St. Cuthbert, Quebec (1861 census)

Name: St. Cuthbert (1861)
Address: Quebec, CA

St. Cuthbert was a census subdivision in Berthier County, Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,110. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.184°N, 73.229°W.

Population

In 1861, St. Cuthbert had a population of 3,110: 1,514 male and 1,596 female residents. Population density was 59.3 people per square mile.

Population trajectory across census years

Year	Population
1851	2,767
1861	3,110
1871	3,122
1881	3,325
1891	3,179
1901	3,055
1911	2,461
1921	2,185

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. Cuthbert shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 328 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 8 categories. Tables below are collapsible.

Population & families (26 variables)

Variable	Value
Female members of the family who are present	1,496
Females present who are not members of the family	100
Male members of the family who are present	1,449
Males present who are not members of the family	65
Number of adult females unable to read or write	260
Number of adult males unable to read or write	361
Number of deaf and dumb females	1
Number of deaf and dumb males	2
Number of female births in the past year	73
Number of females	1,596
Number of females attending school	224
Number of lunatic females	2
Number of male births in the past year	73
Number of males	1,514
Number of males attending school	195
Number of married females	494
Number of married males	431
Number of single females	1,041
Number of single males	1,057
Number of widowed females	61
Number of widowed males	26
POP FX N.1	1,596
POP MX N.1	1,514
POP TOT	3,110
POP XX N.1	3,110
Total population	3,110

Age structure (52 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of females age 3 to 4	66
Number of females aged 1 to 2	72
Number of females aged 2 to 3	55
Number of females aged 4 to 5	72
Number of females aged 5 to 10	235
Number of males aged 1 to 2	63
Number of males aged 2 to 3	48
Number of males aged 3 to 4	64
Number of males aged 4 to 5	75
Number of males aged 5 to 10	233
Number of married females aged 15 to 20	25
Number of married females aged 20 to 30	136
Number of married females aged 30 to 40	127
Number of married females aged 40 to 50	110
Number of married females aged 50 to 60	47
Number of married females aged 60 to 70	42
Number of married females aged 70 to 80	5
Number of married females aged 80 to 90	2
Number of married males aged 15 to 20	16
Number of married males aged 20 to 30	85
Number of married males aged 30 to 40	118
Number of married males aged 40 to 50	95
Number of married males aged 50 to 60	51
Number of married males aged 60 to 70	47
Number of married males aged 70 to 80	19
Number of single females aged 10 to 15	197
Number of single females aged 15 to 20	145
Number of single females aged 20 to 30	94
Number of single females aged 30 to 40	15
Number of single females aged 40 to 50	5
Number of single females aged 50 to 60	6
Number of single females aged 60 to 70	4
Number of single females aged 70 to 80	2
Number of single males aged 10 to 15	188
Number of single males aged 15 to 20	154
Number of single males aged 20 to 30	123
Number of single males aged 30 to 40	14
Number of single males aged 40 to 50	8
Number of single males aged 50 to 60	11
Number of single males aged 60 to 70	2
Number of single males aged 80 to 90	1
Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40	10
Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50	15
Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60	26
Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70	8
Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80	2
Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30	1
Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50	4
Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60	4
Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70	8
Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80	8
Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90	1

Ethnic origin (2 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of French Canadians	3,101
Number of persons originating in Ireland	9

Agriculture (72 variables)

