St. Casimir, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Casimir was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,667. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911982. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,093 |
| 1861 | 1,667 |
| 1871 | 2,263 |
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 155 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,667 total population, 868 males, 799 females, Male members of the family who are present: 776, Female members of the family who are present: 759, 590 single males, 517 single females, 264 married males, 256 married females, 150 adult males unable to read or write, 98 males attending school, 95 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 92, 72 adult females unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 40, 38 female births, 38 male births, 26 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 4 blind males, 1 blind females, 1 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 105 single males aged 10 to 15, 104 males aged 5 to 10, 101 single females aged 10 to 15, 96 single males aged 15 to 20, 94 females aged 5 to 10, 84 single males aged 20 to 30, 83 married males aged 30 to 40, 80 married females aged 20 to 30, 80 married females aged 30 to 40, 80 single females aged 15 to 20, 77 married males aged 20 to 30, 57 males aged 4 to 5, 48 single females aged 20 to 30, 44 married females aged 40 to 50, 44 married males aged 40 to 50, 40 females aged 2 to 3, 39 females aged 1 to 2, 32 males aged 2 to 3, 31 females aged 4 to 5, 31 males aged 3 to 4, 31 married males aged 50 to 60, 29 married females aged 50 to 60, 28 males aged 1 to 2, 27 females age 3 to 4, 20 married males aged 60 to 70, 15 married females aged 60 to 70, 12 single males aged 30 to 40, 9 single females aged 30 to 40, 9 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 married males over 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,634 French Canadians, 22 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 4 persons originating in Ireland, 4 persons originating in Scotland, 2 persons originating in Sweden or Norway, 1 Indigenous males, 1 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in France. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $258,279 value farms (dollars), 39,319 bushels of oats, $31,811 value all livestock, 26,325 acres of land in farms, 23,596 pounds of maple sugar, 21,920 bushels of potatoes, 19,532 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $15,246 value horses aged over 3 years, 12,250 pounds of homemade butter, $6,841 value farm implements in dollars, 6,793 acres of farmland under cultivation, 3,847 pounds of flax or hemp, 3,748 acres of farmland under crops, 3,158 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,041 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,676 bushels of buckwheat, 1,946 bushels of peas, 1,940 acres of oats, 1,714 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1,613 sheep, 1,534 bushels of spring wheat, 1,419 bushels of barley, 603 bulls, oxen, or steers, 517 bushels of rye, 480 milk cows, 479 swine, 408 calves and heifers, 399 barrels of pork, 291 occupants of farms, 245 horses aged over 3 years, 229 bushels of turnips, 224 acres of potatoes, 168 acres of buckwheat, 158 acres of peas, 128 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 124 barrels of beef, 121 acres of spring wheat, 102 acres of barley, 80 bushels of carrots, 61 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 55 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 47 acres of rye, $44 value garden and orchard crops, 43 horses aged 3 years and under, 21 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 15 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 pounds of hops, 4 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 4 acres of farmland in gardens, 4 acres of turnips. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $4,869 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 4,123 yards of linen, 2,157 yards of flannel, 1,816 yards of fulled cloth, 244 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 24 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 14, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 7, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 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 males aged 1 to 2: 2, 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 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded Deaths in the past year among males aged 90 to 100: 1 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| André-Raphaël Giroux | 1815–1869 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC041009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC143002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911982
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/.