St. Marcel, Quebec (1861 census)

Name: St. Marcel (1861)
Address: Quebec, CA

St. Marcel was a census subdivision in Richelieu County, Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,213. 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 density was 60.0 people per square mile.

Population trajectory across census years

Year	Population
1861	1,213
1871	1,222
1881	1,330
1891	1,169
1901	942
1911	876
1921	784

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 304 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.

Population & families (24 variables)

Variable	Value
Female members of the family who are present	560
Females present who are not members of the family	41
Male members of the family who are present	590
Males present who are not members of the family	22
Number of adult females unable to read or write	113
Number of adult males unable to read or write	106
Number of blind females	1
Number of female births in the past year	25
Number of females	601
Number of females attending school	73
Number of male births in the past year	23
Number of males	612
Number of males attending school	87
Number of married females	166
Number of married males	177
Number of single females	416
Number of single males	409
Number of widowed females	19
Number of widowed males	26
POP FX N.1	601
POP MX N.1	612
POP TOT	1,213
POP XX N.1	1,213
Total population	1,213

Age structure (52 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of females age 3 to 4	23
Number of females aged 1 to 2	13
Number of females aged 2 to 3	10
Number of females aged 4 to 5	21
Number of females aged 5 to 10	79
Number of males aged 1 to 2	14
Number of males aged 2 to 3	15
Number of males aged 3 to 4	17
Number of males aged 4 to 5	13
Number of males aged 5 to 10	80
Number of married females aged 20 to 30	30
Number of married females aged 30 to 40	42
Number of married females aged 40 to 50	35
Number of married females aged 50 to 60	33
Number of married females aged 60 to 70	19
Number of married females aged 70 to 80	7
Number of married males aged 20 to 30	24
Number of married males aged 30 to 40	41
Number of married males aged 40 to 50	34
Number of married males aged 50 to 60	39
Number of married males aged 60 to 70	23
Number of married males aged 70 to 80	14
Number of married males aged 80 to 90	2
Number of single females aged 10 to 15	72
Number of single females aged 15 to 20	68
Number of single females aged 20 to 30	60
Number of single females aged 30 to 40	19
Number of single females aged 40 to 50	15
Number of single females aged 50 to 60	4
Number of single females aged 60 to 70	6
Number of single females aged 70 to 80	1
Number of single males aged 10 to 15	70
Number of single males aged 15 to 20	67
Number of single males aged 20 to 30	73
Number of single males aged 30 to 40	23
Number of single males aged 40 to 50	8
Number of single males aged 50 to 60	3
Number of single males aged 60 to 70	2
Number of single males aged 70 to 80	1
Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30	3
Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40	1
Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50	2
Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60	3
Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70	3
Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80	5
Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90	2
Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40	4
Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50	3
Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60	6
Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70	7
Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80	2
Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90	4

Ethnic origin (1 variable)

Variable	Value
Number of French Canadians	1,213

Agriculture (72 variables)

Variable	Value
Acres of barley	188
Acres of buckwheat	79
Acres of corn	18
Acres of farmland in gardens	97
Acres of farmland in pasture	2,212
Acres of farmland in woodland or forest	6,618
Acres of farmland under crops	5,106
Acres of farmland under cultivation	7,415
Acres of land in farms	14,033
Acres of mangel wurtzel	1
Acres of oats	2,176
Acres of peas	495
Acres of potatoes	116
Acres of rye	4
Acres of spring wheat	1,200
Barrels of beef produced in the past year	70
Barrels of pork produced in the past year	325
Bushels of barley produced in the past year	3,065
Bushels of beans produced in the past year	1
Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year	850
Bushels of carrots produced in the past year	22
Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year	526
Bushels of corn produced in the past year	194
Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year	29
Bushels of oats produced in the past year	31,699
Bushels of peas produced in the past year	4,668
Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year	11,379
Bushels of rye produced in the past year	39
Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year	13,084
Bushels of turnips produced in the past year	10
C20 WHT SP AC	1,200
C21 WHT SP BU	13,084
C22 BAR AC	188
C23 BAR BU	3,065
C24 RYE AC	4
C25 RYE BU	39
C26 PEA AC	495
C27 PEA BU	4,668
C28 OAT AC	2,176
C29 OAT BU	31,699
C30 BWT AC	79
C31 BWT BU	850
C34 POT AC	116
C35 POT BU	11,379
C43 HAY TONS	512
C47 WOOL LBS	3,150
C63 BEEF BAR	70
C64 PORK BAR	325
HRS ov03 V	18,633
Number of bulls, oxen, or steers	43
Number of calves and heifers	430
Number of horses aged 3 years and under	88
Number of horses aged over 3 years	284
Number of milk cows	426
Number of occupants of farms	166
Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres	7
Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres	35
Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres	32
Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres	81
Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres	8
Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres	3
Number of sheep	1,149
Number of swine	410
Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year	1,402
Pounds of homemade butter	10,635
Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year	6,978
Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year	3,150
Tons of hay produced in the past year	512
Value of all livestock	36,643
Value of farm implements in dollars	15,207
Value of farms (dollars)	294,860
Value of garden and orchard crops produced in the past year	536

Manufacturing & industry (5 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of carriages for pleasure	320
Value of carriages for pleasure (dollars)	7,600
Yards of flannel produced in the past year	2,164
Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year	1,517
Yards of linen produced in the past year	2,216

Deaths & mortality (16 variables)

Variable	Value
Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2	1
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 females aged 80 to 90	1
Deaths in the past year among females of all ages	7
Deaths in the past year among females under age 1	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2	2
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 40 to 50	3
Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80	1
Deaths in the past year among males of all ages	11
Total number of deaths in the past year	18

