St. Michel, Quebec (1861 census)

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

St. Michel was a census subdivision in Napierville County, Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,548. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.232°N, 73.576°W.

Population

In 1861, St. Michel had a population of 2,548: 1,261 male and 1,279 female residents. Population density was 106.5 people per square mile.

Population trajectory across census years

Year	Population
1861	2,548
1871	1,986
1881	1,651
1891	1,619
1901	1,336
1911	1,235
1921	1,194

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. Michel shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 295 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.

Population & families (23 variables)

Variable	Value
Female members of the family who are present	1,177
Females present who are not members of the family	102
Male members of the family who are present	1,201
Males present who are not members of the family	60
Number of adult females unable to read or write	364
Number of adult males unable to read or write	400
Number of female births in the past year	47
Number of females	1,279
Number of females attending school	201
Number of male births in the past year	43
Number of males	1,261
Number of males attending school	271
Number of married females	385
Number of married males	385
Number of single females	856
Number of single males	865
Number of widowed females	38
Number of widowed males	19
POP FX N.1	1,279
POP MX N.1	1,269
POP TOT	2,548
POP XX N.1	2,548
Total population	2,548

Age structure (47 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of females age 3 to 4	39
Number of females aged 1 to 2	46
Number of females aged 2 to 3	46
Number of females aged 4 to 5	46
Number of females aged 5 to 10	316
Number of males aged 1 to 2	56
Number of males aged 2 to 3	69
Number of males aged 3 to 4	45
Number of males aged 4 to 5	41
Number of males aged 5 to 10	231
Number of married females aged 15 to 20	18
Number of married females aged 20 to 30	128
Number of married females aged 30 to 40	119
Number of married females aged 40 to 50	62
Number of married females aged 50 to 60	35
Number of married females aged 60 to 70	14
Number of married females aged 70 to 80	9
Number of married males aged 20 to 30	106
Number of married males aged 30 to 40	111
Number of married males aged 40 to 50	74
Number of married males aged 50 to 60	56
Number of married males aged 60 to 70	29
Number of married males aged 70 to 80	9
Number of single females aged 10 to 15	213
Number of single females aged 15 to 20	58
Number of single females aged 20 to 30	37
Number of single females aged 30 to 40	6
Number of single females aged 40 to 50	1
Number of single females aged 50 to 60	1
Number of single males aged 10 to 15	134
Number of single males aged 15 to 20	100
Number of single males aged 20 to 30	103
Number of single males aged 30 to 40	15
Number of single males aged 40 to 50	11
Number of single males aged 50 to 60	5
Number of single males aged 60 to 70	12
Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30	4
Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40	10
Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50	5
Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60	3
Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70	8
Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80	8
Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40	3
Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50	7
Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60	3
Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70	5
Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80	1

Ethnic origin (7 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of French Canadians	2,467
Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin	65
Number of persons originating in England or Wales	2
Number of persons originating in France	3
Number of persons originating in Ireland	1
Number of persons originating in Scotland	6
Number of persons originating in the United States	3

Agriculture (72 variables)

Variable	Value
Acres of barley	434
Acres of buckwheat	381
Acres of corn	23
Acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers	2
Acres of farmland in gardens	108
Acres of farmland in pasture	3,814
Acres of farmland in woodland or forest	5,042
Acres of farmland under crops	8,538
Acres of farmland under cultivation	12,460
Acres of land in farms	17,502
Acres of mangel wurtzel	4
Acres of oats	3,070
Acres of peas	1,117
Acres of potatoes	265
Acres of spring wheat	1,047
Acres of turnips	4
Barrels of beef produced in the past year	97
Barrels of pork produced in the past year	452
Bushels of barley produced in the past year	8,172
Bushels of beans produced in the past year	102
Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year	3,813
Bushels of carrots produced in the past year	21
Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year	1
Bushels of corn produced in the past year	374
Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year	600
Bushels of oats produced in the past year	52,697
Bushels of peas produced in the past year	12,103
Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year	33,999
Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year	12,247
Bushels of turnips produced in the past year	80
C20 WHT SP AC	1,047
C21 WHT SP BU	12,247
C22 BAR AC	434
C23 BAR BU	8,172
C26 PEA AC	1,117
C27 PEA BU	12,103
C28 OAT AC	3,070
C29 OAT BU	52,697
C30 BWT AC	381
C31 BWT BU	3,813
C34 POT AC	265
C35 POT BU	33,999
C43 HAY TONS	611
C47 WOOL LBS	5,250
C63 BEEF BAR	97
C64 PORK BAR	452
HRS ov03 V	36,893
Number of bulls, oxen, or steers	756
Number of calves and heifers	627
Number of horses aged 3 years and under	279
Number of horses aged over 3 years	659
Number of milk cows	715
Number of occupants of farms	284
Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres	23
Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres	45
Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres	101
Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres	88
Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres	3
Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres	24
Number of sheep	1,723
Number of swine	734
Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year	90
Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year	9,686
Pounds of homemade butter	14,086
Pounds of hops produced in the past year	14
Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year	5,016
Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year	5,250
Tons of hay produced in the past year	611
Value of all livestock	73,397
Value of farm implements in dollars	20,203
Value of farms (dollars)	592,449
Value of garden and orchard crops produced in the past year	2,517

Manufacturing & industry (5 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of carriages for pleasure	361
Value of carriages for pleasure (dollars)	9,208
Yards of flannel produced in the past year	2,534
Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year	2,885
Yards of linen produced in the past year	1,903

