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Year: 1861  |  Province: Quebec

St. Césaire and Convent, Quebec (1861 census)

St. Césaire and Convent was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 4,728. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.421°N, 73.006°W.

Population

In 1861, St. Césaire and Convent had a population of 4,728: 2,404 male and 2,324 female residents.

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

Later boundary forms

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, St. Césaire and Convent shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 175 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 4,728 total population, 2,404 males, 2,324 females, Male members of the family who are present: 2,206, Female members of the family who are present: 2,115, 1,625 single males, 1,541 single females, 730 married males, 705 married females, 611 adult males unable to read or write, 444 adult females unable to read or write, 438 females attending school, 437 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 209, Males present who are not members of the family: 198, 87 female births, 78 widowed females, 75 male births, 49 widowed males, 6 deaf and dumb males, 5 blind males, 4 lunatic males, 3 blind females, 3 lunatic females, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 339 males aged 5 to 10, 332 females aged 5 to 10, 309 single females aged 10 to 15, 309 single males aged 10 to 15, 270 single males aged 15 to 20, 254 single females aged 15 to 20, 228 married females aged 20 to 30, 223 married males aged 30 to 40, 215 single males aged 20 to 30, 196 married females aged 30 to 40, 174 single females aged 20 to 30, 142 married males aged 20 to 30, 134 married males aged 40 to 50, 116 married females aged 40 to 50, 114 married males aged 50 to 60, 103 females aged 1 to 2, 100 males aged 1 to 2, 99 males aged 3 to 4, 92 females aged 2 to 3, 82 married females aged 50 to 60, 80 males aged 2 to 3, 74 females age 3 to 4, 74 females aged 4 to 5, 74 males aged 4 to 5, 72 married males aged 60 to 70, 43 married females aged 60 to 70, 27 married males aged 70 to 80, 24 single males aged 30 to 40, 22 married females aged 70 to 80, 22 single females aged 30 to 40, 18 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 16 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 15 single males aged 40 to 50, 14 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 13 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 12 males of unknown age, 12 married females aged 15 to 20, 11 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 10 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 10 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 9 single females aged 40 to 50, 9 single males aged 50 to 60, 9 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 8 single males aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 6 married females aged 80 to 90, 6 married males aged 80 to 90, 6 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 females of unknown age, 4 married males aged 15 to 20, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 married males aged 90 to 100, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 widowed males over 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 4,485 French Canadians, 197 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 28 persons originating in Ireland, 14 persons originating in the United States, 2 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in Scotland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $1,115,225 value farms (dollars), $165,277 value all livestock, 83,350 bushels of oats, $72,464 value farm implements in dollars, 68,656 pounds of homemade butter, $62,614 value horses aged over 3 years, 44,094 bushels of potatoes, 31,790 acres of land in farms, 30,360 bushels of spring wheat, 27,989 bushels of peas, 24,977 acres of farmland under cultivation, 16,884 acres of farmland under crops, 15,490 bushels of barley, 14,986 pounds of maple sugar, 14,293 acres of oats, 14,002 pounds of wool produced on farms, 7,813 acres of farmland in pasture, 7,574 pounds of flax or hemp, 6,813 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $6,190 value garden and orchard crops, 3,602 sheep, 3,462 bushels of corn, 2,932 tons of hay, 2,665 acres of spring wheat, 2,113 bushels of buckwheat, 1,812 bulls, oxen, or steers, 1,779 acres of peas, 1,724 milk cows, 1,452 calves and heifers, 1,310 swine, 1,118 barrels of pork, 1,081 horses aged over 3 years, 743 bushels of carrots, 730 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 727 acres of barley, 612 bushels of rye, 575 bushels of turnips, 453 horses aged 3 years and under, 452 occupants of farms, 413 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 361 acres of potatoes, 280 acres of farmland in gardens, 277 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 276 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 220 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 149 bushels of beans, 142 acres of corn, 114 acres of buckwheat, 106 barrels of beef, 87 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 73 acres of rye, 52 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 24 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 10 pounds of hops, 9 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 acres of mangel wurtzel, 1 acres of turnips. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $29,320 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 8,134 yards of flannel, 6,793 yards of fulled cloth, 6,637 yards of linen, 1,070 carriages for pleasure, $413 value carriages for hire (dollars), 75 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 23 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, 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 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 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

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. Césaire and Convent, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-c-saire-and-convent-qc046003-1861/.