St. Rémi, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Rémi was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,310. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912743. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.255°N, 73.634°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Rémi had a population of 3,310: 1,632 male and 1,678 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 St. Rémi, 1851 (61.3% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Rémi, Village, 1871 (1.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. Rémi shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,310 total population, 1,678 females, 1,632 males, Female members of the family who are present: 1,600, Male members of the family who are present: 1,565, 1,090 single males, 1,083 single females, 527 married females, 527 married males, 308 adult males unable to read or write, 227 adult females unable to read or write, 180 males attending school, 164 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 78, 68 widowed females, Males present who are not members of the family: 67, 30 male births, 24 female births, 15 widowed males, 2 deaf and dumb females, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 250 single males aged 20 to 30, 230 single females aged 20 to 30, 226 married females aged 20 to 30, 226 single females aged 15 to 20, 200 single females aged 10 to 15, 200 single males aged 15 to 20, 198 married males aged 30 to 40, 193 females aged 5 to 10, 175 males aged 5 to 10, 164 married females aged 30 to 40, 162 single males aged 10 to 15, 130 married males aged 20 to 30, 120 married males aged 40 to 50, 77 married females aged 40 to 50, 70 single males aged 30 to 40, 60 married males aged 50 to 60, 59 females aged 1 to 2, 57 females aged 2 to 3, 56 males aged 4 to 5, 44 males aged 2 to 3, 36 females aged 4 to 5, 35 males aged 3 to 4, 34 females age 3 to 4, 31 males aged 1 to 2, 27 married females aged 50 to 60, 23 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 20 single females aged 30 to 40, 19 married females aged 15 to 20, 15 married males aged 60 to 70, 15 single males aged 40 to 50, 14 single males aged 70 to 80, 13 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 12 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 10 married females aged 60 to 70, 10 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 9 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 6 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 3,064 French Canadians, 198 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 18 persons originating in England or Wales, 12 persons originating in Scotland, 10 persons originating in the United States, 8 persons originating in Ireland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $749,001 value farms (dollars), $100,207 value all livestock, 59,689 bushels of oats, $54,032 value horses aged over 3 years, $31,969 value farm implements in dollars, 29,102 bushels of potatoes, 22,468 pounds of homemade butter, 21,850 acres of land in farms, 19,874 bushels of barley, 18,439 bushels of spring wheat, 15,403 acres of farmland under cultivation, 13,716 bushels of peas, 10,684 acres of farmland under crops, 8,675 pounds of maple sugar, 7,871 pounds of wool produced on farms, 6,447 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,867 bushels of buckwheat, 4,545 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,246 acres of oats, $2,907 value garden and orchard crops, 2,160 pounds of flax or hemp, 2,086 sheep, 1,603 acres of spring wheat, 1,214 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 1,092 acres of barley, 1,039 acres of peas, 1,019 milk cows, 903 calves and heifers, 876 tons of hay, 847 horses aged over 3 years, 779 bulls, oxen, or steers, 775 acres of potatoes, 770 bushels of carrots, 762 swine, 532 bushels of corn, 513 acres of buckwheat, 500 barrels of pork, 455 horses aged 3 years and under, 337 occupants of farms, 174 acres of farmland in gardens, 141 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 93 bushels of beans, 84 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 83 barrels of beef, 48 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 48 pounds of hops, 41 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 33 acres of corn, 30 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 22 bushels of turnips, 15 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 12 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 11 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 6 acres of mangel wurtzel, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $15,309 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 3,758 yards of flannel, 3,457 yards of fulled cloth, 1,626 yards of linen, $840 value carriages for hire (dollars), 568 carriages for pleasure, 65 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 37 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 20, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 17, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 6, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 4, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 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 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC037004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC037004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912743
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. Rémi, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-r-mi-qc037004-1861/.