St. Isidore, Quebec (1861 census)

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

St. Isidore was a census subdivision in Laprairie County, Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,992. 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 density was 96.2 people per square mile.

Population trajectory across census years

Year	Population
1851	2,133
1861	1,992
1871	1,814
1881	1,591
1891	1,463
1901	1,315
1911	1,166
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 326 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.

Population & families (28 variables)

Variable	Value
Female members of the family who are present	938
Females present who are not members of the family	68
Male members of the family who are present	919
Males present who are not members of the family	67
Number of adult females unable to read or write	193
Number of adult males unable to read or write	270
Number of blind females	1
Number of blind males	1
Number of deaf and dumb females	7
Number of deaf and dumb males	5
Number of female births in the past year	24
Number of females	1,006
Number of females attending school	143
Number of lunatic females	1
Number of male births in the past year	30
Number of males	986
Number of males attending school	168
Number of married females	264
Number of married males	273
Number of single females	716
Number of single males	695
Number of widowed females	26
Number of widowed males	18
POP FX N.1	1,006
POP MX N.1	986
POP TOT	1,992
POP XX N.1	1,992
Total population	1,992

Age structure (55 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of females age 3 to 4	38
Number of females aged 1 to 2	24
Number of females aged 2 to 3	38
Number of females aged 4 to 5	39
Number of females aged 5 to 10	128
Number of females of unknown age	7
Number of males aged 1 to 2	29
Number of males aged 2 to 3	29
Number of males aged 3 to 4	30
Number of males aged 4 to 5	35
Number of males aged 5 to 10	131
Number of males of unknown age	5
Number of married females aged 10 to 15	1
Number of married females aged 20 to 30	70
Number of married females aged 30 to 40	74
Number of married females aged 40 to 50	51
Number of married females aged 50 to 60	44
Number of married females aged 60 to 70	18
Number of married females aged 70 to 80	4
Number of married females aged 80 to 90	2
Number of married males aged 15 to 20	2
Number of married males aged 20 to 30	35
Number of married males aged 30 to 40	80
Number of married males aged 40 to 50	66
Number of married males aged 50 to 60	42
Number of married males aged 60 to 70	31
Number of married males aged 70 to 80	14
Number of married males aged 80 to 90	2
Number of married males aged 90 to 100	1
Number of single females aged 10 to 15	118
Number of single females aged 15 to 20	118
Number of single females aged 20 to 30	123
Number of single females aged 30 to 40	21
Number of single females aged 40 to 50	8
Number of single females aged 50 to 60	12
Number of single females aged 60 to 70	15
Number of single females aged 70 to 80	3
Number of single males aged 10 to 15	126
Number of single males aged 15 to 20	122
Number of single males aged 20 to 30	123
Number of single males aged 30 to 40	10
Number of single males aged 40 to 50	9
Number of single males aged 50 to 60	9
Number of single males aged 60 to 70	4
Number of single males aged 70 to 80	2
Number of single males aged 80 to 90	1
Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50	4
Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60	2
Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70	9
Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80	10
Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90	1
Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40	1
Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60	2
Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70	6
Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80	9

Ethnic origin (2 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of French Canadians	1,969
Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin	23

Agriculture (70 variables)

