St. Benoit, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Benoit was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,988. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911931. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.570°N, 74.108°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Benoit had a population of 1,988: 990 male and 998 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,663 |
| 1861 | 1,988 |
| 1871 | 1,613 |
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. Benoit shared boundaries with:
- Lake of Two Mountains
- St. Augustin
- St. Eustache, Parish
- St. Hermas
- St. Joseph du Lac
- St. Placide
- Ste. Scholastique, Parish
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 163 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,988 total population, 998 females, 990 males, Female members of the family who are present: 942, Male members of the family who are present: 928, 674 single females, 673 single males, 296 married males, 293 married females, 274 adult males unable to read or write, 177 adult females unable to read or write, 175 males attending school, 173 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 62, Females present who are not members of the family: 56, 52 male births, 40 female births, 31 widowed females, 21 widowed males, 2 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 148 females aged 5 to 10, 145 males aged 5 to 10, 139 single males aged 10 to 15, 122 single females aged 15 to 20, 108 single males aged 15 to 20, 107 single females aged 10 to 15, 83 single males aged 20 to 30, 80 married females aged 30 to 40, 76 married females aged 20 to 30, 72 married males aged 40 to 50, 70 single females aged 20 to 30, 69 married males aged 30 to 40, 57 married females aged 40 to 50, 55 married males aged 20 to 30, 55 married males aged 50 to 60, 41 married females aged 50 to 60, 40 females aged 4 to 5, 34 females aged 2 to 3, 33 males aged 3 to 4, 32 males aged 2 to 3, 32 males aged 4 to 5, 28 females aged 1 to 2, 23 married males aged 60 to 70, 22 females age 3 to 4, 22 males aged 1 to 2, 22 married females aged 60 to 70, 22 single females aged 30 to 40, 18 married males aged 70 to 80, 12 married females aged 70 to 80, 12 single females aged 50 to 60, 10 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 9 females of unknown age, 9 single males aged 70 to 80, 8 single females aged 70 to 80, 8 single males aged 30 to 40, 7 single females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 married males aged 80 to 90, 4 single females aged 60 to 70, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 males of unknown age, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,943 French Canadians, 187 Indigenous males, 169 Indigenous females, 29 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 13 persons originating in Scotland, 3 persons originating in Ireland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $365,808 value farms (dollars), $59,820 value all livestock, 40,568 bushels of oats, 37,196 pounds of homemade butter, $26,990 value horses aged over 3 years, 18,490 acres of land in farms, $17,958 value farm implements in dollars, 14,445 pounds of maple sugar, 13,267 acres of farmland under cultivation, 12,115 bushels of potatoes, 8,803 acres of farmland under crops, 8,401 bushels of barley, 6,421 bushels of peas, 5,501 bushels of spring wheat, 5,223 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,655 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,374 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,312 acres of oats, $2,436 value garden and orchard crops, 2,201 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 2,150 bushels of buckwheat, 1,846 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,546 bushels of carrots, 1,446 sheep, 1,441 acres of peas, 1,267 tons of hay, 817 bulls, oxen, or steers, 802 calves and heifers, 756 acres of spring wheat, 728 swine, 724 milk cows, 612 barrels of pork, 599 acres of barley, 520 horses aged over 3 years, 506 bushels of winter wheat, 497 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 488 bushels of corn, 458 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 314 acres of buckwheat, 247 horses aged 3 years and under, 242 occupants of farms, 219 barrels of beef, 186 acres of potatoes, 113 bushels of rye, 90 acres of farmland in gardens, 88 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 66 acres of winter wheat, 55 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 53 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 33 bushels of beans, 32 acres of corn, 25 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 23 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 21 acres of rye, 11 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $6,903 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,882 yards of flannel, 1,999 yards of fulled cloth, 1,809 yards of linen, 231 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 19 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 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 under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 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.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier | 1839–1920 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC056003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC097007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911931
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. Benoit, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-benoit-qc056003-1861/.