St. Denis, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Denis was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,782. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462069. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.486°N, 69.904°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Denis had a population of 1,782: 896 male and 886 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,296 |
| 1861 | 1,782 |
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. Denis shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 143 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,782 total population, 896 males, 886 females, Male members of the family who are present: 828, Female members of the family who are present: 813, 640 single females, 629 single males, 253 married males, 230 married females, 197 males attending school, 195 adult males unable to read or write, 193 females attending school, 111 adult females unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 73, Males present who are not members of the family: 68, 37 male births, 34 female births, 16 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 3 lunatic males, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 127 females aged 5 to 10, 124 single females aged 10 to 15, 123 males aged 5 to 10, 122 single males aged 10 to 15, 114 single females aged 20 to 30, 105 single males aged 20 to 30, 102 single females aged 15 to 20, 89 single males aged 15 to 20, 87 married males aged 30 to 40, 80 married females aged 20 to 30, 70 married females aged 30 to 40, 63 married males aged 40 to 50, 47 married males aged 20 to 30, 42 males aged 1 to 2, 41 married males aged 50 to 60, 40 females aged 1 to 2, 36 married females aged 40 to 50, 34 males aged 3 to 4, 32 married females aged 50 to 60, 30 females aged 2 to 3, 30 females aged 4 to 5, 29 males aged 2 to 3, 29 males aged 4 to 5, 22 females age 3 to 4, 15 single females aged 30 to 40, 12 single males aged 30 to 40, 11 married males aged 60 to 70, 7 married females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,771 French Canadians, 10 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $395,826 value farms (dollars), $57,150 value all livestock, 43,068 pounds of homemade butter, 33,853 bushels of oats, 27,447 bushels of potatoes, $25,124 value horses aged over 3 years, 16,997 bushels of spring wheat, 12,884 acres of land in farms, 11,540 acres of farmland under cultivation, 10,213 bushels of barley, $9,825 value farm implements in dollars, 9,376 acres of farmland under crops, 4,904 pounds of maple sugar, 4,791 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,512 pounds of flax or hemp, $2,439 value garden and orchard crops, 2,169 sheep, 2,085 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,480 bushels of rye, 1,463 bushels of peas, 1,436 acres of spring wheat, 1,417 acres of oats, 1,367 tons of hay, 1,344 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 909 milk cows, 847 bulls, oxen, or steers, 647 swine, 586 calves and heifers, 482 acres of barley, 473 barrels of pork, 379 horses aged over 3 years, 337 bushels of turnips, 246 barrels of beef, 168 acres of potatoes, 159 acres of rye, 145 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 142 acres of peas, 137 occupants of farms, 113 horses aged 3 years and under, 79 acres of farmland in gardens, 60 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 47 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 40 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 14 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 13 bushels of corn, 6 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 5 bushels of beans, 5 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 acres of corn, 2 acres of turnips, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $9,987 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 5,211 yards of fulled cloth, 4,891 yards of flannel, 3,995 yards of linen, 501 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 65 pounds of fresh fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 21 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 13, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 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 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Charles-Eusèbe Dionne | 1846–1925 | born here |
| Narcisse-Eutrope Dionne | 1848–1917 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC026008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC026008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462069
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Denis-De_La_Bouteillerie
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Denis-De_La_Bouteillerie
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. Denis, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-denis-qc026008-1861/.