St. Robert, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Robert was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,369. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912756. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.970°N, 72.994°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Robert had a population of 1,369: 688 male and 681 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,369 |
| 1871 | 1,516 |
| 1881 | 2,126 |
| 1891 | 1,879 |
| 1901 | 1,562 |
| 1911 | 1,431 |
| 1921 | 1,316 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of St. Robert, 1871 (88.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. Robert shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 152 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,369 total population, 688 males, 681 females, Male members of the family who are present: 619, Female members of the family who are present: 588, 478 single males, 466 single females, 192 married females, 181 adult males unable to read or write, 180 married males, 144 males attending school, 123 adult females unable to read or write, 108 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 93, Males present who are not members of the family: 69, 30 widowed males, 27 male births, 26 female births, 23 widowed females, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 100 single females aged 15 to 20, 94 males aged 5 to 10, 92 single males aged 15 to 20, 88 single males aged 20 to 30, 83 single males aged 10 to 15, 82 females aged 5 to 10, 77 single females aged 10 to 15, 70 single females aged 20 to 30, 54 married males aged 40 to 50, 50 married males aged 30 to 40, 49 married females aged 30 to 40, 46 married females aged 40 to 50, 32 married males aged 50 to 60, 29 married females aged 50 to 60, 28 females age 3 to 4, 28 married females aged 20 to 30, 27 married females aged 60 to 70, 22 males aged 4 to 5, 21 married males aged 60 to 70, 19 females aged 4 to 5, 19 males aged 3 to 4, 16 married males aged 20 to 30, 16 single females aged 30 to 40, 13 females aged 1 to 2, 12 males aged 1 to 2, 11 married females aged 70 to 80, 10 males aged 2 to 3, 10 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 8 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 7 females aged 2 to 3, 7 females of unknown age, 7 single females aged 70 to 80, 7 single males aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 6 single females aged 40 to 50, 6 single males aged 30 to 40, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 single females aged 50 to 60, 5 single males aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 single males aged 70 to 80, 3 males of unknown age, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 90 to 100, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,360 French Canadians, 9 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $305,028 value farms (dollars), 41,173 bushels of oats, $34,554 value all livestock, 16,542 bushels of potatoes, $15,971 value horses aged over 3 years, 12,558 acres of land in farms, 11,592 pounds of homemade butter, $9,802 value farm implements in dollars, 8,637 acres of farmland under cultivation, 6,340 bushels of spring wheat, 6,269 acres of farmland under crops, 4,318 bushels of buckwheat, 3,921 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,147 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,628 pounds of flax or hemp, 2,586 acres of oats, 2,368 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,545 pounds of maple sugar, 1,471 bushels of rye, 1,344 sheep, 1,170 bushels of peas, 1,015 bushels of barley, 781 tons of hay, 739 bushels of turnips, 697 acres of spring wheat, 645 calves and heifers, 487 swine, 483 milk cows, 433 acres of buckwheat, 340 horses aged over 3 years, 322 barrels of pork, 221 occupants of farms, 206 bushels of corn, 163 horses aged 3 years and under, 157 acres of rye, 124 acres of peas, 122 acres of potatoes, 96 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 79 barrels of beef, 70 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 62 acres of barley, 50 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 43 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 25 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 24 bulls, oxen, or steers, 23 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 20 acres of corn, 17 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 14 bushels of carrots, 12 bushels of beans, 12 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 8 acres of turnips, 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 3,841 yards of linen, $3,713 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,981 yards of flannel, 1,592 yards of fulled cloth, 326 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 15 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 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 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC043005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC082008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912756
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. Robert, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-robert-qc043005-1861/.