St. Casimir, Quebec (1861 census)

Name: St. Casimir (1861)
Address: Quebec, CA

St. Casimir was a census subdivision in Portneuf County, Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,667. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.741°N, 72.247°W.

Population

In 1861, St. Casimir had a population of 1,667: 868 male and 799 female residents. Population density was 16.5 people per square mile.

Population trajectory across census years

Year	Population
1851	1,093
1861	1,667
1871	2,263
1881	2,662
1891	2,927
1901	2,456
1911	2,640
1921	734

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. Casimir shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 316 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.

Population & families (28 variables)

Variable	Value
Female members of the family who are present	759
Females present who are not members of the family	40
Male members of the family who are present	776
Males present who are not members of the family	92
Number of adult females unable to read or write	72
Number of adult males unable to read or write	150
Number of blind females	1
Number of blind males	4
Number of female births in the past year	38
Number of females	799
Number of females attending school	95
Number of lunatic females	1
Number of lunatic males	1
Number of male births in the past year	38
Number of males	868
Number of males attending school	98
Number of married females	256
Number of married males	264
Number of persons at sea	1
Number of single females	517
Number of single males	590
Number of widowed females	26
Number of widowed males	14
POP FX N.1	799
POP MX N.1	868
POP TOT	1,667
POP XX N.1	1,667
Total population	1,667

Age structure (53 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of females age 3 to 4	27
Number of females aged 1 to 2	39
Number of females aged 2 to 3	40
Number of females aged 4 to 5	31
Number of females aged 5 to 10	94
Number of males aged 1 to 2	28
Number of males aged 2 to 3	32
Number of males aged 3 to 4	31
Number of males aged 4 to 5	57
Number of males aged 5 to 10	104
Number of married females aged 15 to 20	6
Number of married females aged 20 to 30	80
Number of married females aged 30 to 40	80
Number of married females aged 40 to 50	44
Number of married females aged 50 to 60	29
Number of married females aged 60 to 70	15
Number of married females aged 70 to 80	2
Number of married males aged 15 to 20	1
Number of married males aged 20 to 30	77
Number of married males aged 30 to 40	83
Number of married males aged 40 to 50	44
Number of married males aged 50 to 60	31
Number of married males aged 60 to 70	20
Number of married males aged 70 to 80	5
Number of married males aged 80 to 90	2
Number of married males over 100	1
Number of single females aged 10 to 15	101
Number of single females aged 15 to 20	80
Number of single females aged 20 to 30	48
Number of single females aged 30 to 40	9
Number of single females aged 40 to 50	5
Number of single females aged 50 to 60	1
Number of single females aged 70 to 80	3
Number of single females aged 80 to 90	1
Number of single males aged 10 to 15	105
Number of single males aged 15 to 20	96
Number of single males aged 20 to 30	84
Number of single males aged 30 to 40	12
Number of single males aged 40 to 50	1
Number of single males aged 60 to 70	1
Number of single males aged 70 to 80	1
Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40	1
Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50	1
Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60	9
Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70	7
Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80	7
Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90	1
Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30	1
Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40	2
Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50	2
Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60	2
Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70	5
Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80	2

Ethnic origin (8 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of French Canadians	1,634
Number of Indigenous males	1
Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin	22
Number of persons originating in England or Wales	1
Number of persons originating in France	1
Number of persons originating in Ireland	4
Number of persons originating in Scotland	4
Number of persons originating in Sweden or Norway	2

Agriculture (68 variables)