Other recorded variables (134 variables)

Variable	Value
C01 TOTAL	166
C02 OCC UNDR 10	3
C03 OCC 10 TO 20	7
C04 OCC 20 TO 50	32
C05 OCC 50 TO 100	81
C06 OCC 100 TO 200	35
C07 OCC OVR 200	8
C08 HELD	14,033
C09 UNDR CULT	7,415
C1 Males	612
C10 UNDR CROP	5,106
C11 Deaths under 1 year F	1
C11 UNDR PAST	2,212
C12 GARDENS	97
C12 Under 2 Years M	14
C120 Married M	177
C121 Single M	409
C122 Widowed M	26
C123 Total M	612
C124 Married F	166
C125 Single F	416
C126 Widows F	19
C127 Total F	601
C128 Grand Total	1,213
C129 Deaths M	11
C13 Under 2 Years F	13
C13 WOOD WILD	6,618
C130 Deaths F	7
C131 Deaths Total	18
C136 Attending School M	87
C137 Attending School F	73
C138 Adults unable to read or write M	106
C139 Adults unable to read or write F	113
C14 CASH FARM	294,860
C14 Deaths under 2 years M	2
C143 Blind F	1
C15 CASH IMP	15,207
C15 Deaths under 2 years F	1
C16 GARDN VALUE	536
C16 Under 3 years M	15
C17 Under 3 years F	10
C2 Females	601
C20 Under 4 years M	17
C21 Under 4 years F	23
C24 Under 5 years M	13
C25 Under 5 years F	21
C28 Between 5 and 10 Years M	80
C29 Between 5 and 10 years F	79
C3 Total	1,213
C32 INDN CRN AC	18
C33 Between 10 and 15 years Single M	70
C33 INDN CRN BU	194
C35 Between 10 and 15 years Single F	72
C36 Between 10 and 15 years Deaths M	1
C37 TUR BU	10
C38 CAR BU	22
C39 Between 15 and 20 years Single M	67
C39 MAN WURT AC	1
C4 Members of Family M	590
C40 MAN WURT BU	29
C41 BEN BU	1
C41 Between 15 and 20 years Single F	68
C42 Between 15 and 20 years Deaths M	1
C42 CLV TIM GRA	526
C44 Between 20 and 30 years Married M	24
C45 Between 20 and 30 years Single M	73
C45 MPL SGR LBS	6,978
C47 Between 20 and 30 years Married F	30
C48 Between 20 and 30 years Single F	60
C48 FLLD CLOTH YRDS	1,517
C49 Between 20 and 30 years Widows F	3
C49 FLAN YRDS	2,164
C5 Members of Family F	560
C50 Between 20 and 30 years Deaths M	1
C50 FLX HEM LBS	1,402
C51 Between 20 and 30 years Deaths F	2
C51 LIN YRDS	2,216
C52 Between 30 and 40 years Married M	41
C52 BULLS OX STEERS	43
C53 Between 30 and 40 years Single M	23
C53 MILK COWS	426
C54 Between 30 and 40 years Widowers M	4
C54 CALVES HEIFERS	430
C55 Between 30 and 40 years Married F	42
C55 HORSES	284
C56 Between 30 and 40 years Single F	19
C56 HORSES VAL	18,633
C57 Between 30 and 40 years Widows F	1
C57 COLTS FILLIES	88
C58 Between 30 and 40 years Deaths M	1
C58 SHEEP	1,149
C59 SWINE	410
C6 Not Members of Family M	22
C60 Between 40 and 50 years Married M	34
C60 TOT VALUE	36,643
C61 Between 40 and 50 years Single M	8
C61 BUTTER LB	10,635
C62 Between 40 and 50 years Widowers M	3
C63 Between 40 and 50 years Married F	35
C64 Between 40 and 50 years Single F	15
C65 Between 40 and 50 years Widows F	2
C66 Between 40 and 50 years Deaths M	3
C67 Between 40 and 50 years Deaths F	2
C68 Between 50 and 60 years Married M	39
C68 CAR PLEASURE	320
C69 Between 50 and 60 years Single M	3
C69 VALUE DOL P	7,600
C7 Not Members of Family F	41
C70 Between 50 and 60 years Widowers M	6
C71 Between 50 and 60 years Married F	33
C72 Between 50 and 60 years Single F	4
C73 Between 50 and 60 years Widows F	3
C74 Between 50 and 60 years Deaths M	1
C76 Between 60 and 70 years Married M	23
C77 Between 60 and 70 years Single M	2
C78 Between 60 and 70 years Widowers M	7
C79 Between 60 and 70 years Married F	19
C8 Births in 1860 M	23
C80 Between 60 and 70 years Single F	6
C81 Between 60 and 70 years Widows F	3
C84 Between 70 and 80 years Married M	14
C85 Between 70 and 80 years Single M	1
C86 Between 70 and 80 years Widowers M	2
C87 Between 70 and 80 years Married F	7
C88 Between 70 and 80 years Single F	1
C89 Between 70 and 80 years Widows F	5
C9 Births in 1860 F	25
C90 Between 70 and 80 years Deaths M	1
C92 Between 80 and 90 years Married M	2
C94 Between 80 and 90 years Widowers M	4
C97 Between 80 and 90 years Widows F	2
C99 Between 80 and 90 years Deaths F	1
CD NAME	Richelieu
Natives of Canada French Origin	1,213

Identifiers

TCP UID: QC043002 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC082005 — 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. Marcel, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-marcel-qc043002-1861/.