Ste. Adèle, Quebec (1861 census)

Name: Ste. Adèle (1861)
Address: Quebec, CA

Ste. Adèle was a census subdivision in Terrebonne County, Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,633. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.976°N, 74.186°W.

Population

In 1861, Ste. Adèle had a population of 1,633: 815 male and 818 female residents. Population density was 29.6 people per square mile.

Population trajectory across census years

Year	Population
1861	1,633
1871	1,570
1881	1,663
1891	1,493
1901	1,546
1911	1,814
1921	1,223

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, Ste. Adèle shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 296 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.

Population & families (28 variables)

Variable	Value
Female members of the family who are present	772
Females present who are not members of the family	46
Male members of the family who are present	763
Males present who are not members of the family	52
Number of adult females unable to read or write	205
Number of adult males unable to read or write	273
Number of blind females	3
Number of deaf and dumb females	1
Number of deaf and dumb males	2
Number of female births in the past year	38
Number of females	818
Number of females attending school	24
Number of lunatic females	3
Number of lunatic males	2
Number of male births in the past year	34
Number of males	815
Number of males attending school	38
Number of married females	248
Number of married males	252
Number of single females	551
Number of single males	550
Number of widowed females	19
Number of widowed males	13
POP FX N.1	818
POP MX N.1	815
POP TOT	1,633
POP XX N.1	1,633
Total population	1,633

Age structure (48 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of females age 3 to 4	31
Number of females aged 1 to 2	34
Number of females aged 2 to 3	40
Number of females aged 4 to 5	33
Number of females aged 5 to 10	144
Number of males aged 1 to 2	47
Number of males aged 2 to 3	29
Number of males aged 3 to 4	30
Number of males aged 4 to 5	29
Number of males aged 5 to 10	150
Number of married females aged 15 to 20	10
Number of married females aged 20 to 30	91
Number of married females aged 30 to 40	77
Number of married females aged 40 to 50	38
Number of married females aged 50 to 60	22
Number of married females aged 60 to 70	7
Number of married females aged 70 to 80	3
Number of married males aged 20 to 30	77
Number of married males aged 30 to 40	80
Number of married males aged 40 to 50	43
Number of married males aged 50 to 60	32
Number of married males aged 60 to 70	15
Number of married males aged 70 to 80	2
Number of married males aged 80 to 90	1
Number of married males aged 90 to 100	2
Number of single females aged 10 to 15	95
Number of single females aged 15 to 20	84
Number of single females aged 20 to 30	40
Number of single females aged 30 to 40	4
Number of single females aged 40 to 50	2
Number of single females aged 50 to 60	5
Number of single females aged 60 to 70	1
Number of single males aged 10 to 15	102
Number of single males aged 15 to 20	74
Number of single males aged 20 to 30	44
Number of single males aged 30 to 40	8
Number of single males aged 40 to 50	1
Number of single males aged 50 to 60	2
Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40	1
Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50	1
Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60	6
Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70	6
Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80	5
Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40	2
Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50	1
Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60	2
Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70	3
Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80	5

Ethnic origin (2 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of French Canadians	1,632
Number of persons originating in the United States	1

Agriculture (73 variables)

Variable	Value
Acres of barley	409
Acres of buckwheat	413
Acres of farmland in gardens	30
Acres of farmland in pasture	3,517
Acres of farmland in woodland or forest	16,142
Acres of farmland under crops	3,808
Acres of farmland under cultivation	7,355
Acres of land in farms	23,497
Acres of oats	1,223
Acres of peas	113
Acres of potatoes	242
Acres of rye	165
Acres of spring wheat	71
Acres of turnips	32
Acres of winter wheat	9
Barrels of beef produced in the past year	47
Barrels of pork produced in the past year	253
Bushels of barley produced in the past year	7,181
Bushels of beans produced in the past year	3
Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year	7,176
Bushels of carrots produced in the past year	6
Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year	77
Bushels of oats produced in the past year	24,661
Bushels of peas produced in the past year	1,323
Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year	22,052
Bushels of rye produced in the past year	1,770
Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year	707
Bushels of turnips produced in the past year	1,429
Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year	129
C18 WHT FALL AC	9
C19 WHT FALL BU	129
C20 WHT SP AC	71
C21 WHT SP BU	707
C22 BAR AC	409
C23 BAR BU	7,181
C24 RYE AC	165
C25 RYE BU	1,770
C26 PEA AC	113
C27 PEA BU	1,323
C28 OAT AC	1,223
C29 OAT BU	24,661
C30 BWT AC	413
C31 BWT BU	7,176
C34 POT AC	242
C35 POT BU	22,052
C43 HAY TONS	716
C47 WOOL LBS	1,333
C63 BEEF BAR	47
C64 PORK BAR	253
HRS ov03 V	12,683
Number of bulls, oxen, or steers	380
Number of calves and heifers	287
Number of horses aged 3 years and under	31
Number of horses aged over 3 years	284
Number of milk cows	451
Number of occupants of farms	242
Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres	15
Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres	32
Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres	92
Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres	89
Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres	6
Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres	8
Number of sheep	542
Number of swine	422
Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year	1,512
Pounds of homemade butter	25,125
Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year	9,932
Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year	1,333
Tons of hay produced in the past year	716
Value of all livestock	18,897
Value of farm implements in dollars	7,271
Value of farms (dollars)	130,518
Value of garden and orchard crops produced in the past year	1,241

