St. Dunstan, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Dunstan was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 505. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.980°N, 71.295°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Dunstan had a population of 505: 260 male and 245 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 391 |
| 1861 | 505 |
| 1871 | 354 |
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. Dunstan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 129 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 505 total population, 260 males, 245 females, Male members of the family who are present: 231, Female members of the family who are present: 229, 183 single males, 155 single females, 79 married females, 75 married males, 49 adult males unable to read or write, 48 adult females unable to read or write, 44 males attending school, 31 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 29, Females present who are not members of the family: 16, 12 female births, 11 widowed females, 10 male births, 2 widowed males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 40 single males aged 20 to 30, 35 single males aged 10 to 15, 28 females aged 5 to 10, 28 single females aged 20 to 30, 27 single males aged 15 to 20, 26 single females aged 10 to 15, 26 single females aged 15 to 20, 25 males aged 5 to 10, 22 married females aged 20 to 30, 21 married males aged 30 to 40, 17 married males aged 50 to 60, 16 married females aged 30 to 40, 14 married females aged 40 to 50, 13 married females aged 60 to 70, 12 married males aged 20 to 30, 11 married females aged 50 to 60, 11 married males aged 60 to 70, 10 males aged 2 to 3, 10 males aged 3 to 4, 9 males aged 1 to 2, 8 single males aged 30 to 40, 7 females aged 1 to 2, 7 females aged 2 to 3, 7 males aged 4 to 5, 7 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 females age 3 to 4, 6 females aged 4 to 5, 6 single females aged 30 to 40, 5 married males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 males of unknown age, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 254 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 130 persons originating in Ireland, 92 French Canadians, 12 persons originating in England or Wales, 9 persons originating in Scotland, 3 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 2 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in Newfoundland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 persons originating in Russia or Poland — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $31,074 value farms (dollars), $28,612 value all livestock, 14,983 pounds of homemade butter, 13,435 bushels of potatoes, 7,535 acres of land in farms, 6,352 bushels of oats, 5,788 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $3,307 value horses aged over 3 years, $2,609 value farm implements in dollars, 1,747 acres of farmland under cultivation, 967 acres of farmland in pasture, 779 acres of farmland under crops, 476 bushels of turnips, 365 tons of hay, 325 acres of oats, 278 pounds of wool produced on farms, 269 milk cows, 161 acres of potatoes, 107 calves and heifers, 92 bushels of spring wheat, 90 swine, 80 sheep, 79 occupants of farms, 70 horses aged over 3 years, 50 bushels of carrots, 40 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 25 pounds of flax or hemp, 21 barrels of beef, 19 barrels of pork, 19 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 17 acres of turnips, 10 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 9 horses aged 3 years and under, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 acres of spring wheat, 3 bulls, oxen, or steers, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 acres of farmland in gardens. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $615 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 73 yards of fulled cloth, 44 yards of flannel, 30 carriages for pleasure, 14 yards of linen. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 13 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded Deaths in the past year among males aged 90 to 100: 1 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|
| R. Edward Gosnell | 1859–1931 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC042009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC144007— 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. Dunstan, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-dunstan-qc042009-1861/.