St. Pierre, Quebec (1861 census)

Name: St. Pierre (1861)
Address: Quebec, CA

St. Pierre was a census subdivision in Montmorency County, Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,022. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.889°N, 71.068°W.

Population

In 1861, St. Pierre had a population of 1,022: 491 male and 531 female residents. Population density was 72.5 people per square mile.

Population trajectory across census years

Year	Population
1851	887
1861	1,022
1871	1,109
1881	763
1891	772
1901	595
1911	560
1921	555

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. Pierre shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 306 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.

Population & families (28 variables)

Variable	Value
Female members of the family who are present	508
Females present who are not members of the family	23
Male members of the family who are present	475
Males present who are not members of the family	16
Number of adult females unable to read or write	32
Number of adult males unable to read or write	54
Number of blind females	1
Number of blind males	2
Number of deaf and dumb females	5
Number of female births in the past year	12
Number of females	531
Number of females attending school	76
Number of lunatic females	4
Number of lunatic males	3
Number of male births in the past year	10
Number of males	491
Number of males attending school	102
Number of married females	128
Number of married males	131
Number of single females	379
Number of single males	347
Number of widowed females	24
Number of widowed males	13
POP FX N.1	531
POP MX N.1	491
POP TOT	1,022
POP XX N.1	1,022
Total population	1,022

Age structure (53 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of females age 3 to 4	12
Number of females aged 1 to 2	12
Number of females aged 2 to 3	12
Number of females aged 4 to 5	18
Number of females aged 5 to 10	72
Number of females of unknown age	16
Number of males aged 1 to 2	10
Number of males aged 2 to 3	10
Number of males aged 3 to 4	10
Number of males aged 4 to 5	22
Number of males aged 5 to 10	67
Number of males of unknown age	14
Number of married females aged 15 to 20	1
Number of married females aged 20 to 30	16
Number of married females aged 30 to 40	44
Number of married females aged 40 to 50	26
Number of married females aged 50 to 60	26
Number of married females aged 60 to 70	9
Number of married females aged 70 to 80	6
Number of married males aged 20 to 30	16
Number of married males aged 30 to 40	33
Number of married males aged 40 to 50	33
Number of married males aged 50 to 60	29
Number of married males aged 60 to 70	15
Number of married males aged 70 to 80	4
Number of married males aged 80 to 90	1
Number of single females aged 10 to 15	77
Number of single females aged 15 to 20	39
Number of single females aged 20 to 30	69
Number of single females aged 30 to 40	17
Number of single females aged 40 to 50	9
Number of single females aged 50 to 60	5
Number of single females aged 60 to 70	6
Number of single females aged 70 to 80	2
Number of single females aged 80 to 90	1
Number of single males aged 10 to 15	70
Number of single males aged 15 to 20	58
Number of single males aged 20 to 30	53
Number of single males aged 30 to 40	12
Number of single males aged 40 to 50	7
Number of single males aged 50 to 60	3
Number of single males aged 60 to 70	1
Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50	2
Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60	4
Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70	6
Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80	9
Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90	3
Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30	1
Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50	1
Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60	3
Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70	3
Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80	4
Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90	1

Ethnic origin (1 variable)

Variable	Value
Number of French Canadians	1,022

Agriculture (73 variables)

Variable	Value
Acres of barley	29
Acres of buckwheat	3
Acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers	88
Acres of farmland in gardens	57
Acres of farmland in pasture	2,376
Acres of farmland in woodland or forest	3,298
Acres of farmland under crops	2,449
Acres of farmland under cultivation	4,882
Acres of land in farms	8,180
Acres of mangel wurtzel	2
Acres of oats	1,429
Acres of peas	62
Acres of potatoes	96
Acres of rye	60
Acres of spring wheat	139
Acres of turnips	17
Barrels of beef produced in the past year	41
Barrels of pork produced in the past year	208
Bushels of barley produced in the past year	297
Bushels of beans produced in the past year	33
Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year	46
Bushels of carrots produced in the past year	1
Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year	4
Bushels of corn produced in the past year	13
Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year	32
Bushels of oats produced in the past year	20,946
Bushels of peas produced in the past year	416
Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year	8,565
Bushels of rye produced in the past year	605
Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year	696
Bushels of turnips produced in the past year	709
C20 WHT SP AC	139
C21 WHT SP BU	696
C22 BAR AC	29
C23 BAR BU	297
C24 RYE AC	60
C25 RYE BU	605
C26 PEA AC	62
C27 PEA BU	416
C28 OAT AC	1,429
C29 OAT BU	20,946
C30 BWT AC	3
C31 BWT BU	46
C34 POT AC	96
C35 POT BU	8,565
C43 HAY TONS	1,142
C47 WOOL LBS	1,809
C63 BEEF BAR	41
C64 PORK BAR	208
HRS ov03 V	7,250
Number of bulls, oxen, or steers	636
Number of calves and heifers	374
Number of horses aged 3 years and under	36
Number of horses aged over 3 years	125
Number of milk cows	452
Number of occupants of farms	78
Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres	2
Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres	37
Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres	4
Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres	31
Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres	4
Number of sheep	657
Number of swine	288
Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year	3,332
Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year	2,015
Pounds of homemade butter	12,132
Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year	11,345
Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year	1,809
Tons of hay produced in the past year	1,142
Value of all livestock	21,008
Value of farm implements in dollars	3,103
Value of farms (dollars)	178,200
Value of garden and orchard crops produced in the past year	1,197

Manufacturing & industry (5 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of carriages for pleasure	29
Value of carriages for pleasure (dollars)	1,030
Yards of flannel produced in the past year	933
Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year	1,437
Yards of linen produced in the past year	2,278

Deaths & mortality (11 variables)