Variable	Value
Acres of barley	102
Acres of buckwheat	168
Acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers	4
Acres of farmland in gardens	4
Acres of farmland in pasture	3,041
Acres of farmland in woodland or forest	19,532
Acres of farmland under crops	3,748
Acres of farmland under cultivation	6,793
Acres of land in farms	26,325
Acres of oats	1,940
Acres of peas	158
Acres of potatoes	224
Acres of rye	47
Acres of spring wheat	121
Acres of turnips	4
Barrels of beef produced in the past year	124
Barrels of pork produced in the past year	399
Bushels of barley produced in the past year	1,419
Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year	2,676
Bushels of carrots produced in the past year	80
Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year	1,714
Bushels of oats produced in the past year	39,319
Bushels of peas produced in the past year	1,946
Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year	21,920
Bushels of rye produced in the past year	517
Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year	1,534
Bushels of turnips produced in the past year	229
C20 WHT SP AC	121
C21 WHT SP BU	1,534
C22 BAR AC	102
C23 BAR BU	1,419
C24 RYE AC	47
C25 RYE BU	517
C26 PEA AC	158
C27 PEA BU	1,946
C28 OAT AC	1,940
C29 OAT BU	39,319
C30 BWT AC	168
C31 BWT BU	2,676
C34 POT AC	224
C35 POT BU	21,920
C47 WOOL LBS	3,158
C63 BEEF BAR	124
C64 PORK BAR	399
HRS ov03 V	15,246
Number of bulls, oxen, or steers	603
Number of calves and heifers	408
Number of horses aged 3 years and under	43
Number of horses aged over 3 years	245
Number of milk cows	480
Number of occupants of farms	291
Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres	21
Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres	55
Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres	61
Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres	128
Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres	11
Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres	15
Number of sheep	1,613
Number of swine	479
Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year	3,847
Pounds of homemade butter	12,250
Pounds of hops produced in the past year	6
Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year	23,596
Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year	3,158
Value of all livestock	31,811
Value of farm implements in dollars	6,841
Value of farms (dollars)	258,279
Value of garden and orchard crops produced in the past year	44

Manufacturing & industry (5 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of carriages for pleasure	244
Value of carriages for pleasure (dollars)	4,869
Yards of flannel produced in the past year	2,157
Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year	1,816
Yards of linen produced in the past year	4,123

Deaths & mortality (14 variables)

Variable	Value
Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30	3
Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40	2
Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50	2
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 of all ages	14
Deaths in the past year among females under age 1	3
Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2	2
Deaths in the past year among males aged 90 to 100	1
Deaths in the past year among males of all ages	10
Deaths in the past year among males under age 1	7
Total number of deaths in the past year	24

Other recorded variables (140 variables)

