St. Raphaël, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Raphaël was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,631. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912733. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.784°N, 70.737°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Raphaël had a population of 2,631: 1,352 male and 1,279 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 836 |
| 1861 | 2,631 |
| 1871 | 2,805 |
| 1881 | 2,644 |
| 1891 | 2,406 |
| 1901 | 2,066 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 contained St. Raphaël, 1851 (35.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. Raphaël shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,631 total population, 1,352 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,303, 1,279 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,248, 940 single males, 856 single females, 384 married males, 369 married females, 213 adult males unable to read or write, 188 females attending school, 175 adult females unable to read or write, 129 males attending school, 54 widowed females, Males present who are not members of the family: 49, 38 male births, 35 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 31, 28 widowed males, 3 lunatic females, 3 lunatic males, 1 blind males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 200 males aged 5 to 10, 191 females aged 5 to 10, 164 single males aged 10 to 15, 157 single females aged 15 to 20, 155 single males aged 15 to 20, 152 single females aged 10 to 15, 146 single males aged 20 to 30, 125 married females aged 30 to 40, 106 married males aged 30 to 40, 97 single females aged 20 to 30, 94 married males aged 40 to 50, 77 married females aged 20 to 30, 71 married females aged 40 to 50, 70 males aged 2 to 3, 67 married males aged 20 to 30, 61 females aged 2 to 3, 58 married males aged 50 to 60, 53 married females aged 50 to 60, 48 females aged 4 to 5, 48 males aged 3 to 4, 47 females age 3 to 4, 47 males aged 4 to 5, 42 married males aged 60 to 70, 30 single males aged 30 to 40, 27 married females aged 60 to 70, 19 single females aged 30 to 40, 18 males aged 1 to 2, 17 married males aged 70 to 80, 14 females aged 1 to 2, 13 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 12 females of unknown age, 12 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 9 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 8 single females aged 50 to 60, 8 single males aged 60 to 70, 7 married females aged 15 to 20, 7 single females aged 60 to 70, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 males of unknown age, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 single females aged 70 to 80, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 married females aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,626 French Canadians, 2 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 2 persons originating in England or Wales. 1 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $238,513 value farms (dollars), 59,035 pounds of maple sugar, $46,864 value all livestock, 44,370 bushels of oats, $37,906 value horses aged over 3 years, 35,123 pounds of homemade butter, 33,173 bushels of potatoes, 24,132 acres of land in farms, 15,014 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $10,153 value farm implements in dollars, 9,118 acres of farmland under cultivation, 7,635 bushels of buckwheat, 5,284 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,717 acres of farmland under crops, 3,636 pounds of flax or hemp, 3,307 pounds of wool produced on farms, $3,204 value garden and orchard crops, 2,554 tons of hay, 2,525 bushels of rye, 2,144 bushels of barley, 1,840 acres of oats, 1,004 bushels of spring wheat, 1,003 sheep, 852 bulls, oxen, or steers, 792 swine, 677 calves and heifers, 660 bushels of peas, 641 milk cows, 535 barrels of pork, 500 acres of potatoes, 323 acres of buckwheat, 301 horses aged over 3 years, 300 occupants of farms, 232 bushels of turnips, 154 acres of rye, 131 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 119 acres of barley, 117 acres of farmland in gardens, 87 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 83 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 78 acres of spring wheat, 72 barrels of beef, 59 horses aged 3 years and under, 58 acres of peas, 58 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 19 bushels of corn, 14 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 12 bushels of beans, 12 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 acres of turnips, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 acres of corn. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $6,415 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 4,068 yards of linen, 2,738 yards of flannel, 2,579 yards of fulled cloth, 382 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 22 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 13, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 6, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC007008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC141012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912733
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. Raphaël, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-rapha-l-qc007008-1861/.