St. Hilaire, Quebec (1861 census)

Name: St. Hilaire (1861)
Address: Quebec, CA

St. Hilaire was a census subdivision in Rouville County, Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,589. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.558°N, 73.173°W.

Population

In 1861, St. Hilaire had a population of 1,589: 779 male and 810 female residents. Population density was 73.7 people per square mile.

Population trajectory across census years

Year	Population
1851	1,520
1861	1,589
1871	1,208
1881	1,383
1891	1,251
1901	1,275
1911	1,309
1921	802

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. Hilaire shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 333 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.

Population & families (26 variables)

Variable	Value
Female members of the family who are present	715
Females present who are not members of the family	95
Male members of the family who are present	715
Males present who are not members of the family	64
Number of adult females unable to read or write	140
Number of adult males unable to read or write	173
Number of deaf and dumb males	1
Number of female births in the past year	33
Number of females	810
Number of females attending school	129
Number of lunatic females	1
Number of lunatic males	2
Number of male births in the past year	34
Number of males	779
Number of males attending school	130
Number of married females	240
Number of married males	243
Number of single females	535
Number of single males	520
Number of widowed females	35
Number of widowed males	16
POP FX N.1	810
POP MX N.1	779
POP TOT	1,589
POP XX N.1	1,589
Total population	1,589

Age structure (50 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of females age 3 to 4	24
Number of females aged 1 to 2	19
Number of females aged 2 to 3	31
Number of females aged 4 to 5	21
Number of females aged 5 to 10	118
Number of males aged 1 to 2	27
Number of males aged 2 to 3	24
Number of males aged 3 to 4	32
Number of males aged 4 to 5	30
Number of males aged 5 to 10	127
Number of males of unknown age	1
Number of married females aged 15 to 20	5
Number of married females aged 20 to 30	60
Number of married females aged 30 to 40	75
Number of married females aged 40 to 50	58
Number of married females aged 50 to 60	25
Number of married females aged 60 to 70	12
Number of married females aged 70 to 80	5
Number of married males aged 20 to 30	43
Number of married males aged 30 to 40	69
Number of married males aged 40 to 50	62
Number of married males aged 50 to 60	35
Number of married males aged 60 to 70	22
Number of married males aged 70 to 80	12
Number of single females aged 10 to 15	117
Number of single females aged 15 to 20	96
Number of single females aged 20 to 30	51
Number of single females aged 30 to 40	14
Number of single females aged 40 to 50	5
Number of single females aged 50 to 60	3
Number of single females aged 60 to 70	2
Number of single females aged 70 to 80	1
Number of single males aged 10 to 15	92
Number of single males aged 15 to 20	86
Number of single males aged 20 to 30	51
Number of single males aged 30 to 40	5
Number of single males aged 40 to 50	7
Number of single males aged 50 to 60	2
Number of single males aged 60 to 70	2
Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40	4
Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50	5
Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60	2
Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70	16
Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80	5
Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90	3
Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50	3
Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60	5
Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70	3
Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80	3
Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90	2

Ethnic origin (9 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of French Canadians	1,523
Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin	32
Number of persons originating in England or Wales	3
Number of persons originating in France	3
Number of persons originating in Germany or Holland	2
Number of persons originating in Ireland	11
Number of persons originating in Scotland	5
Number of persons originating in Switzerland	1
Number of persons originating in the United States	9

Agriculture (74 variables)

