St. Edmond, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Edmond was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 689. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.146°N, 71.434°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Edmond had a population of 689: 379 male and 310 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 481 |
| 1861 | 689 |
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 contained Stoneham, 1871 (20.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Tewkesbury, 1871 (79.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. Edmond 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 689 total population, 379 males, Male members of the family who are present: 363, 310 females, Female members of the family who are present: 302, 267 single males, 203 single females, 105 married males, 104 married females, 54 adult males unable to read or write, 43 adult females unable to read or write, 26 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 16, 13 female births, 13 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 8, 7 females attending school, 7 widowed males, 3 widowed females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 48 single females aged 10 to 15, 45 females aged 5 to 10, 45 single males aged 20 to 30, 43 males aged 5 to 10, 42 single males aged 10 to 15, 41 single males aged 15 to 20, 38 single females aged 15 to 20, 34 married males aged 30 to 40, 30 married females aged 20 to 30, 30 married females aged 30 to 40, 23 married males aged 40 to 50, 22 married females aged 40 to 50, 19 males aged 3 to 4, 18 single females aged 20 to 30, 17 males aged 1 to 2, 17 married males aged 20 to 30, 16 males aged 4 to 5, 15 males aged 2 to 3, 15 married males aged 50 to 60, 14 married females aged 50 to 60, 14 married males aged 60 to 70, 13 single males aged 30 to 40, 12 females aged 1 to 2, 11 females aged 2 to 3, 8 females aged 4 to 5, 5 females age 3 to 4, 4 married females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 304 French Canadians, 279 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 92 persons originating in Ireland, 5 persons originating in England or Wales, 3 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 3 persons originating in Scotland, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $71,084 value farms (dollars), 40,377 bushels of potatoes, 17,187 acres of land in farms, 16,395 pounds of homemade butter, $14,475 value all livestock, 13,978 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12,342 bushels of oats, $5,514 value horses aged over 3 years, 3,209 acres of farmland under cultivation, $2,820 value farm implements in dollars, 2,222 acres of farmland under crops, 1,767 bushels of turnips, 985 acres of farmland in pasture, 683 tons of hay, 620 acres of oats, 520 pounds of wool produced on farms, 393 acres of potatoes, 387 bushels of buckwheat, 354 bushels of spring wheat, 292 milk cows, 291 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 260 calves and heifers, 221 swine, 162 pounds of flax or hemp, 153 bushels of barley, 121 sheep, 120 occupants of farms, 118 horses aged over 3 years, 105 bushels of rye, 104 barrels of pork, 95 bushels of peas, 68 bushels of carrots, $66 value garden and orchard crops, 59 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 56 barrels of beef, 44 acres of turnips, 37 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 35 acres of buckwheat, 29 acres of spring wheat, 27 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 20 bulls, oxen, or steers, 14 acres of barley, 13 horses aged 3 years and under, 12 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 acres of peas, 9 acres of rye, 8 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 acres of farmland in gardens, 1 bushels of beans. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 190 yards of flannel, $182 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 168 yards of fulled cloth, 77 yards of linen, 14 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 4 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC042010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC042010— 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. Edmond, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-edmond-qc042010-1861/.