Variable	Value
Acres of barley	371
Acres of buckwheat	555
Acres of corn	28
Acres of farmland in gardens	57
Acres of farmland in pasture	6,401
Acres of farmland in woodland or forest	16,492
Acres of farmland under crops	15,274
Acres of farmland under cultivation	21,732
Acres of land in farms	38,224
Acres of mangel wurtzel	8
Acres of oats	9,550
Acres of peas	1,674
Acres of potatoes	273
Acres of rye	87
Acres of spring wheat	241
Acres of turnips	1
Barrels of beef produced in the past year	388
Barrels of pork produced in the past year	945
Bushels of barley produced in the past year	4,252
Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year	9,691
Bushels of carrots produced in the past year	12
Bushels of corn produced in the past year	434
Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year	640
Bushels of oats produced in the past year	192,198
Bushels of peas produced in the past year	12,889
Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year	29,842
Bushels of rye produced in the past year	770
Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year	2,075
Bushels of turnips produced in the past year	25
C20 WHT SP AC	241
C21 WHT SP BU	2,075
C22 BAR AC	371
C23 BAR BU	4,252
C24 RYE AC	87
C25 RYE BU	770
C26 PEA AC	1,674
C27 PEA BU	12,889
C28 OAT AC	9,550
C29 OAT BU	192,198
C30 BWT AC	555
C31 BWT BU	9,691
C34 POT AC	273
C35 POT BU	29,842
C43 HAY TONS	5,634
C47 WOOL LBS	17,090
C63 BEEF BAR	388
C64 PORK BAR	945
HRS ov03 V	50,854
Number of bulls, oxen, or steers	147
Number of calves and heifers	1,260
Number of horses aged 3 years and under	275
Number of horses aged over 3 years	884
Number of milk cows	1,163
Number of occupants of farms	508
Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres	26
Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres	102
Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres	121
Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres	111
Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres	41
Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres	107
Number of sheep	2,867
Number of swine	1,105
Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year	350
Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year	8,298
Pounds of homemade butter	45,866
Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year	14,567
Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year	17,090
Tons of hay produced in the past year	5,634
Value of all livestock	99,232
Value of farm implements in dollars	9,432
Value of farms (dollars)	1,459,508
Value of garden and orchard crops produced in the past year	2,477

Manufacturing & industry (5 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of carriages for pleasure	161
Value of carriages for pleasure (dollars)	6,243
Yards of flannel produced in the past year	4,798
Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year	3,354
Yards of linen produced in the past year	10,563

Fisheries (1 variable)

Variable	Value
Quintals of dried fish sold in the past year	9

Deaths & mortality (24 variables)

Variable	Value
Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2	2
Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20	2
Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40	3
Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5	3
Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10	2
Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80	2
Deaths in the past year among females of all ages	19
Deaths in the past year among females under age 1	2
Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2	2
Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15	2
Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20	2
Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3	6
Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30	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
Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70	2
Deaths in the past year among males of all ages	24
Deaths in the past year among males under age 1	5
Total number of deaths in the past year	43

Other recorded variables (146 variables)

