St. Dominique, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Dominique was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,393. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462095. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.581°N, 72.830°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Dominique had a population of 2,393: 1,204 male and 1,189 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,393 |
| 1871 | 2,390 |
| 1881 | 2,097 |
| 1891 | 1,897 |
| 1901 | 1,552 |
| 1911 | 1,560 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Dominique, 1851 (91.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. Dominique shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 161 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,393 total population, 1,204 males, 1,189 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,153, Female members of the family who are present: 1,135, 794 single males, 789 single females, 381 married males, 377 married females, 218 females attending school, 201 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 54, Males present who are not members of the family: 51, 29 widowed males, 23 widowed females, 18 female births, 16 male births, 7 adult males unable to read or write, 3 deaf and dumb females, 2 adult females unable to read or write, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 178 females aged 5 to 10, 174 males aged 5 to 10, 171 single females aged 10 to 15, 153 single males aged 10 to 15, 136 single males aged 15 to 20, 130 single females aged 15 to 20, 112 married females aged 20 to 30, 100 married females aged 30 to 40, 96 married males aged 30 to 40, 91 married males aged 40 to 50, 85 married males aged 20 to 30, 73 married females aged 40 to 50, 62 males aged 2 to 3, 59 males aged 3 to 4, 56 females aged 2 to 3, 55 married males aged 50 to 60, 54 females aged 1 to 2, 54 males aged 1 to 2, 53 single males aged 20 to 30, 49 females aged 4 to 5, 49 married females aged 50 to 60, 47 single females aged 20 to 30, 46 males aged 4 to 5, 44 females age 3 to 4, 35 married males aged 60 to 70, 23 married females aged 60 to 70, 16 married males aged 70 to 80, 14 married females aged 15 to 20, 13 single females aged 30 to 40, 13 single males aged 40 to 50, 12 single females aged 50 to 60, 12 single males aged 50 to 60, 9 single females aged 40 to 50, 8 single males aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 married females aged 70 to 80, 5 single females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 5 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 single males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 females of unknown age, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 married females aged 10 to 15 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,378 French Canadians, 11 persons originating in Ireland, 2 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $411,459 value farms (dollars), $66,314 value all livestock, $52,097 value horses aged over 3 years, 36,308 pounds of homemade butter, $30,724 value farm implements in dollars, 28,009 bushels of potatoes, 26,853 pounds of maple sugar, 26,806 bushels of oats, 18,534 acres of land in farms, 11,766 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 11,040 bushels of spring wheat, 7,446 bushels of peas, 6,768 acres of farmland under cultivation, 5,177 pounds of wool produced on farms, $4,630 value garden and orchard crops, 4,374 acres of farmland under crops, 3,835 bushels of barley, 2,296 pounds of flax or hemp, 2,216 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,122 bushels of buckwheat, 1,625 acres of oats, 1,201 sheep, 1,198 bushels of rye, 1,042 bushels of turnips, 931 acres of spring wheat, 822 tons of hay, 768 acres of peas, 755 gallons of cider, 664 bushels of corn, 619 bulls, oxen, or steers, 547 swine, 516 milk cows, 512 calves and heifers, 460 barrels of pork, 456 horses aged over 3 years, 432 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 419 acres of potatoes, 281 occupants of farms, 261 acres of barley, 241 barrels of beef, 199 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 178 acres of farmland in gardens, 165 acres of rye, 161 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 126 acres of buckwheat, 125 horses aged 3 years and under, 88 acres of corn, 51 bushels of carrots, 37 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 33 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 27 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 14 acres of turnips, 7 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 6 acres of mangel wurtzel, 6 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 6 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 4 pounds of hops, 1 bushels of beans. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $9,639 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 4,241 yards of linen, 3,923 yards of fulled cloth, 3,477 yards of flannel, 466 carriages for pleasure, $40 value carriages for hire (dollars), 4 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 14 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, 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 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC004002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC143003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462095
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Dominique
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Dominique
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. Dominique, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-dominique-qc004002-1861/.