St. Charles, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Charles was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,341. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911987. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.648°N, 73.147°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Charles had a population of 1,341: 668 male and 673 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,341 |
| 1871 | 1,176 |
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. Charles shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 147 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,341 total population, 673 females, 668 males, Male members of the family who are present: 632, Female members of the family who are present: 616, 459 single males, 455 single females, 196 married females, 196 married males, 130 adult males unable to read or write, 129 males attending school, 123 adult females unable to read or write, 101 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 57, Males present who are not members of the family: 36, 31 male births, 27 female births, 22 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 4 lunatic females, 4 lunatic males, 2 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 101 single males aged 10 to 15, 100 males aged 5 to 10, 99 single females aged 10 to 15, 90 females aged 5 to 10, 79 single females aged 15 to 20, 70 single males aged 15 to 20, 54 single males aged 20 to 30, 49 married females aged 20 to 30, 49 single females aged 20 to 30, 48 married females aged 30 to 40, 44 married females aged 40 to 50, 44 married males aged 30 to 40, 40 married males aged 20 to 30, 39 married males aged 50 to 60, 38 married males aged 40 to 50, 26 married females aged 50 to 60, 25 males aged 1 to 2, 24 females aged 4 to 5, 23 females aged 1 to 2, 23 males aged 2 to 3, 23 married males aged 60 to 70, 20 females aged 2 to 3, 20 males aged 4 to 5, 16 married females aged 60 to 70, 16 single females aged 30 to 40, 15 females age 3 to 4, 15 males aged 3 to 4, 13 single males aged 30 to 40, 10 married males aged 70 to 80, 9 married females aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 7 single females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 males of unknown age, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,321 French Canadians, 12 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 4 persons originating in the United States, 3 persons originating in Ireland, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $406,169 value farms (dollars), $50,245 value all livestock, 34,144 bushels of oats, $25,225 value horses aged over 3 years, $19,077 value farm implements in dollars, 19,042 acres of land in farms, 18,054 pounds of maple sugar, 17,237 bushels of peas, 16,578 pounds of homemade butter, 13,086 bushels of barley, 12,856 bushels of potatoes, 12,573 acres of farmland under cultivation, 7,813 acres of farmland under crops, 6,469 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,055 bushels of spring wheat, 4,748 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,407 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,827 pounds of flax or hemp, 2,448 acres of oats, $2,397 value garden and orchard crops, 2,073 bushels of buckwheat, 1,680 acres of peas, 1,376 sheep, 935 acres of barley, 657 milk cows, 640 calves and heifers, 609 tons of hay, 607 bushels of corn, 552 bushels of rye, 443 acres of spring wheat, 423 swine, 422 horses aged over 3 years, 369 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 336 acres of potatoes, 313 barrels of pork, 180 barrels of beef, 151 horses aged 3 years and under, 151 occupants of farms, 124 acres of buckwheat, 76 bulls, oxen, or steers, 60 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 58 acres of rye, 54 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 40 acres of corn, 20 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 17 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 17 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 12 acres of farmland in gardens, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $14,091 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 3,457 yards of linen, 3,224 yards of flannel, 2,264 yards of fulled cloth, 516 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 11 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 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. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC050003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC121003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911987
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. Charles, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-charles-qc050003-1861/.