St. Timothée, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Timothée was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,959. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7400832. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.271°N, 74.027°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Timothée had a population of 2,959: 1,469 male and 1,490 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,959 |
| 1871 | 2,479 |
| 1881 | 2,360 |
| 1891 | 2,104 |
| 1901 | 1,794 |
| 1911 | — |
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 was contained in St. Timothée, 1851 (52.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. Timothée shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 171 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,959 total population, 1,490 females, 1,469 males, Female members of the family who are present: 1,297, Male members of the family who are present: 1,238, 1,044 single females, 1,006 single males, 440 married males, 419 married females, 352 adult males unable to read or write, 343 females attending school, 312 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 231, 230 adult females unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 193, 72 female births, 71 male births, 27 widowed females, 23 widowed males, 3 lunatic males, 2 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 227 females aged 5 to 10, 226 single females aged 10 to 15, 205 single males aged 10 to 15, 202 males aged 5 to 10, 192 single males aged 15 to 20, 187 single females aged 15 to 20, 147 married females aged 20 to 30, 137 single females aged 20 to 30, 118 single males aged 20 to 30, 112 married males aged 20 to 30, 106 married males aged 30 to 40, 103 married females aged 30 to 40, 92 married males aged 40 to 50, 84 married females aged 40 to 50, 70 married males aged 50 to 60, 60 males aged 3 to 4, 53 females age 3 to 4, 52 females aged 4 to 5, 50 males aged 4 to 5, 45 married females aged 50 to 60, 42 males aged 2 to 3, 37 married males aged 60 to 70, 36 males aged 1 to 2, 35 females aged 2 to 3, 34 married females aged 60 to 70, 27 females aged 1 to 2, 19 married males aged 70 to 80, 18 single males aged 30 to 40, 14 single females aged 30 to 40, 8 single females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 married females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 married males over 100, 1 widowed males over 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,901 French Canadians, 32 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 10 persons originating in Ireland, 7 persons originating in Scotland, 4 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 3 persons originating in France, 2 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $593,900 value farms (dollars), $62,760 value farm implements in dollars, 52,084 bushels of oats, $49,315 value horses aged over 3 years, $48,756 value all livestock, 23,965 bushels of peas, 23,071 pounds of homemade butter, 21,550 bushels of potatoes, 19,892 bushels of spring wheat, 19,128 bushels of barley, 17,638 acres of land in farms, 13,609 acres of farmland under cultivation, 10,103 acres of farmland under crops, 6,153 pounds of maple sugar, 5,257 pounds of wool produced on farms, $5,218 value garden and orchard crops, 4,029 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,360 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,526 acres of oats, 2,405 bushels of buckwheat, 1,805 acres of spring wheat, 1,799 acres of peas, 1,726 sheep, 1,033 acres of barley, 1,007 swine, 942 tons of hay, 890 milk cows, 834 bushels of corn, 790 calves and heifers, 783 barrels of pork, 721 horses aged over 3 years, 344 acres of buckwheat, 328 horses aged 3 years and under, 317 acres of potatoes, 272 pounds of flax or hemp, 254 occupants of farms, 146 acres of farmland in gardens, 125 barrels of beef, 101 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 96 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 90 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 88 bulls, oxen, or steers, 79 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 70 acres of corn, 64 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 50 bushels of turnips, 50 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 46 bushels of beans, 36 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 34 bushels of rye, 21 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 16 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 acres of rye, 3 acres of mangel wurtzel, 2 acres of turnips, 1 bushels of carrots. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $14,028 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), $7,152 value carriages for hire (dollars), 2,496 yards of fulled cloth, 2,446 yards of flannel, 521 carriages for pleasure, 137 yards of linen, 78 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 202 barrels of salted fish sold, 66 pounds of fresh fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 28 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 17, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among females 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 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 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 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 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 under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Désiré Girouard | 1836–1911 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC006006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC145006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7400832
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. Timothée, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-timoth-e-qc006006-1861/.