St. Bruno, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Bruno was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,719. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142333. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.532°N, 73.323°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Bruno had a population of 1,719: 884 male and 835 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,719 |
| 1871 | 1,406 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained St. Bruno, 1851 (63.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. Bruno shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 144 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,719 total population, 884 males, 835 females, Male members of the family who are present: 828, Female members of the family who are present: 767, 618 single males, 580 single females, 242 married males, 229 married females, 164 adult males unable to read or write, 163 adult females unable to read or write, 98 males attending school, 77 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 68, Males present who are not members of the family: 56, 44 male births, 40 female births, 26 widowed females, 24 widowed males, 3 blind males, 3 lunatic females, 3 lunatic males, 2 deaf and dumb females, 2 deaf and dumb males, 1 blind females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 142 single males aged 10 to 15, 134 single females aged 10 to 15, 128 single males aged 15 to 20, 120 males aged 5 to 10, 111 females aged 5 to 10, 109 single females aged 15 to 20, 76 married females aged 30 to 40, 66 married males aged 30 to 40, 66 single females aged 20 to 30, 62 single males aged 20 to 30, 55 married females aged 20 to 30, 52 married females aged 40 to 50, 51 married males aged 20 to 30, 48 married males aged 40 to 50, 42 married males aged 50 to 60, 40 males aged 3 to 4, 32 females age 3 to 4, 26 females aged 4 to 5, 26 married females aged 50 to 60, 26 married males aged 60 to 70, 22 males aged 2 to 3, 20 males aged 4 to 5, 14 females aged 1 to 2, 14 females aged 2 to 3, 14 males aged 1 to 2, 14 single females aged 30 to 40, 14 single males aged 30 to 40, 12 married females aged 60 to 70, 10 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 8 single females aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 6 single females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 4 males of unknown age, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 married males aged 80 to 90, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 females of unknown age, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,709 French Canadians, 6 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 2 persons originating in Scotland, 1 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $515,439 value farms (dollars), $62,897 value all livestock, 42,112 bushels of oats, 39,510 pounds of homemade butter, $34,182 value horses aged over 3 years, $19,848 value farm implements in dollars, 16,202 acres of land in farms, 15,568 bushels of barley, 10,838 acres of farmland under cultivation, 10,051 bushels of peas, 8,087 acres of farmland under crops, 7,732 bushels of potatoes, 5,364 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,278 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,026 bushels of spring wheat, 3,330 pounds of maple sugar, 2,691 acres of farmland in pasture, $2,318 value garden and orchard crops, 2,241 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,559 tons of hay, 1,203 sheep, 1,133 acres of oats, 815 acres of peas, 806 acres of barley, 738 milk cows, 687 bulls, oxen, or steers, 672 bushels of buckwheat, 663 swine, 548 calves and heifers, 536 horses aged over 3 years, 429 barrels of pork, 421 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 414 acres of spring wheat, 310 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 300 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 246 bushels of corn, 172 occupants of farms, 126 acres of potatoes, 125 horses aged 3 years and under, 101 barrels of beef, 60 acres of farmland in gardens, 54 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 50 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 49 bushels of rye, 43 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 43 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 34 acres of buckwheat, 13 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 12 acres of corn, 12 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 acres of rye, 2 bushels of beans. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $11,012 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,555 yards of flannel, 2,026 yards of linen, 1,814 yards of fulled cloth, 495 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 10 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC011007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC118008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q142333
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
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. Bruno, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-bruno-qc011007-1861/.