St. Grégoire, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Grégoire was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,255. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.263°N, 72.494°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Grégoire had a population of 3,255: 1,612 male and 1,643 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,449 |
| 1861 | 3,255 |
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 Larochelle, Village, 1871 (0.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. Grégoire shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,255 total population, 1,643 females, 1,612 males, Female members of the family who are present: 1,543, Male members of the family who are present: 1,541, 1,148 single females, 1,110 single males, 448 married males, 435 married females, 229 females attending school, 209 males attending school, 106 adult males unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 100, Males present who are not members of the family: 71, 60 widowed females, 57 adult females unable to read or write, 54 widowed males, 43 male births, 39 female births, 6 lunatic males, 1 blind females, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 236 males aged 5 to 10, 235 single females aged 10 to 15, 213 females aged 5 to 10, 200 single males aged 10 to 15, 197 single males aged 15 to 20, 189 single males aged 20 to 30, 184 single females aged 20 to 30, 180 single females aged 15 to 20, 134 married females aged 30 to 40, 112 married males aged 30 to 40, 94 married males aged 40 to 50, 92 married females aged 40 to 50, 90 married males aged 50 to 60, 84 married females aged 20 to 30, 63 married females aged 50 to 60, 63 married males aged 60 to 70, 62 single females aged 30 to 40, 59 married males aged 20 to 30, 55 females aged 4 to 5, 55 males aged 4 to 5, 49 females age 3 to 4, 42 males aged 1 to 2, 42 males aged 2 to 3, 41 married females aged 60 to 70, 39 females aged 1 to 2, 39 females aged 2 to 3, 38 single males aged 30 to 40, 34 males aged 3 to 4, 21 married males aged 70 to 80, 20 single females aged 40 to 50, 18 single females aged 50 to 60, 16 married females aged 70 to 80, 15 single males aged 40 to 50, 15 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 13 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 12 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 10 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 10 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 9 single females aged 60 to 70, 9 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 8 married males aged 80 to 90, 8 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 7 single males aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 married females aged 80 to 90, 4 single females aged 80 to 90, 4 single males aged 70 to 80, 3 males of unknown age, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 90 to 100, 1 females of unknown age, 1 married females aged 90 to 100, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 3,247 French Canadians, 8 persons native to Canada, not of French origin. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $637,420 value farms (dollars), $97,139 value all livestock, 94,992 bushels of oats, 50,047 pounds of homemade butter, 40,183 bushels of potatoes, $37,184 value horses aged over 3 years, 33,110 pounds of maple sugar, 32,738 acres of land in farms, 20,348 acres of farmland under cultivation, $13,272 value farm implements in dollars, 12,390 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12,359 acres of farmland under crops, 12,174 bushels of spring wheat, 10,925 pounds of wool produced on farms, 7,989 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,193 acres of oats, 5,237 bushels of peas, 4,893 bushels of buckwheat, 4,471 pounds of flax or hemp, 3,938 sheep, 2,771 tons of hay, 2,418 bushels of barley, 1,809 bulls, oxen, or steers, 1,642 bushels of rye, 1,531 milk cows, 1,421 calves and heifers, 1,328 acres of spring wheat, 1,118 swine, 681 bushels of corn, 661 bushels of turnips, 644 horses aged over 3 years, 597 barrels of pork, 451 acres of peas, 348 occupants of farms, 339 acres of buckwheat, 339 acres of potatoes, 240 horses aged 3 years and under, 179 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 164 acres of barley, 149 acres of rye, 110 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 100 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 96 bushels of carrots, 61 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 47 acres of corn, 44 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 20 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 acres of turnips, 3 bushels of beans, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $13,679 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 8,122 yards of linen, 6,429 yards of flannel, 4,551 yards of fulled cloth, 718 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 10 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC038007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC038007— 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. Grégoire, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-gr-goire-qc038007-1861/.