St. Marcel, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Marcel was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,213. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912558. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.856°N, 72.893°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Marcel had a population of 1,213: 612 male and 601 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,213 |
| 1871 | 1,222 |
| 1881 | 1,330 |
| 1891 | 1,169 |
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. Aimé, 1851 (24.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. Marcel shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 148 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,213 total population, 612 males, 601 females, Male members of the family who are present: 590, Female members of the family who are present: 560, 416 single females, 409 single males, 177 married males, 166 married females, 113 adult females unable to read or write, 106 adult males unable to read or write, 87 males attending school, 73 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 41, 26 widowed males, 25 female births, 23 male births, Males present who are not members of the family: 22, 19 widowed females, 1 blind females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 80 males aged 5 to 10, 79 females aged 5 to 10, 73 single males aged 20 to 30, 72 single females aged 10 to 15, 70 single males aged 10 to 15, 68 single females aged 15 to 20, 67 single males aged 15 to 20, 60 single females aged 20 to 30, 42 married females aged 30 to 40, 41 married males aged 30 to 40, 39 married males aged 50 to 60, 35 married females aged 40 to 50, 34 married males aged 40 to 50, 33 married females aged 50 to 60, 30 married females aged 20 to 30, 24 married males aged 20 to 30, 23 females age 3 to 4, 23 married males aged 60 to 70, 23 single males aged 30 to 40, 21 females aged 4 to 5, 19 married females aged 60 to 70, 19 single females aged 30 to 40, 17 males aged 3 to 4, 15 males aged 2 to 3, 15 single females aged 40 to 50, 14 males aged 1 to 2, 14 married males aged 70 to 80, 13 females aged 1 to 2, 13 males aged 4 to 5, 10 females aged 2 to 3, 8 single males aged 40 to 50, 7 married females aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 6 single females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,213 French Canadians. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $294,860 value farms (dollars), $36,643 value all livestock, 31,699 bushels of oats, $18,633 value horses aged over 3 years, $15,207 value farm implements in dollars, 14,033 acres of land in farms, 13,084 bushels of spring wheat, 11,379 bushels of potatoes, 10,635 pounds of homemade butter, 7,415 acres of farmland under cultivation, 6,978 pounds of maple sugar, 6,618 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,106 acres of farmland under crops, 4,668 bushels of peas, 3,150 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,065 bushels of barley, 2,212 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,176 acres of oats, 1,402 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,200 acres of spring wheat, 1,149 sheep, 850 bushels of buckwheat, $536 value garden and orchard crops, 526 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 512 tons of hay, 495 acres of peas, 430 calves and heifers, 426 milk cows, 410 swine, 325 barrels of pork, 284 horses aged over 3 years, 194 bushels of corn, 188 acres of barley, 166 occupants of farms, 116 acres of potatoes, 97 acres of farmland in gardens, 88 horses aged 3 years and under, 81 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 79 acres of buckwheat, 70 barrels of beef, 43 bulls, oxen, or steers, 39 bushels of rye, 35 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 32 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 29 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 22 bushels of carrots, 18 acres of corn, 10 bushels of turnips, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 4 acres of rye, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel, 1 bushels of beans. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $7,600 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,216 yards of linen, 2,164 yards of flannel, 1,517 yards of fulled cloth, 320 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 18 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 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 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC043002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC181006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912558
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. Marcel, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-marcel-qc043002-1861/.