St. Phillips’ Ward, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Phillips’ Ward was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 165. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.337°N, 72.564°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Phillips’ Ward had a population of 165: 78 male and 87 female residents.
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 Three Rivers, Gaol of Three Rivers, Friar’s School, Ursulines, 1851 (40.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. Phillips’ Ward shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 70 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 165 total population, 87 females, Female members of the family who are present: 83, 78 males, Male members of the family who are present: 62, 57 single females, 47 single males, 28 married females, 26 married males, 20 adult males unable to read or write, 19 adult females unable to read or write, Males present who are not members of the family: 16, 12 females attending school, 5 widowed males, Females present who are not members of the family: 4, 3 female births, 3 male births, 2 males attending school, 2 widowed females, 1 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 15 females aged 5 to 10, 11 single females aged 10 to 15, 10 married males aged 20 to 30, 9 males aged 5 to 10, 9 married females aged 20 to 30, 8 married males aged 30 to 40, 8 single females aged 15 to 20, 7 males aged 1 to 2, 7 married females aged 30 to 40, 7 single males aged 10 to 15, 5 single females aged 20 to 30, 4 females age 3 to 4, 4 females aged 4 to 5, 4 males aged 4 to 5, 4 married females aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 20 to 30, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 females aged 2 to 3, 3 married females aged 60 to 70, 3 married males aged 40 to 50, 3 married males aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 15 to 20, 2 females aged 1 to 2, 2 males aged 3 to 4, 2 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 married females aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 males aged 2 to 3, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 60 to 70, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 150 French Canadians, 10 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 4 persons originating in Ireland, 1 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 3 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC063005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC063005— 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. Phillips’ Ward, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-phillips-ward-qc063005-1861/.