St. Zotique, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Zotique was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,611. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912879. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.239°N, 74.300°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Zotique had a population of 1,611: 756 male and 855 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,611 |
| 1871 | 1,600 |
| 1881 | 1,580 |
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. Zotique shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 173 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,611 total population, 855 females, Female members of the family who are present: 810, 756 males, Male members of the family who are present: 736, 601 single females, 513 single males, 230 married males, 219 married females, 210 adult males unable to read or write, 194 adult females unable to read or write, 150 males attending school, 98 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 45, 35 widowed females, 31 female births, 29 male births, Males present who are not members of the family: 20, 13 widowed males, 1 blind females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 100 females aged 5 to 10, 91 single males aged 15 to 20, 90 males aged 5 to 10, 90 married females aged 20 to 30, 87 single females aged 10 to 15, 78 single females aged 15 to 20, 78 single females aged 30 to 40, 69 single males aged 10 to 15, 63 single males aged 20 to 30, 61 married males aged 20 to 30, 61 married males aged 30 to 40, 53 married males aged 40 to 50, 53 single females aged 40 to 50, 39 single females aged 20 to 30, 36 single males aged 30 to 40, 34 married females aged 40 to 50, 31 married females aged 30 to 40, 31 married males aged 50 to 60, 27 single females aged 50 to 60, 26 males aged 3 to 4, 26 married females aged 50 to 60, 23 females aged 2 to 3, 20 females age 3 to 4, 20 females aged 4 to 5, 20 single males aged 40 to 50, 19 females aged 1 to 2, 19 single males aged 50 to 60, 17 males aged 1 to 2, 17 married females aged 60 to 70, 16 males aged 2 to 3, 15 males aged 4 to 5, 14 males of unknown age, 14 single females aged 60 to 70, 12 married males aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 7 married females aged 15 to 20, 7 married females aged 70 to 80, 7 married males aged 70 to 80, 7 single females aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 married females aged 80 to 90, 5 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 females of unknown age, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 married females aged 90 to 100, 2 married males aged 90 to 100, 2 single females aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,315 French Canadians, 235 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 35 persons originating in Ireland, 13 persons originating in Scotland, 13 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $288,293 value farms (dollars), $28,226 value all livestock, 23,643 bushels of oats, 18,106 pounds of homemade butter, 11,637 bushels of potatoes, 10,801 acres of land in farms, $8,845 value farm implements in dollars, $8,794 value horses aged over 3 years, 7,976 bushels of spring wheat, 5,773 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,028 acres of farmland under cultivation, 3,867 acres of farmland under crops, 3,842 bushels of barley, 3,468 bushels of peas, 1,942 bushels of carrots, 1,542 pounds of maple sugar, 1,386 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,277 bushels of buckwheat, 1,161 acres of oats, $1,160 value garden and orchard crops, 1,113 acres of farmland in pasture, 790 acres of spring wheat, 541 bushels of corn, 540 tons of hay, 505 sheep, 498 swine, 402 milk cows, 373 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 352 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 349 calves and heifers, 317 bulls, oxen, or steers, 286 horses aged over 3 years, 240 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 233 acres of peas, 221 acres of barley, 171 occupants of farms, 129 acres of buckwheat, 120 acres of potatoes, 97 horses aged 3 years and under, 88 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 85 barrels of beef, 66 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 62 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 48 acres of farmland in gardens, 37 acres of corn, 24 bushels of beans, 20 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 11 bushels of winter wheat, 9 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 9 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 8 pounds of hops, 6 pounds of flax or hemp, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 acres of mangel wurtzel, 1 acres of winter wheat. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $2,356 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 781 yards of flannel, 752 yards of fulled cloth, $618 value carriages for hire (dollars), 67 carriages for hire, 55 carriages for pleasure, 12 yards of linen. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 51 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 26, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 25, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 6, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 5, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 3, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 2, 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 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 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 females aged 90 to 100: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC049008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC074003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912879
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. Zotique, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-zotique-qc049008-1861/.