St. Frédéric, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Frédéric was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,051. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912189. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.303°N, 70.973°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Frédéric had a population of 1,051: 492 male and 559 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,051 |
| 1871 | 1,765 |
| 1881 | 1,801 |
| 1891 | 1,814 |
| 1901 | 793 |
| 1911 | 1,710 |
| 1921 | 1,189 |
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. Frédéric, 1871 (56.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. Frédéric shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 143 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,051 total population, 559 females, Female members of the family who are present: 555, 492 males, Male members of the family who are present: 489, 385 single females, 320 single males, 207 adult males unable to read or write, 164 married males, 161 married females, 153 adult females unable to read or write, 130 females attending school, 102 males attending school, 27 female births, 23 male births, 13 widowed females, 8 widowed males, Females present who are not members of the family: 4, Males present who are not members of the family: 3, 3 lunatic males, 2 lunatic females, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 83 single females aged 10 to 15, 75 females aged 5 to 10, 72 single females aged 15 to 20, 69 single males aged 10 to 15, 68 males aged 5 to 10, 47 married males aged 30 to 40, 46 married females aged 20 to 30, 44 single males aged 15 to 20, 43 married females aged 30 to 40, 42 single males aged 20 to 30, 41 married males aged 20 to 30, 31 married males aged 40 to 50, 29 married females aged 40 to 50, 29 single females aged 20 to 30, 27 married males aged 50 to 60, 25 females aged 2 to 3, 24 females age 3 to 4, 23 males aged 3 to 4, 22 females aged 1 to 2, 20 married females aged 50 to 60, 17 males aged 1 to 2, 17 males aged 4 to 5, 14 females aged 4 to 5, 14 males aged 2 to 3, 12 married females aged 15 to 20, 11 married males aged 60 to 70, 11 single females aged 30 to 40, 7 married females aged 60 to 70, 6 married males aged 70 to 80, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 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 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 30 to 40, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,051 French Canadians. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $176,810 value farms (dollars), 65,348 pounds of maple sugar, $32,375 value all livestock, 21,872 bushels of oats, 18,267 pounds of homemade butter, 17,938 acres of land in farms, $11,394 value horses aged over 3 years, 9,742 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,196 acres of farmland under cultivation, 7,760 bushels of potatoes, 4,244 acres of farmland under crops, 3,915 acres of farmland in pasture, $3,820 value farm implements in dollars, 3,346 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,722 bushels of barley, 1,916 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,494 acres of oats, 1,460 sheep, 1,409 tons of hay, $886 value garden and orchard crops, 863 bushels of peas, 663 bushels of spring wheat, 623 calves and heifers, 481 milk cows, 381 swine, 365 bushels of buckwheat, 354 barrels of pork, 232 acres of barley, 232 bulls, oxen, or steers, 181 horses aged over 3 years, 140 acres of peas, 132 occupants of farms, 97 acres of potatoes, 52 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 44 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 38 horses aged 3 years and under, 37 acres of farmland in gardens, 36 acres of spring wheat, 32 barrels of beef, 29 acres of buckwheat, 21 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 18 bushels of turnips, 14 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 14 bushels of rye, 10 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 6 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 5 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 acres of rye, 1 acres of turnips. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 3,158 yards of flannel, 2,730 yards of linen, 1,654 yards of fulled cloth, $1,166 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 48 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 18 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, 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 aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC005013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC040011_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912189
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. Frédéric, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-fr-d-ric-qc005013-1861/.