St. Hugues, VL, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Hugues, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,568. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912288. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.795°N, 72.820°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Hugues, VL had a population of 2,568: 1,322 male and 1,246 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,990 |
| 1861 | 2,568 |
| 1871 | 2,344 |
| 1911 | 470 |
| 1921 | 511 |
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. Hugues, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 163 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,568 total population, 1,322 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,269, 1,246 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,170, 889 single males, 824 single females, 415 married males, 391 married females, 335 adult males unable to read or write, 248 adult females unable to read or write, 174 females attending school, 161 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 76, 65 male births, Males present who are not members of the family: 53, 42 female births, 31 widowed females, 18 widowed males, 3 deaf and dumb males, 3 lunatic females, 2 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 185 males aged 5 to 10, 175 single females aged 10 to 15, 170 single females aged 15 to 20, 161 single males aged 10 to 15, 159 single males aged 15 to 20, 157 females aged 5 to 10, 133 single males aged 20 to 30, 103 married females aged 20 to 30, 101 married males aged 30 to 40, 93 married females aged 30 to 40, 92 single females aged 20 to 30, 89 married females aged 40 to 50, 87 married males aged 20 to 30, 83 married males aged 40 to 50, 70 married males aged 50 to 60, 58 males aged 2 to 3, 55 married females aged 50 to 60, 52 married males aged 60 to 70, 49 females aged 2 to 3, 46 females aged 4 to 5, 43 males aged 3 to 4, 42 females age 3 to 4, 39 males aged 4 to 5, 37 married females aged 60 to 70, 28 single females aged 30 to 40, 18 married males aged 70 to 80, 18 single males aged 30 to 40, 10 single males aged 40 to 50, 10 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 8 married females aged 15 to 20, 7 single females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 6 males aged 1 to 2, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 single females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 females aged 1 to 2, 2 females of unknown age, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 widowed males over 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,513 French Canadians, 37 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 11 persons originating in Ireland, 2 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 2 persons originating in Scotland, 2 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $568,965 value farms (dollars), $76,109 value all livestock, 57,737 bushels of oats, $31,641 value horses aged over 3 years, 30,305 acres of land in farms, 25,500 pounds of homemade butter, $20,583 value farm implements in dollars, 20,286 bushels of potatoes, 19,272 pounds of maple sugar, 17,167 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 16,215 bushels of spring wheat, 13,138 acres of farmland under cultivation, 11,902 bushels of barley, 9,353 acres of farmland under crops, 9,122 bushels of peas, 6,661 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,607 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,137 acres of oats, $3,027 value garden and orchard crops, 2,032 sheep, 2,031 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,736 bushels of buckwheat, 1,524 acres of spring wheat, 1,253 tons of hay, 1,143 bushels of turnips, 967 milk cows, 945 swine, 926 calves and heifers, 894 acres of peas, 662 barrels of pork, 603 acres of barley, 569 horses aged over 3 years, 355 bushels of corn, 304 occupants of farms, 274 horses aged 3 years and under, 202 acres of potatoes, 197 barrels of beef, 178 acres of farmland in gardens, 163 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 160 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 128 acres of buckwheat, 125 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 87 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 57 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 55 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 54 bushels of rye, 53 bulls, oxen, or steers, 48 bushels of carrots, 21 acres of corn, 18 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 12 bushels of beans, 9 acres of turnips, 8 acres of rye, 7 persons living on farms under 10 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 $12,964 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 4,892 yards of flannel, 4,482 yards of linen, 3,102 yards of fulled cloth, $740 value carriages for hire (dollars), 641 carriages for pleasure, 89 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 23 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 17, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 6, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 3, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 2, 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 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 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.)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Trefflé Berthiaume | 1848–1915 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC004004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC039015_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912288
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. Hugues, VL, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-hugues-vl-qc004004-1861/.