St. Bazile, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Bazile was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,000. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.787°N, 71.831°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Bazile had a population of 2,000: 1,035 male and 965 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 715 |
| 1861 | 2,000 |
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. Basile, 1871 (83.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. Bazile shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,000 total population, 1,035 males, 965 females, Male members of the family who are present: 927, Female members of the family who are present: 900, 669 single males, 620 single females, 340 married males, 311 married females, 123 adult males unable to read or write, Males present who are not members of the family: 108, 85 males attending school, 77 females attending school, 74 male births, 70 adult females unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 65, 50 female births, 34 widowed females, 26 widowed males, 2 lunatic females, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 140 females aged 5 to 10, 136 males aged 5 to 10, 112 single females aged 10 to 15, 111 single males aged 10 to 15, 103 married males aged 20 to 30, 100 married females aged 20 to 30, 84 married males aged 30 to 40, 79 single males aged 15 to 20, 78 married females aged 30 to 40, 72 married males aged 40 to 50, 72 single females aged 15 to 20, 59 single males aged 20 to 30, 55 married females aged 40 to 50, 49 females aged 1 to 2, 47 females aged 4 to 5, 45 single females aged 20 to 30, 43 females age 3 to 4, 43 males aged 2 to 3, 43 males aged 4 to 5, 42 married males aged 50 to 60, 41 males aged 1 to 2, 38 females aged 2 to 3, 37 married females aged 50 to 60, 36 males aged 3 to 4, 26 males of unknown age, 21 married males aged 60 to 70, 19 married females aged 15 to 20, 13 married females aged 60 to 70, 10 married males aged 70 to 80, 10 single females aged 30 to 40, 10 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 9 single males aged 30 to 40, 9 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 married females aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 6 married males aged 15 to 20, 6 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 females of unknown age, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,645 French Canadians, 232 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 116 persons originating in Ireland, 3 persons originating in Scotland, 2 persons originating in England or Wales, 2 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $145,867 value farms (dollars), 51,602 bushels of oats, $41,717 value all livestock, 27,918 pounds of homemade butter, 27,849 acres of land in farms, 26,116 bushels of potatoes, 19,969 pounds of maple sugar, 18,362 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $17,839 value horses aged over 3 years, 9,487 acres of farmland under cultivation, $5,605 value farm implements in dollars, 5,373 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,070 acres of farmland under crops, 3,598 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,071 acres of oats, 2,679 pounds of flax or hemp, 2,075 bushels of rye, 2,047 bushels of turnips, 1,711 bushels of spring wheat, 1,705 bushels of buckwheat, 1,308 tons of hay, 1,271 bushels of peas, 1,222 sheep, 1,119 bushels of barley, $803 value garden and orchard crops, 766 bulls, oxen, or steers, 654 milk cows, 607 calves and heifers, 524 swine, 328 acres of potatoes, 313 horses aged over 3 years, 289 occupants of farms, 230 acres of rye, 224 barrels of pork, 204 acres of buckwheat, 199 acres of spring wheat, 169 acres of peas, 116 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 95 acres of barley, 92 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 73 horses aged 3 years and under, 60 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 50 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 46 bushels of carrots, 44 acres of farmland in gardens, 38 acres of turnips, 19 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 15 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 barrels of beef, 8 gallons of cider, 6 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 6 bushels of beans, 4 bushels of corn, 4 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $2,891 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,633 yards of linen, 1,693 yards of flannel, 1,258 yards of fulled cloth, 240 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 25 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 15, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 9, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC041008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC041008— 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. Bazile, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-bazile-qc041008-1861/.