St. Lazare, Quebec (1861 census)

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

St. Lazare was a census subdivision in Bellechasse County, Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,083. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.660°N, 70.714°W.

Population

In 1861, St. Lazare had a population of 2,083: 1,074 male and 1,009 female residents. Population density was 25.6 people per square mile.

Population trajectory across census years

Year	Population
1851	1,698
1861	2,083
1871	2,063
1881	2,353
1891	1,322
1901	1,287
1911	1,360
1921	1,153

Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).

Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)

Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.

Later boundary forms

In a later year, this CSD became part of St. Lazare, 1871 (90.5% share).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, St. Lazare shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 299 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.

Population & families (26 variables)

Variable	Value
Female members of the family who are present	973
Females present who are not members of the family	36
Male members of the family who are present	1,014
Males present who are not members of the family	60
Number of adult females unable to read or write	177
Number of adult males unable to read or write	268
Number of blind males	1
Number of deaf and dumb males	1
Number of female births in the past year	37
Number of females	1,009
Number of females attending school	96
Number of lunatic females	2
Number of male births in the past year	44
Number of males	1,074
Number of males attending school	97
Number of married females	367
Number of married males	359
Number of single females	624
Number of single males	701
Number of widowed females	18
Number of widowed males	14
POP FX N.1	1,009
POP MX N.1	1,074
POP TOT	2,083
POP XX N.1	2,083
Total population	2,083

Age structure (53 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of females age 3 to 4	35
Number of females aged 1 to 2	30
Number of females aged 2 to 3	33
Number of females aged 4 to 5	37
Number of females aged 5 to 10	158
Number of females of unknown age	13
Number of males aged 1 to 2	28
Number of males aged 2 to 3	27
Number of males aged 3 to 4	44
Number of males aged 4 to 5	33
Number of males aged 5 to 10	161
Number of males of unknown age	25
Number of married females aged 15 to 20	15
Number of married females aged 20 to 30	95
Number of married females aged 30 to 40	107
Number of married females aged 40 to 50	58
Number of married females aged 50 to 60	61
Number of married females aged 60 to 70	22
Number of married females aged 70 to 80	7
Number of married females aged 80 to 90	2
Number of married males aged 15 to 20	4
Number of married males aged 20 to 30	74
Number of married males aged 30 to 40	99
Number of married males aged 40 to 50	75
Number of married males aged 50 to 60	55
Number of married males aged 60 to 70	37
Number of married males aged 70 to 80	12
Number of married males aged 80 to 90	3
Number of single females aged 10 to 15	118
Number of single females aged 15 to 20	107
Number of single females aged 20 to 30	39
Number of single females aged 30 to 40	8
Number of single females aged 40 to 50	1
Number of single females aged 50 to 60	3
Number of single females aged 60 to 70	3
Number of single females aged 70 to 80	1
Number of single females aged 80 to 90	1
Number of single males aged 10 to 15	142
Number of single males aged 15 to 20	111
Number of single males aged 20 to 30	64
Number of single males aged 30 to 40	9
Number of single males aged 40 to 50	4
Number of single males aged 50 to 60	6
Number of single males aged 60 to 70	2
Number of single males aged 70 to 80	1
Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50	3
Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60	7
Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70	5
Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80	3
Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60	3
Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70	3
Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80	4
Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90	4

Ethnic origin (1 variable)

Variable	Value
Number of French Canadians	2,083

Agriculture (68 variables)

Variable	Value
Acres of barley	169
Acres of buckwheat	470
Acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers	34
Acres of farmland in gardens	26
Acres of farmland in pasture	8,549
Acres of farmland in woodland or forest	21,437
Acres of farmland under crops	4,133
Acres of farmland under cultivation	12,708
Acres of land in farms	34,145
Acres of oats	2,523
Acres of peas	170
Acres of potatoes	387
Acres of rye	190
Acres of spring wheat	226
Acres of turnips	2
Barrels of beef produced in the past year	73
Barrels of pork produced in the past year	498
Bushels of barley produced in the past year	2,751
Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year	7,716
Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year	29
Bushels of oats produced in the past year	10,300
Bushels of peas produced in the past year	1,891
Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year	35,099
Bushels of rye produced in the past year	2,064
Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year	1,280
Bushels of turnips produced in the past year	63
C20 WHT SP AC	226
C21 WHT SP BU	1,280
C22 BAR AC	169
C23 BAR BU	2,751
C24 RYE AC	190
C25 RYE BU	2,064
C26 PEA AC	170
C27 PEA BU	1,891
C28 OAT AC	2,523
C29 OAT BU	10,300
C30 BWT AC	470
C31 BWT BU	7,716
C34 POT AC	387
C35 POT BU	35,099
C43 HAY TONS	1,798
C47 WOOL LBS	3,514
C63 BEEF BAR	73
C64 PORK BAR	498
HRS ov03 V	19,118
Number of bulls, oxen, or steers	941
Number of calves and heifers	803
Number of horses aged 3 years and under	77
Number of horses aged over 3 years	317
Number of milk cows	686
Number of occupants of farms	398
Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres	74
Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres	77
Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres	197
Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres	22
Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres	28
Number of sheep	1,421
Number of swine	700
Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year	8
Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year	3,790
Pounds of homemade butter	31,450
Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year	52,815
Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year	3,514
Tons of hay produced in the past year	1,798
Value of all livestock	44,357
Value of farm implements in dollars	9,341
Value of farms (dollars)	249,455
Value of garden and orchard crops produced in the past year	1,688

Manufacturing & industry (6 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of carriages for hire	2
Number of carriages for pleasure	347
Value of carriages for pleasure (dollars)	5,289
Yards of flannel produced in the past year	2,909
Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year	2,255
Yards of linen produced in the past year	4,553