Variable	Value
C01 TOTAL	508
C02 OCC UNDR 10	107
C03 OCC 10 TO 20	26
C04 OCC 20 TO 50	121
C05 OCC 50 TO 100	111
C06 OCC 100 TO 200	102
C07 OCC OVR 200	41
C08 HELD	38,224
C09 UNDR CULT	21,732
C1 Males	1,514
C10 Deaths under 1 year M	5
C10 UNDR CROP	15,274
C11 Deaths under 1 year F	2
C11 UNDR PAST	6,401
C12 GARDENS	57
C12 Under 2 Years M	63
C120 Married M	431
C121 Single M	1,057
C122 Widowed M	26
C123 Total M	1,514
C124 Married F	494
C125 Single F	1,041
C126 Widows F	61
C127 Total F	1,596
C128 Grand Total	3,110
C129 Deaths M	24
C13 Under 2 Years F	72
C13 WOOD WILD	16,492
C130 Deaths F	19
C131 Deaths Total	43
C136 Attending School M	195
C137 Attending School F	224
C138 Adults unable to read or write M	361
C139 Adults unable to read or write F	260
C14 CASH FARM	1,459,508
C14 Deaths under 2 years M	2
C140 Deaf and Dumb M	2
C141 Deaf and Dumb F	1
C145 Lunatics F	2
C15 CASH IMP	9,432
C15 Deaths under 2 years F	2
C16 GARDN VALUE	2,477
C16 Under 3 years M	48
C17 Under 3 years F	55
C18 Deaths under 3 years M	6
C2 Females	1,596
C20 Under 4 years M	64
C21 Under 4 years F	66
C22 Deaths under 4 years M	1
C23 Deaths under 4 years F	1
C24 Under 5 years M	75
C25 Under 5 years F	72
C27 Deaths under 5 years F	3
C28 Between 5 and 10 Years M	233
C29 Between 5 and 10 years F	235
C3 Total	3,110
C31 Deaths between 5 and 10 years F	2
C32 INDN CRN AC	28
C33 Between 10 and 15 years Single M	188
C33 INDN CRN BU	434
C35 Between 10 and 15 years Single F	197
C36 Between 10 and 15 years Deaths M	2
C36 TUR AC	1
C37 TUR BU	25
C38 Between 15 and 20 years Married M	16
C38 CAR BU	12
C39 Between 15 and 20 years Single M	154
C39 MAN WURT AC	8
C4 Members of Family M	1,449
C40 Between 15 and 20 years Married F	25
C40 MAN WURT BU	640
C41 Between 15 and 20 years Single F	145
C42 Between 15 and 20 years Deaths M	2
C43 Between 15 and 20 years Deaths F	2
C44 Between 20 and 30 years Married M	85
C45 Between 20 and 30 years Single M	123
C45 MPL SGR LBS	14,567
C46 Between 20 and 30 years Widowers M	1
C47 Between 20 and 30 years Married F	136
C48 Between 20 and 30 years Single F	94
C48 FLLD CLOTH YRDS	3,354
C49 FLAN YRDS	4,798
C5 Members of Family F	1,496
C50 Between 20 and 30 years Deaths M	1
C50 FLX HEM LBS	8,298
C51 LIN YRDS	10,563
C52 Between 30 and 40 years Married M	118
C52 BULLS OX STEERS	147
C53 Between 30 and 40 years Single M	14
C53 MILK COWS	1,163
C54 CALVES HEIFERS	1,260
C55 Between 30 and 40 years Married F	127
C55 HORSES	884
C56 Between 30 and 40 years Single F	15
C56 HORSES VAL	50,854
C57 Between 30 and 40 years Widows F	10
C57 COLTS FILLIES	275
C58 Between 30 and 40 years Deaths M	1
C58 SHEEP	2,867
C59 Between 30 and 40 years Deaths F	3
C59 SWINE	1,105
C6 Not Members of Family M	65
C60 Between 40 and 50 years Married M	95
C60 TOT VALUE	99,232
C61 Between 40 and 50 years Single M	8
C61 BUTTER LB	45,866
C62 Between 40 and 50 years Widowers M	4
C62 CHEESE LB	350
C63 Between 40 and 50 years Married F	110
C64 Between 40 and 50 years Single F	5
C65 Between 40 and 50 years Widows F	15
C65 FISH QUIN	9
C66 Between 40 and 50 years Deaths M	1
C67 Between 40 and 50 years Deaths F	1
C68 Between 50 and 60 years Married M	51
C68 CAR PLEASURE	161
C69 Between 50 and 60 years Single M	11
C69 VALUE DOL P	6,243
C7 Not Members of Family F	100
C70 Between 50 and 60 years Widowers M	4
C71 Between 50 and 60 years Married F	47
C72 Between 50 and 60 years Single F	6
C73 Between 50 and 60 years Widows F	26
C74 Between 50 and 60 years Deaths M	1
C76 Between 60 and 70 years Married M	47
C77 Between 60 and 70 years Single M	2
C78 Between 60 and 70 years Widowers M	8
C79 Between 60 and 70 years Married F	42
C8 Births in 1860 M	73
C80 Between 60 and 70 years Single F	4
C81 Between 60 and 70 years Widows F	8
C82 Between 60 and 70 years Deaths M	2
C83 Between 60 and 70 years Deaths F	1
C84 Between 70 and 80 years Married M	19
C86 Between 70 and 80 years Widowers M	8
C87 Between 70 and 80 years Married F	5
C88 Between 70 and 80 years Single F	2
C89 Between 70 and 80 years Widows F	2
C9 Births in 1860 F	73
C91 Between 70 and 80 years Deaths F	2
C93 Between 80 and 90 years Single M	1
C94 Between 80 and 90 years Widowers M	1
C95 Between 80 and 90 years Married F	2
CD NAME	Berthier
Ireland	9
Natives of Canada French Origin	3,101

Identifiers

TCP UID: QC008008 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC043007 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.

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. Cuthbert, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-cuthbert-qc008008-1861/.