St. Edouard, Quebec (1861 census)

Name: St. Edouard (1861)
Address: Quebec, CA

St. Edouard was a census subdivision in Napierville County, Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,991. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.242°N, 73.512°W.

Population

In 1861, St. Edouard had a population of 1,991: 1,042 male and 949 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

Year	Population
1851	3,644
1861	1,991
1871	1,625
1881	1,499
1891	1,290
1901	1,105
1911	—

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. Edouard, 1851 (83.4% share).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, St. Edouard shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 305 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.

Population & families (26 variables)

Variable	Value
Female members of the family who are present	905
Females present who are not members of the family	44
Male members of the family who are present	1,000
Males present who are not members of the family	42
Number of adult females unable to read or write	235
Number of adult males unable to read or write	284
Number of blind females	2
Number of deaf and dumb males	1
Number of female births in the past year	40
Number of females	949
Number of females attending school	178
Number of lunatic males	1
Number of male births in the past year	30
Number of males	1,042
Number of males attending school	145
Number of married females	289
Number of married males	289
Number of single females	636
Number of single males	737
Number of widowed females	24
Number of widowed males	16
POP FX N.1	949
POP MX N.1	1,042
POP TOT	1,991
POP XX N.1	1,991
Total population	1,991

Age structure (49 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of females age 3 to 4	32
Number of females aged 1 to 2	33
Number of females aged 2 to 3	37
Number of females aged 4 to 5	22
Number of females aged 5 to 10	164
Number of males aged 1 to 2	37
Number of males aged 2 to 3	34
Number of males aged 3 to 4	35
Number of males aged 4 to 5	32
Number of males aged 5 to 10	173
Number of married females aged 15 to 20	3
Number of married females aged 20 to 30	87
Number of married females aged 30 to 40	89
Number of married females aged 40 to 50	62
Number of married females aged 50 to 60	34
Number of married females aged 60 to 70	9
Number of married females aged 70 to 80	5
Number of married males aged 20 to 30	55
Number of married males aged 30 to 40	100
Number of married males aged 40 to 50	59
Number of married males aged 50 to 60	55
Number of married males aged 60 to 70	14
Number of married males aged 70 to 80	5
Number of married males aged 80 to 90	1
Number of single females aged 10 to 15	139
Number of single females aged 15 to 20	117
Number of single females aged 20 to 30	37
Number of single females aged 30 to 40	12
Number of single females aged 40 to 50	1
Number of single females aged 50 to 60	2
Number of single males aged 10 to 15	168
Number of single males aged 15 to 20	107
Number of single males aged 20 to 30	97
Number of single males aged 30 to 40	18
Number of single males aged 40 to 50	2
Number of single males aged 50 to 60	3
Number of single males aged 70 to 80	1
Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30	7
Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40	2
Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50	4
Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60	6
Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70	4
Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80	1
Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40	2
Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50	1
Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60	2
Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70	6
Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80	4
Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90	1

Ethnic origin (6 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of French Canadians	1,956
Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin	26
Number of persons originating in England or Wales	1
Number of persons originating in Ireland	3
Number of persons originating in Scotland	5
Number of persons originating in the West Indies	1

Agriculture (70 variables)

Variable	Value
Acres of barley	277
Acres of buckwheat	174
Acres of corn	25
Acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers	7
Acres of farmland in gardens	168
Acres of farmland in pasture	3,605
Acres of farmland in woodland or forest	3,119
Acres of farmland under crops	5,466
Acres of farmland under cultivation	9,239
Acres of land in farms	12,358
Acres of mangel wurtzel	1
Acres of oats	2,034
Acres of peas	777
Acres of potatoes	231
Acres of spring wheat	1,013
Acres of turnips	4
Barrels of beef produced in the past year	60
Barrels of pork produced in the past year	373
Bushels of barley produced in the past year	5,059
Bushels of beans produced in the past year	125
Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year	2,832
Bushels of carrots produced in the past year	775
Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year	1
Bushels of corn produced in the past year	213
Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year	163
Bushels of oats produced in the past year	39,129
Bushels of peas produced in the past year	9,546
Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year	22,225
Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year	11,626
Bushels of turnips produced in the past year	20
C20 WHT SP AC	1,013
C21 WHT SP BU	11,626
C22 BAR AC	277
C23 BAR BU	5,059
C26 PEA AC	777
C27 PEA BU	9,546
C28 OAT AC	2,034
C29 OAT BU	39,129
C30 BWT AC	174
C31 BWT BU	2,832
C34 POT AC	231
C35 POT BU	22,225
C43 HAY TONS	597
C47 WOOL LBS	4,212
C63 BEEF BAR	60
C64 PORK BAR	373
HRS ov03 V	31,482
Number of bulls, oxen, or steers	259
Number of calves and heifers	322
Number of horses aged 3 years and under	261
Number of horses aged over 3 years	565
Number of milk cows	607
Number of occupants of farms	227
Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres	20
Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres	21
Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres	90
Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres	63
Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres	2
Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres	31
Number of sheep	1,523
Number of swine	534
Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year	8,283
Pounds of homemade butter	16,608
Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year	4,586
Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year	4,212
Tons of hay produced in the past year	597
Value of all livestock	57,444
Value of farm implements in dollars	16,841
Value of farms (dollars)	472,630
Value of garden and orchard crops produced in the past year	2,210

Manufacturing & industry (5 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of carriages for pleasure	391
Value of carriages for pleasure (dollars)	10,834
Yards of flannel produced in the past year	1,798
Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year	2,005
Yards of linen produced in the past year	1,113

Deaths & mortality (13 variables)