Deaths & mortality (13 variables)

Variable	Value
Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40	3
Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60	3
Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90	1
Deaths in the past year among females of all ages	12
Deaths in the past year among females under age 1	4
Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90	1
Deaths in the past year among males of all ages	9
Deaths in the past year among males under age 1	5
Total number of deaths in the past year	21

Other recorded variables (132 variables)

Variable	Value
C01 TOTAL	398
C02 OCC UNDR 10	28
C04 OCC 20 TO 50	77
C05 OCC 50 TO 100	197
C06 OCC 100 TO 200	74
C07 OCC OVR 200	22
C08 HELD	34,145
C09 UNDR CULT	12,708
C1 Males	1,074
C10 Deaths under 1 year M	5
C10 UNDR CROP	4,133
C11 Deaths under 1 year F	4
C11 UNDR PAST	8,549
C116 Ages not given M	25
C117 Ages not given F	13
C12 GARDENS	26
C12 Under 2 Years M	28
C120 Married M	359
C121 Single M	701
C122 Widowed M	14
C123 Total M	1,074
C124 Married F	367
C125 Single F	624
C126 Widows F	18
C127 Total F	1,009
C128 Grand Total	2,083
C129 Deaths M	9
C13 Under 2 Years F	30
C13 WOOD WILD	21,437
C130 Deaths F	12
C131 Deaths Total	21
C136 Attending School M	97
C137 Attending School F	96
C138 Adults unable to read or write M	268
C139 Adults unable to read or write F	177
C14 CASH FARM	249,455
C140 Deaf and Dumb M	1
C142 Blind M	1
C145 Lunatics F	2
C15 CASH IMP	9,341
C16 GARDN VALUE	1,688
C16 Under 3 years M	27
C17 LAND HELD	34
C17 Under 3 years F	33
C2 Females	1,009
C20 Under 4 years M	44
C21 Under 4 years F	35
C24 Under 5 years M	33
C25 Under 5 years F	37
C28 Between 5 and 10 Years M	161
C29 Between 5 and 10 years F	158
C3 Total	2,083
C33 Between 10 and 15 years Single M	142
C35 Between 10 and 15 years Single F	118
C36 TUR AC	2
C37 TUR BU	63
C38 Between 15 and 20 years Married M	4
C39 Between 15 and 20 years Single M	111
C4 Members of Family M	1,014
C40 Between 15 and 20 years Married F	15
C41 Between 15 and 20 years Single F	107
C42 CLV TIM GRA	29
C44 Between 20 and 30 years Married M	74
C45 Between 20 and 30 years Single M	64
C45 MPL SGR LBS	52,815
C47 Between 20 and 30 years Married F	95
C48 Between 20 and 30 years Single F	39
C48 FLLD CLOTH YRDS	2,255
C49 FLAN YRDS	2,909
C5 Members of Family F	973
C50 Between 20 and 30 years Deaths M	1
C50 FLX HEM LBS	3,790
C51 Between 20 and 30 years Deaths F	1
C51 LIN YRDS	4,553
C52 Between 30 and 40 years Married M	99
C52 BULLS OX STEERS	941
C53 Between 30 and 40 years Single M	9
C53 MILK COWS	686
C54 CALVES HEIFERS	803
C55 Between 30 and 40 years Married F	107
C55 HORSES	317
C56 Between 30 and 40 years Single F	8
C56 HORSES VAL	19,118
C57 COLTS FILLIES	77
C58 Between 30 and 40 years Deaths M	1
C58 SHEEP	1,421
C59 Between 30 and 40 years Deaths F	3
C59 SWINE	700
C6 Not Members of Family M	60
C60 Between 40 and 50 years Married M	75
C60 TOT VALUE	44,357
C61 Between 40 and 50 years Single M	4
C61 BUTTER LB	31,450
C62 CHEESE LB	8
C63 Between 40 and 50 years Married F	58
C64 Between 40 and 50 years Single F	1
C65 Between 40 and 50 years Widows F	3
C68 Between 50 and 60 years Married M	55
C68 CAR PLEASURE	347
C69 Between 50 and 60 years Single M	6
C69 VALUE DOL P	5,289
C7 Not Members of Family F	36
C70 Between 50 and 60 years Widowers M	3
C70 CAR HIRE	2
C71 Between 50 and 60 years Married F	61
C71 VALUE DOL H	10
C72 Between 50 and 60 years Single F	3
C73 Between 50 and 60 years Widows F	7
C74 Between 50 and 60 years Deaths M	1
C75 Between 50 and 60 years Deaths F	3
C76 Between 60 and 70 years Married M	37
C77 Between 60 and 70 years Single M	2
C78 Between 60 and 70 years Widowers M	3
C79 Between 60 and 70 years Married F	22
C8 Births in 1860 M	44
C80 Between 60 and 70 years Single F	3
C81 Between 60 and 70 years Widows F	5
C84 Between 70 and 80 years Married M	12
C85 Between 70 and 80 years Single M	1
C86 Between 70 and 80 years Widowers M	4
C87 Between 70 and 80 years Married F	7
C88 Between 70 and 80 years Single F	1
C89 Between 70 and 80 years Widows F	3
C9 Births in 1860 F	37
C92 Between 80 and 90 years Married M	3
C94 Between 80 and 90 years Widowers M	4
C95 Between 80 and 90 years Married F	2
C96 Between 80 and 90 years Single F	1
C98 Between 80 and 90 years Deaths M	1
C99 Between 80 and 90 years Deaths F	1
CD NAME	Bellechasse
Natives of Canada French Origin	2,083

Identifiers

TCP UID: QC007006 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC042011 — 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. Lazare, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-lazare-qc007006-1861/.