St. Hermas, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Hermas was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,583. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912272. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.611°N, 74.197°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Hermas had a population of 1,583: 797 male and 786 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,731 |
| 1861 | 1,583 |
| 1871 | 1,307 |
| 1881 | 1,253 |
| 1891 | 1,217 |
| 1901 | 1,126 |
| 1911 | 1,034 |
| 1921 | 965 |
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. Hermas shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 165 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,583 total population, 797 males, 786 females, Male members of the family who are present: 778, Female members of the family who are present: 758, 557 single males, 555 single females, 217 married males, 208 married females, 203 adult males unable to read or write, 153 females attending school, 138 males attending school, 136 adult females unable to read or write, 35 female births, 30 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 28, 23 widowed females, 23 widowed males, Males present who are not members of the family: 19, 3 lunatic males, 2 blind males, 2 deaf and dumb females, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 129 males aged 5 to 10, 123 females aged 5 to 10, 120 single males aged 10 to 15, 110 single females aged 10 to 15, 109 single females aged 15 to 20, 81 single males aged 15 to 20, 65 single males aged 20 to 30, 57 single females aged 20 to 30, 54 married females aged 30 to 40, 54 married males aged 30 to 40, 49 married females aged 20 to 30, 46 married males aged 20 to 30, 45 married females aged 40 to 50, 39 married males aged 40 to 50, 36 married males aged 50 to 60, 32 married females aged 50 to 60, 31 males aged 3 to 4, 29 females aged 1 to 2, 27 males aged 1 to 2, 25 males aged 2 to 3, 24 females age 3 to 4, 24 males aged 4 to 5, 24 married males aged 60 to 70, 17 females aged 2 to 3, 17 married females aged 60 to 70, 17 married males aged 70 to 80, 16 females aged 4 to 5, 16 single females aged 30 to 40, 12 males of unknown age, 10 females of unknown age, 8 single males aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 5 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,543 French Canadians, 32 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 4 persons originating in Scotland, 2 persons originating in Ireland, 1 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $547,771 value farms (dollars), $41,945 value horses aged over 3 years, 41,845 bushels of oats, 35,756 pounds of homemade butter, $17,909 value all livestock, $15,715 value farm implements in dollars, 14,340 bushels of potatoes, 13,562 acres of land in farms, 11,191 acres of farmland under cultivation, 8,094 acres of farmland under crops, 6,968 bushels of barley, 6,434 pounds of maple sugar, 5,615 pounds of wool produced on farms, 5,352 bushels of peas, 5,314 bushels of spring wheat, 3,080 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,835 acres of oats, 2,460 bushels of buckwheat, 2,371 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,276 pounds of flax or hemp, $1,513 value garden and orchard crops, 1,427 bushels of carrots, 1,303 tons of hay, 1,292 sheep, 1,008 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 714 milk cows, 666 acres of spring wheat, 641 calves and heifers, 626 swine, 595 barrels of pork, 436 acres of peas, 412 acres of barley, 385 bushels of rye, 383 horses aged over 3 years, 346 bushels of corn, 324 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 269 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 254 bushels of winter wheat, 226 horses aged 3 years and under, 214 acres of buckwheat, 213 bulls, oxen, or steers, 204 barrels of beef, 177 acres of potatoes, 170 occupants of farms, 75 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 39 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 39 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 35 acres of rye, 34 bushels of beans, 31 acres of winter wheat, 29 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 25 acres of corn, 17 acres of farmland in gardens, 8 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 6 acres of mangel wurtzel, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $8,727 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 3,178 yards of flannel, 2,338 yards of fulled cloth, 1,997 yards of linen, 303 carriages for pleasure, $202 value carriages for hire (dollars), 20 carriages for hire. (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 females of all ages: 14, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC056008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC052007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912272
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. Hermas, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-hermas-qc056008-1861/.