St. Lewis’ Ward, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Lewis’ Ward was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,369. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.346°N, 72.560°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Lewis’ Ward had a population of 3,369: 1,624 male and 1,745 female residents.
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Three Rivers, Gaol of Three Rivers, Friar’s School, Ursulines, 1851 (9.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. Lewis’ Ward shared boundaries with:
- Christian Brothers, College, &c
- Notre Dame Ward
- St. Phillips’ Ward
- Ste. Ursule Ward
- Three Rivers, Parish
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 116 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,369 total population, 1,745 females, 1,624 males, Female members of the family who are present: 1,518, Male members of the family who are present: 1,329, 1,105 single females, 1,086 single males, 544 married females, 509 married males, Males present who are not members of the family: 295, 284 females attending school, 250 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 227, 190 adult males unable to read or write, 184 adult females unable to read or write, 96 widowed females, 76 male births, 57 female births, 29 widowed males, 3 deaf and dumb females, 3 deaf and dumb males, 3 lunatic females, 2 lunatic males, 1 blind females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 236 single males aged 10 to 15, 207 females aged 5 to 10, 195 single females aged 10 to 15, 192 males aged 5 to 10, 175 single females aged 15 to 20, 171 single males aged 15 to 20, 164 married males aged 30 to 40, 154 married females aged 20 to 30, 147 married females aged 30 to 40, 147 single females aged 20 to 30, 147 single males aged 20 to 30, 108 married males aged 40 to 50, 103 married females aged 40 to 50, 97 married males aged 20 to 30, 80 married males aged 50 to 60, 71 married females aged 50 to 60, 69 females aged 1 to 2, 63 males aged 1 to 2, 63 males aged 2 to 3, 56 females aged 4 to 5, 55 females aged 2 to 3, 51 males aged 4 to 5, 48 females age 3 to 4, 48 males aged 3 to 4, 44 married males aged 60 to 70, 37 married females aged 60 to 70, 30 single females aged 30 to 40, 30 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 27 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 26 married females aged 15 to 20, 25 single females aged 40 to 50, 19 single males aged 30 to 40, 18 single females aged 50 to 60, 12 single females aged 60 to 70, 12 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 12 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 9 married males aged 70 to 80, 9 single females aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 married males aged 15 to 20, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 single males aged 50 to 60, 6 single males aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 4 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 married males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 3,034 French Canadians, 216 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 32 persons originating in Ireland, 26 persons originating in Scotland, 23 persons originating in the United States, 22 persons originating in England or Wales, 9 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 6 persons originating in France, 3 Indigenous males, 2 Indigenous females. 1 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 60 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 37, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 23, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 16, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 9, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded Deaths in the past year among females over 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 2 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dominique Mondelet | 1799–1863 | died here |
| Joseph-Édouard Turcotte | 1808–1864 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC063004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC063004— 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. Lewis’ Ward, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-lewis-ward-qc063004-1861/.