St. Edouard, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Edouard was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,991. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463573. 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 |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,991 |
| 1871 | 1,625 |
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 149 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,991 total population, 1,042 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,000, 949 females, Female members of the family who are present: 905, 737 single males, 636 single females, 289 married females, 289 married males, 284 adult males unable to read or write, 235 adult females unable to read or write, 178 females attending school, 145 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 44, Males present who are not members of the family: 42, 40 female births, 30 male births, 24 widowed females, 16 widowed males, 2 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 173 males aged 5 to 10, 168 single males aged 10 to 15, 164 females aged 5 to 10, 139 single females aged 10 to 15, 117 single females aged 15 to 20, 107 single males aged 15 to 20, 100 married males aged 30 to 40, 97 single males aged 20 to 30, 89 married females aged 30 to 40, 87 married females aged 20 to 30, 62 married females aged 40 to 50, 59 married males aged 40 to 50, 55 married males aged 20 to 30, 55 married males aged 50 to 60, 37 females aged 2 to 3, 37 males aged 1 to 2, 37 single females aged 20 to 30, 35 males aged 3 to 4, 34 males aged 2 to 3, 34 married females aged 50 to 60, 33 females aged 1 to 2, 32 females age 3 to 4, 32 males aged 4 to 5, 22 females aged 4 to 5, 18 single males aged 30 to 40, 14 married males aged 60 to 70, 12 single females aged 30 to 40, 9 married females aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 6 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 married females aged 70 to 80, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,956 French Canadians, 26 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 5 persons originating in Scotland, 3 persons originating in Ireland, 1 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $472,630 value farms (dollars), $57,444 value all livestock, 39,129 bushels of oats, $31,482 value horses aged over 3 years, 22,225 bushels of potatoes, $16,841 value farm implements in dollars, 16,608 pounds of homemade butter, 12,358 acres of land in farms, 11,626 bushels of spring wheat, 9,546 bushels of peas, 9,239 acres of farmland under cultivation, 8,283 pounds of flax or hemp, 5,466 acres of farmland under crops, 5,059 bushels of barley, 4,586 pounds of maple sugar, 4,212 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,605 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,119 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,832 bushels of buckwheat, $2,210 value garden and orchard crops, 2,034 acres of oats, 1,523 sheep, 1,013 acres of spring wheat, 777 acres of peas, 775 bushels of carrots, 607 milk cows, 597 tons of hay, 565 horses aged over 3 years, 534 swine, 373 barrels of pork, 322 calves and heifers, 277 acres of barley, 261 horses aged 3 years and under, 259 bulls, oxen, or steers, 231 acres of potatoes, 227 occupants of farms, 213 bushels of corn, 174 acres of buckwheat, 168 acres of farmland in gardens, 163 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 125 bushels of beans, 90 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 63 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 60 barrels of beef, 31 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 25 acres of corn, 21 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 20 bushels of turnips, 20 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 7 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 4 acres of turnips, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $10,834 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,005 yards of fulled cloth, 1,798 yards of flannel, 1,113 yards of linen, 391 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 12 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 2, 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 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 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 under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC037002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC116004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3463573
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/.