St. Frédéric, Quebec (1861 census)

Name: St. Frédéric (1861)
Address: Quebec, CA

St. Frédéric was a census subdivision in Beauce County, Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,051. 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 density was 42.4 people per square mile.

Population trajectory across census years

Year	Population
1851	934
1861	1,051
1871	1,765
1881	1,801
1891	1,814
1901	1,019
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 294 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.

Population & families (27 variables)

Variable	Value
Female members of the family who are present	555
Females present who are not members of the family	4
Male members of the family who are present	489
Males present who are not members of the family	3
Number of adult females unable to read or write	153
Number of adult males unable to read or write	207
Number of blind males	1
Number of deaf and dumb males	1
Number of female births in the past year	27
Number of females	559
Number of females attending school	130
Number of lunatic females	2
Number of lunatic males	3
Number of male births in the past year	23
Number of males	492
Number of males attending school	102
Number of married females	161
Number of married males	164
Number of single females	385
Number of single males	320
Number of widowed females	13
Number of widowed males	8
POP FX N.1	559
POP MX N.1	492
POP TOT	1,051
POP XX N.1	1,051
Total population	1,051

Age structure (49 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of females age 3 to 4	24
Number of females aged 1 to 2	22
Number of females aged 2 to 3	25
Number of females aged 4 to 5	14
Number of females aged 5 to 10	75
Number of males aged 1 to 2	17
Number of males aged 2 to 3	14
Number of males aged 3 to 4	23
Number of males aged 4 to 5	17
Number of males aged 5 to 10	68
Number of married females aged 15 to 20	12
Number of married females aged 20 to 30	46
Number of married females aged 30 to 40	43
Number of married females aged 40 to 50	29
Number of married females aged 50 to 60	20
Number of married females aged 60 to 70	7
Number of married females aged 70 to 80	4
Number of married males aged 15 to 20	1
Number of married males aged 20 to 30	41
Number of married males aged 30 to 40	47
Number of married males aged 40 to 50	31
Number of married males aged 50 to 60	27
Number of married males aged 60 to 70	11
Number of married males aged 70 to 80	6
Number of single females aged 10 to 15	83
Number of single females aged 15 to 20	72
Number of single females aged 20 to 30	29
Number of single females aged 30 to 40	11
Number of single females aged 40 to 50	1
Number of single females aged 50 to 60	1
Number of single females aged 70 to 80	1
Number of single males aged 10 to 15	69
Number of single males aged 15 to 20	44
Number of single males aged 20 to 30	42
Number of single males aged 30 to 40	1
Number of single males aged 40 to 50	1
Number of single males aged 50 to 60	1
Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30	1
Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40	1
Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50	3
Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60	3
Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70	4
Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80	1
Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40	2
Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50	1
Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60	1
Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70	2
Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80	1
Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90	1

Ethnic origin (1 variable)

Variable	Value
Number of French Canadians	1,051

Agriculture (67 variables)

Variable	Value
Acres of barley	232
Acres of buckwheat	29
Acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers	6
Acres of farmland in gardens	37
Acres of farmland in pasture	3,915
Acres of farmland in woodland or forest	9,742
Acres of farmland under crops	4,244
Acres of farmland under cultivation	8,196
Acres of land in farms	17,938
Acres of oats	1,494
Acres of peas	140
Acres of potatoes	97
Acres of rye	2
Acres of spring wheat	36
Acres of turnips	1
Barrels of beef produced in the past year	32
Barrels of pork produced in the past year	354
Bushels of barley produced in the past year	2,722
Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year	365
Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year	14
Bushels of oats produced in the past year	21,872
Bushels of peas produced in the past year	863
Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year	7,760
Bushels of rye produced in the past year	14
Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year	663
Bushels of turnips produced in the past year	18
C20 WHT SP AC	36
C21 WHT SP BU	663
C22 BAR AC	232
C23 BAR BU	2,722
C24 RYE AC	2
C25 RYE BU	14
C26 PEA AC	140
C27 PEA BU	863
C28 OAT AC	1,494
C29 OAT BU	21,872
C30 BWT AC	29
C31 BWT BU	365
C34 POT AC	97
C35 POT BU	7,760
C43 HAY TONS	1,409
C47 WOOL LBS	3,346
C63 BEEF BAR	32
C64 PORK BAR	354
HRS ov03 V	11,394
Number of bulls, oxen, or steers	232
Number of calves and heifers	623
Number of horses aged 3 years and under	38
Number of horses aged over 3 years	181
Number of milk cows	481
Number of occupants of farms	132
Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres	5
Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres	44
Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres	10
Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres	52
Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres	21
Number of sheep	1,460
Number of swine	381
Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year	1,916
Pounds of homemade butter	18,267
Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year	65,348
Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year	3,346
Tons of hay produced in the past year	1,409
Value of all livestock	32,375
Value of farm implements in dollars	3,820
Value of farms (dollars)	176,810
Value of garden and orchard crops produced in the past year	886

Manufacturing & industry (5 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of carriages for pleasure	48
Value of carriages for pleasure (dollars)	1,166
Yards of flannel produced in the past year	3,158
Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year	1,654
Yards of linen produced in the past year	2,730

Deaths & mortality (16 variables)

Variable	Value
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 30 to 40	2
Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50	2
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 aged 70 to 80	2
Deaths in the past year among females of all ages	12
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 30 to 40	2
Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50	2
Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80	1
Deaths in the past year among males of all ages	6
Total number of deaths in the past year	18

