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Year: 1861  |  Province: Quebec  |  Wikidata: Q3463031

St. Narcisse, Quebec (1861 census)

St. Narcisse was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 979. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463031. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.573°N, 72.513°W.

Population

In 1861, St. Narcisse had a population of 979: 505 male and 474 female residents.

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

Later boundary forms

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

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

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 130 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 979 total population, 505 males, Male members of the family who are present: 496, 474 females, Female members of the family who are present: 460, 354 single males, 322 single females, 148 married males, 143 married females, 118 adult males unable to read or write, 94 adult females unable to read or write, 90 females attending school, 63 males attending school, 28 male births, 23 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 14, Males present who are not members of the family: 9, 9 widowed females, 3 widowed males, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 88 females aged 5 to 10, 77 males aged 5 to 10, 71 single females aged 10 to 15, 69 single males aged 10 to 15, 57 single males aged 15 to 20, 51 single females aged 15 to 20, 43 single males aged 20 to 30, 42 married females aged 20 to 30, 36 married females aged 30 to 40, 34 married males aged 20 to 30, 34 married males aged 30 to 40, 32 married males aged 40 to 50, 30 males aged 2 to 3, 30 married females aged 40 to 50, 28 single females aged 20 to 30, 22 married males aged 50 to 60, 20 females aged 2 to 3, 20 males aged 3 to 4, 19 males aged 4 to 5, 18 females age 3 to 4, 18 married females aged 50 to 60, 18 married males aged 60 to 70, 14 females aged 4 to 5, 12 married females aged 60 to 70, 8 single males aged 30 to 40, 7 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 single females aged 30 to 40, 5 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 977 French Canadians, 2 persons originating in Ireland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $148,124 value farms (dollars), $21,426 value all livestock, 14,669 bushels of oats, 12,934 acres of land in farms, 10,865 bushels of potatoes, 10,320 pounds of maple sugar, $9,688 value horses aged over 3 years, 9,558 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,182 pounds of homemade butter, $3,480 value farm implements in dollars, 3,376 acres of farmland under cultivation, 2,893 bushels of spring wheat, 2,187 acres of farmland under crops, 2,004 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,757 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,430 bushels of peas, 1,370 bushels of buckwheat, 1,335 bushels of barley, 1,184 acres of farmland in pasture, 894 bushels of turnips, 744 sheep, 717 bushels of rye, 666 acres of oats, 664 tons of hay, 376 swine, 342 bulls, oxen, or steers, 269 milk cows, 264 barrels of pork, 253 acres of spring wheat, 215 calves and heifers, $203 value garden and orchard crops, 149 occupants of farms, 138 acres of peas, 137 horses aged over 3 years, 110 acres of potatoes, 107 acres of buckwheat, 93 acres of barley, 73 acres of rye, 58 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 55 barrels of beef, 51 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 37 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 34 horses aged 3 years and under, 32 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 10 bushels of carrots, 8 acres of turnips, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 acres of farmland in gardens, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 2,804 yards of linen, $2,468 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,735 yards of flannel, 1,091 yards of fulled cloth, 166 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 15 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 4, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 3, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 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. Narcisse, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-narcisse-qc012009-1861/.