St. Paul d'Abbotsford, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Paul d'Abbotsford was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,550. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463104. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.432°N, 72.874°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Paul d'Abbotsford had a population of 1,550: 766 male and 784 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,550 |
| 1881 | 1,605 |
| 1891 | 1,873 |
| 1901 | 1,333 |
| 1911 | 1,169 |
| 1921 | 1,322 |
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 contained Abbotsford, 1851 (65.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. Paul d'Abbotsford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 151 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,550 total population, 784 females, 766 males, Female members of the family who are present: 759, Male members of the family who are present: 757, 482 single males, 479 single females, 273 married males, 271 married females, 177 males attending school, 149 adult males unable to read or write, 146 adult females unable to read or write, 123 females attending school, 36 female births, 34 widowed females, 33 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 25, 11 widowed males, Males present who are not members of the family: 9, 2 deaf and dumb males, 2 lunatic females, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 117 males aged 5 to 10, 115 single males aged 10 to 15, 113 females aged 5 to 10, 105 single females aged 10 to 15, 93 married females aged 20 to 30, 84 married males aged 30 to 40, 73 married females aged 30 to 40, 68 single females aged 15 to 20, 62 single males aged 15 to 20, 59 married males aged 20 to 30, 51 married males aged 40 to 50, 46 males aged 1 to 2, 41 married females aged 40 to 50, 38 married males aged 50 to 60, 34 females aged 2 to 3, 33 single females aged 20 to 30, 32 females aged 1 to 2, 29 males aged 3 to 4, 29 married females aged 50 to 60, 27 females aged 4 to 5, 27 single males aged 20 to 30, 25 males aged 2 to 3, 22 males aged 4 to 5, 21 females age 3 to 4, 21 married males aged 60 to 70, 17 married females aged 60 to 70, 14 married males aged 70 to 80, 9 married females aged 15 to 20, 8 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 7 single females aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 married males aged 15 to 20, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 married females aged 80 to 90, 3 single males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 males of unknown age, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 widowed males over 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,351 French Canadians, 141 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 25 persons originating in the United States, 22 persons originating in Ireland, 9 persons originating in England or Wales, 2 persons originating in Scotland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $291,430 value farms (dollars), $35,344 value all livestock, 31,137 bushels of potatoes, $27,347 value horses aged over 3 years, 21,796 pounds of homemade butter, 19,660 pounds of maple sugar, 17,396 bushels of oats, 14,497 acres of land in farms, $7,946 value farm implements in dollars, 7,572 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,925 acres of farmland under cultivation, 6,375 bushels of spring wheat, 4,984 bushels of buckwheat, 4,181 barrels of pork, 4,114 bushels of carrots, 3,854 acres of farmland under crops, 3,439 bushels of peas, 3,046 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,497 bushels of corn, 2,364 pounds of wool produced on farms, $2,248 value garden and orchard crops, 2,206 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,824 bushels of rye, 1,191 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,068 bushels of barley, 866 acres of oats, 839 tons of hay, 830 sheep, 662 bushels of turnips, 541 acres of spring wheat, 532 calves and heifers, 438 milk cows, 426 bulls, oxen, or steers, 332 swine, 272 horses aged over 3 years, 268 acres of peas, 239 acres of buckwheat, 239 acres of potatoes, 236 bushels of beans, 198 occupants of farms, 194 acres of corn, 143 acres of rye, 94 horses aged 3 years and under, 92 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 64 acres of barley, 58 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 54 barrels of beef, 36 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 25 acres of farmland in gardens, 9 acres of turnips, 5 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $136,224 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 4,576 carriages for pleasure, $1,720 value carriages for hire (dollars), 1,574 yards of flannel, 1,081 yards of fulled cloth, 730 yards of linen, 190 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 10 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC046008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC085010_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3463104
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Paul-d%27Abbotsford
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Paul-d%27Abbotsford
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. Paul d'Abbotsford, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-paul-d-abbotsford-qc046008-1861/.