St. Constant, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Constant was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,388. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912031. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.347°N, 73.580°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Constant had a population of 2,388: 1,244 male and 1,144 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,388 |
| 1871 | 1,898 |
| 1881 | 1,722 |
| 1891 | 1,572 |
| 1901 | 1,525 |
| 1911 | 1,395 |
| 1921 | 1,411 |
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. Constant shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,388 total population, 1,244 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,146, 1,144 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,046, 891 single males, 790 single females, 326 adult males unable to read or write, 325 married males, 304 married females, 245 adult females unable to read or write, 186 males attending school, 168 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 98, Males present who are not members of the family: 98, 50 widowed females, 36 male births, 28 widowed males, 16 female births, 4 deaf and dumb males, 3 lunatic females, 3 lunatic males, 2 deaf and dumb females, 1 blind males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 186 single males aged 10 to 15, 168 single females aged 10 to 15, 167 single males aged 15 to 20, 166 males aged 5 to 10, 163 females aged 5 to 10, 148 single females aged 15 to 20, 123 single males aged 20 to 30, 107 single females aged 20 to 30, 90 married males aged 40 to 50, 79 married females aged 40 to 50, 73 married females aged 30 to 40, 68 married females aged 20 to 30, 66 married males aged 30 to 40, 63 married males aged 50 to 60, 47 females aged 2 to 3, 45 married males aged 20 to 30, 43 married females aged 50 to 60, 40 males aged 2 to 3, 40 males aged 4 to 5, 38 males aged 1 to 2, 36 married males aged 60 to 70, 34 single females aged 30 to 40, 33 females aged 4 to 5, 33 males aged 3 to 4, 31 females age 3 to 4, 29 married females aged 60 to 70, 22 single males aged 30 to 40, 20 married males aged 70 to 80, 20 single males aged 50 to 60, 19 females aged 1 to 2, 17 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 15 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 13 single females aged 40 to 50, 11 married females aged 70 to 80, 10 single males aged 40 to 50, 7 single males aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 6 single females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 married males aged 80 to 90, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 married females aged 90 to 100, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 single females aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,286 French Canadians, 64 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 17 persons originating in England or Wales, 12 persons originating in Ireland, 8 persons originating in Scotland, 1 persons originating in Switzerland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $825,762 value farms (dollars), $91,078 value all livestock, $87,373 value horses aged over 3 years, 65,562 bushels of oats, 43,616 bushels of peas, 37,684 pounds of homemade butter, $28,846 value farm implements in dollars, 21,373 acres of land in farms, 20,071 acres of farmland under cultivation, 19,968 bushels of barley, 14,338 acres of farmland under crops, 8,471 bushels of potatoes, 6,751 bushels of spring wheat, 5,574 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,997 pounds of flax or hemp, 3,817 acres of oats, 3,420 bushels of buckwheat, 3,330 sheep, $3,083 value garden and orchard crops, 2,706 acres of peas, 1,605 milk cows, 1,302 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,269 horses aged over 3 years, 1,114 acres of barley, 1,039 swine, 1,035 calves and heifers, 1,027 pounds of wool produced on farms, 745 barrels of pork, 673 horses aged 3 years and under, 660 pounds of maple sugar, 600 acres of spring wheat, 446 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 249 occupants of farms, 211 acres of buckwheat, 203 bushels of carrots, 197 bushels of corn, 159 acres of farmland in gardens, 136 barrels of beef, 119 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 84 acres of potatoes, 83 bulls, oxen, or steers, 60 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 60 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 51 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 13 acres of corn, 13 tons of hay, 12 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 5 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 4 acres of mangel wurtzel, 3 bushels of beans. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $12,685 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 4,515 yards of fulled cloth, 2,813 yards of flannel, 1,389 yards of linen, 444 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 1 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 23 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 18, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 6, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC027003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC064002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912031
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. Constant, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-constant-qc027003-1861/.