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Year: 1861  |  Province: Quebec  |  Wikidata: Q141505

St. Eustache, Parish, Quebec (1861 census)

St. Eustache, Parish was a parish in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,372. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141505. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.570°N, 73.933°W.

Population

In 1861, St. Eustache, Parish had a population of 2,372: 1,167 male and 1,205 female residents.

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

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, St. Eustache, Parish shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 178 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,372 total population, 1,205 females, 1,167 males, Female members of the family who are present: 1,150, Male members of the family who are present: 1,094, 817 single females, 791 single males, 350 married males, 342 married females, 325 adult males unable to read or write, 253 females attending school, 227 adult females unable to read or write, 220 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 73, Females present who are not members of the family: 55, 47 male births, 46 female births, 46 widowed females, 26 widowed males, 3 blind females, 3 blind males, 3 lunatic females, 3 lunatic males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 184 females aged 5 to 10, 172 males aged 5 to 10, 164 single females aged 10 to 15, 162 single males aged 10 to 15, 136 single males aged 15 to 20, 127 single females aged 15 to 20, 114 married females aged 30 to 40, 107 married males aged 30 to 40, 94 married females aged 20 to 30, 85 single females aged 20 to 30, 85 single males aged 20 to 30, 81 married males aged 40 to 50, 56 married males aged 20 to 30, 55 married females aged 40 to 50, 47 married males aged 50 to 60, 46 females aged 2 to 3, 46 males aged 1 to 2, 46 males aged 2 to 3, 45 females aged 1 to 2, 42 males aged 3 to 4, 40 females age 3 to 4, 39 married females aged 50 to 60, 37 females aged 4 to 5, 36 males aged 4 to 5, 35 married males aged 60 to 70, 27 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 24 married females aged 60 to 70, 21 single females aged 30 to 40, 15 married males aged 70 to 80, 12 single females aged 40 to 50, 11 married females aged 70 to 80, 8 married males aged 80 to 90, 7 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 single males aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 widowed females over 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,248 French Canadians, 79 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 18 persons originating in Scotland, 12 persons originating in Ireland, 8 persons originating in the United States, 4 persons originating in England or Wales, 2 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $709,190 value farms (dollars), $93,542 value all livestock, 51,827 pounds of homemade butter, 51,530 bushels of oats, $42,324 value horses aged over 3 years, $39,622 value farm implements in dollars, 35,244 bushels of potatoes, 28,496 pounds of maple sugar, 22,334 acres of land in farms, 17,853 acres of farmland under cultivation, 15,859 bushels of barley, 12,409 acres of farmland under crops, 6,588 bushels of peas, 6,140 bushels of buckwheat, 5,273 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,201 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,481 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,020 acres of oats, 3,568 bushels of spring wheat, 3,003 bushels of winter wheat, $2,821 value garden and orchard crops, 2,230 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 2,061 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,643 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,593 sheep, 1,454 bushels of corn, 1,352 tons of hay, 1,167 bulls, oxen, or steers, 1,098 swine, 1,052 bushels of rye, 991 milk cows, 985 calves and heifers, 926 acres of barley, 841 barrels of pork, 674 horses aged over 3 years, 641 acres of peas, 494 acres of buckwheat, 431 acres of potatoes, 413 acres of spring wheat, 381 horses aged 3 years and under, 348 occupants of farms, 331 acres of winter wheat, 262 barrels of beef, 243 bushels of carrots, 171 acres of farmland in gardens, 137 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 132 acres of rye, 117 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 93 acres of corn, 91 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 88 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 30 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 20 bushels of beans, 20 bushels of turnips, 13 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $11,440 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 3,603 yards of flannel, 2,601 yards of fulled cloth, 1,229 yards of linen, 476 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 48 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 27, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 21, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 11, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 7, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 90 to 100: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded Deaths in the past year among males aged 90 to 100: 1 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.

Identifiers

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. Eustache, Parish, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-eustache-parish-qc056007-1861/.