St. George, Quebec (1861 census)
St. George was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,770. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q143227. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.119°N, 70.677°W.
Population
In 1861, St. George had a population of 1,770: 907 male and 863 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,770 |
| 1871 | 2,080 |
| 1881 | 2,746 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. George shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,770 total population, 907 males, 863 females, Male members of the family who are present: 856, Female members of the family who are present: 816, 627 single males, 578 single females, 260 married males, 257 married females, 221 adult males unable to read or write, 163 adult females unable to read or write, 109 males attending school, 94 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 51, Females present who are not members of the family: 47, 44 male births, 28 widowed females, 24 female births, 20 widowed males, 1 blind females, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 135 males aged 5 to 10, 130 single females aged 10 to 15, 119 females aged 5 to 10, 116 single males aged 15 to 20, 102 single males aged 10 to 15, 94 single females aged 15 to 20, 82 married females aged 20 to 30, 75 married females aged 30 to 40, 73 married males aged 30 to 40, 67 single males aged 20 to 30, 65 married males aged 40 to 50, 56 married males aged 20 to 30, 49 married females aged 40 to 50, 43 single females aged 20 to 30, 42 females aged 2 to 3, 42 males aged 1 to 2, 40 females age 3 to 4, 40 females aged 1 to 2, 39 males aged 4 to 5, 36 females aged 4 to 5, 35 married males aged 50 to 60, 34 males aged 2 to 3, 33 males aged 3 to 4, 25 married females aged 50 to 60, 20 married males aged 60 to 70, 14 married females aged 60 to 70, 9 married males aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 7 married females aged 15 to 20, 7 single males aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 married females aged 70 to 80, 5 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 single females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,560 French Canadians, 149 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 29 persons originating in Ireland, 23 persons originating in England or Wales, 4 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 4 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $182,954 value farms (dollars), 46,350 pounds of maple sugar, 36,292 bushels of oats, $32,303 value all livestock, 27,790 pounds of homemade butter, 26,380 acres of land in farms, $19,824 value horses aged over 3 years, 13,265 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 13,115 acres of farmland under cultivation, 12,702 bushels of potatoes, 9,919 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,468 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,370 bushels of barley, $3,262 value farm implements in dollars, 3,132 acres of farmland under crops, 2,378 bushels of peas, 2,247 sheep, 2,106 acres of oats, 1,938 tons of hay, 1,180 bushels of spring wheat, 899 bulls, oxen, or steers, $876 value garden and orchard crops, 777 calves and heifers, 621 milk cows, 597 bushels of rye, 520 acres of potatoes, 445 swine, 374 barrels of pork, 374 pounds of flax or hemp, 282 acres of peas, 270 horses aged over 3 years, 246 occupants of farms, 241 acres of barley, 128 acres of spring wheat, 127 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 73 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 66 bushels of buckwheat, 64 acres of farmland in gardens, 64 horses aged 3 years and under, 55 acres of rye, 25 bushels of turnips, 20 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 15 bushels of corn, 15 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 12 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 10 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 10 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 4 acres of buckwheat, 2 acres of corn, 2 bushels of carrots, 1 acres of turnips, 1 barrels of beef, 1 bushels of beans, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $4,050 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 3,967 yards of flannel, 2,326 yards of fulled cloth, 2,262 yards of linen, 250 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 24 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 13, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 7, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Christian Henry Pozer | 1835–1884 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC005015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC048010_1861— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q143227
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, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-george-qc005015-1861/.