St. Paulin, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Paulin was a census subdivision in Maskinongé County, Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,065. 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 density was 55.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 767 |
| 1861 | 1,065 |
| 1871 | 1,080 |
| 1881 | 1,285 |
| 1891 | 1,453 |
| 1901 | 1,244 |
| 1911 | 1,669 |
| 1921 | 1,584 |
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 274 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 8 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Female members of the family who are present | 471 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 47 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 519 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 28 |
| Number of adult females unable to read or write | 61 |
| Number of adult males unable to read or write | 81 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 20 |
| Number of females | 518 |
| Number of females attending school | 62 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 14 |
| Number of males | 547 |
| Number of males attending school | 72 |
| Number of married females | 171 |
| Number of married males | 169 |
| Number of single females | 329 |
| Number of single males | 368 |
| Number of widowed females | 18 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| POP FX N.1 | 518 |
| POP MX N.1 | 547 |
| POP TOT | 1,065 |
| POP XX N.1 | 1,065 |
| Total population | 1,065 |
Age structure (45 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 15 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 20 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 20 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 27 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 84 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 13 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 14 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 17 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 19 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 99 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 10 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 54 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 46 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 29 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 15 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 15 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 30 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 50 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 26 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 31 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 22 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 10 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 70 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 44 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 25 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 71 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 57 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 52 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 11 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 5 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,063 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 2 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 55 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 139 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens | 49 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,516 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,183 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,767 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 4,332 |
| Acres of land in farms | 10,515 |
| Acres of oats | 1,154 |
| Acres of peas | 166 |
| Acres of potatoes | 164 |
| Acres of rye | 35 |
| Acres of spring wheat | 182 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 34 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 108 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 520 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,037 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 39 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year | 46 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 23,058 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,708 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,480 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 362 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,647 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 248 |
| C20 WHT SP AC | 182 |
| C21 WHT SP BU | 1,647 |
| C22 BAR AC | 55 |
| C23 BAR BU | 520 |
| C24 RYE AC | 35 |
| C25 RYE BU | 362 |
| C26 PEA AC | 166 |
| C27 PEA BU | 1,708 |
| C28 OAT AC | 1,154 |
| C29 OAT BU | 23,058 |
| C30 BWT AC | 139 |
| C31 BWT BU | 2,037 |
| C34 POT AC | 164 |
| C35 POT BU | 16,480 |
| C43 HAY TONS | 571 |
| C47 WOOL LBS | 1,679 |
| C63 BEEF BAR | 34 |
| C64 PORK BAR | 108 |
| HRS ov03 V | 10,676 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 230 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 246 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 37 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 162 |
| Number of milk cows | 223 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 147 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 58 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 17 |
| Number of sheep | 589 |
