St. Célestin, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Célestin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,355. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911983. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.208°N, 72.401°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Célestin had a population of 1,355: 702 male and 653 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 468 |
| 1861 | 1,355 |
| 1871 | 1,609 |
| 1881 | 1,656 |
| 1891 | 1,532 |
| 1901 | 1,320 |
| 1911 | 1,380 |
| 1921 | 1,135 |
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. Célestin, 1871 (88.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. Célestin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 149 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,355 total population, 702 males, Male members of the family who are present: 684, 653 females, Female members of the family who are present: 632, 474 single males, 450 single females, 207 married males, 186 married females, 149 adult males unable to read or write, 129 males attending school, 122 females attending school, 90 adult females unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 21, 21 female births, 21 widowed males, 19 male births, Males present who are not members of the family: 18, 17 widowed females, 2 deaf and dumb males, 2 lunatic females, 2 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 116 males aged 5 to 10, 95 single females aged 10 to 15, 93 females aged 5 to 10, 89 single males aged 10 to 15, 76 single males aged 15 to 20, 76 single males aged 20 to 30, 68 single females aged 15 to 20, 67 married females aged 20 to 30, 63 married males aged 30 to 40, 59 single females aged 20 to 30, 54 married females aged 30 to 40, 50 married males aged 20 to 30, 37 married females aged 40 to 50, 36 married males aged 40 to 50, 34 married males aged 50 to 60, 33 females age 3 to 4, 22 males aged 4 to 5, 21 males aged 3 to 4, 20 females aged 1 to 2, 20 females aged 2 to 3, 20 females aged 4 to 5, 18 males aged 1 to 2, 18 males aged 2 to 3, 16 married females aged 50 to 60, 16 married males aged 60 to 70, 11 single females aged 30 to 40, 10 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 9 married females aged 60 to 70, 8 single males aged 30 to 40, 6 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 males of unknown age, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,330 French Canadians, 21 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 2 persons originating in Ireland, 2 persons originating in Scotland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $216,488 value farms (dollars), $27,936 value all livestock, 22,318 bushels of oats, 19,040 acres of land in farms, 16,392 bushels of potatoes, 14,054 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12,360 pounds of maple sugar, $11,974 value horses aged over 3 years, 9,123 pounds of homemade butter, $6,342 value farm implements in dollars, 5,496 bushels of spring wheat, 4,986 acres of farmland under cultivation, 3,384 acres of farmland under crops, 2,815 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,413 bushels of buckwheat, 1,637 acres of oats, 1,601 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,500 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,205 bushels of peas, 915 bushels of barley, 879 sheep, 815 bushels of turnips, 586 acres of spring wheat, 517 tons of hay, $416 value garden and orchard crops, 390 milk cows, 373 swine, 360 calves and heifers, 289 barrels of pork, 232 acres of buckwheat, 211 horses aged over 3 years, 185 occupants of farms, 169 bushels of rye, 168 acres of potatoes, 150 acres of peas, 134 bulls, oxen, or steers, 103 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 89 acres of barley, 87 bushels of corn, 69 barrels of beef, 63 horses aged 3 years and under, 39 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 32 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 25 acres of rye, 12 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 7 acres of turnips, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 acres of corn, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 acres of farmland in gardens. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $6,225 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 3,480 yards of linen, 2,319 yards of flannel, 1,299 yards of fulled cloth, 329 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 16 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 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 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 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 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 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC038005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC078008_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911983
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. Célestin, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-c-lestin-qc038005-1861/.