St. George de Henryville, Quebec (1861 census)
St. George de Henryville was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 5,389. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.146°N, 73.174°W.
Population
In 1861, St. George de Henryville had a population of 5,389: 2,773 male and 2,616 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,577 |
| 1861 | 5,389 |
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 Henriville, 1871 (52.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Sébastien, 1871 (47.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. George de Henryville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 187 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 5,389 total population, 2,773 males, 2,616 females, Male members of the family who are present: 2,571, Female members of the family who are present: 2,453, 1,926 single males, 1,825 single females, 803 married males, 715 married females, 536 males attending school, 430 adult males unable to read or write, 429 females attending school, 382 adult females unable to read or write, Males present who are not members of the family: 202, Females present who are not members of the family: 163, 85 male births, 76 widowed females, 71 female births, 44 widowed males, 6 deaf and dumb males, 6 lunatic females, 5 lunatic males, 3 blind males, 3 deaf and dumb females, 1 blind females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 435 males aged 5 to 10, 390 single females aged 10 to 15, 373 females aged 5 to 10, 356 single males aged 10 to 15, 346 single males aged 15 to 20, 328 single females aged 15 to 20, 248 single males aged 20 to 30, 236 single females aged 20 to 30, 214 married males aged 30 to 40, 212 married females aged 30 to 40, 195 married females aged 20 to 30, 182 married males aged 20 to 30, 169 married males aged 40 to 50, 129 married females aged 40 to 50, 119 married males aged 50 to 60, 105 females aged 2 to 3, 102 males aged 4 to 5, 101 males aged 2 to 3, 97 married females aged 50 to 60, 96 females aged 4 to 5, 94 females age 3 to 4, 90 males aged 3 to 4, 81 married males aged 60 to 70, 68 males aged 1 to 2, 66 females aged 1 to 2, 53 married females aged 60 to 70, 50 single males aged 30 to 40, 38 single females aged 30 to 40, 29 married males aged 70 to 80, 28 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 15 married females aged 15 to 20, 14 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 13 married females aged 70 to 80, 13 single males aged 40 to 50, 10 single males aged 50 to 60, 10 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 10 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 9 single females aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 7 single females aged 40 to 50, 7 single males aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 6 single females aged 60 to 70, 6 single females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 5 married males aged 15 to 20, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 5 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 married males aged 80 to 90, 4 single males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 4 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 4 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 90 to 100, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 4,637 French Canadians, 509 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 148 persons originating in Ireland, 40 persons originating in the United States, 24 persons originating in Scotland, 22 male negroes or coloured persons, 22 negroes or coloured persons, 21 persons originating in England or Wales, 5 persons originating in France, 3 persons whose origin is unknown, 2 persons originating in Germany or Holland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $1,215,100 value farms (dollars), $148,148 value all livestock, 145,731 pounds of homemade butter, $95,946 value horses aged over 3 years, $79,595 value farm implements in dollars, 72,120 bushels of potatoes, 37,584 acres of land in farms, 35,538 bushels of spring wheat, 31,371 acres of farmland under cultivation, 25,055 bushels of peas, 23,738 acres of farmland under crops, 22,278 bushels of oats, 20,199 bushels of barley, 13,808 pounds of wool produced on farms, 11,367 pounds of maple sugar, 7,889 acres of oats, 7,505 acres of farmland in pasture, 7,504 bushels of buckwheat, 6,213 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,254 sheep, 3,744 tons of hay, 3,706 bushels of corn, 3,618 pounds of flax or hemp, $2,847 value garden and orchard crops, 2,717 acres of spring wheat, 1,880 calves and heifers, 1,704 milk cows, 1,506 swine, 1,474 acres of peas, 1,257 horses aged over 3 years, 1,255 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 1,218 acres of potatoes, 1,198 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,025 bushels of turnips, 943 barrels of pork, 861 acres of barley, 815 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 598 horses aged 3 years and under, 584 bushels of carrots, 557 bushels of rye, 388 occupants of farms, 367 acres of buckwheat, 318 barrels of beef, 238 bulls, oxen, or steers, 162 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 159 acres of corn, 154 bushels of beans, 128 acres of farmland in gardens, 119 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 61 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 44 acres of mangel wurtzel, 42 acres of rye, 19 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 18 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 8 acres of turnips. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $14,677 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 6,410 yards of flannel, 5,565 yards of fulled cloth, 4,084 yards of linen, 983 carriages for pleasure, $871 value carriages for hire (dollars), 54 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 300 pounds of fresh fish sold, 101 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 141 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 71, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 70, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 28, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 19, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 17, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 11, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 7, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 6, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 6, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 5, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 4, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC022005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC022005— 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. George de Henryville, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-george-de-henryville-qc022005-1861/.