St. Placide, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Placide was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,479. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912722. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.542°N, 74.196°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Placide had a population of 1,479: 738 male and 741 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,230 |
| 1861 | 1,479 |
| 1871 | 1,172 |
| 1881 | 1,116 |
| 1891 | 990 |
| 1901 | 946 |
| 1911 | 888 |
| 1921 | 819 |
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. Placide shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 161 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,479 total population, 741 females, 738 males, Male members of the family who are present: 706, Female members of the family who are present: 694, 513 single males, 501 single females, 217 married males, 212 married females, 104 males attending school, 80 females attending school, 66 adult males unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 47, 40 adult females unable to read or write, Males present who are not members of the family: 32, 28 male births, 28 widowed females, 24 female births, 8 widowed males, 2 lunatic males, 1 blind females, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 107 single females aged 15 to 20, 107 single males aged 10 to 15, 97 females aged 5 to 10, 87 single females aged 10 to 15, 79 males aged 5 to 10, 76 single males aged 15 to 20, 65 single females aged 20 to 30, 65 single males aged 20 to 30, 58 married males aged 30 to 40, 54 married females aged 20 to 30, 52 married females aged 30 to 40, 49 married males aged 20 to 30, 48 married females aged 40 to 50, 42 married males aged 40 to 50, 35 married males aged 50 to 60, 29 males aged 3 to 4, 29 males of unknown age, 28 males aged 1 to 2, 28 males aged 2 to 3, 28 married females aged 50 to 60, 27 females age 3 to 4, 24 females aged 1 to 2, 24 females aged 2 to 3, 23 married males aged 60 to 70, 20 males aged 4 to 5, 18 females aged 4 to 5, 18 married females aged 60 to 70, 15 single males aged 30 to 40, 13 single females aged 30 to 40, 10 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 7 married females aged 15 to 20, 7 married males aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 6 females of unknown age, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 single females aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,442 French Canadians, 35 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 2 persons originating in Scotland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $403,110 value farms (dollars), $52,252 value all livestock, $29,000 value farm implements in dollars, 28,347 bushels of oats, 27,795 pounds of homemade butter, $22,167 value horses aged over 3 years, 11,144 acres of land in farms, 11,044 bushels of potatoes, 8,029 acres of farmland under cultivation, 5,705 pounds of maple sugar, 5,435 acres of farmland under crops, 4,991 bushels of peas, 4,909 bushels of barley, 4,372 bushels of spring wheat, $3,972 value garden and orchard crops, 3,115 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,839 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,463 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,939 bushels of buckwheat, 1,854 acres of oats, 1,105 tons of hay, 1,076 pounds of flax or hemp, 916 bushels of corn, 806 sheep, 534 bulls, oxen, or steers, 497 acres of spring wheat, 496 swine, 495 milk cows, 470 bushels of rye, 418 acres of peas, 402 calves and heifers, 325 horses aged over 3 years, 311 acres of barley, 307 bushels of winter wheat, 300 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 282 barrels of pork, 187 acres of buckwheat, 160 occupants of farms, 156 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 154 horses aged 3 years and under, 151 acres of potatoes, 145 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 131 acres of farmland in gardens, 83 barrels of beef, 55 acres of rye, 46 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 45 acres of corn, 42 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 38 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 35 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 26 acres of winter wheat, 26 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 5 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $6,631 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,684 yards of fulled cloth, 1,510 yards of flannel, 812 yards of linen, 201 carriages for pleasure, $24 value carriages for hire (dollars), 1 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 26 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 19, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 9, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC056011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC052010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912722
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. Placide, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-placide-qc056011-1861/.