Variable	Value
Acres of barley	1,214
Acres of buckwheat	251
Acres of corn	28
Acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers	34
Acres of farmland in gardens	147
Acres of farmland in pasture	4,698
Acres of farmland in woodland or forest	2,073
Acres of farmland under crops	9,434
Acres of farmland under cultivation	14,279
Acres of land in farms	16,352
Acres of mangel wurtzel	2
Acres of oats	3,068
Acres of peas	1,335
Acres of potatoes	191
Acres of spring wheat	1,036
Barrels of beef produced in the past year	84
Barrels of pork produced in the past year	701
Bushels of barley produced in the past year	20,332
Bushels of beans produced in the past year	368
Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year	4,553
Bushels of carrots produced in the past year	240
Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year	112
Bushels of corn produced in the past year	402
Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year	355
Bushels of oats produced in the past year	50,148
Bushels of peas produced in the past year	16,860
Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year	16,282
Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year	9,756
Bushels of turnips produced in the past year	50
C20 WHT SP AC	1,036
C21 WHT SP BU	9,756
C22 BAR AC	1,214
C23 BAR BU	20,332
C26 PEA AC	1,335
C27 PEA BU	16,860
C28 OAT AC	3,068
C29 OAT BU	50,148
C30 BWT AC	251
C31 BWT BU	4,553
C34 POT AC	191
C35 POT BU	16,282
C43 HAY TONS	9
C47 WOOL LBS	5,340
C63 BEEF BAR	84
C64 PORK BAR	701
HRS ov03 V	37,788
Number of bulls, oxen, or steers	72
Number of calves and heifers	715
Number of horses aged 3 years and under	439
Number of horses aged over 3 years	684
Number of milk cows	773
Number of occupants of farms	201
Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres	3
Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres	47
Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres	31
Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres	98
Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres	6
Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres	16
Number of sheep	1,804
Number of swine	757
Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year	1,955
Pounds of homemade butter	30,861
Pounds of hops produced in the past year	2
Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year	5,432
Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year	5,340
Tons of hay produced in the past year	9
Value of all livestock	140,701
Value of farm implements in dollars	23,634
Value of farms (dollars)	1,163,635
Value of garden and orchard crops produced in the past year	1,939

Manufacturing & industry (7 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of carriages for hire	1
Number of carriages for pleasure	467
Value of carriages for hire (dollars)	11
Value of carriages for pleasure (dollars)	12,815
Yards of flannel produced in the past year	3,667
Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year	2,761
Yards of linen produced in the past year	1,928

Deaths & mortality (17 variables)

Variable	Value
Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2	7
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 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 60 to 70	2
Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80	1
Deaths in the past year among females of all ages	19
Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2	4
Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20	1
Deaths in the past year among males of all ages	7
Total number of deaths in the past year	26

Other recorded variables (147 variables)

