St. Etienne, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Etienne was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,054. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.413°N, 72.762°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Etienne had a population of 2,054: 1,056 male and 998 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 912 |
| 1861 | 2,054 |
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 became part of St. Etienne, 1871 (77.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. Etienne shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 153 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,054 total population, 1,056 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,024, 998 females, Female members of the family who are present: 960, 675 single males, 612 single females, 367 married males, 359 married females, 285 adult males unable to read or write, 198 adult females unable to read or write, 90 females attending school, 83 males attending school, 55 male births, 53 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 38, Males present who are not members of the family: 32, 27 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 2 blind males, 2 lunatic females, 1 blind females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 165 females aged 5 to 10, 153 males aged 5 to 10, 127 single males aged 10 to 15, 126 married females aged 20 to 30, 109 single females aged 10 to 15, 105 single males aged 15 to 20, 102 married males aged 20 to 30, 102 married males aged 30 to 40, 98 married females aged 30 to 40, 89 single females aged 15 to 20, 68 married males aged 40 to 50, 58 married males aged 50 to 60, 56 single males aged 20 to 30, 55 males aged 1 to 2, 49 married females aged 40 to 50, 46 males aged 2 to 3, 45 females aged 1 to 2, 43 married females aged 50 to 60, 38 males aged 4 to 5, 38 single females aged 20 to 30, 37 females aged 2 to 3, 34 females aged 4 to 5, 31 males aged 3 to 4, 30 females age 3 to 4, 24 married females aged 15 to 20, 17 married males aged 60 to 70, 14 married females aged 60 to 70, 11 married males aged 70 to 80, 8 married males aged 15 to 20, 8 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 7 single females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 females of unknown age, 2 males of unknown age, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,972 French Canadians, 59 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 10 Indigenous males, 6 Indigenous females, 4 persons originating in England or Wales, 3 persons originating in Scotland, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. 15 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $119,145 value farms (dollars), 26,855 bushels of potatoes, 21,650 bushels of oats, $21,602 value all livestock, 17,513 pounds of maple sugar, 15,740 acres of land in farms, $11,604 value horses aged over 3 years, 11,483 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,191 pounds of homemade butter, 6,111 bushels of rye, 4,257 acres of farmland under cultivation, 4,073 pounds of flax or hemp, 3,825 bushels of buckwheat, $3,628 value farm implements in dollars, 3,534 acres of farmland under crops, 2,421 bushels of peas, 2,171 bushels of turnips, 1,345 acres of oats, 1,130 bushels of spring wheat, 747 acres of rye, 720 acres of farmland in pasture, 702 pounds of wool produced on farms, 582 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 440 swine, 357 acres of potatoes, 356 acres of peas, 349 bushels of barley, 346 acres of buckwheat, 339 tons of hay, 268 sheep, 249 horses aged over 3 years, 248 milk cows, 232 occupants of farms, $216 value garden and orchard crops, 207 barrels of pork, 150 bulls, oxen, or steers, 149 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 134 calves and heifers, 130 acres of spring wheat, 55 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 47 acres of turnips, 46 acres of barley, 26 barrels of beef, 22 horses aged 3 years and under, 14 bushels of corn, 12 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 9 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 acres of farmland in gardens, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $2,619 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,462 yards of linen, 926 yards of flannel, 423 yards of fulled cloth, 170 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 36 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 20, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 16, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 11, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 5, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 3, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC052004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC052004_1851— 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. Etienne, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-etienne-qc052004-1861/.