Variable	Value
Acres of barley	325
Acres of buckwheat	110
Acres of corn	26
Acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers	103
Acres of farmland in gardens	650
Acres of farmland in pasture	2,816
Acres of farmland in woodland or forest	7,647
Acres of farmland under crops	5,251
Acres of farmland under cultivation	8,717
Acres of land in farms	16,364
Acres of mangel wurtzel	3
Acres of oats	1,325
Acres of peas	990
Acres of potatoes	72
Acres of rye	10
Acres of spring wheat	458
Acres of turnips	3
Barrels of beef produced in the past year	82
Bushels of barley produced in the past year	5,496
Bushels of beans produced in the past year	7
Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year	1,628
Bushels of carrots produced in the past year	2,216
Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year	28
Bushels of corn produced in the past year	485
Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year	918
Bushels of oats produced in the past year	19,449
Bushels of peas produced in the past year	10,792
Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year	7,915
Bushels of rye produced in the past year	56
Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year	5,190
Bushels of turnips produced in the past year	275
C20 WHT SP AC	458
C21 WHT SP BU	5,190
C22 BAR AC	325
C23 BAR BU	5,496
C24 RYE AC	10
C25 RYE BU	56
C26 PEA AC	990
C27 PEA BU	10,792
C28 OAT AC	1,325
C29 OAT BU	19,449
C30 BWT AC	110
C31 BWT BU	1,628
C34 POT AC	72
C35 POT BU	7,915
C43 HAY TONS	476
C47 WOOL LBS	2,994
C63 BEEF BAR	82
C64 PORK BAR	380
Gallons of cider produced in the past year	26
HRS ov03 V	19,950
Number of bulls, oxen, or steers	574
Number of calves and heifers	467
Number of horses aged 3 years and under	132
Number of horses aged over 3 years	340
Number of milk cows	545
Number of occupants of farms	233
Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres	32
Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres	43
Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres	20
Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres	44
Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres	8
Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres	86
Number of sheep	1,058
Number of swine	433
Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year	1,063
Pounds of homemade butter	25,914
Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year	23,511
Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year	2,994
Tons of hay produced in the past year	476
Value of all livestock	34,352
Value of farm implements in dollars	14,880
Value of farms (dollars)	406,796
Value of garden and orchard crops produced in the past year	7,832

Manufacturing & industry (3 variables)

Variable	Value
Yards of flannel produced in the past year	1,745
Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year	1,500
Yards of linen produced in the past year	1,548

Deaths & mortality (20 variables)

Variable	Value
Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20	2
Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40	2
Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60	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 of all ages	16
Deaths in the past year among females under age 1	7
Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2	2
Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70	2
Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80	1
Deaths in the past year among males of all ages	16
Deaths in the past year among males under age 1	6
Total number of deaths in the past year	32

Other recorded variables (151 variables)

