St. Michel, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Michel was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,369. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462990. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.839°N, 70.875°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Michel had a population of 2,369: 1,172 male and 1,197 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,369 |
| 1871 | 2,134 |
| 1881 | 2,099 |
| 1891 | 1,838 |
| 1901 | 1,722 |
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. Michel, 1851 (67.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. Michel shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,369 total population, 1,197 females, 1,172 males, Female members of the family who are present: 1,127, Male members of the family who are present: 1,087, 833 single females, 820 single males, 322 married females, 313 married males, 149 females attending school, 135 males attending school, 132 adult males unable to read or write, Males present who are not members of the family: 85, Females present who are not members of the family: 70, 59 adult females unable to read or write, 42 widowed females, 39 widowed males, 30 male births, 25 female births. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 191 males aged 5 to 10, 190 single females aged 10 to 15, 174 single males aged 10 to 15, 173 females aged 5 to 10, 140 single females aged 15 to 20, 133 single males aged 15 to 20, 115 single females aged 20 to 30, 108 single males aged 20 to 30, 87 married females aged 30 to 40, 81 married females aged 40 to 50, 77 married males aged 40 to 50, 69 married males aged 30 to 40, 61 married males aged 50 to 60, 54 married females aged 20 to 30, 52 married females aged 50 to 60, 46 females aged 4 to 5, 42 married males aged 60 to 70, 40 married males aged 20 to 30, 37 males aged 4 to 5, 36 married females aged 60 to 70, 34 females age 3 to 4, 34 males aged 3 to 4, 28 single males aged 30 to 40, 26 single females aged 30 to 40, 25 males aged 1 to 2, 23 males aged 2 to 3, 21 females aged 1 to 2, 21 females aged 2 to 3, 19 single females aged 40 to 50, 18 married males aged 70 to 80, 12 single males aged 40 to 50, 12 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 11 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 10 married females aged 70 to 80, 10 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 10 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 9 single females aged 50 to 60, 9 single males aged 60 to 70, 9 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 females of unknown age, 7 males of unknown age, 7 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 married males aged 80 to 90, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 single females aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,359 French Canadians, 4 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 2 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in Ireland, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in Scotland. 1 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $477,380 value farms (dollars), $61,160 value all livestock, 53,646 pounds of homemade butter, 46,951 bushels of potatoes, 45,156 bushels of oats, $23,846 value farm implements in dollars, $18,521 value horses aged over 3 years, 15,917 acres of land in farms, 12,388 acres of farmland under cultivation, 7,839 pounds of maple sugar, 7,010 acres of farmland under crops, 5,872 pounds of wool produced on farms, 5,236 acres of farmland in pasture, $4,968 value garden and orchard crops, 4,120 bushels of rye, 3,529 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,153 pounds of flax or hemp, 2,623 acres of oats, 2,523 bushels of spring wheat, 2,477 tons of hay, 1,639 bulls, oxen, or steers, 1,625 bushels of peas, 1,372 sheep, 997 barrels of pork, 884 bushels of barley, 748 swine, 725 milk cows, 695 calves and heifers, 449 acres of rye, 348 acres of potatoes, 317 acres of spring wheat, 270 horses aged over 3 years, 203 acres of peas, 156 barrels of beef, 143 occupants of farms, 142 acres of farmland in gardens, 140 bushels of turnips, 135 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 132 bushels of buckwheat, 83 acres of barley, 70 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 61 horses aged 3 years and under, 55 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 47 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 15 bushels of beans, 10 acres of buckwheat, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 acres of turnips. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $6,944 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 4,642 yards of linen, 4,638 yards of flannel, 3,626 yards of fulled cloth, 325 carriages for pleasure, 2 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 7, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC007007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC141009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462990
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse
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. Michel, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-michel-qc007007-1861/.