St. Gilles, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Gilles was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,203. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912257. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.497°N, 71.369°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Gilles had a population of 1,203: 630 male and 573 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,203 |
| 1871 | 1,197 |
| 1881 | 648 |
| 1891 | 631 |
| 1901 | 796 |
| 1911 | 900 |
| 1921 | 808 |
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 St. Gilles, 1871 (82.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. Gilles shared boundaries with:
- St. Apollinaire
- St. Bernard
- St. Etienne de Lauzon
- St. Flavien, VL
- St. Lambert
- St. Sylvestre, VL
- Ste. Agathe
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 145 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,203 total population, 630 males, Male members of the family who are present: 586, 573 females, Female members of the family who are present: 541, 421 single males, 370 single females, 191 married males, 189 married females, 89 adult males unable to read or write, 89 males attending school, 73 females attending school, 58 adult females unable to read or write, Males present who are not members of the family: 44, Females present who are not members of the family: 32, 18 widowed males, 14 widowed females, 11 female births, 10 male births, 2 deaf and dumb males, 2 lunatic females, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 100 males aged 5 to 10, 86 single males aged 10 to 15, 74 females aged 5 to 10, 74 single females aged 10 to 15, 65 single females aged 15 to 20, 63 married males aged 40 to 50, 63 single males aged 15 to 20, 62 single males aged 20 to 30, 57 married females aged 20 to 30, 45 single females aged 20 to 30, 43 married females aged 30 to 40, 40 married females aged 40 to 50, 40 married males aged 30 to 40, 37 married males aged 50 to 60, 30 married males aged 20 to 30, 29 females aged 2 to 3, 27 males aged 1 to 2, 25 married females aged 50 to 60, 24 females aged 1 to 2, 21 females aged 4 to 5, 21 males aged 2 to 3, 21 males aged 4 to 5, 20 males aged 3 to 4, 19 females age 3 to 4, 18 married females aged 60 to 70, 11 married males aged 60 to 70, 10 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 8 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 single males aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 5 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 females of unknown age, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 males of unknown age, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 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 883 French Canadians, 203 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 95 persons originating in Ireland, 14 persons originating in Scotland, 8 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $145,080 value farms (dollars), $22,522 value all livestock, 21,771 acres of land in farms, 20,328 bushels of potatoes, 19,300 bushels of oats, 17,454 pounds of homemade butter, 16,313 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $11,139 value horses aged over 3 years, $6,478 value farm implements in dollars, 5,458 acres of farmland under cultivation, 2,939 acres of farmland under crops, 2,496 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,381 pounds of maple sugar, 2,242 bushels of spring wheat, 1,811 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,396 bushels of barley, 1,144 acres of oats, 1,031 pounds of flax or hemp, 904 tons of hay, 894 bushels of rye, 806 bushels of peas, 668 sheep, 510 bulls, oxen, or steers, 504 swine, 330 bushels of turnips, $281 value garden and orchard crops, 241 barrels of pork, 193 acres of spring wheat, 186 calves and heifers, 177 acres of potatoes, 175 horses aged over 3 years, 175 occupants of farms, 109 acres of barley, 109 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 99 bushels of buckwheat, 93 acres of peas, 73 acres of rye, 47 milk cows, 33 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 29 barrels of beef, 26 bushels of carrots, 23 acres of farmland in gardens, 19 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 19 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 15 horses aged 3 years and under, 14 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 7 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 6 acres of buckwheat, 3 acres of turnips, 3 pounds of hops. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 1,227 yards of flannel, 931 yards of fulled cloth, $841 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 744 yards of linen, 21 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 9 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, 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 males aged 50 to 60: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded Deaths in the past year among males aged 90 to 100: 1 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC030007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC068011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912257
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. Gilles, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-gilles-qc030007-1861/.