St. Lin, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Lin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,000. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912498. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.853°N, 73.777°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Lin had a population of 3,000: 1,520 male and 1,480 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,959 |
| 1861 | 3,000 |
| 1871 | 2,697 |
| 1881 | 2,722 |
| 1891 | 1,541 |
| 1901 | 1,664 |
| 1911 | 1,585 |
| 1921 | 1,415 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Lin, 1851 (91.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. Lin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 173 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,000 total population, 1,520 males, 1,480 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,430, Female members of the family who are present: 1,401, 1,037 single males, 973 single females, 464 married females, 464 married males, 364 adult males unable to read or write, 282 adult females unable to read or write, 150 females attending school, 129 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 90, Females present who are not members of the family: 79, 63 male births, 43 widowed females, 39 female births, 19 widowed males, 4 deaf and dumb males, 2 lunatic males, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 192 single males aged 10 to 15, 187 males aged 5 to 10, 177 single females aged 10 to 15, 176 females aged 5 to 10, 168 single males aged 15 to 20, 160 single females aged 15 to 20, 134 single males aged 20 to 30, 125 married females aged 30 to 40, 125 married males aged 30 to 40, 122 single females aged 20 to 30, 116 married females aged 20 to 30, 105 married females aged 40 to 50, 100 married males aged 40 to 50, 90 married males aged 20 to 30, 80 males aged 2 to 3, 73 married males aged 50 to 60, 68 married females aged 50 to 60, 64 females aged 2 to 3, 62 females aged 1 to 2, 56 males aged 1 to 2, 55 females aged 4 to 5, 55 males aged 3 to 4, 52 females age 3 to 4, 50 males aged 4 to 5, 47 married males aged 60 to 70, 34 married females aged 60 to 70, 30 single males aged 30 to 40, 26 single females aged 30 to 40, 20 married males aged 70 to 80, 17 single females aged 40 to 50, 13 single females aged 50 to 60, 13 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 13 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 10 married females aged 15 to 20, 10 married females aged 70 to 80, 8 single males aged 40 to 50, 7 single females aged 60 to 70, 7 single males aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 married males aged 15 to 20, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 married males aged 80 to 90, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 single females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 married females aged 10 to 15 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,820 French Canadians, 101 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 51 persons originating in England or Wales, 15 persons originating in Ireland, 8 persons originating in Scotland, 5 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $559,897 value farms (dollars), $78,906 value all livestock, 61,634 bushels of oats, 45,812 pounds of homemade butter, $28,173 value horses aged over 3 years, 27,824 acres of land in farms, 20,969 bushels of potatoes, 20,770 pounds of maple sugar, $19,772 value farm implements in dollars, 16,726 acres of farmland under cultivation, 11,098 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,841 acres of farmland under crops, 8,592 bushels of peas, $8,179 value garden and orchard crops, 7,878 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,759 acres of oats, 4,674 bushels of spring wheat, 4,161 bushels of barley, 3,165 pounds of flax or hemp, 3,015 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,555 bushels of buckwheat, 1,685 tons of hay, 1,646 sheep, 1,200 bulls, oxen, or steers, 1,123 milk cows, 1,044 acres of peas, 899 calves and heifers, 709 barrels of pork, 675 acres of spring wheat, 666 swine, 597 horses aged over 3 years, 409 acres of barley, 322 horses aged 3 years and under, 298 acres of buckwheat, 285 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 275 barrels of beef, 269 occupants of farms, 219 acres of potatoes, 194 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 187 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 166 bushels of carrots, 149 bushels of turnips, 142 bushels of rye, 113 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 95 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 50 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 39 bushels of winter wheat, 39 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 25 bushels of corn, 17 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 15 acres of rye, 10 pounds of hops, 7 acres of farmland in gardens, 5 acres of winter wheat, 5 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 acres of mangel wurtzel, 1 acres of corn, 1 acres of turnips, 1 bushels of beans. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $15,270 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 3,305 yards of linen, 3,125 yards of flannel, 1,861 yards of fulled cloth, 485 carriages for pleasure, $65 value carriages for hire (dollars), 4 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 44 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 28, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 16, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 14, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 8, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 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 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 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 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Wilfrid Laurier | 1841–1919 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC001008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC065007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912498
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. Lin, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-lin-qc001008-1861/.