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Year: 1861  |  Province: Quebec  |  Wikidata: Q2932587

St. George de Kakouna, Quebec (1861 census)

St. George de Kakouna was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,783. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2932587. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.927°N, 69.466°W.

Population

In 1861, St. George de Kakouna had a population of 1,783: 984 male and 799 female residents.

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

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, St. George de Kakouna 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 1,783 total population, 984 males, Male members of the family who are present: 916, 799 females, Female members of the family who are present: 704, 677 single males, 498 single females, 288 adult females unable to read or write, 287 married males, 274 married females, 271 adult males unable to read or write, 163 females attending school, 127 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 95, Males present who are not members of the family: 68, 50 male births, 29 female births, 27 widowed females, 20 widowed males, 3 blind males, 3 lunatic females, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 145 males aged 5 to 10, 138 females aged 5 to 10, 117 single males aged 10 to 15, 103 married females aged 20 to 30, 97 single females aged 10 to 15, 88 married males aged 30 to 40, 82 single males aged 15 to 20, 81 single males aged 20 to 30, 78 married males aged 40 to 50, 73 married females aged 30 to 40, 69 single females aged 15 to 20, 65 married males aged 20 to 30, 54 married females aged 40 to 50, 45 males aged 1 to 2, 45 males aged 4 to 5, 37 females age 3 to 4, 37 females aged 1 to 2, 37 females aged 2 to 3, 37 married males aged 50 to 60, 36 males aged 2 to 3, 35 males aged 3 to 4, 27 females aged 4 to 5, 24 married females aged 50 to 60, 24 single males aged 30 to 40, 21 single females aged 20 to 30, 12 married males aged 60 to 70, 12 single males aged 40 to 50, 10 married females aged 15 to 20, 10 married females aged 60 to 70, 9 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,749 French Canadians, 26 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 6 persons originating in Ireland, 1 persons originating in the United States. 1 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $261,376 value farms (dollars), 47,934 bushels of potatoes, $31,817 value all livestock, 27,510 pounds of maple sugar, 18,834 pounds of homemade butter, 17,595 bushels of oats, 14,610 acres of land in farms, $12,368 value horses aged over 3 years, 8,968 acres of farmland under cultivation, 5,992 acres of farmland under crops, $5,683 value farm implements in dollars, 5,642 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,624 bushels of rye, 5,023 bushels of spring wheat, 3,746 bushels of barley, 2,946 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,643 pounds of flax or hemp, 2,481 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,509 tons of hay, 1,212 bushels of peas, 1,044 sheep, 921 acres of oats, $892 value garden and orchard crops, 563 acres of rye, 554 acres of spring wheat, 543 barrels of pork, 465 swine, 439 milk cows, 277 acres of potatoes, 264 acres of barley, 256 horses aged over 3 years, 252 calves and heifers, 165 barrels of beef, 145 occupants of farms, 140 bushels of turnips, 109 acres of peas, 74 horses aged 3 years and under, 59 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 54 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 38 bulls, oxen, or steers, 30 acres of farmland in gardens, 14 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 9 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 bushels of beans, 5 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $4,036 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 3,104 yards of linen, 2,562 yards of flannel, 2,096 yards of fulled cloth, 192 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 15 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 6, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 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 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Identifiers

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 Kakouna, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-george-de-kakouna-qc054009-1861/.