St. Gabriel, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Gabriel was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,667. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.043°N, 71.594°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Gabriel had a population of 1,667: 888 male and 779 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,397 |
| 1861 | 1,667 |
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 Valcartier, 1871 (15.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Gabriel W-O, 1871 (84.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. Gabriel shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 133 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,667 total population, 888 males, Male members of the family who are present: 844, 779 females, Female members of the family who are present: 737, 639 single males, 525 single females, 235 married males, 232 married females, 51 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 44, Females present who are not members of the family: 42, 36 females attending school, 31 male births, 24 female births, 22 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 12 adult males unable to read or write, 6 adult females unable to read or write, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 131 single males aged 10 to 15, 118 single males aged 20 to 30, 117 single females aged 15 to 20, 111 single males aged 15 to 20, 103 females aged 5 to 10, 101 males aged 5 to 10, 80 married females aged 30 to 40, 75 single females aged 10 to 15, 73 single females aged 20 to 30, 66 married males aged 40 to 50, 65 married males aged 30 to 40, 52 married females aged 40 to 50, 45 married females aged 20 to 30, 40 females aged 2 to 3, 39 married males aged 50 to 60, 36 married females aged 50 to 60, 34 married males aged 60 to 70, 32 single males aged 30 to 40, 30 females aged 4 to 5, 29 females aged 1 to 2, 29 males aged 3 to 4, 27 males aged 1 to 2, 24 males aged 4 to 5, 22 females age 3 to 4, 21 married males aged 20 to 30, 19 married females aged 60 to 70, 15 males aged 2 to 3, 10 married males aged 70 to 80, 9 single males aged 40 to 50, 9 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 8 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 single females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 single males aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,148 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 334 persons originating in Ireland, 71 persons originating in Scotland, 59 French Canadians, 35 persons originating in England or Wales, 5 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 4 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in Newfoundland, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in the East Indies. 6 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $273,160 value farms (dollars), 145,183 bushels of potatoes, 61,643 bushels of oats, 49,214 pounds of homemade butter, $46,495 value all livestock, 33,001 acres of land in farms, 20,734 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $18,356 value horses aged over 3 years, 12,267 acres of farmland under cultivation, $10,240 value farm implements in dollars, 8,024 acres of farmland under crops, 4,243 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,480 acres of oats, 1,829 bushels of turnips, 1,755 tons of hay, 1,463 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,408 acres of potatoes, 1,104 milk cows, 789 swine, 706 calves and heifers, 573 bushels of spring wheat, 500 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 489 sheep, 332 horses aged over 3 years, 264 occupants of farms, 153 bushels of buckwheat, 143 barrels of beef, 138 barrels of pork, 125 bushels of carrots, 117 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 88 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 87 horses aged 3 years and under, 74 bushels of peas, 71 bulls, oxen, or steers, 42 acres of spring wheat, 32 acres of turnips, 28 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 18 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 13 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 10 acres of buckwheat, 7 acres of peas. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $1,028 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 413 yards of fulled cloth, 393 yards of flannel, 22 carriages for pleasure, 13 yards of linen. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 6 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC042012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC042012— 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. Gabriel, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-gabriel-qc042012-1861/.