Variable	Value
C01 TOTAL	291
C02 OCC UNDR 10	15
C03 OCC 10 TO 20	21
C04 OCC 20 TO 50	61
C05 OCC 50 TO 100	128
C06 OCC 100 TO 200	55
C07 OCC OVR 200	11
C08 HELD	26,325
C09 UNDR CULT	6,793
C1 Males	868
C10 Deaths under 1 year M	7
C10 UNDR CROP	3,748
C106 Between 90 and 100 years Deaths M	1
C108 Over 100 years Married M	1
C11 Deaths under 1 year F	3
C11 UNDR PAST	3,041
C12 GARDENS	4
C12 Under 2 Years M	28
C120 Married M	264
C121 Single M	590
C122 Widowed M	14
C123 Total M	868
C124 Married F	256
C125 Single F	517
C126 Widows F	26
C127 Total F	799
C128 Grand Total	1,667
C129 Deaths M	10
C13 Under 2 Years F	39
C13 WOOD WILD	19,532
C130 Deaths F	14
C131 Deaths Total	24
C132 Indians M	1
C136 Attending School M	98
C137 Attending School F	95
C138 Adults unable to read or write M	150
C139 Adults unable to read or write F	72
C14 CASH FARM	258,279
C14 Deaths under 2 years M	2
C142 Blind M	4
C143 Blind F	1
C144 Lunatics M	1
C145 Lunatics F	1
C15 CASH IMP	6,841
C15 Deaths under 2 years F	1
C16 GARDN VALUE	44
C16 Under 3 years M	32
C17 LAND HELD	4
C17 Under 3 years F	40
C19 Deaths under 3 years F	1
C2 Females	799
C20 Under 4 years M	31
C21 Under 4 years F	27
C24 Under 5 years M	57
C25 Under 5 years F	31
C28 Between 5 and 10 Years M	104
C29 Between 5 and 10 years F	94
C3 Total	1,667
C31 Deaths between 5 and 10 years F	1
C33 Between 10 and 15 years Single M	105
C35 Between 10 and 15 years Single F	101
C36 TUR AC	4
C37 TUR BU	229
C38 Between 15 and 20 years Married M	1
C38 CAR BU	80
C39 Between 15 and 20 years Single M	96
C4 Members of Family M	776
C40 Between 15 and 20 years Married F	6
C41 Between 15 and 20 years Single F	80
C42 CLV TIM GRA	1,714
C44 Between 20 and 30 years Married M	77
C44 HOP LBS	6
C45 Between 20 and 30 years Single M	84
C45 MPL SGR LBS	23,596
C46 Between 20 and 30 years Widowers M	1
C47 Between 20 and 30 years Married F	80
C48 Between 20 and 30 years Single F	48
C48 FLLD CLOTH YRDS	1,816
C49 FLAN YRDS	2,157
C5 Members of Family F	759
C50 FLX HEM LBS	3,847
C51 Between 20 and 30 years Deaths F	3
C51 LIN YRDS	4,123
C52 Between 30 and 40 years Married M	83
C52 BULLS OX STEERS	603
C53 Between 30 and 40 years Single M	12
C53 MILK COWS	480
C54 Between 30 and 40 years Widowers M	2
C54 CALVES HEIFERS	408
C55 Between 30 and 40 years Married F	80
C55 HORSES	245
C56 Between 30 and 40 years Single F	9
C56 HORSES VAL	15,246
C57 Between 30 and 40 years Widows F	1
C57 COLTS FILLIES	43
C58 SHEEP	1,613
C59 Between 30 and 40 years Deaths F	2
C59 SWINE	479
C6 Not Members of Family M	92
C60 Between 40 and 50 years Married M	44
C60 TOT VALUE	31,811
C61 Between 40 and 50 years Single M	1
C61 BUTTER LB	12,250
C62 Between 40 and 50 years Widowers M	2
C63 Between 40 and 50 years Married F	44
C64 Between 40 and 50 years Single F	5
C65 Between 40 and 50 years Widows F	1
C67 Between 40 and 50 years Deaths F	2
C68 Between 50 and 60 years Married M	31
C68 CAR PLEASURE	244
C69 VALUE DOL P	4,869
C7 Not Members of Family F	40
C70 Between 50 and 60 years Widowers M	2
C71 Between 50 and 60 years Married F	29
C72 Between 50 and 60 years Single F	1
C73 Between 50 and 60 years Widows F	9
C75 Between 50 and 60 years Deaths F	1
C76 Between 60 and 70 years Married M	20
C77 Between 60 and 70 years Single M	1
C78 Between 60 and 70 years Widowers M	5
C79 Between 60 and 70 years Married F	15
C8 Births in 1860 M	38
C81 Between 60 and 70 years Widows F	7
C84 Between 70 and 80 years Married M	5
C85 Between 70 and 80 years Single M	1
C86 Between 70 and 80 years Widowers M	2
C87 Between 70 and 80 years Married F	2
C88 Between 70 and 80 years Single F	3
C89 Between 70 and 80 years Widows F	7
C9 Births in 1860 F	38
C92 Between 80 and 90 years Married M	2
C96 Between 80 and 90 years Single F	1
C97 Between 80 and 90 years Widows F	1
CD NAME	Portneuf
England and Wales	1
France	2
Ireland	4
Natives of Canada French Origin	1,634
Natives of Canada Not of French Origin	22
Scotland	4

Identifiers

TCP UID: QC041009 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC080012 — 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. Casimir, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-casimir-qc041009-1861/.