St. Michel, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Michel was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,548. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,548 |
| 1871 | 1,986 |
| 1881 | 1,651 |
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 143 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,548 total population, 1,279 females, 1,261 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,201, Female members of the family who are present: 1,177, 865 single males, 856 single females, 400 adult males unable to read or write, 385 married females, 385 married males, 364 adult females unable to read or write, 271 males attending school, 201 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 102, Males present who are not members of the family: 60, 47 female births, 43 male births, 38 widowed females, 19 widowed males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 316 females aged 5 to 10, 231 males aged 5 to 10, 213 single females aged 10 to 15, 134 single males aged 10 to 15, 128 married females aged 20 to 30, 119 married females aged 30 to 40, 111 married males aged 30 to 40, 106 married males aged 20 to 30, 103 single males aged 20 to 30, 100 single males aged 15 to 20, 74 married males aged 40 to 50, 69 males aged 2 to 3, 62 married females aged 40 to 50, 58 single females aged 15 to 20, 56 males aged 1 to 2, 56 married males aged 50 to 60, 46 females aged 1 to 2, 46 females aged 2 to 3, 46 females aged 4 to 5, 45 males aged 3 to 4, 41 males aged 4 to 5, 39 females age 3 to 4, 37 single females aged 20 to 30, 35 married females aged 50 to 60, 29 married males aged 60 to 70, 18 married females aged 15 to 20, 15 single males aged 30 to 40, 14 married females aged 60 to 70, 12 single males aged 60 to 70, 11 single males aged 40 to 50, 10 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 9 married females aged 70 to 80, 9 married males aged 70 to 80, 8 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 6 single females aged 30 to 40, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,467 French Canadians, 65 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 6 persons originating in Scotland, 3 persons originating in France, 3 persons originating in the United States, 2 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in Ireland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $592,449 value farms (dollars), $73,397 value all livestock, 52,697 bushels of oats, $36,893 value horses aged over 3 years, 33,999 bushels of potatoes, $20,203 value farm implements in dollars, 17,502 acres of land in farms, 14,086 pounds of homemade butter, 12,460 acres of farmland under cultivation, 12,247 bushels of spring wheat, 12,103 bushels of peas, 9,686 pounds of flax or hemp, 8,538 acres of farmland under crops, 8,172 bushels of barley, 5,250 pounds of wool produced on farms, 5,042 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,016 pounds of maple sugar, 3,814 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,813 bushels of buckwheat, 3,070 acres of oats, $2,517 value garden and orchard crops, 1,723 sheep, 1,117 acres of peas, 1,047 acres of spring wheat, 756 bulls, oxen, or steers, 734 swine, 715 milk cows, 659 horses aged over 3 years, 627 calves and heifers, 611 tons of hay, 600 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 452 barrels of pork, 434 acres of barley, 381 acres of buckwheat, 374 bushels of corn, 284 occupants of farms, 279 horses aged 3 years and under, 265 acres of potatoes, 108 acres of farmland in gardens, 102 bushels of beans, 101 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 97 barrels of beef, 90 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 88 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 80 bushels of turnips, 45 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 24 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 23 acres of corn, 23 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 21 bushels of carrots, 14 pounds of hops, 4 acres of mangel wurtzel, 4 acres of turnips, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $9,208 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,885 yards of fulled cloth, 2,534 yards of flannel, 1,903 yards of linen, 361 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 11 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 2, 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. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC037003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC070003— 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/.