St. Pacôme, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Pacôme was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,821. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q138796189. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.387°N, 69.903°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Pacôme had a population of 1,821: 884 male and 937 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,821 |
| 1871 | 1,863 |
| 1881 | 2,265 |
| 1891 | 1,928 |
| 1901 | 1,665 |
| 1911 | 2,093 |
| 1921 | 2,559 |
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 Rivière Ouelle, 1851 (39.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Pacôme, 1871 (94.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. Pacôme shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 128 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,821 total population, 937 females, 884 males, Female members of the family who are present: 859, Male members of the family who are present: 821, 624 single females, 578 single males, 287 married females, 287 married males, 185 females attending school, 177 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 78, Males present who are not members of the family: 63, 52 male births, 48 adult males unable to read or write, 48 female births, 26 widowed females, 25 adult females unable to read or write, 19 widowed males, 2 lunatic males, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 134 females aged 5 to 10, 124 males aged 5 to 10, 112 single males aged 10 to 15, 109 single females aged 15 to 20, 108 single females aged 10 to 15, 93 single males aged 15 to 20, 87 married females aged 20 to 30, 85 married females aged 30 to 40, 83 married males aged 30 to 40, 76 single females aged 20 to 30, 68 married males aged 20 to 30, 66 married males aged 40 to 50, 60 single males aged 20 to 30, 59 married females aged 40 to 50, 39 females aged 2 to 3, 35 males aged 4 to 5, 33 females age 3 to 4, 32 married females aged 50 to 60, 31 males aged 1 to 2, 31 males aged 3 to 4, 30 females aged 1 to 2, 30 married males aged 50 to 60, 29 married males aged 60 to 70, 24 males aged 2 to 3, 23 females aged 4 to 5, 18 married females aged 60 to 70, 14 single males aged 30 to 40, 13 single females aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 single females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,807 French Canadians, 12 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 2 persons originating in Germany or Holland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $120,520 value farms (dollars), $23,988 value all livestock, 20,594 bushels of potatoes, 15,585 acres of land in farms, 12,824 pounds of homemade butter, $12,229 value horses aged over 3 years, 9,367 pounds of maple sugar, 9,089 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,497 acres of farmland under cultivation, 5,045 acres of farmland under crops, 4,997 bushels of spring wheat, 4,833 bushels of oats, 3,311 bushels of barley, 3,054 bushels of rye, $2,544 value farm implements in dollars, 2,266 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,415 tons of hay, 1,403 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,374 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,153 bushels of peas, 1,124 sheep, 546 acres of spring wheat, $496 value garden and orchard crops, 458 acres of rye, 405 bulls, oxen, or steers, 390 milk cows, 372 swine, 287 calves and heifers, 270 barrels of pork, 252 acres of barley, 215 horses aged over 3 years, 209 acres of oats, 148 occupants of farms, 142 acres of potatoes, 131 acres of peas, 112 barrels of beef, 58 horses aged 3 years and under, 58 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 49 acres of farmland in gardens, 49 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 16 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 13 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $2,585 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,447 yards of flannel, 2,188 yards of fulled cloth, 1,421 yards of linen, 101 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: 7, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 7, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 4. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC026011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC061013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q138796189
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. Pacôme, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-pac-me-qc026011-1861/.