St. Eloi, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Eloi was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,397. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q106814642. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.037°N, 69.210°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Eloi had a population of 1,397: 743 male and 654 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,397 |
| 1871 | 1,134 |
| 1881 | 1,193 |
| 1891 | 913 |
| 1901 | 970 |
| 1911 | 929 |
| 1921 | 900 |
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. Eloi shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 132 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,397 total population, 743 males, Male members of the family who are present: 692, 654 females, Female members of the family who are present: 604, 533 single males, 428 single females, 198 married females, 198 married males, 179 adult males unable to read or write, 109 adult females unable to read or write, 106 females attending school, 105 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 51, Females present who are not members of the family: 50, 28 widowed females, 27 female births, 27 male births, 12 widowed males, 3 deaf and dumb males, 2 lunatic males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 130 males aged 5 to 10, 100 females aged 5 to 10, 87 single males aged 20 to 30, 85 married females aged 20 to 30, 83 single males aged 10 to 15, 82 single females aged 15 to 20, 74 single females aged 10 to 15, 68 married males aged 30 to 40, 68 single males aged 15 to 20, 63 married females aged 30 to 40, 53 married males aged 20 to 30, 50 single females aged 20 to 30, 48 married males aged 40 to 50, 35 males aged 2 to 3, 31 males aged 4 to 5, 27 married females aged 40 to 50, 25 males aged 1 to 2, 24 females age 3 to 4, 23 females aged 2 to 3, 20 females aged 1 to 2, 20 married males aged 50 to 60, 19 females aged 4 to 5, 18 males aged 3 to 4, 14 single males aged 30 to 40, 13 married females aged 50 to 60, 12 single males aged 40 to 50, 9 married females aged 15 to 20, 8 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 married males aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 married females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,397 French Canadians. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $152,016 value farms (dollars), 34,079 pounds of homemade butter, 31,115 bushels of potatoes, $19,814 value all livestock, $18,972 value horses aged over 3 years, 14,550 acres of land in farms, 10,447 bushels of rye, $9,125 value farm implements in dollars, 8,137 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,189 bushels of oats, 6,475 pounds of maple sugar, 6,413 acres of farmland under cultivation, 4,996 bushels of barley, 4,446 bushels of peas, 3,742 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,631 bushels of spring wheat, 3,575 acres of farmland under crops, 2,833 acres of farmland in pasture, $2,333 value garden and orchard crops, 2,081 bushels of turnips, 1,625 sheep, 972 acres of rye, 692 milk cows, 688 calves and heifers, 646 tons of hay, 570 swine, 465 acres of oats, 395 acres of peas, 335 acres of spring wheat, 313 horses aged over 3 years, 272 acres of barley, 226 pounds of flax or hemp, 214 acres of potatoes, 204 barrels of pork, 156 occupants of farms, 100 horses aged 3 years and under, 99 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 32 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 26 acres of turnips, 23 bulls, oxen, or steers, 9 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 acres of farmland in gardens, 5 barrels of beef, 5 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $5,752 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 5,029 yards of flannel, 3,328 yards of fulled cloth, 3,215 yards of linen, 213 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 1,117 pounds of fresh fish sold, 375 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 21 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 7, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 7, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC054008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC095012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q106814642
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. Eloi, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-eloi-qc054008-1861/.