St. Eustache, Village, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Eustache, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 915. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912131. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.557°N, 73.894°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Eustache, Village had a population of 915: 437 male and 478 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 784 |
| 1861 | 915 |
| 1871 | 858 |
| 1881 | 814 |
| 1891 | 960 |
| 1901 | 1,079 |
| 1911 | 996 |
| 1921 | 1,098 |
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. Eustache, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 915 total population, 478 females, 437 males, Female members of the family who are present: 430, Male members of the family who are present: 373, 323 single females, 291 single males, 137 married males, 129 married females, 87 females attending school, 75 adult males unable to read or write, Males present who are not members of the family: 64, 60 males attending school, 59 adult females unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 48, 26 widowed females, 20 female births, 14 male births, 9 widowed males, 3 blind females, 2 lunatic males, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 69 females aged 5 to 10, 64 males aged 5 to 10, 60 single females aged 15 to 20, 59 single males aged 10 to 15, 50 single females aged 10 to 15, 43 married males aged 30 to 40, 40 single males aged 15 to 20, 37 single males aged 20 to 30, 36 married females aged 20 to 30, 36 married females aged 30 to 40, 34 single females aged 20 to 30, 27 married females aged 40 to 50, 24 married males aged 20 to 30, 24 married males aged 40 to 50, 20 males aged 3 to 4, 20 married males aged 50 to 60, 20 married males aged 60 to 70, 19 females aged 1 to 2, 18 married females aged 50 to 60, 17 males aged 4 to 5, 16 females aged 2 to 3, 15 males aged 2 to 3, 13 males aged 1 to 2, 11 females age 3 to 4, 10 females aged 4 to 5, 10 single females aged 30 to 40, 9 single females aged 40 to 50, 7 single females aged 50 to 60, 7 single males aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 6 married females aged 60 to 70, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 single females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 single males aged 30 to 40, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 853 French Canadians, 50 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 7 persons originating in England or Wales, 3 persons originating in Ireland, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Scotland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $136,301 value farms (dollars), 15,901 acres of land in farms, $12,983 value all livestock, 10,739 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $10,400 value horses aged over 3 years, 5,162 acres of farmland under cultivation, 5,129 bushels of potatoes, 4,723 acres of farmland under crops, 4,511 bushels of oats, $3,705 value farm implements in dollars, 2,885 pounds of homemade butter, 1,187 bushels of barley, 1,000 pounds of maple sugar, 940 bushels of peas, 434 acres of farmland in pasture, 383 tons of hay, $319 value garden and orchard crops, 300 bushels of corn, 295 acres of oats, 252 bushels of winter wheat, 234 bushels of buckwheat, 135 bushels of spring wheat, 133 milk cows, 130 horses aged over 3 years, 119 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 99 occupants of farms, 83 swine, 78 acres of barley, 74 acres of peas, 74 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 70 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 60 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 50 acres of potatoes, 41 acres of winter wheat, 35 acres of buckwheat, 30 bushels of carrots, 25 bushels of turnips, 23 sheep, 19 bulls, oxen, or steers, 16 bushels of rye, 13 acres of spring wheat, 13 barrels of pork, 11 acres of corn, 8 barrels of beef, 7 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 6 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 5 acres of farmland in gardens, 5 acres of rye, 5 bushels of beans, 5 calves and heifers, 5 horses aged 3 years and under, 4 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 4 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel, 1 acres of turnips. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $3,309 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), $833 value carriages for hire (dollars), 72 carriages for pleasure, 38 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 33 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 20, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 13, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 12, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 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:
QC056006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC052014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912131
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, Village, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-eustache-village-qc056006-1861/.