Variable	Value
C01 TOTAL	201
C02 OCC UNDR 10	16
C03 OCC 10 TO 20	3
C04 OCC 20 TO 50	31
C05 OCC 50 TO 100	98
C06 OCC 100 TO 200	47
C07 OCC OVR 200	6
C08 HELD	16,352
C09 UNDR CULT	14,279
C1 Males	986
C10 UNDR CROP	9,434
C100 Between 90 and 100 years Married M	1
C11 UNDR PAST	4,698
C116 Ages not given M	5
C117 Ages not given F	7
C12 GARDENS	147
C12 Under 2 Years M	29
C120 Married M	273
C121 Single M	695
C122 Widowed M	18
C123 Total M	986
C124 Married F	264
C125 Single F	716
C126 Widows F	26
C127 Total F	1,006
C128 Grand Total	1,992
C129 Deaths M	7
C13 Under 2 Years F	24
C13 WOOD WILD	2,073
C130 Deaths F	19
C131 Deaths Total	26
C136 Attending School M	168
C137 Attending School F	143
C138 Adults unable to read or write M	270
C139 Adults unable to read or write F	193
C14 CASH FARM	1,163,635
C14 Deaths under 2 years M	4
C140 Deaf and Dumb M	5
C141 Deaf and Dumb F	7
C142 Blind M	1
C143 Blind F	1
C145 Lunatics F	1
C15 CASH IMP	23,634
C15 Deaths under 2 years F	7
C16 GARDN VALUE	1,939
C16 Under 3 years M	29
C17 LAND HELD	34
C17 Under 3 years F	38
C2 Females	1,006
C20 Under 4 years M	30
C21 Under 4 years F	38
C22 Deaths under 4 years M	1
C23 Deaths under 4 years F	1
C24 Under 5 years M	35
C25 Under 5 years F	39
C27 Deaths under 5 years F	1
C28 Between 5 and 10 Years M	131
C29 Between 5 and 10 years F	128
C3 Total	1,992
C32 INDN CRN AC	28
C33 Between 10 and 15 years Single M	126
C33 INDN CRN BU	402
C34 Between 10 and 15 years Married F	1
C35 Between 10 and 15 years Single F	118
C36 Between 10 and 15 years Deaths M	1
C37 Between 10 and 15 years Deaths F	2
C37 TUR BU	50
C38 Between 15 and 20 years Married M	2
C38 CAR BU	240
C39 Between 15 and 20 years Single M	122
C39 MAN WURT AC	2
C4 Members of Family M	919
C40 MAN WURT BU	355
C41 BEN BU	368
C41 Between 15 and 20 years Single F	118
C42 Between 15 and 20 years Deaths M	1
C42 CLV TIM GRA	112
C43 Between 15 and 20 years Deaths F	2
C44 Between 20 and 30 years Married M	35
C44 HOP LBS	2
C45 Between 20 and 30 years Single M	123
C45 MPL SGR LBS	5,432
C47 Between 20 and 30 years Married F	70
C48 Between 20 and 30 years Single F	123
C48 FLLD CLOTH YRDS	2,761
C49 FLAN YRDS	3,667
C5 Members of Family F	938
C50 FLX HEM LBS	1,955
C51 Between 20 and 30 years Deaths F	1
C51 LIN YRDS	1,928
C52 Between 30 and 40 years Married M	80
C52 BULLS OX STEERS	72
C53 Between 30 and 40 years Single M	10
C53 MILK COWS	773
C54 Between 30 and 40 years Widowers M	1
C54 CALVES HEIFERS	715
C55 Between 30 and 40 years Married F	74
C55 HORSES	684
C56 Between 30 and 40 years Single F	21
C56 HORSES VAL	37,788
C57 COLTS FILLIES	439
C58 SHEEP	1,804
C59 Between 30 and 40 years Deaths F	1
C59 SWINE	757
C6 Not Members of Family M	67
C60 Between 40 and 50 years Married M	66
C60 TOT VALUE	140,701
C61 Between 40 and 50 years Single M	9
C61 BUTTER LB	30,861
C63 Between 40 and 50 years Married F	51
C64 Between 40 and 50 years Single F	8
C65 Between 40 and 50 years Widows F	4
C68 Between 50 and 60 years Married M	42
C68 CAR PLEASURE	467
C69 Between 50 and 60 years Single M	9
C69 VALUE DOL P	12,815
C7 Not Members of Family F	68
C70 Between 50 and 60 years Widowers M	2
C70 CAR HIRE	1
C71 Between 50 and 60 years Married F	44
C71 VALUE DOL H	11
C72 Between 50 and 60 years Single F	12
C73 Between 50 and 60 years Widows F	2
C75 Between 50 and 60 years Deaths F	1
C76 Between 60 and 70 years Married M	31
C77 Between 60 and 70 years Single M	4
C78 Between 60 and 70 years Widowers M	6
C79 Between 60 and 70 years Married F	18
C8 Births in 1860 M	30
C80 Between 60 and 70 years Single F	15
C81 Between 60 and 70 years Widows F	9
C83 Between 60 and 70 years Deaths F	2
C84 Between 70 and 80 years Married M	14
C85 Between 70 and 80 years Single M	2
C86 Between 70 and 80 years Widowers M	9
C87 Between 70 and 80 years Married F	4
C88 Between 70 and 80 years Single F	3
C89 Between 70 and 80 years Widows F	10
C9 Births in 1860 F	24
C91 Between 70 and 80 years Deaths F	1
C92 Between 80 and 90 years Married M	2
C93 Between 80 and 90 years Single M	1
C95 Between 80 and 90 years Married F	2
C97 Between 80 and 90 years Widows F	1
CD NAME	Laprairie
Natives of Canada French Origin	1,969
Natives of Canada Not of French Origin	23

Identifiers

TCP UID: QC027004 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC064003_1851 — 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-qc027004-1861/.