St. Luc, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Luc was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,088. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.367°N, 73.316°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Luc had a population of 1,088: 557 male and 531 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,088 |
| 1871 | 800 |
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 contained St. Luc (part), 1851 (33.8% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained St. Luc (part), 1851 (66.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. Luc shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 147 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,088 total population, 557 males, Male members of the family who are present: 535, 531 females, Female members of the family who are present: 518, 359 single males, 336 single females, 180 married males, 169 married females, 65 adult males unable to read or write, 45 adult females unable to read or write, 28 male births, 26 widowed females, Males present who are not members of the family: 22, 21 males attending school, 18 females attending school, 18 widowed males, 15 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 13. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 70 males aged 5 to 10, 62 females aged 5 to 10, 60 single males aged 15 to 20, 56 married females aged 20 to 30, 56 married females aged 30 to 40, 55 married males aged 40 to 50, 53 married males aged 30 to 40, 52 single females aged 15 to 20, 43 single females aged 20 to 30, 42 single males aged 20 to 30, 40 single females aged 10 to 15, 40 single males aged 10 to 15, 35 married males aged 20 to 30, 31 males aged 2 to 3, 30 males aged 1 to 2, 29 females aged 2 to 3, 28 married females aged 40 to 50, 27 females aged 1 to 2, 23 married males aged 50 to 60, 22 females age 3 to 4, 22 females aged 4 to 5, 20 males aged 3 to 4, 20 males aged 4 to 5, 14 married females aged 50 to 60, 13 married females aged 15 to 20, 12 single females aged 30 to 40, 8 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 single males aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 married males aged 15 to 20, 6 married males aged 60 to 70, 6 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 single males aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 60 to 70, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 951 French Canadians, 104 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 15 persons originating in Ireland, 12 persons originating in England or Wales, 5 persons originating in Scotland, 1 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $346,273 value farms (dollars), $38,323 value all livestock, 30,018 bushels of oats, $27,034 value horses aged over 3 years, $25,982 value farm implements in dollars, 20,477 bushels of peas, 14,552 pounds of homemade butter, 13,079 acres of land in farms, 10,341 acres of farmland under cultivation, 7,226 bushels of potatoes, 6,977 acres of farmland under crops, 6,933 bushels of barley, 4,545 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,337 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,030 bushels of spring wheat, 2,738 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,207 acres of oats, 1,811 acres of peas, $1,608 value garden and orchard crops, 1,245 sheep, 1,091 bushels of buckwheat, 971 bushels of beans, 657 bushels of carrots, 649 tons of hay, 618 pounds of flax or hemp, 496 calves and heifers, 488 swine, 467 pounds of maple sugar, 466 milk cows, 437 acres of barley, 399 horses aged over 3 years, 332 acres of spring wheat, 304 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 265 bulls, oxen, or steers, 248 barrels of pork, 227 horses aged 3 years and under, 130 occupants of farms, 93 acres of potatoes, 83 acres of buckwheat, 59 barrels of beef, 54 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 53 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 48 bushels of corn, 40 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 27 acres of farmland in gardens, 22 bushels of rye, 20 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 20 pounds of hops, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 acres of corn, 4 acres of rye, 4 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $5,053 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,534 yards of flannel, 1,372 yards of fulled cloth, 580 yards of linen, 203 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 10 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 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 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC051005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC117006— 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. Luc, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-luc-qc051005-1861/.