St. Hilaire, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Hilaire was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,589. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912275. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,520 |
| 1861 | 1,589 |
| 1871 | 1,208 |
| 1881 | 1,383 |
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 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,589 total population, 810 females, 779 males, Female members of the family who are present: 715, Male members of the family who are present: 715, 535 single females, 520 single males, 243 married males, 240 married females, 173 adult males unable to read or write, 140 adult females unable to read or write, 130 males attending school, 129 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 95, Males present who are not members of the family: 64, 35 widowed females, 34 male births, 33 female births, 16 widowed males, 2 lunatic males, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 127 males aged 5 to 10, 118 females aged 5 to 10, 117 single females aged 10 to 15, 96 single females aged 15 to 20, 92 single males aged 10 to 15, 86 single males aged 15 to 20, 75 married females aged 30 to 40, 69 married males aged 30 to 40, 62 married males aged 40 to 50, 60 married females aged 20 to 30, 58 married females aged 40 to 50, 51 single females aged 20 to 30, 51 single males aged 20 to 30, 43 married males aged 20 to 30, 35 married males aged 50 to 60, 32 males aged 3 to 4, 31 females aged 2 to 3, 30 males aged 4 to 5, 27 males aged 1 to 2, 25 married females aged 50 to 60, 24 females age 3 to 4, 24 males aged 2 to 3, 22 married males aged 60 to 70, 21 females aged 4 to 5, 19 females aged 1 to 2, 16 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 14 single females aged 30 to 40, 12 married females aged 60 to 70, 12 married males aged 70 to 80, 7 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 married females aged 70 to 80, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 single males aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 males of unknown age, 1 single females aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,523 French Canadians, 32 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 11 persons originating in Ireland, 9 persons originating in the United States, 5 persons originating in Scotland, 3 persons originating in England or Wales, 3 persons originating in France, 2 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in Switzerland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $406,796 value farms (dollars), $34,352 value all livestock, 25,914 pounds of homemade butter, 23,511 pounds of maple sugar, $19,950 value horses aged over 3 years, 19,449 bushels of oats, 16,364 acres of land in farms, $14,880 value farm implements in dollars, 10,792 bushels of peas, 8,717 acres of farmland under cultivation, 7,915 bushels of potatoes, $7,832 value garden and orchard crops, 7,647 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,496 bushels of barley, 5,251 acres of farmland under crops, 5,190 bushels of spring wheat, 2,994 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,816 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,216 bushels of carrots, 1,628 bushels of buckwheat, 1,325 acres of oats, 1,063 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,058 sheep, 990 acres of peas, 918 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 650 acres of farmland in gardens, 574 bulls, oxen, or steers, 545 milk cows, 485 bushels of corn, 476 tons of hay, 467 calves and heifers, 458 acres of spring wheat, 433 swine, 340 horses aged over 3 years, 325 acres of barley, 275 bushels of turnips, 233 occupants of farms, 132 horses aged 3 years and under, 110 acres of buckwheat, 103 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 86 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 82 barrels of beef, 72 acres of potatoes, 56 bushels of rye, 44 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 43 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 32 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 28 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 26 acres of corn, 26 gallons of cider, 20 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 10 acres of rye, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 bushels of beans, 3 acres of mangel wurtzel, 3 acres of turnips. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 1,745 yards of flannel, 1,548 yards of linen, 1,500 yards of fulled cloth. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 32 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 16, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 16, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 7, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 6, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 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 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 males age 3 to 4: 1, 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 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| T. E. Campbell | 1809–1872 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC046004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC063012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912275
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/.