the past year	157,018
Bushels of peas produced in the past year	7,656
Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year	24,375
Bushels of rye produced in the past year	335
Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year	4,399
Bushels of turnips produced in the past year	345
C20 WHT SP AC	360
C21 WHT SP BU	4,399
C22 BAR AC	144
C23 BAR BU	2,307
C24 RYE AC	30
C25 RYE BU	335
C26 PEA AC	536
C27 PEA BU	7,656
C28 OAT AC	5,814
C29 OAT BU	157,018
C30 BWT AC	264
C31 BWT BU	3,799
C34 POT AC	160
C35 POT BU	24,375
C43 HAY TONS	2,723
C47 WOOL LBS	6,072
C63 BEEF BAR	284
C64 PORK BAR	802
HRS ov03 V	37,994
Number of bulls, oxen, or steers	1,030
Number of calves and heifers	742
Number of horses aged 3 years and under	247
Number of horses aged over 3 years	68
Number of milk cows	920
Number of occupants of farms	299
Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres	16
Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres	66
Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres	54
Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres	94
Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres	16
Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres	53
Number of sheep	2,351
Number of swine	918
Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year	310
Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year	8,260
Pounds of homemade butter	37,454
Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year	17,840
Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year	6,072
Tons of hay produced in the past year	2,723
Value of all livestock	36,088
Value of farm implements in dollars	47,646
Value of farms (dollars)	831,349
Value of garden and orchard crops produced in the past year	1,566

Manufacturing & industry (5 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of carriages for pleasure	329
Value of carriages for pleasure (dollars)	9,468
Yards of flannel produced in the past year	5,674
Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year	3,026
Yards of linen produced in the past year	12,425

Fisheries (2 variables)

Variable	Value
Barrels of salted fish sold in the past year	5
Pounds of fresh fish sold in the past year	356

Deaths & mortality (9 variables)

Variable	Value
Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10	1
Deaths in the past year among females of all ages	3
Deaths in the past year among females under age 1	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90	1
Deaths in the past year among males of all ages	7
Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age	3
Deaths in the past year among males under age 1	3
Total number of deaths in the past year	10

Other recorded variables (135 variables)

Variable	Value
C01 TOTAL	299
C02 OCC UNDR 10	53
C03 OCC 10 TO 20	16
C04 OCC 20 TO 50	54
C05 OCC 50 TO 100	94
C06 OCC 100 TO 200	66
C07 OCC OVR 200	16
C08 HELD	22,040
C09 UNDR CULT	13,023
C1 Males	1,260
C10 Deaths under 1 year M	3
C10 UNDR CROP	7,488
C105 Between 90 and 100 years Widows F	1
C11 Deaths under 1 year F	1
C11 UNDR PAST	5,478
C116 Ages not given M	5
C118 Ages not given Deaths M	3
C12 GARDENS	57
C12 Under 2 Years M	27
C120 Married M	377
C121 Single M	864
C122 Widowed M	19
C123 Total M	1,260
C124 Married F	382
C125 Single F	755
C126 Widows F	32
C127 Total F	1,169
C128 Grand Total	2,429
C129 Deaths M	7
C13 Under 2 Years F	16
C13 WOOD WILD	9,017
C130 Deaths F	3
C131 Deaths Total	10
C134 Negroes M	2
C136 Attending School M	239
C137 Attending School F	197
C138 Adults unable to read or write M	163
C139 Adults unable to read or write F	142
C14 CASH FARM	831,349
C140 Deaf and Dumb M	2
C144 Lunatics M	2
C145 Lunatics F	4
C15 CASH IMP	47,646
C15 Deaths under 2 years F	1
C16 GARDN VALUE	1,566
C16 Under 3 years M	45
C17 Under 3 years F	36
C2 Females	1,169
C20 Under 4 years M	47
C21 Under 4 years F	41
C24 Under 5 years M	30
C25 Under 5 years F	26
C28 Between 5 and 10 Years M	212
C29 Between 5 and 10 years F	210
C3 Total	2,429
C31 Deaths between 5 and 10 years F	1
C32 INDN CRN AC	17
C33 Between 10 and 15 years Single M	186
C33 INDN CRN BU	310
C35 Between 10 and 15 years Single F	140
C36 TUR AC	1
C37 TUR BU	345
C38 Between 15 and 20 years Married M	2
C39 Between 15 and 20 years Single M	150
C4 Members of Family M	1,213
C40 Between 15 and 20 years Married F	11
C41 Between 15 and 20 years Single F	120
C42 CLV TIM GRA	286
C44 Between 20 and 30 years Married M	80
C45 Between 20 and 30 years Single M	100
C45 MPL SGR LBS	17,840
C46 Between 20 and 30 years Widowers M	1
C47 Between 20 and 30 years Married F	100
C48 Between 20 and 30 years Single F	85
C48 FLLD CLOTH YRDS	3,026
C49 FLAN YRDS	5,674
C5 Members of Family F	1,149
C50 FLX HEM LBS	8,260
C51 LIN YRDS	12,425
C52 Between 30 and 40 years Married M	104
C52 BULLS OX STEERS	1,030
C53 Between 30 and 40 years Single M	18
C53 MILK COWS	920
C54 Between 30 and 40 years Widowers M	1
C54 CALVES HEIFERS	742
C55 Between 30 and 40 years Married F	90
C55 HORSES	68
C56 Between 30 and 40 years Single F	19
C56 HORSES VAL	37,994
C57 Between 30 and 40 years Widows F	1
C57 COLTS FILLIES	247
C58 SHEEP	2,351
C59 SWINE	918
C6 Not Members of Family M	47
C60 Between 40 and 50 years Married M	77
C60 TOT VALUE	36,088
C61 Between 40 and 50 years Single M	2
C61 BUTTER LB	37,454
C62 Between 40 and 50 years Widowers M	2
C62 CHEESE LB	310
C63 Between 40 and 50 years Married F	94
C64 Between 40 and 50 years Single F	5
C65 Between 40 and 50 years Widows F	4
C66 FISH SALTED	5
C67 FISH FRESH	356
C68 Between 50 and 60 years Married M	55
C68 CAR PLEASURE	329
C69 Between 50 and 60 years Single M	2
C69 VALUE DOL P	9,468
C7 Not Members of Family F	20
C70 Between 50 and 60 years Widowers M	2
C71 Between 50 and 60 years Married F	40
C71 VALUE DOL H	12
C72 Between 50 and 60 years Single F	4
C73 Between 50 and 60 years Widows F	5
C76 Between 60 and 70 years Married M	44
C77 Between 60 and 70 years Single M	3
C78 Between 60 and 70 years Widowers M	5
C79 Between 60 and 70 years Married F	41
C8 Births in 1860 M	34
C80 Between 60 and 70 years Single F	4
C81 Between 60 and 70 years Widows F	10
C84 Between 70 and 80 years Married M	12
C85 Between 70 and 80 years Single M	3
C86 Between 70 and 80 years Widowers M	5
C87 Between 70 and 80 years Married F	6
C88 Between 70 and 80 years Single F	11
C89 Between 70 and 80 years Widows F	9
C9 Births in 1860 F	38
C92 Between 80 and 90 years Married M	3
C94 Between 80 and 90 years Widowers M	3
C97 Between 80 and 90 years Widows F	2
C98 Between 80 and 90 years Deaths M	1
CD NAME	Berthier
Natives of Canada French Origin	2,429

Identifiers

TCP UID: QC008007 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC043005 — 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. Barthélemy, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-barth-lemy-qc008007-1861/.