St. Laurent, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Laurent was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,906. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.502°N, 73.699°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Laurent had a population of 2,906: 1,471 male and 1,435 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,906 |
| 1871 | 2,911 |
| 1881 | 3,084 |
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. Laurent shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,906 total population, 1,471 males, 1,435 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,316, Female members of the family who are present: 1,297, 1,075 single males, 1,027 single females, 389 married males, 383 married females, 314 males attending school, 310 adult males unable to read or write, 305 females attending school, 161 adult females unable to read or write, Males present who are not members of the family: 155, Females present who are not members of the family: 138, 46 male births, 36 female births, 25 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 2 lunatic females, 2 lunatic males, 1 blind males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 215 single males aged 15 to 20, 209 single females aged 10 to 15, 207 single males aged 10 to 15, 194 single females aged 15 to 20, 192 females aged 5 to 10, 181 single males aged 20 to 30, 177 males aged 5 to 10, 153 single females aged 20 to 30, 113 married females aged 30 to 40, 110 married males aged 30 to 40, 98 married females aged 20 to 30, 84 married males aged 40 to 50, 76 married females aged 40 to 50, 66 married males aged 20 to 30, 66 married males aged 50 to 60, 56 married females aged 50 to 60, 47 females age 3 to 4, 46 males aged 4 to 5, 46 single females aged 30 to 40, 45 single males aged 30 to 40, 44 males aged 3 to 4, 44 married males aged 60 to 70, 34 females aged 4 to 5, 28 married females aged 60 to 70, 27 females aged 2 to 3, 24 single females aged 50 to 60, 22 males aged 1 to 2, 22 single females aged 40 to 50, 22 single males aged 60 to 70, 21 males aged 2 to 3, 20 females aged 1 to 2, 18 single males aged 40 to 50, 18 single males aged 50 to 60, 14 single females aged 60 to 70, 8 married females aged 70 to 80, 8 single females aged 70 to 80, 8 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 married males aged 80 to 90, 4 single males aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 single males aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,737 French Canadians, 59 persons originating in Scotland, 49 persons originating in Ireland, 18 persons originating in England or Wales, 18 persons originating in the United States, 17 persons originating in France, 6 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 2 persons originating in Spain or Portugal. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $861,046 value farms (dollars), 153,119 pounds of homemade butter, $101,074 value all livestock, 90,260 bushels of potatoes, 60,403 bushels of oats, 34,212 bushels of barley, $31,462 value farm implements in dollars, 21,345 acres of land in farms, 18,664 acres of farmland under cultivation, 13,714 acres of farmland under crops, 8,527 bushels of peas, 8,223 bushels of carrots, 7,406 bushels of mangel wurtzel, $7,018 value garden and orchard crops, 4,767 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,705 bushels of buckwheat, 4,131 acres of oats, 3,782 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,681 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,284 bushels of turnips, 1,863 acres of barley, 1,786 bushels of corn, 1,684 milk cows, 1,357 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,233 tons of hay, 1,194 sheep, 1,186 bulls, oxen, or steers, 1,165 pounds of maple sugar, 1,151 horses aged over 3 years, 1,041 swine, 888 acres of potatoes, 819 acres of peas, 819 calves and heifers, 777 bushels of spring wheat, 622 barrels of pork, 585 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 443 acres of buckwheat, 427 horses aged 3 years and under, 238 occupants of farms, 186 barrels of beef, 183 acres of farmland in gardens, 109 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 94 acres of corn, 77 acres of spring wheat, 75 bushels of winter wheat, 66 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 34 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 31 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 26 acres of turnips, 21 acres of mangel wurtzel, 14 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 9 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 acres of winter wheat, 4 bushels of rye, 3 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 1 acres of rye. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $18,701 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), $2,346 value carriages for hire (dollars), 1,381 yards of flannel, 1,204 yards of fulled cloth, 689 carriages for pleasure, 191 carriages for hire, 20 yards of linen. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 33 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 17, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 16, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 10, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 6, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, 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 15 to 20: 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 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 90 to 100: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded Deaths in the past year among males aged 90 to 100: 1 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jean-Baptiste Saint-Germain | 1788–1863 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC024007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC092011— 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. Laurent, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-laurent-qc024007-1861/.