St. Colomban, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Colomban was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 896. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912026. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.739°N, 74.140°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Colomban had a population of 896: 468 male and 428 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 896 |
| 1871 | 676 |
| 1881 | 590 |
| 1891 | 395 |
| 1901 | 324 |
| 1911 | 291 |
| 1921 | 297 |
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. Colomban shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 148 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 896 total population, 468 males, Male members of the family who are present: 452, 428 females, Female members of the family who are present: 411, 325 single males, 284 single females, 129 married females, 128 married males, 65 males attending school, 62 adult males unable to read or write, 54 females attending school, 51 adult females unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 17, Males present who are not members of the family: 16, 16 male births, 15 widowed females, 15 widowed males, 7 female births, 2 lunatic males, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 66 single females aged 15 to 20, 63 males aged 5 to 10, 63 single males aged 20 to 30, 59 single males aged 15 to 20, 58 single males aged 10 to 15, 56 single females aged 10 to 15, 48 females aged 5 to 10, 42 single females aged 20 to 30, 30 married females aged 30 to 40, 29 married females aged 40 to 50, 29 married males aged 30 to 40, 26 married females aged 20 to 30, 26 married females aged 50 to 60, 26 married males aged 40 to 50, 26 married males aged 60 to 70, 19 married males aged 50 to 60, 18 females aged 4 to 5, 18 married males aged 20 to 30, 16 males aged 3 to 4, 15 females age 3 to 4, 14 married females aged 60 to 70, 13 females aged 1 to 2, 12 females aged 2 to 3, 12 males aged 2 to 3, 11 males aged 4 to 5, 10 males aged 1 to 2, 9 married males aged 70 to 80, 9 single males aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 males of unknown age, 1 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 single males aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 583 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 245 persons originating in Ireland, 55 French Canadians, 10 persons originating in Scotland, 2 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $44,807 value farms (dollars), 21,395 acres of land in farms, 20,709 pounds of homemade butter, 17,290 bushels of potatoes, $16,030 value all livestock, 15,758 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 13,399 bushels of oats, $7,102 value horses aged over 3 years, 5,637 acres of farmland under cultivation, $3,945 value farm implements in dollars, 3,879 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,757 acres of farmland under crops, 1,663 bushels of buckwheat, 1,654 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,155 pounds of maple sugar, 957 acres of oats, 610 tons of hay, 592 sheep, 417 milk cows, 313 swine, 310 bushels of spring wheat, 300 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 291 bushels of rye, 286 calves and heifers, 264 acres of potatoes, 211 barrels of pork, 168 acres of buckwheat, 161 bulls, oxen, or steers, 157 horses aged over 3 years, 126 occupants of farms, 123 bushels of peas, 120 pounds of flax or hemp, 106 horses aged 3 years and under, 101 bushels of barley, 74 barrels of beef, 53 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 46 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 44 bushels of corn, 30 acres of spring wheat, 27 acres of rye, 27 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 17 acres of peas, 15 bushels of winter wheat, $12 value garden and orchard crops, 9 bushels of carrots, 7 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 6 acres of barley, 6 acres of corn, 1 acres of farmland in gardens, 1 acres of winter wheat. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 910 yards of flannel, 637 yards of fulled cloth, $544 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 44 yards of linen, 20 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 13 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, 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 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC056005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC052005_1861— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912026
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. Colomban, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-colomban-qc056005-1861/.