| Number of swine | 283 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 3,537 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 19,192 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 30,468 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,679 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 571 |
| Value of all livestock | 31,474 |
| Value of farm implements in dollars | 6,779 |
| Value of farms (dollars) | 147,145 |
| Value of garden and orchard crops produced in the past year | 814 |
Manufacturing & industry (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of carriages for pleasure | 160 |
| Value of carriages for pleasure (dollars) | 2,888 |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 1,389 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 943 |
| Yards of linen produced in the past year | 4,509 |
Fisheries (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of salted fish sold in the past year | 1 |
| Pounds of fresh fish sold in the past year | 602 |
Deaths & mortality (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 females of all ages | 4 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 4 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 3 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 8 |
Other recorded variables (119 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C01 TOTAL | 147 |
| C02 OCC UNDR 10 | 17 |
| C03 OCC 10 TO 20 | 4 |
| C04 OCC 20 TO 50 | 37 |
| C05 OCC 50 TO 100 | 58 |
| C06 OCC 100 TO 200 | 25 |
| C07 OCC OVR 200 | 6 |
| C08 HELD | 10,515 |
| C09 UNDR CULT | 4,332 |
| C1 Males | 547 |
| C10 Deaths under 1 year M | 3 |
| C10 UNDR CROP | 2,767 |
| C11 UNDR PAST | 1,516 |
| C12 GARDENS | 49 |
| C12 Under 2 Years M | 13 |
| C120 Married M | 169 |
| C121 Single M | 368 |
| C122 Widowed M | 10 |
| C123 Total M | 547 |
| C124 Married F | 171 |
| C125 Single F | 329 |
| C126 Widows F | 18 |
| C127 Total F | 518 |
| C128 Grand Total | 1,065 |
| C129 Deaths M | 4 |
| C13 Under 2 Years F | 20 |
| C13 WOOD WILD | 6,183 |
| C130 Deaths F | 4 |
| C131 Deaths Total | 8 |
| C136 Attending School M | 72 |
| C137 Attending School F | 62 |
| C138 Adults unable to read or write M | 81 |
| C139 Adults unable to read or write F | 61 |
| C14 CASH FARM | 147,145 |
| C14 Deaths under 2 years M | 1 |
| C15 CASH IMP | 6,779 |
| C16 GARDN VALUE | 814 |
| C16 Under 3 years M | 14 |
| C17 Under 3 years F | 20 |
| C2 Females | 518 |
| C20 Under 4 years M | 17 |
| C21 Under 4 years F | 15 |
| C23 Deaths under 4 years F | 1 |
| C24 Under 5 years M | 19 |
| C25 Under 5 years F | 27 |
| C28 Between 5 and 10 Years M | 99 |
| C29 Between 5 and 10 years F | 84 |
| C3 Total | 1,065 |
| C33 Between 10 and 15 years Single M | 71 |
| C33 INDN CRN BU | 4 |
| C35 Between 10 and 15 years Single F | 70 |
| C36 Between 10 and 15 years Deaths M | 1 |
| C36 TUR AC | 5 |
| C37 TUR BU | 248 |
| C38 CAR BU | 39 |
| C39 Between 15 and 20 years Single M | 57 |
| C4 Members of Family M | 519 |
| C40 Between 15 and 20 years Married F | 10 |
| C40 MAN WURT BU | 46 |
| C41 Between 15 and 20 years Single F | 44 |
| C43 Between 15 and 20 years Deaths F | 1 |
| C44 Between 20 and 30 years Married M | 30 |
| C45 Between 20 and 30 years Single M | 52 |
| C45 MPL SGR LBS | 30,468 |
| C47 Between 20 and 30 years Married F | 54 |
| C48 Between 20 and 30 years Single F | 25 |
| C48 FLLD CLOTH YRDS | 943 |
| C49 FLAN YRDS | 1,389 |
| C5 Members of Family F | 471 |
| C50 FLX HEM LBS | 3,537 |
| C51 LIN YRDS | 4,509 |
| C52 Between 30 and 40 years Married M | 50 |
| C52 BULLS OX STEERS | 230 |
| C53 Between 30 and 40 years Single M | 11 |
| C53 MILK COWS | 223 |
| C54 Between 30 and 40 years Widowers M | 1 |
| C54 CALVES HEIFERS | 246 |
| C55 Between 30 and 40 years Married F | 46 |
| C55 HORSES | 162 |
| C56 Between 30 and 40 years Single F | 3 |
| C56 HORSES VAL | 10,676 |
| C57 Between 30 and 40 years Widows F | 2 |
| C57 COLTS FILLIES | 37 |
| C58 SHEEP | 589 |
| C59 SWINE | 283 |
| C6 Not Members of Family M | 28 |
| C60 Between 40 and 50 years Married M | 26 |
| C60 TOT VALUE | 31,474 |
| C61 Between 40 and 50 years Single M | 1 |
| C61 BUTTER LB | 19,192 |
| C62 Between 40 and 50 years Widowers M | 3 |
| C63 Between 40 and 50 years Married F | 29 |
| C64 Between 40 and 50 years Single F | 1 |
| C65 Between 40 and 50 years Widows F | 3 |
| C66 FISH SALTED | 1 |
| C67 Between 40 and 50 years Deaths F | 1 |
| C67 FISH FRESH | 602 |
| C68 Between 50 and 60 years Married M | 31 |
| C68 CAR PLEASURE | 160 |
| C69 VALUE DOL P | 2,888 |
| C7 Not Members of Family F | 47 |
| C70 Between 50 and 60 years Widowers M | 2 |
| C71 Between 50 and 60 years Married F | 15 |
| C73 Between 50 and 60 years Widows F | 5 |
| C76 Between 60 and 70 years Married M | 22 |
| C78 Between 60 and 70 years Widowers M | 2 |
| C79 Between 60 and 70 years Married F | 15 |
| C8 Births in 1860 M | 14 |
| C81 Between 60 and 70 years Widows F | 4 |
| C84 Between 70 and 80 years Married M | 10 |
| C86 Between 70 and 80 years Widowers M | 1 |
| C87 Between 70 and 80 years Married F | 2 |
| C89 Between 70 and 80 years Widows F | 2 |
| C9 Births in 1860 F | 20 |
| C94 Between 80 and 90 years Widowers M | 1 |
| C97 Between 80 and 90 years Widows F | 2 |
| CD NAME | Maskinongé |
| Natives of Canada French Origin | 1,063 |
| United States | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC031007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC069012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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/.