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Year: 1861  |  Province: Quebec  |  Wikidata: Q112912588

St. Maurice, Quebec (1861 census)

St. Maurice was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,300. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912588. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.458°N, 72.558°W.

Population

In 1861, St. Maurice had a population of 3,300: 1,737 male and 1,563 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

YearPopulation
18511,648
18613,300
18713,004
18813,299
18913,040
19012,210
19111,828
19211,639

Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, St. Maurice shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 171 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,300 total population, 1,737 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,667, 1,563 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,520, 1,234 single males, 1,044 single females, 478 married males, 477 married females, 337 adult males unable to read or write, 246 females attending school, 246 males attending school, 234 adult females unable to read or write, 72 female births, 72 male births, Males present who are not members of the family: 70, Females present who are not members of the family: 43, 42 widowed females, 25 widowed males, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 301 males aged 5 to 10, 257 females aged 5 to 10, 238 single males aged 10 to 15, 217 single males aged 15 to 20, 199 single females aged 10 to 15, 171 single females aged 15 to 20, 155 married males aged 30 to 40, 143 married females aged 30 to 40, 136 married males aged 40 to 50, 131 single males aged 20 to 30, 130 married females aged 20 to 30, 120 single females aged 20 to 30, 113 married females aged 40 to 50, 79 males aged 4 to 5, 69 married males aged 20 to 30, 68 females aged 4 to 5, 66 males aged 3 to 4, 62 married males aged 50 to 60, 51 females age 3 to 4, 47 married females aged 50 to 60, 39 married males aged 60 to 70, 35 females aged 2 to 3, 35 males aged 2 to 3, 30 males of unknown age, 27 single females aged 30 to 40, 23 females aged 1 to 2, 23 males aged 1 to 2, 23 single males aged 30 to 40, 21 married females aged 60 to 70, 18 married females aged 15 to 20, 14 married males aged 70 to 80, 10 single males aged 40 to 50, 10 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 9 single females aged 40 to 50, 8 single males aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 females of unknown age, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 90 to 100, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 3,138 French Canadians, 142 persons whose origin is unknown, 7 persons originating in Ireland, 5 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 4 persons originating in Scotland, 3 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $419,155 value farms (dollars), $56,598 value all livestock, 50,172 pounds of maple sugar, 49,400 bushels of oats, 42,425 bushels of potatoes, 39,403 acres of land in farms, $30,037 value horses aged over 3 years, 29,602 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 24,526 pounds of homemade butter, $20,032 value farm implements in dollars, 9,801 acres of farmland under cultivation, 7,609 bushels of spring wheat, 7,547 acres of farmland under crops, 6,976 bushels of peas, 5,405 bushels of turnips, 5,342 pounds of flax or hemp, 4,195 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,953 bushels of buckwheat, 2,320 acres of oats, 2,225 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,674 tons of hay, 1,529 bushels of barley, 1,401 sheep, 925 swine, 825 milk cows, 749 acres of spring wheat, 734 bushels of rye, $684 value garden and orchard crops, 664 barrels of pork, 571 acres of peas, 510 calves and heifers, 485 horses aged over 3 years, 385 occupants of farms, 352 acres of potatoes, 314 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 308 acres of buckwheat, 223 bushels of carrots, 198 bulls, oxen, or steers, 184 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 129 bushels of corn, 123 barrels of beef, 121 acres of barley, 110 acres of rye, 91 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 87 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 82 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 59 horses aged 3 years and under, 44 acres of turnips, 32 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 29 acres of farmland in gardens, 28 bushels of beans, 17 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 12 acres of corn, 11 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 6 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 4 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $6,781 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 4,197 yards of linen, 2,555 yards of flannel, 1,757 yards of fulled cloth, 374 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 47 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 31, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 16, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 8, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 6, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Identifiers

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. Maurice, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-maurice-qc012008-1861/.