St. Grégoire, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Grégoire was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,581. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912263. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.332°N, 73.148°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Grégoire had a population of 2,581: 1,281 male and 1,300 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,581 |
| 1871 | 2,342 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Grégoire, 1851 (94.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. Grégoire shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 161 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,581 total population, 1,300 females, 1,281 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,226, Female members of the family who are present: 1,224, 890 single females, 863 single males, 394 married males, 381 married females, 334 adult males unable to read or write, 302 adult females unable to read or write, 199 males attending school, 186 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 76, Males present who are not members of the family: 55, 47 female births, 42 male births, 29 widowed females, 24 widowed males, 3 deaf and dumb males, 3 lunatic males, 2 deaf and dumb females, 1 blind females, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 183 females aged 5 to 10, 176 males aged 5 to 10, 176 single females aged 10 to 15, 156 single males aged 10 to 15, 154 single females aged 15 to 20, 154 single males aged 15 to 20, 128 single males aged 20 to 30, 119 married females aged 20 to 30, 116 married males aged 30 to 40, 103 single females aged 20 to 30, 93 married females aged 30 to 40, 76 married males aged 50 to 60, 75 married males aged 20 to 30, 70 married males aged 40 to 50, 65 married females aged 40 to 50, 60 married females aged 50 to 60, 49 females age 3 to 4, 49 males aged 2 to 3, 47 males aged 3 to 4, 46 males aged 4 to 5, 45 females aged 2 to 3, 43 females aged 1 to 2, 42 females aged 4 to 5, 37 males aged 1 to 2, 36 married males aged 60 to 70, 26 married females aged 60 to 70, 24 single females aged 30 to 40, 18 married males aged 70 to 80, 17 single males aged 30 to 40, 14 single females aged 40 to 50, 10 married females aged 70 to 80, 10 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 married females aged 15 to 20, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 single females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 90 to 100, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 90 to 100, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 widowed males over 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,497 French Canadians, 49 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 25 persons originating in Ireland, 9 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $657,032 value farms (dollars), $86,414 value all livestock, 51,260 bushels of oats, $39,451 value horses aged over 3 years, 36,869 bushels of potatoes, 35,399 pounds of homemade butter, $31,616 value farm implements in dollars, 28,697 pounds of maple sugar, 22,430 acres of land in farms, 22,294 bushels of spring wheat, 16,283 acres of farmland under cultivation, 11,374 acres of farmland under crops, 11,241 bushels of peas, 8,344 pounds of wool produced on farms, 6,899 bushels of barley, 6,147 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,339 pounds of flax or hemp, 4,762 acres of farmland in pasture, $4,213 value garden and orchard crops, 3,256 acres of oats, 2,969 acres of peas, 2,820 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 2,495 sheep, 2,134 acres of spring wheat, 1,558 bushels of buckwheat, 1,488 tons of hay, 1,080 calves and heifers, 997 bulls, oxen, or steers, 910 milk cows, 873 swine, 707 barrels of pork, 632 bushels of turnips, 607 bushels of corn, 537 horses aged over 3 years, 381 acres of barley, 341 occupants of farms, 304 acres of potatoes, 298 horses aged 3 years and under, 200 barrels of beef, 200 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 147 acres of farmland in gardens, 124 bushels of rye, 104 acres of buckwheat, 49 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 42 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 34 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 31 acres of corn, 30 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 25 pounds of hops, 15 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 11 acres of rye, 11 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 7 acres of mangel wurtzel, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 acres of turnips. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $28,301 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 4,957 yards of linen, 4,929 yards of flannel, 3,600 yards of fulled cloth, 475 carriages for pleasure, $15 value carriages for hire (dollars), 2 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 18 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 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 males aged 40 to 50: 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 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC022006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC124004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912263
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. Grégoire, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-gr-goire-qc022006-1861/.