St. Lazare, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Lazare was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,083. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462734. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,698 |
| 1861 | 2,083 |
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 145 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,083 total population, 1,074 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,014, 1,009 females, Female members of the family who are present: 973, 701 single males, 624 single females, 367 married females, 359 married males, 268 adult males unable to read or write, 177 adult females unable to read or write, 97 males attending school, 96 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 60, 44 male births, 37 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 36, 18 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 2 lunatic females, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 161 males aged 5 to 10, 158 females aged 5 to 10, 142 single males aged 10 to 15, 118 single females aged 10 to 15, 111 single males aged 15 to 20, 107 married females aged 30 to 40, 107 single females aged 15 to 20, 99 married males aged 30 to 40, 95 married females aged 20 to 30, 75 married males aged 40 to 50, 74 married males aged 20 to 30, 64 single males aged 20 to 30, 61 married females aged 50 to 60, 58 married females aged 40 to 50, 55 married males aged 50 to 60, 44 males aged 3 to 4, 39 single females aged 20 to 30, 37 females aged 4 to 5, 37 married males aged 60 to 70, 35 females age 3 to 4, 33 females aged 2 to 3, 33 males aged 4 to 5, 30 females aged 1 to 2, 28 males aged 1 to 2, 27 males aged 2 to 3, 25 males of unknown age, 22 married females aged 60 to 70, 15 married females aged 15 to 20, 13 females of unknown age, 12 married males aged 70 to 80, 9 single males aged 30 to 40, 8 single females aged 30 to 40, 7 married females aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 6 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 married males aged 15 to 20, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,083 French Canadians. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $249,455 value farms (dollars), 52,815 pounds of maple sugar, $44,357 value all livestock, 35,099 bushels of potatoes, 34,145 acres of land in farms, 31,450 pounds of homemade butter, 21,437 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $19,118 value horses aged over 3 years, 12,708 acres of farmland under cultivation, 10,300 bushels of oats, $9,341 value farm implements in dollars, 8,549 acres of farmland in pasture, 7,716 bushels of buckwheat, 4,133 acres of farmland under crops, 3,790 pounds of flax or hemp, 3,514 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,751 bushels of barley, 2,523 acres of oats, 2,064 bushels of rye, 1,891 bushels of peas, 1,798 tons of hay, $1,688 value garden and orchard crops, 1,421 sheep, 1,280 bushels of spring wheat, 941 bulls, oxen, or steers, 803 calves and heifers, 700 swine, 686 milk cows, 498 barrels of pork, 470 acres of buckwheat, 398 occupants of farms, 387 acres of potatoes, 317 horses aged over 3 years, 226 acres of spring wheat, 197 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 190 acres of rye, 170 acres of peas, 169 acres of barley, 77 horses aged 3 years and under, 77 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 74 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 73 barrels of beef, 63 bushels of turnips, 34 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 29 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 28 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 26 acres of farmland in gardens, 22 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2 acres of turnips. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $5,289 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 4,553 yards of linen, 2,909 yards of flannel, 2,255 yards of fulled cloth, 347 carriages for pleasure, 2 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 21 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, 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 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, 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. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC007006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC007006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462734
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse
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/.