Variable	Value
C01 TOTAL	233
C02 OCC UNDR 10	86
C03 OCC 10 TO 20	32
C04 OCC 20 TO 50	20
C05 OCC 50 TO 100	44
C06 OCC 100 TO 200	43
C07 OCC OVR 200	8
C08 HELD	16,364
C09 UNDR CULT	8,717
C1 Males	779
C10 Deaths under 1 year M	6
C10 UNDR CROP	5,251
C11 Deaths under 1 year F	7
C11 UNDR PAST	2,816
C116 Ages not given M	1
C12 GARDENS	650
C12 Under 2 Years M	27
C120 Married M	243
C121 Single M	520
C122 Widowed M	16
C123 Total M	779
C124 Married F	240
C125 Single F	535
C126 Widows F	35
C127 Total F	810
C128 Grand Total	1,589
C129 Deaths M	16
C13 Under 2 Years F	19
C13 WOOD WILD	7,647
C130 Deaths F	16
C131 Deaths Total	32
C136 Attending School M	130
C137 Attending School F	129
C138 Adults unable to read or write M	173
C139 Adults unable to read or write F	140
C14 CASH FARM	406,796
C14 Deaths under 2 years M	2
C140 Deaf and Dumb M	1
C144 Lunatics M	2
C145 Lunatics F	1
C15 CASH IMP	14,880
C16 GARDN VALUE	7,832
C16 Under 3 years M	24
C17 LAND HELD	103
C17 Under 3 years F	31
C18 Deaths under 3 years M	1
C2 Females	810
C20 Under 4 years M	32
C21 Under 4 years F	24
C22 Deaths under 4 years M	1
C23 Deaths under 4 years F	1
C24 Under 5 years M	30
C25 Under 5 years F	21
C28 Between 5 and 10 Years M	127
C29 Between 5 and 10 years F	118
C3 Total	1,589
C32 INDN CRN AC	26
C33 Between 10 and 15 years Single M	92
C33 INDN CRN BU	485
C35 Between 10 and 15 years Single F	117
C36 TUR AC	3
C37 TUR BU	275
C38 CAR BU	2,216
C39 Between 15 and 20 years Single M	86
C39 MAN WURT AC	3
C4 Members of Family M	715
C40 Between 15 and 20 years Married F	5
C40 MAN WURT BU	918
C41 BEN BU	7
C41 Between 15 and 20 years Single F	96
C42 CLV TIM GRA	28
C43 Between 15 and 20 years Deaths F	2
C44 Between 20 and 30 years Married M	43
C45 Between 20 and 30 years Single M	51
C45 MPL SGR LBS	23,511
C46 CID GAL	26
C47 Between 20 and 30 years Married F	60
C48 Between 20 and 30 years Single F	51
C48 FLLD CLOTH YRDS	1,500
C49 FLAN YRDS	1,745
C5 Members of Family F	715
C50 Between 20 and 30 years Deaths M	1
C50 FLX HEM LBS	1,063
C51 Between 20 and 30 years Deaths F	1
C51 LIN YRDS	1,548
C52 Between 30 and 40 years Married M	69
C52 BULLS OX STEERS	574
C53 Between 30 and 40 years Single M	5
C53 MILK COWS	545
C54 CALVES HEIFERS	467
C55 Between 30 and 40 years Married F	75
C55 HORSES	340
C56 Between 30 and 40 years Single F	14
C56 HORSES VAL	19,950
C57 Between 30 and 40 years Widows F	4
C57 COLTS FILLIES	132
C58 SHEEP	1,058
C59 Between 30 and 40 years Deaths F	2
C59 SWINE	433
C6 Not Members of Family M	64
C60 Between 40 and 50 years Married M	62
C60 TOT VALUE	34,352
C61 Between 40 and 50 years Single M	7
C61 BUTTER LB	25,914
C62 Between 40 and 50 years Widowers M	3
C63 Between 40 and 50 years Married F	58
C64 Between 40 and 50 years Single F	5
C65 Between 40 and 50 years Widows F	5
C66 Between 40 and 50 years Deaths M	1
C68 Between 50 and 60 years Married M	35
C68 CAR PLEASURE	324
C69 Between 50 and 60 years Single M	2
C69 VALUE DOL P	9,897
C7 Not Members of Family F	95
C70 Between 50 and 60 years Widowers M	5
C70 CAR HIRE	5
C71 Between 50 and 60 years Married F	25
C71 VALUE DOL H	103
C72 Between 50 and 60 years Single F	3
C73 Between 50 and 60 years Widows F	2
C74 Between 50 and 60 years Deaths M	1
C75 Between 50 and 60 years Deaths F	1
C76 Between 60 and 70 years Married M	22
C77 Between 60 and 70 years Single M	2
C78 Between 60 and 70 years Widowers M	3
C79 Between 60 and 70 years Married F	12
C8 Births in 1860 M	34
C80 Between 60 and 70 years Single F	2
C81 Between 60 and 70 years Widows F	16
C82 Between 60 and 70 years Deaths M	2
C83 Between 60 and 70 years Deaths F	1
C84 Between 70 and 80 years Married M	12
C86 Between 70 and 80 years Widowers M	3
C87 Between 70 and 80 years Married F	5
C88 Between 70 and 80 years Single F	1
C89 Between 70 and 80 years Widows F	5
C9 Births in 1860 F	33
C90 Between 70 and 80 years Deaths M	1
C91 Between 70 and 80 years Deaths F	1
C94 Between 80 and 90 years Widowers M	2
C97 Between 80 and 90 years Widows F	3
CD NAME	Rouville
England and Wales	3
France	3
Ireland	11
Natives of Canada French Origin	1,523
Natives of Canada Not of French Origin	32
Prussia German States and Holland	2
Scotland	5
Switzerland	1
United States	9

Identifiers

TCP UID: QC046004 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC085005 — 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. Hilaire, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-hilaire-qc046004-1861/.