St. Paulin, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Paulin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,065. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912675. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.402°N, 73.035°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Paulin had a population of 1,065: 547 male and 518 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 767 |
| 1861 | 1,065 |
| 1871 | 1,080 |
| 1881 | 1,285 |
| 1891 | 1,453 |
| 1901 | 1,244 |
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. Paulin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 133 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,065 total population, 547 males, Male members of the family who are present: 519, 518 females, Female members of the family who are present: 471, 368 single males, 329 single females, 171 married females, 169 married males, 81 adult males unable to read or write, 72 males attending school, 62 females attending school, 61 adult females unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 47, Males present who are not members of the family: 28, 20 female births, 18 widowed females, 14 male births, 10 widowed males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 99 males aged 5 to 10, 84 females aged 5 to 10, 71 single males aged 10 to 15, 70 single females aged 10 to 15, 57 single males aged 15 to 20, 54 married females aged 20 to 30, 52 single males aged 20 to 30, 50 married males aged 30 to 40, 46 married females aged 30 to 40, 44 single females aged 15 to 20, 31 married males aged 50 to 60, 30 married males aged 20 to 30, 29 married females aged 40 to 50, 27 females aged 4 to 5, 26 married males aged 40 to 50, 25 single females aged 20 to 30, 22 married males aged 60 to 70, 20 females aged 1 to 2, 20 females aged 2 to 3, 19 males aged 4 to 5, 17 males aged 3 to 4, 15 females age 3 to 4, 15 married females aged 50 to 60, 15 married females aged 60 to 70, 14 males aged 2 to 3, 13 males aged 1 to 2, 11 single males aged 30 to 40, 10 married females aged 15 to 20, 10 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,063 French Canadians, 2 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $147,145 value farms (dollars), $31,474 value all livestock, 30,468 pounds of maple sugar, 23,058 bushels of oats, 19,192 pounds of homemade butter, 16,480 bushels of potatoes, $10,676 value horses aged over 3 years, 10,515 acres of land in farms, $6,779 value farm implements in dollars, 6,183 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,332 acres of farmland under cultivation, 3,537 pounds of flax or hemp, 2,767 acres of farmland under crops, 2,037 bushels of buckwheat, 1,708 bushels of peas, 1,679 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,647 bushels of spring wheat, 1,516 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,154 acres of oats, $814 value garden and orchard crops, 589 sheep, 571 tons of hay, 520 bushels of barley, 362 bushels of rye, 283 swine, 248 bushels of turnips, 246 calves and heifers, 230 bulls, oxen, or steers, 223 milk cows, 182 acres of spring wheat, 166 acres of peas, 164 acres of potatoes, 162 horses aged over 3 years, 147 occupants of farms, 139 acres of buckwheat, 108 barrels of pork, 58 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 55 acres of barley, 49 acres of farmland in gardens, 46 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 39 bushels of carrots, 37 horses aged 3 years and under, 37 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 35 acres of rye, 34 barrels of beef, 25 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 17 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 acres of turnips, 4 bushels of corn, 4 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 4,509 yards of linen, $2,888 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,389 yards of flannel, 943 yards of fulled cloth, 160 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 602 pounds of fresh fish sold, 1 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 8 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC031007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC168010_1901— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912675
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. Paulin, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-paulin-qc031007-1861/.