St. Fidèle, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Fidèle was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 836. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.799°N, 70.023°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Fidèle had a population of 836: 423 male and 413 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 836 |
| 1871 | 813 |
| 1881 | 966 |
| 1891 | 1,068 |
| 1901 | 1,150 |
| 1911 | 1,018 |
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 contained St. Fidèle, 1871 (74.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. Fidèle shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 120 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 836 total population, 423 males, Male members of the family who are present: 413, 413 females, Female members of the family who are present: 403, 288 single males, 284 single females, 136 adult males unable to read or write, 131 married males, 124 married females, 120 adult females unable to read or write, 52 males attending school, 46 females attending school, 27 male births, 21 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 10, Males present who are not members of the family: 10, 5 widowed females, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 58 single females aged 10 to 15, 55 males aged 5 to 10, 54 females aged 5 to 10, 51 married females aged 20 to 30, 51 single males aged 10 to 15, 45 married males aged 20 to 30, 43 married males aged 30 to 40, 42 single females aged 15 to 20, 36 single males aged 15 to 20, 29 single females aged 20 to 30, 28 married females aged 30 to 40, 26 single males aged 20 to 30, 24 females age 3 to 4, 22 males aged 3 to 4, 21 males aged 2 to 3, 20 females aged 1 to 2, 20 married females aged 40 to 50, 20 married males aged 40 to 50, 17 males aged 4 to 5, 16 females aged 4 to 5, 16 single males aged 30 to 40, 15 married males aged 60 to 70, 14 males aged 1 to 2, 12 females aged 2 to 3, 11 married females aged 50 to 60, 10 married females aged 60 to 70, 8 females of unknown age, 8 married males aged 50 to 60, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 836 French Canadians. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $88,820 value farms (dollars), $23,108 value all livestock, 16,772 acres of land in farms, 12,859 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $11,874 value horses aged over 3 years, 9,926 bushels of potatoes, 9,454 pounds of homemade butter, $8,255 value farm implements in dollars, 5,909 bushels of spring wheat, 3,913 acres of farmland under cultivation, 2,713 bushels of barley, 2,464 pounds of maple sugar, 2,168 acres of farmland under crops, 2,099 bushels of oats, 2,032 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,740 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,643 bushels of rye, 1,372 bushels of peas, 873 pounds of flax or hemp, 817 sheep, 718 acres of spring wheat, 374 bulls, oxen, or steers, 333 acres of barley, 247 acres of rye, 230 acres of oats, 215 tons of hay, 197 barrels of pork, 194 milk cows, 168 acres of peas, 150 occupants of farms, 130 horses aged over 3 years, 115 calves and heifers, 112 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 100 acres of potatoes, 92 barrels of beef, $70 value garden and orchard crops, 31 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 26 horses aged 3 years and under, 21 swine, 5 acres of farmland in gardens, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $2,283 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,489 yards of flannel, 1,436 yards of fulled cloth, 1,157 yards of linen, 129 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 16 barrels of salted fish sold, 9 pounds of fresh fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 17 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 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 under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC013010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC152007_1881— 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. Fidèle, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-fid-le-qc013010-1861/.