HGIS Canada › Quebec › St. Henri › 1861
Year: 1861  |  Province: Quebec  |  Wikidata: Q3462390

St. Henri, Quebec (1861 census)

St. Henri was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,656. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462390. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.693°N, 71.060°W.

Population

In 1861, St. Henri had a population of 2,656: 1,334 male and 1,322 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

YearPopulation
18612,656
18712,418
18812,468

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. Henri shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 169 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,656 total population, 1,334 males, 1,322 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,286, Female members of the family who are present: 1,246, 922 single males, 900 single females, 378 married males, 375 married females, 233 adult males unable to read or write, 212 males attending school, 210 females attending school, 148 adult females unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 76, Males present who are not members of the family: 48, 47 widowed females, 34 widowed males, 31 male births, 29 female births, 11 lunatic males, 5 lunatic females, 3 deaf and dumb males, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 194 males aged 5 to 10, 192 single females aged 15 to 20, 188 single males aged 20 to 30, 182 single females aged 10 to 15, 175 females aged 5 to 10, 165 single males aged 15 to 20, 151 single males aged 10 to 15, 147 single females aged 20 to 30, 90 married males aged 30 to 40, 88 married females aged 40 to 50, 84 married males aged 50 to 60, 82 married females aged 30 to 40, 81 married females aged 50 to 60, 72 married males aged 40 to 50, 65 married males aged 60 to 70, 62 married females aged 20 to 30, 43 married females aged 60 to 70, 39 females aged 4 to 5, 38 males aged 2 to 3, 37 females age 3 to 4, 35 married males aged 20 to 30, 30 males aged 1 to 2, 30 single males aged 30 to 40, 29 males aged 4 to 5, 25 females aged 2 to 3, 25 married males aged 70 to 80, 24 males aged 3 to 4, 20 females aged 1 to 2, 20 single females aged 30 to 40, 18 single males aged 40 to 50, 14 single females aged 40 to 50, 14 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 13 married females aged 70 to 80, 12 single males aged 50 to 60, 12 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 11 single females aged 60 to 70, 10 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 10 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 8 single females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 single males aged 60 to 70, 5 single males aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 4 married males aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 married females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 2 married males aged 90 to 100, 2 single males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,626 French Canadians, 15 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 6 persons originating in England or Wales, 5 persons originating in Ireland, 2 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in Scotland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $563,389 value farms (dollars), $82,217 value all livestock, 82,158 bushels of oats, 66,060 pounds of homemade butter, 41,877 bushels of potatoes, 34,238 acres of land in farms, $23,376 value horses aged over 3 years, 20,738 acres of farmland under cultivation, 19,040 pounds of maple sugar, $16,244 value farm implements in dollars, 13,500 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 11,083 acres of farmland under crops, 9,647 acres of farmland in pasture, 8,200 pounds of wool produced on farms, 5,656 acres of oats, $3,585 value garden and orchard crops, 3,516 tons of hay, 3,367 pounds of flax or hemp, 2,555 bushels of peas, 2,304 bushels of spring wheat, 2,247 bushels of turnips, 2,087 sheep, 1,706 bulls, oxen, or steers, 1,471 bushels of barley, 1,238 milk cows, 1,139 calves and heifers, 1,114 swine, 940 barrels of pork, 550 bushels of rye, 444 horses aged over 3 years, 384 acres of potatoes, 295 occupants of farms, 287 acres of peas, 249 acres of spring wheat, 159 bushels of buckwheat, 117 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 111 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 108 acres of barley, 83 horses aged 3 years and under, 52 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 51 acres of rye, 42 barrels of beef, 29 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 28 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 28 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 20 acres of buckwheat, 15 acres of turnips, 8 acres of farmland in gardens, 7 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $14,875 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 6,840 yards of flannel, 5,288 yards of linen, 4,439 yards of fulled cloth, 854 carriages for pleasure, $24 value carriages for hire (dollars), 2 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 30 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 18, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 6, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 2, 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 20 to 30: 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 females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 90 to 100: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 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 4 to 5: 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. Henri, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-henri-qc029004-1861/.