Deaths & mortality (9 variables)

Variable	Value
Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50	1
Deaths in the past year among females of all ages	6
Deaths in the past year among females under age 1	3
Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40	2
Deaths in the past year among males of all ages	5
Deaths in the past year among males under age 1	3
Total number of deaths in the past year	11

Other recorded variables (132 variables)

Variable	Value
C01 TOTAL	284
C02 OCC UNDR 10	24
C03 OCC 10 TO 20	23
C04 OCC 20 TO 50	101
C05 OCC 50 TO 100	88
C06 OCC 100 TO 200	45
C07 OCC OVR 200	3
C08 HELD	17,502
C09 UNDR CULT	12,460
C1 Males	1,269
C10 Deaths under 1 year M	3
C10 UNDR CROP	8,538
C11 Deaths under 1 year F	3
C11 UNDR PAST	3,814
C12 GARDENS	108
C12 Under 2 Years M	56
C120 Married M	385
C121 Single M	865
C122 Widowed M	19
C123 Total M	1,269
C124 Married F	385
C125 Single F	856
C126 Widows F	38
C127 Total F	1,279
C128 Grand Total	2,548
C129 Deaths M	5
C13 Under 2 Years F	46
C13 WOOD WILD	5,042
C130 Deaths F	6
C131 Deaths Total	11
C136 Attending School M	271
C137 Attending School F	201
C138 Adults unable to read or write M	400
C139 Adults unable to read or write F	364
C14 CASH FARM	592,449
C15 CASH IMP	20,203
C16 GARDN VALUE	2,517
C16 Under 3 years M	69
C17 LAND HELD	2
C17 Under 3 years F	46
C2 Females	1,279
C20 Under 4 years M	45
C21 Under 4 years F	39
C24 Under 5 years M	41
C25 Under 5 years F	46
C28 Between 5 and 10 Years M	231
C29 Between 5 and 10 years F	316
C3 Total	2,548
C32 INDN CRN AC	23
C33 Between 10 and 15 years Single M	134
C33 INDN CRN BU	374
C35 Between 10 and 15 years Single F	213
C36 TUR AC	4
C37 TUR BU	80
C38 CAR BU	21
C39 Between 15 and 20 years Single M	100
C39 MAN WURT AC	4
C4 Members of Family M	1,201
C40 Between 15 and 20 years Married F	18
C40 MAN WURT BU	600
C41 BEN BU	102
C41 Between 15 and 20 years Single F	58
C42 CLV TIM GRA	1
C43 Between 15 and 20 years Deaths F	1
C44 Between 20 and 30 years Married M	106
C44 HOP LBS	14
C45 Between 20 and 30 years Single M	103
C45 MPL SGR LBS	5,016
C47 Between 20 and 30 years Married F	128
C48 Between 20 and 30 years Single F	37
C48 FLLD CLOTH YRDS	2,885
C49 Between 20 and 30 years Widows F	4
C49 FLAN YRDS	2,534
C5 Members of Family F	1,177
C50 FLX HEM LBS	9,686
C51 Between 20 and 30 years Deaths F	1
C51 LIN YRDS	1,903
C52 Between 30 and 40 years Married M	111
C52 BULLS OX STEERS	756
C53 Between 30 and 40 years Single M	15
C53 MILK COWS	715
C54 Between 30 and 40 years Widowers M	3
C54 CALVES HEIFERS	627
C55 Between 30 and 40 years Married F	119
C55 HORSES	659
C56 Between 30 and 40 years Single F	6
C56 HORSES VAL	36,893
C57 Between 30 and 40 years Widows F	10
C57 COLTS FILLIES	279
C58 Between 30 and 40 years Deaths M	2
C58 SHEEP	1,723
C59 SWINE	734
C6 Not Members of Family M	60
C60 Between 40 and 50 years Married M	74
C60 TOT VALUE	73,397
C61 Between 40 and 50 years Single M	11
C61 BUTTER LB	14,086
C62 Between 40 and 50 years Widowers M	7
C62 CHEESE LB	90
C63 Between 40 and 50 years Married F	62
C64 Between 40 and 50 years Single F	1
C65 Between 40 and 50 years Widows F	5
C67 Between 40 and 50 years Deaths F	1
C68 Between 50 and 60 years Married M	56
C68 CAR PLEASURE	361
C69 Between 50 and 60 years Single M	5
C69 VALUE DOL P	9,208
C7 Not Members of Family F	102
C70 Between 50 and 60 years Widowers M	3
C71 Between 50 and 60 years Married F	35
C72 Between 50 and 60 years Single F	1
C73 Between 50 and 60 years Widows F	3
C76 Between 60 and 70 years Married M	29
C77 Between 60 and 70 years Single M	12
C78 Between 60 and 70 years Widowers M	5
C79 Between 60 and 70 years Married F	14
C8 Births in 1860 M	43
C81 Between 60 and 70 years Widows F	8
C84 Between 70 and 80 years Married M	9
C86 Between 70 and 80 years Widowers M	1
C87 Between 70 and 80 years Married F	9
C89 Between 70 and 80 years Widows F	8
C9 Births in 1860 F	47
CD NAME	Napierville
England and Wales	2
France	3
Ireland	1
Natives of Canada French Origin	2,467
Natives of Canada Not of French Origin	65
Scotland	6
United States	3
West Indies	1

Identifiers

TCP UID: QC037003 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC077003 — 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. Michel, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-michel-qc037003-1861/.