St. Clet, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Clet was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,121. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912023. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.351°N, 74.228°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Clet had a population of 1,121: 594 male and 527 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,121 |
| 1871 | 1,057 |
| 1881 | 959 |
| 1891 | 965 |
| 1901 | 930 |
| 1911 | 1,011 |
| 1921 | 1,006 |
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. Clet shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 142 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,121 total population, 594 males, Male members of the family who are present: 566, 527 females, Female members of the family who are present: 490, 387 single males, 321 single females, 190 married females, 190 married males, 158 adult males unable to read or write, 97 adult females unable to read or write, 90 males attending school, 66 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 37, Males present who are not members of the family: 28, 25 female births, 24 male births, 17 widowed males, 16 widowed females, 2 lunatic females, 2 lunatic males, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 78 males aged 5 to 10, 76 single males aged 15 to 20, 70 married females aged 30 to 40, 67 single males aged 10 to 15, 64 single females aged 15 to 20, 63 single females aged 10 to 15, 61 females aged 5 to 10, 55 married females aged 20 to 30, 50 married males aged 30 to 40, 50 single males aged 20 to 30, 48 married males aged 20 to 30, 41 married males aged 40 to 50, 32 single females aged 20 to 30, 31 married males aged 50 to 60, 29 married females aged 40 to 50, 25 males aged 1 to 2, 22 males aged 2 to 3, 18 males aged 3 to 4, 18 married females aged 50 to 60, 17 females aged 1 to 2, 16 females age 3 to 4, 16 females aged 2 to 3, 14 females aged 4 to 5, 12 married males aged 60 to 70, 11 males aged 4 to 5, 11 married females aged 60 to 70, 7 single females aged 30 to 40, 7 single males aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 females of unknown age, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 married males aged 70 to 80, 4 married males aged 80 to 90, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 males of unknown age, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,121 French Canadians. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $304,814 value farms (dollars), 33,687 bushels of oats, $32,973 value all livestock, $16,855 value horses aged over 3 years, 13,326 bushels of spring wheat, 10,818 pounds of homemade butter, 8,574 acres of land in farms, 7,739 acres of farmland under cultivation, 7,469 bushels of barley, 6,792 bushels of peas, 5,804 acres of farmland under crops, $4,775 value farm implements in dollars, 2,888 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,751 pounds of maple sugar, 2,493 bushels of potatoes, 1,871 acres of oats, 1,838 acres of farmland in pasture, $1,465 value garden and orchard crops, 1,449 acres of spring wheat, 1,045 sheep, 835 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 714 bushels of buckwheat, 591 barrels of pork, 490 swine, 462 bulls, oxen, or steers, 448 acres of peas, 441 tons of hay, 437 milk cows, 401 calves and heifers, 400 acres of barley, 344 horses aged over 3 years, 340 pounds of flax or hemp, 162 horses aged 3 years and under, 140 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 110 occupants of farms, 97 acres of farmland in gardens, 79 acres of buckwheat, 73 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 71 bushels of corn, 31 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 31 acres of potatoes, 24 barrels of beef, 15 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 12 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 4 acres of corn, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $10,220 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,835 yards of flannel, 1,625 yards of fulled cloth, 445 carriages for pleasure, $417 value carriages for hire (dollars), 151 carriages for hire, 73 yards of linen. (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: 10, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC049003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC089002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912023
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. Clet, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-clet-qc049003-1861/.