Variable	Value
Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40	2
Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70	1
Deaths in the past year among females of all ages	7
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 80 to 90	2
Deaths in the past year among males of all ages	5
Deaths in the past year among males under age 1	1
Total number of deaths in the past year	12

Other recorded variables (136 variables)

Variable	Value
C01 TOTAL	227
C02 OCC UNDR 10	31
C03 OCC 10 TO 20	20
C04 OCC 20 TO 50	90
C05 OCC 50 TO 100	63
C06 OCC 100 TO 200	21
C07 OCC OVR 200	2
C08 HELD	12,358
C09 UNDR CULT	9,239
C1 Males	1,042
C10 Deaths under 1 year M	1
C10 UNDR CROP	5,466
C11 Deaths under 1 year F	1
C11 UNDR PAST	3,605
C12 GARDENS	168
C12 Under 2 Years M	37
C120 Married M	289
C121 Single M	737
C122 Widowed M	16
C123 Total M	1,042
C124 Married F	289
C125 Single F	636
C126 Widows F	24
C127 Total F	949
C128 Grand Total	1,991
C129 Deaths M	5
C13 Under 2 Years F	33
C13 WOOD WILD	3,119
C130 Deaths F	7
C131 Deaths Total	12
C136 Attending School M	145
C137 Attending School F	178
C138 Adults unable to read or write M	284
C139 Adults unable to read or write F	235
C14 CASH FARM	472,630
C14 Deaths under 2 years M	1
C140 Deaf and Dumb M	1
C143 Blind F	2
C144 Lunatics M	1
C15 CASH IMP	16,841
C15 Deaths under 2 years F	1
C16 GARDN VALUE	2,210
C16 Under 3 years M	34
C17 LAND HELD	7
C17 Under 3 years F	37
C2 Females	949
C20 Under 4 years M	35
C21 Under 4 years F	32
C24 Under 5 years M	32
C25 Under 5 years F	22
C28 Between 5 and 10 Years M	173
C29 Between 5 and 10 years F	164
C3 Total	1,991
C32 INDN CRN AC	25
C33 Between 10 and 15 years Single M	168
C33 INDN CRN BU	213
C35 Between 10 and 15 years Single F	139
C36 TUR AC	4
C37 TUR BU	20
C38 CAR BU	775
C39 Between 15 and 20 years Single M	107
C39 MAN WURT AC	1
C4 Members of Family M	1,000
C40 Between 15 and 20 years Married F	3
C40 MAN WURT BU	163
C41 BEN BU	125
C41 Between 15 and 20 years Single F	117
C42 CLV TIM GRA	1
C43 Between 15 and 20 years Deaths F	1
C44 Between 20 and 30 years Married M	55
C45 Between 20 and 30 years Single M	97
C45 MPL SGR LBS	4,586
C47 Between 20 and 30 years Married F	87
C48 Between 20 and 30 years Single F	37
C48 FLLD CLOTH YRDS	2,005
C49 Between 20 and 30 years Widows F	7
C49 FLAN YRDS	1,798
C5 Members of Family F	905
C50 FLX HEM LBS	8,283
C51 LIN YRDS	1,113
C52 Between 30 and 40 years Married M	100
C52 BULLS OX STEERS	259
C53 Between 30 and 40 years Single M	18
C53 MILK COWS	607
C54 Between 30 and 40 years Widowers M	2
C54 CALVES HEIFERS	322
C55 Between 30 and 40 years Married F	89
C55 HORSES	565
C56 Between 30 and 40 years Single F	12
C56 HORSES VAL	31,482
C57 Between 30 and 40 years Widows F	2
C57 COLTS FILLIES	261
C58 SHEEP	1,523
C59 Between 30 and 40 years Deaths F	2
C59 SWINE	534
C6 Not Members of Family M	42
C60 Between 40 and 50 years Married M	59
C60 TOT VALUE	57,444
C61 Between 40 and 50 years Single M	2
C61 BUTTER LB	16,608
C62 Between 40 and 50 years Widowers M	1
C63 Between 40 and 50 years Married F	62
C64 Between 40 and 50 years Single F	1
C65 Between 40 and 50 years Widows F	4
C68 Between 50 and 60 years Married M	55
C68 CAR PLEASURE	391
C69 Between 50 and 60 years Single M	3
C69 VALUE DOL P	10,834
C7 Not Members of Family F	44
C70 Between 50 and 60 years Widowers M	2
C71 Between 50 and 60 years Married F	34
C72 Between 50 and 60 years Single F	2
C73 Between 50 and 60 years Widows F	6
C74 Between 50 and 60 years Deaths M	1
C75 Between 50 and 60 years Deaths F	1
C76 Between 60 and 70 years Married M	14
C78 Between 60 and 70 years Widowers M	6
C79 Between 60 and 70 years Married F	9
C8 Births in 1860 M	30
C81 Between 60 and 70 years Widows F	4
C83 Between 60 and 70 years Deaths F	1
C84 Between 70 and 80 years Married M	5
C85 Between 70 and 80 years Single M	1
C86 Between 70 and 80 years Widowers M	4
C87 Between 70 and 80 years Married F	5
C89 Between 70 and 80 years Widows F	1
C9 Births in 1860 F	40
C92 Between 80 and 90 years Married M	1
C94 Between 80 and 90 years Widowers M	1
C98 Between 80 and 90 years Deaths M	2
CD NAME	Napierville
England and Wales	1
Ireland	3
Natives of Canada French Origin	1,956
Natives of Canada Not of French Origin	26
Scotland	5

Identifiers

TCP UID: QC037002 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC166009 — 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. Edouard, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-edouard-qc037002-1861/.