St. Paul l'Ermite, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Paul l'Ermite was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,006. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912672. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.772°N, 73.496°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Paul l'Ermite had a population of 1,006: 508 male and 498 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,006 |
| 1881 | 1,490 |
| 1891 | 1,170 |
| 1901 | 1,388 |
| 1911 | 771 |
| 1921 | 762 |
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 Repentigny, 1851 (62.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. Paul l'Ermite 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 1,006 total population, 508 males, 498 females, Male members of the family who are present: 460, Female members of the family who are present: 443, 352 single males, 336 single females, 148 married males, 141 married females, 118 adult males unable to read or write, 97 females attending school, 96 males attending school, 70 adult females unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 55, Males present who are not members of the family: 48, 23 male births, 21 female births, 21 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 74 males aged 5 to 10, 74 single females aged 15 to 20, 63 females aged 5 to 10, 62 single males aged 10 to 15, 57 single males aged 15 to 20, 55 single females aged 10 to 15, 54 single males aged 20 to 30, 40 single females aged 20 to 30, 36 married females aged 30 to 40, 34 married females aged 20 to 30, 34 married males aged 30 to 40, 34 married males aged 40 to 50, 32 married males aged 50 to 60, 31 married females aged 40 to 50, 28 married males aged 20 to 30, 23 males aged 2 to 3, 22 females age 3 to 4, 21 married females aged 50 to 60, 19 females aged 2 to 3, 16 males aged 4 to 5, 14 females aged 4 to 5, 14 males aged 3 to 4, 12 married females aged 60 to 70, 10 married males aged 60 to 70, 10 single females aged 30 to 40, 9 single males aged 40 to 50, 8 married males aged 70 to 80, 7 single males aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 females aged 1 to 2, 4 males aged 1 to 2, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 30 to 40, 3 single males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 males of unknown age, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 married males aged 10 to 15 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,003 French Canadians, 3 persons native to Canada, not of French origin. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $298,075 value farms (dollars), $35,893 value all livestock, 33,985 bushels of oats, 23,752 pounds of homemade butter, 16,282 bushels of potatoes, $13,158 value horses aged over 3 years, 9,728 acres of land in farms, $9,509 value farm implements in dollars, 6,938 acres of farmland under cultivation, 5,703 bushels of barley, 4,269 acres of farmland under crops, 3,452 bushels of peas, 2,790 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,614 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,099 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,937 acres of oats, 1,692 pounds of maple sugar, 1,685 pounds of flax or hemp, $1,663 value garden and orchard crops, 1,337 bushels of spring wheat, 713 bushels of buckwheat, 666 bushels of rye, 656 tons of hay, 612 sheep, 591 bushels of corn, 545 milk cows, 425 calves and heifers, 418 bushels of carrots, 414 acres of peas, 352 swine, 333 acres of barley, 279 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 276 horses aged over 3 years, 268 barrels of pork, 180 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 166 horses aged 3 years and under, 146 acres of spring wheat, 121 acres of potatoes, 102 barrels of beef, 100 occupants of farms, 72 acres of rye, 61 acres of buckwheat, 55 acres of farmland in gardens, 44 bushels of beans, 34 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 32 bulls, oxen, or steers, 31 bushels of winter wheat, 28 acres of corn, 28 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 23 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 12 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 8 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 2 acres of mangel wurtzel, 1 acres of winter wheat. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $5,163 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,825 yards of linen, 1,465 yards of flannel, 857 yards of fulled cloth, $388 value carriages for hire (dollars), 211 carriages for pleasure, 39 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 7 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded Deaths in the past year among males aged 90 to 100: 1 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC001010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC065008_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912672
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 l'Ermite, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-paul-l-ermite-qc001010-1861/.