St. Cyrille, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Cyrille was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 652. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912036. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.029°N, 70.237°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Cyrille had a population of 652: 347 male and 305 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 448 |
| 1861 | 652 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of St. Cyrille, Lessard, Beaubien, Arago, Leverrier, 1871 (21.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. Cyrille shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 120 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 652 total population, 347 males, Male members of the family who are present: 336, 305 females, Female members of the family who are present: 293, 249 single males, 194 single females, 105 married females, 94 married males, 88 adult males unable to read or write, 62 females attending school, 49 males attending school, 44 adult females unable to read or write, 15 female births, 14 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 12, Males present who are not members of the family: 11, 6 widowed females, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 69 males aged 5 to 10, 51 females aged 5 to 10, 51 single males aged 10 to 15, 43 single females aged 10 to 15, 39 single males aged 15 to 20, 36 married females aged 30 to 40, 34 married males aged 30 to 40, 30 single females aged 15 to 20, 25 single males aged 20 to 30, 23 married females aged 40 to 50, 20 married females aged 20 to 30, 19 married males aged 40 to 50, 16 married females aged 50 to 60, 16 married males aged 50 to 60, 14 females aged 4 to 5, 11 males aged 3 to 4, 11 married males aged 20 to 30, 11 married males aged 60 to 70, 10 females age 3 to 4, 10 females aged 2 to 3, 10 males aged 1 to 2, 10 males aged 4 to 5, 10 single females aged 20 to 30, 9 males aged 2 to 3, 9 married females aged 60 to 70, 8 females aged 1 to 2, 5 single males aged 30 to 40, 3 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 652 French Canadians. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $51,650 value farms (dollars), 22,585 pounds of maple sugar, $11,782 value all livestock, 8,684 acres of land in farms, 8,625 bushels of potatoes, 7,572 pounds of homemade butter, 5,961 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $5,195 value horses aged over 3 years, 4,187 bushels of oats, $3,958 value farm implements in dollars, 2,723 acres of farmland under cultivation, 1,524 acres of farmland under crops, 1,504 bushels of barley, 1,198 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,126 pounds of wool produced on farms, 881 pounds of flax or hemp, 751 bushels of rye, 647 bushels of spring wheat, 531 sheep, 454 tons of hay, 407 bushels of peas, $375 value garden and orchard crops, 338 acres of oats, 187 swine, 170 milk cows, 144 acres of barley, 137 barrels of pork, 124 acres of rye, 114 calves and heifers, 113 acres of potatoes, 110 horses aged over 3 years, 101 occupants of farms, 88 acres of spring wheat, 80 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 53 acres of peas, 43 barrels of beef, 30 bushels of buckwheat, 16 bulls, oxen, or steers, 12 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 10 horses aged 3 years and under, 8 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 2 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 1 acres of buckwheat, 1 acres of farmland in gardens, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $1,328 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,160 yards of flannel, 911 yards of linen, 720 yards of fulled cloth, 115 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 9 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC023004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC023004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912036
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. Cyrille, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-cyrille-qc023004-1861/.