St. Isidore, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Isidore was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,563. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.579°N, 71.098°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Isidore had a population of 2,563: 1,288 male and 1,275 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,163 |
| 1861 | 2,563 |
| 1871 | 2,473 |
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. Isidore shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 143 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,563 total population, 1,288 males, 1,275 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,207, Female members of the family who are present: 1,184, 893 single males, 862 single females, 390 married females, 370 married males, 215 males attending school, 202 adult males unable to read or write, 172 females attending school, 108 adult females unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 91, Males present who are not members of the family: 81, 60 male births, 58 female births, 25 widowed males, 23 widowed females, 2 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 209 males aged 5 to 10, 197 females aged 5 to 10, 167 single females aged 10 to 15, 161 single males aged 10 to 15, 135 single females aged 15 to 20, 132 single males aged 20 to 30, 123 married females aged 30 to 40, 123 married males aged 30 to 40, 123 single males aged 15 to 20, 93 single females aged 20 to 30, 90 married females aged 20 to 30, 87 married males aged 40 to 50, 71 married females aged 40 to 50, 60 married females aged 50 to 60, 57 females aged 1 to 2, 57 males aged 1 to 2, 55 married males aged 50 to 60, 50 married males aged 20 to 30, 47 males aged 3 to 4, 46 females age 3 to 4, 46 females aged 4 to 5, 45 females aged 2 to 3, 44 males aged 2 to 3, 42 males aged 4 to 5, 36 married males aged 60 to 70, 29 married females aged 60 to 70, 13 married males aged 70 to 80, 12 single males aged 30 to 40, 10 married females aged 70 to 80, 7 married females aged 15 to 20, 7 single females aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 6 single females aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 married males aged 80 to 90, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,551 French Canadians, 7 persons originating in Ireland, 4 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $500,225 value farms (dollars), 87,788 pounds of homemade butter, $81,788 value all livestock, 63,047 bushels of oats, $33,964 value farm implements in dollars, 28,545 bushels of potatoes, 28,481 acres of land in farms, $27,864 value horses aged over 3 years, 26,838 pounds of flax or hemp, 15,006 acres of farmland under cultivation, 13,475 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,029 acres of farmland under crops, 6,815 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,440 pounds of wool produced on farms, $4,855 value garden and orchard crops, 3,890 acres of oats, 3,292 bushels of peas, 3,244 bushels of spring wheat, 2,017 tons of hay, 1,918 sheep, 1,583 bushels of barley, 1,475 bulls, oxen, or steers, 1,239 barrels of pork, 1,082 milk cows, 1,008 calves and heifers, 1,005 swine, 540 bushels of turnips, 535 pounds of maple sugar, 476 bushels of buckwheat, 363 horses aged over 3 years, 350 occupants of farms, 316 acres of peas, 309 acres of spring wheat, 276 acres of potatoes, 227 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 223 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 162 acres of farmland in gardens, 157 barrels of beef, 118 acres of barley, 56 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 54 horses aged 3 years and under, 40 acres of buckwheat, 30 bushels of winter wheat, 27 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 23 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 12 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 7 bushels of rye, 5 acres of turnips, 3 acres of winter wheat. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $13,212 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 6,395 yards of linen, 6,267 yards of flannel, 3,436 yards of fulled cloth, 603 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 17 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 7, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC017008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC159002— 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. Isidore, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-isidore-qc017008-1861/.