St. Marc, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Marc was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,364. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912553. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.684°N, 73.236°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Marc had a population of 1,364: 678 male and 686 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,243 |
| 1861 | 1,364 |
| 1871 | 1,117 |
| 1881 | 1,036 |
| 1891 | 897 |
| 1901 | 968 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 918 |
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. Marc, 1851 (65.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. Marc shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 150 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,364 total population, 686 females, 678 males, Female members of the family who are present: 623, Male members of the family who are present: 618, 464 single females, 453 single males, 217 married males, 205 married females, 142 adult males unable to read or write, 133 males attending school, 131 females attending school, 121 adult females unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 63, Males present who are not members of the family: 60, 24 male births, 19 female births, 17 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 3 lunatic males, 2 blind males, 2 deaf and dumb females, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 102 females aged 5 to 10, 100 males aged 5 to 10, 95 single females aged 10 to 15, 84 single females aged 15 to 20, 78 single males aged 10 to 15, 71 single males aged 15 to 20, 70 married females aged 20 to 30, 70 single males aged 20 to 30, 55 married males aged 20 to 30, 54 married males aged 40 to 50, 53 married males aged 30 to 40, 51 married females aged 30 to 40, 43 married females aged 40 to 50, 35 single females aged 20 to 30, 33 females aged 1 to 2, 31 females aged 4 to 5, 28 females age 3 to 4, 27 married males aged 50 to 60, 26 females aged 2 to 3, 24 males aged 1 to 2, 23 males aged 2 to 3, 22 married males aged 60 to 70, 21 males aged 4 to 5, 20 males aged 3 to 4, 16 married females aged 50 to 60, 13 married females aged 15 to 20, 11 married females aged 60 to 70, 9 single males aged 30 to 40, 8 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 single females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,333 French Canadians, 25 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 2 persons originating in England or Wales, 2 persons originating in Scotland, 1 persons originating in Ireland, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $504,931 value farms (dollars), $62,959 value all livestock, 37,876 bushels of oats, $33,728 value horses aged over 3 years, 27,384 pounds of homemade butter, $20,857 value farm implements in dollars, 17,453 acres of land in farms, 17,119 bushels of peas, 14,186 bushels of potatoes, 13,960 bushels of barley, 13,041 acres of farmland under cultivation, 9,508 pounds of maple sugar, 8,815 acres of farmland under crops, 5,973 bushels of spring wheat, 4,432 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,412 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,134 acres of farmland in pasture, $3,286 value garden and orchard crops, 2,579 acres of oats, 2,159 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 1,935 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,329 bushels of corn, 1,286 sheep, 1,121 acres of peas, 1,023 tons of hay, 875 acres of barley, 834 milk cows, 713 calves and heifers, 641 acres of spring wheat, 640 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 523 swine, 500 horses aged over 3 years, 498 barrels of pork, 406 bushels of buckwheat, 205 horses aged 3 years and under, 203 bushels of carrots, 201 barrels of beef, 183 occupants of farms, 167 bushels of rye, 92 acres of farmland in gardens, 73 acres of potatoes, 69 bulls, oxen, or steers, 67 acres of corn, 59 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 58 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 40 acres of buckwheat, 32 acres of rye, 32 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 26 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 12 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 10 acres of mangel wurtzel, 9 bushels of turnips, 5 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 3 bushels of beans, 3 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 2 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 1 acres of turnips. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $15,006 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 3,409 yards of flannel, 2,944 yards of linen, 2,385 yards of fulled cloth, 541 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 7 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph-Azarie Sénécal | 1841–1917 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC058005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC098005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912553
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. Marc, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-marc-qc058005-1861/.