Other recorded variables (129 variables)

Variable	Value
C01 TOTAL	132
C03 OCC 10 TO 20	5
C04 OCC 20 TO 50	10
C05 OCC 50 TO 100	52
C06 OCC 100 TO 200	44
C07 OCC OVR 200	21
C08 HELD	17,938
C09 UNDR CULT	8,196
C1 Males	492
C10 UNDR CROP	4,244
C11 Deaths under 1 year F	1
C11 UNDR PAST	3,915
C12 GARDENS	37
C12 Under 2 Years M	17
C120 Married M	164
C121 Single M	320
C122 Widowed M	8
C123 Total M	492
C124 Married F	161
C125 Single F	385
C126 Widows F	13
C127 Total F	559
C128 Grand Total	1,051
C129 Deaths M	6
C13 Under 2 Years F	22
C13 WOOD WILD	9,742
C130 Deaths F	12
C131 Deaths Total	18
C136 Attending School M	102
C137 Attending School F	130
C138 Adults unable to read or write M	207
C139 Adults unable to read or write F	153
C14 CASH FARM	176,810
C14 Deaths under 2 years M	1
C140 Deaf and Dumb M	1
C142 Blind M	1
C144 Lunatics M	3
C145 Lunatics F	2
C15 CASH IMP	3,820
C15 Deaths under 2 years F	1
C16 GARDN VALUE	886
C16 Under 3 years M	14
C17 LAND HELD	6
C17 Under 3 years F	25
C2 Females	559
C20 Under 4 years M	23
C21 Under 4 years F	24
C24 Under 5 years M	17
C25 Under 5 years F	14
C28 Between 5 and 10 Years M	68
C29 Between 5 and 10 years F	75
C3 Total	1,051
C33 Between 10 and 15 years Single M	69
C35 Between 10 and 15 years Single F	83
C36 TUR AC	1
C37 Between 10 and 15 years Deaths F	1
C37 TUR BU	18
C38 Between 15 and 20 years Married M	1
C39 Between 15 and 20 years Single M	44
C4 Members of Family M	489
C40 Between 15 and 20 years Married F	12
C41 Between 15 and 20 years Single F	72
C42 CLV TIM GRA	14
C43 Between 15 and 20 years Deaths F	1
C44 Between 20 and 30 years Married M	41
C45 Between 20 and 30 years Single M	42
C45 MPL SGR LBS	65,348
C47 Between 20 and 30 years Married F	46
C48 Between 20 and 30 years Single F	29
C48 FLLD CLOTH YRDS	1,654
C49 Between 20 and 30 years Widows F	1
C49 FLAN YRDS	3,158
C5 Members of Family F	555
C50 FLX HEM LBS	1,916
C51 LIN YRDS	2,730
C52 Between 30 and 40 years Married M	47
C52 BULLS OX STEERS	232
C53 Between 30 and 40 years Single M	1
C53 MILK COWS	481
C54 Between 30 and 40 years Widowers M	2
C54 CALVES HEIFERS	623
C55 Between 30 and 40 years Married F	43
C55 HORSES	181
C56 Between 30 and 40 years Single F	11
C56 HORSES VAL	11,394
C57 Between 30 and 40 years Widows F	1
C57 COLTS FILLIES	38
C58 Between 30 and 40 years Deaths M	2
C58 SHEEP	1,460
C59 Between 30 and 40 years Deaths F	2
C59 SWINE	381
C6 Not Members of Family M	3
C60 Between 40 and 50 years Married M	31
C60 TOT VALUE	32,375
C61 Between 40 and 50 years Single M	1
C61 BUTTER LB	18,267
C62 Between 40 and 50 years Widowers M	1
C63 Between 40 and 50 years Married F	29
C64 Between 40 and 50 years Single F	1
C65 Between 40 and 50 years Widows F	3
C66 Between 40 and 50 years Deaths M	2
C67 Between 40 and 50 years Deaths F	2
C68 Between 50 and 60 years Married M	27
C68 CAR PLEASURE	48
C69 Between 50 and 60 years Single M	1
C69 VALUE DOL P	1,166
C7 Not Members of Family F	4
C70 Between 50 and 60 years Widowers M	1
C71 Between 50 and 60 years Married F	20
C72 Between 50 and 60 years Single F	1
C73 Between 50 and 60 years Widows F	3
C75 Between 50 and 60 years Deaths F	1
C76 Between 60 and 70 years Married M	11
C78 Between 60 and 70 years Widowers M	2
C79 Between 60 and 70 years Married F	7
C8 Births in 1860 M	23
C81 Between 60 and 70 years Widows F	4
C83 Between 60 and 70 years Deaths F	1
C84 Between 70 and 80 years Married M	6
C86 Between 70 and 80 years Widowers M	1
C87 Between 70 and 80 years Married F	4
C88 Between 70 and 80 years Single F	1
C89 Between 70 and 80 years Widows F	1
C9 Births in 1860 F	27
C90 Between 70 and 80 years Deaths M	1
C91 Between 70 and 80 years Deaths F	2
C94 Between 80 and 90 years Widowers M	1
CD NAME	Beauce
Natives of Canada French Origin	1,051

Identifiers

TCP UID: QC005013 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC040011_1851 — 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. Frédéric, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-fr-d-ric-qc005013-1861/.