Variable	Value
Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80	1
Deaths in the past year among females of all ages	6
Deaths in the past year among females under age 1	3
Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10	2
Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60	2
Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90	1
Deaths in the past year among males of all ages	6
Deaths in the past year among males under age 1	1
Total number of deaths in the past year	12

Other recorded variables (135 variables)

Variable	Value
C01 TOTAL	78
C03 OCC 10 TO 20	2
C04 OCC 20 TO 50	4
C05 OCC 50 TO 100	31
C06 OCC 100 TO 200	37
C07 OCC OVR 200	4
C08 HELD	8,180
C09 UNDR CULT	4,882
C1 Males	491
C10 Deaths under 1 year M	1
C10 UNDR CROP	2,449
C11 Deaths under 1 year F	3
C11 UNDR PAST	2,376
C116 Ages not given M	14
C117 Ages not given F	16
C12 GARDENS	57
C12 Under 2 Years M	10
C120 Married M	131
C121 Single M	347
C122 Widowed M	13
C123 Total M	491
C124 Married F	128
C125 Single F	379
C126 Widows F	24
C127 Total F	531
C128 Grand Total	1,022
C129 Deaths M	6
C13 Under 2 Years F	12
C13 WOOD WILD	3,298
C130 Deaths F	6
C131 Deaths Total	12
C136 Attending School M	102
C137 Attending School F	76
C138 Adults unable to read or write M	54
C139 Adults unable to read or write F	32
C14 CASH FARM	178,200
C141 Deaf and Dumb F	5
C142 Blind M	2
C143 Blind F	1
C144 Lunatics M	3
C145 Lunatics F	4
C15 CASH IMP	3,103
C15 Deaths under 2 years F	1
C16 GARDN VALUE	1,197
C16 Under 3 years M	10
C17 LAND HELD	88
C17 Under 3 years F	12
C2 Females	531
C20 Under 4 years M	10
C21 Under 4 years F	12
C24 Under 5 years M	22
C25 Under 5 years F	18
C28 Between 5 and 10 Years M	67
C29 Between 5 and 10 years F	72
C3 Total	1,022
C30 Deaths between 5 and 10 years M	2
C33 Between 10 and 15 years Single M	70
C33 INDN CRN BU	13
C35 Between 10 and 15 years Single F	77
C36 TUR AC	17
C37 TUR BU	709
C38 CAR BU	1
C39 Between 15 and 20 years Single M	58
C39 MAN WURT AC	2
C4 Members of Family M	475
C40 Between 15 and 20 years Married F	1
C40 MAN WURT BU	32
C41 BEN BU	33
C41 Between 15 and 20 years Single F	39
C42 CLV TIM GRA	4
C44 Between 20 and 30 years Married M	16
C45 Between 20 and 30 years Single M	53
C45 MPL SGR LBS	11,345
C46 Between 20 and 30 years Widowers M	1
C47 Between 20 and 30 years Married F	16
C48 Between 20 and 30 years Single F	69
C48 FLLD CLOTH YRDS	1,437
C49 FLAN YRDS	933
C5 Members of Family F	508
C50 FLX HEM LBS	2,015
C51 LIN YRDS	2,278
C52 Between 30 and 40 years Married M	33
C52 BULLS OX STEERS	636
C53 Between 30 and 40 years Single M	12
C53 MILK COWS	452
C54 CALVES HEIFERS	374
C55 Between 30 and 40 years Married F	44
C55 HORSES	125
C56 Between 30 and 40 years Single F	17
C56 HORSES VAL	7,250
C57 COLTS FILLIES	36
C58 SHEEP	657
C59 SWINE	288
C6 Not Members of Family M	16
C60 Between 40 and 50 years Married M	33
C60 TOT VALUE	21,008
C61 Between 40 and 50 years Single M	7
C61 BUTTER LB	12,132
C62 Between 40 and 50 years Widowers M	1
C62 CHEESE LB	3,332
C63 Between 40 and 50 years Married F	26
C64 Between 40 and 50 years Single F	9
C65 Between 40 and 50 years Widows F	2
C68 Between 50 and 60 years Married M	29
C68 CAR PLEASURE	29
C69 Between 50 and 60 years Single M	3
C69 VALUE DOL P	1,030
C7 Not Members of Family F	23
C70 Between 50 and 60 years Widowers M	3
C71 Between 50 and 60 years Married F	26
C72 Between 50 and 60 years Single F	5
C73 Between 50 and 60 years Widows F	4
C74 Between 50 and 60 years Deaths M	2
C76 Between 60 and 70 years Married M	15
C77 Between 60 and 70 years Single M	1
C78 Between 60 and 70 years Widowers M	3
C79 Between 60 and 70 years Married F	9
C8 Births in 1860 M	10
C80 Between 60 and 70 years Single F	6
C81 Between 60 and 70 years Widows F	6
C83 Between 60 and 70 years Deaths F	1
C84 Between 70 and 80 years Married M	4
C86 Between 70 and 80 years Widowers M	4
C87 Between 70 and 80 years Married F	6
C88 Between 70 and 80 years Single F	2
C89 Between 70 and 80 years Widows F	9
C9 Births in 1860 F	12
C91 Between 70 and 80 years Deaths F	1
C92 Between 80 and 90 years Married M	1
C94 Between 80 and 90 years Widowers M	1
C96 Between 80 and 90 years Single F	1
C97 Between 80 and 90 years Widows F	3
C98 Between 80 and 90 years Deaths M	1
CD NAME	Montmorency
Natives of Canada French Origin	1,022

Identifiers

TCP UID: QC036011 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC075011 — 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. Pierre, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-pierre-qc036011-1861/.