Manufacturing & industry (5 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of carriages for pleasure	59
Value of carriages for pleasure (dollars)	1,741
Yards of flannel produced in the past year	708
Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year	781
Yards of linen produced in the past year	754

Deaths & mortality (12 variables)

Variable	Value
Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40	1
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 20 to 30	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70	1
Deaths in the past year among males of all ages	7
Deaths in the past year among males under age 1	2
Total number of deaths in the past year	14

Other recorded variables (128 variables)

Variable	Value
C01 TOTAL	242
C02 OCC UNDR 10	8
C03 OCC 10 TO 20	15
C04 OCC 20 TO 50	92
C05 OCC 50 TO 100	89
C06 OCC 100 TO 200	32
C07 OCC OVR 200	6
C08 HELD	23,497
C09 UNDR CULT	7,355
C1 Males	815
C10 Deaths under 1 year M	2
C10 UNDR CROP	3,808
C100 Between 90 and 100 years Married M	2
C11 Deaths under 1 year F	4
C11 UNDR PAST	3,517
C12 GARDENS	30
C12 Under 2 Years M	47
C120 Married M	252
C121 Single M	550
C122 Widowed M	13
C123 Total M	815
C124 Married F	248
C125 Single F	551
C126 Widows F	19
C127 Total F	818
C128 Grand Total	1,633
C129 Deaths M	7
C13 Under 2 Years F	34
C13 WOOD WILD	16,142
C130 Deaths F	7
C131 Deaths Total	14
C136 Attending School M	38
C137 Attending School F	24
C138 Adults unable to read or write M	273
C139 Adults unable to read or write F	205
C14 CASH FARM	130,518
C14 Deaths under 2 years M	2
C140 Deaf and Dumb M	2
C141 Deaf and Dumb F	1
C143 Blind F	3
C144 Lunatics M	2
C145 Lunatics F	3
C15 CASH IMP	7,271
C16 GARDN VALUE	1,241
C16 Under 3 years M	29
C17 Under 3 years F	40
C19 Deaths under 3 years F	1
C2 Females	818
C20 Under 4 years M	30
C21 Under 4 years F	31
C24 Under 5 years M	29
C25 Under 5 years F	33
C28 Between 5 and 10 Years M	150
C29 Between 5 and 10 years F	144
C3 Total	1,633
C33 Between 10 and 15 years Single M	102
C35 Between 10 and 15 years Single F	95
C36 TUR AC	32
C37 Between 10 and 15 years Deaths F	1
C37 TUR BU	1,429
C38 CAR BU	6
C39 Between 15 and 20 years Single M	74
C4 Members of Family M	763
C40 Between 15 and 20 years Married F	10
C41 BEN BU	3
C41 Between 15 and 20 years Single F	84
C42 CLV TIM GRA	77
C44 Between 20 and 30 years Married M	77
C45 Between 20 and 30 years Single M	44
C45 MPL SGR LBS	9,932
C47 Between 20 and 30 years Married F	91
C48 Between 20 and 30 years Single F	40
C48 FLLD CLOTH YRDS	781
C49 FLAN YRDS	708
C5 Members of Family F	772
C50 Between 20 and 30 years Deaths M	1
C50 FLX HEM LBS	1,512
C51 LIN YRDS	754
C52 Between 30 and 40 years Married M	80
C52 BULLS OX STEERS	380
C53 Between 30 and 40 years Single M	8
C53 MILK COWS	451
C54 Between 30 and 40 years Widowers M	2
C54 CALVES HEIFERS	287
C55 Between 30 and 40 years Married F	77
C55 HORSES	284
C56 Between 30 and 40 years Single F	4
C56 HORSES VAL	12,683
C57 Between 30 and 40 years Widows F	1
C57 COLTS FILLIES	31
C58 SHEEP	542
C59 Between 30 and 40 years Deaths F	1
C59 SWINE	422
C6 Not Members of Family M	52
C60 Between 40 and 50 years Married M	43
C60 TOT VALUE	18,897
C61 Between 40 and 50 years Single M	1
C61 BUTTER LB	25,125
C62 Between 40 and 50 years Widowers M	1
C63 Between 40 and 50 years Married F	38
C64 Between 40 and 50 years Single F	2
C65 Between 40 and 50 years Widows F	1
C66 Between 40 and 50 years Deaths M	1
C68 Between 50 and 60 years Married M	32
C68 CAR PLEASURE	59
C69 Between 50 and 60 years Single M	2
C69 VALUE DOL P	1,741
C7 Not Members of Family F	46
C70 Between 50 and 60 years Widowers M	2
C71 Between 50 and 60 years Married F	22
C72 Between 50 and 60 years Single F	5
C73 Between 50 and 60 years Widows F	6
C76 Between 60 and 70 years Married M	15
C78 Between 60 and 70 years Widowers M	3
C79 Between 60 and 70 years Married F	7
C8 Births in 1860 M	34
C80 Between 60 and 70 years Single F	1
C81 Between 60 and 70 years Widows F	6
C82 Between 60 and 70 years Deaths M	1
C84 Between 70 and 80 years Married M	2
C86 Between 70 and 80 years Widowers M	5
C87 Between 70 and 80 years Married F	3
C89 Between 70 and 80 years Widows F	5
C9 Births in 1860 F	38
C92 Between 80 and 90 years Married M	1
CD NAME	Terrebonne
Natives of Canada French Origin	1,632
United States	1

Identifiers

TCP UID: QC055002 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC096006 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.

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). "Ste. Adèle, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-ad-le-qc055002-1861/.