St. Isidore, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Isidore was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,992. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912306. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.295°N, 73.682°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Isidore had a population of 1,992: 986 male and 1,006 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,992 |
| 1871 | 1,814 |
| 1881 | 1,591 |
| 1891 | 1,463 |
| 1901 | 1,315 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 1,129 |
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 159 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,992 total population, 1,006 females, 986 males, Female members of the family who are present: 938, Male members of the family who are present: 919, 716 single females, 695 single males, 273 married males, 270 adult males unable to read or write, 264 married females, 193 adult females unable to read or write, 168 males attending school, 143 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 68, Males present who are not members of the family: 67, 30 male births, 26 widowed females, 24 female births, 18 widowed males, 7 deaf and dumb females, 5 deaf and dumb males, 1 blind females, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 131 males aged 5 to 10, 128 females aged 5 to 10, 126 single males aged 10 to 15, 123 single females aged 20 to 30, 123 single males aged 20 to 30, 122 single males aged 15 to 20, 118 single females aged 10 to 15, 118 single females aged 15 to 20, 80 married males aged 30 to 40, 74 married females aged 30 to 40, 70 married females aged 20 to 30, 66 married males aged 40 to 50, 51 married females aged 40 to 50, 44 married females aged 50 to 60, 42 married males aged 50 to 60, 39 females aged 4 to 5, 38 females age 3 to 4, 38 females aged 2 to 3, 35 males aged 4 to 5, 35 married males aged 20 to 30, 31 married males aged 60 to 70, 30 males aged 3 to 4, 29 males aged 1 to 2, 29 males aged 2 to 3, 24 females aged 1 to 2, 21 single females aged 30 to 40, 18 married females aged 60 to 70, 15 single females aged 60 to 70, 14 married males aged 70 to 80, 12 single females aged 50 to 60, 10 single males aged 30 to 40, 10 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 9 single males aged 40 to 50, 9 single males aged 50 to 60, 9 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 9 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 8 single females aged 40 to 50, 7 females of unknown age, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 males of unknown age, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 married females aged 10 to 15 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,969 French Canadians, 23 persons native to Canada, not of French origin. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $1,163,635 value farms (dollars), $140,701 value all livestock, 50,148 bushels of oats, $37,788 value horses aged over 3 years, 30,861 pounds of homemade butter, $23,634 value farm implements in dollars, 20,332 bushels of barley, 16,860 bushels of peas, 16,352 acres of land in farms, 16,282 bushels of potatoes, 14,279 acres of farmland under cultivation, 9,756 bushels of spring wheat, 9,434 acres of farmland under crops, 5,432 pounds of maple sugar, 5,340 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,698 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,553 bushels of buckwheat, 3,068 acres of oats, 2,073 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,955 pounds of flax or hemp, $1,939 value garden and orchard crops, 1,804 sheep, 1,335 acres of peas, 1,214 acres of barley, 1,036 acres of spring wheat, 773 milk cows, 757 swine, 715 calves and heifers, 701 barrels of pork, 684 horses aged over 3 years, 439 horses aged 3 years and under, 402 bushels of corn, 368 bushels of beans, 355 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 251 acres of buckwheat, 240 bushels of carrots, 201 occupants of farms, 191 acres of potatoes, 147 acres of farmland in gardens, 112 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 98 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 84 barrels of beef, 72 bulls, oxen, or steers, 50 bushels of turnips, 47 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 34 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 31 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 28 acres of corn, 16 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 9 tons of hay, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 acres of mangel wurtzel, 2 pounds of hops. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $12,815 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 3,667 yards of flannel, 2,761 yards of fulled cloth, 1,928 yards of linen, 467 carriages for pleasure, $11 value carriages for hire (dollars), 1 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 26 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 19, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 7, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among females 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 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 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 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC027004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC064003_1861— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912306
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-qc027004-1861/.