St. Félix, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Félix was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,086. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.176°N, 73.428°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Félix had a population of 2,086: 1,055 male and 1,031 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,680 |
| 1861 | 2,086 |
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. Félix, 1851 (37.4% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of St. Félix de Valois, 1871 (77.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. Félix shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 163 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,086 total population, 1,055 males, 1,031 females, Male members of the family who are present: 995, Female members of the family who are present: 985, 694 single females, 686 single males, 347 married males, 315 married females, 239 adult males unable to read or write, 198 adult females unable to read or write, 109 males attending school, 102 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 60, Females present who are not members of the family: 46, 38 female births, 35 male births, 22 widowed females, 22 widowed males, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 166 females aged 5 to 10, 163 males aged 5 to 10, 141 single females aged 10 to 15, 132 single males aged 10 to 15, 122 married males aged 30 to 40, 109 single females aged 15 to 20, 105 married females aged 20 to 30, 105 single males aged 15 to 20, 93 married females aged 30 to 40, 76 married males aged 20 to 30, 76 single females aged 20 to 30, 72 single males aged 20 to 30, 58 married males aged 40 to 50, 54 married females aged 40 to 50, 51 married males aged 50 to 60, 49 males aged 3 to 4, 48 females aged 2 to 3, 44 females aged 4 to 5, 43 males aged 2 to 3, 36 males aged 4 to 5, 34 married females aged 50 to 60, 33 females age 3 to 4, 32 males aged 1 to 2, 30 married males aged 60 to 70, 22 females aged 1 to 2, 21 married females aged 60 to 70, 12 single females aged 30 to 40, 11 single males aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 5 married females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 males of unknown age, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 females of unknown age, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 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 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 single females aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,015 French Canadians, 57 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 6 persons originating in the United States, 5 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in Ireland, 1 persons originating in Scotland, 1 persons originating in Switzerland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $273,783 value farms (dollars), 93,116 bushels of oats, 83,490 pounds of maple sugar, $41,101 value all livestock, 26,320 pounds of homemade butter, $21,815 value horses aged over 3 years, 20,231 bushels of potatoes, $19,324 value farm implements in dollars, 16,448 acres of land in farms, 9,947 acres of farmland under cultivation, 6,501 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,264 acres of farmland under crops, 5,275 bushels of peas, $4,646 value garden and orchard crops, 3,637 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,527 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,388 acres of oats, 2,722 bushels of rye, 2,673 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,819 bushels of buckwheat, 1,537 bushels of barley, 1,382 sheep, 1,310 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,108 bushels of spring wheat, 1,050 tons of hay, 583 milk cows, 574 bulls, oxen, or steers, 528 swine, 452 barrels of pork, 420 calves and heifers, 411 acres of peas, 407 acres of rye, 365 horses aged over 3 years, 350 pounds of hops, 312 bushels of turnips, 276 bushels of corn, 275 occupants of farms, 256 barrels of beef, 183 acres of potatoes, 168 acres of buckwheat, 161 acres of barley, 141 bushels of carrots, 130 acres of spring wheat, 101 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 95 horses aged 3 years and under, 92 bushels of beans, 84 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 54 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 50 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 47 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 46 acres of farmland in gardens, 40 bushels of winter wheat, 30 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 20 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 14 acres of corn, 6 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 5 acres of winter wheat, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 acres of turnips, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $7,495 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 5,668 yards of linen, 3,822 yards of flannel, 2,522 yards of fulled cloth, 413 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 38 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 23, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 15, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 7, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 6, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 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 males aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| C. (Cléophas) Beausoleil | 1845–1904 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC025010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC025010— 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. Félix, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-f-lix-qc025010-1861/.