Ste. Agathe, Quebec (1861 census)
Ste. Agathe was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,509. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912885. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.392°N, 71.415°W.
Population
In 1861, Ste. Agathe had a population of 1,509: 788 male and 721 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 522 |
| 1861 | 1,509 |
| 1871 | 1,051 |
| 1881 | 981 |
| 1891 | 905 |
| 1901 | 894 |
| 1911 | — |
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. Agathe shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 141 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,509 total population, 788 males, Male members of the family who are present: 738, 721 females, Female members of the family who are present: 688, 549 single males, 479 single females, 228 married males, 221 married females, 107 females attending school, 105 adult females unable to read or write, 97 males attending school, 95 adult males unable to read or write, Males present who are not members of the family: 50, Females present who are not members of the family: 33, 28 female births, 24 male births, 21 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 2 deaf and dumb females, 1 blind females, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 124 males aged 5 to 10, 120 single males aged 10 to 15, 105 females aged 5 to 10, 98 single females aged 10 to 15, 89 single males aged 20 to 30, 87 single females aged 15 to 20, 80 single males aged 15 to 20, 75 married females aged 20 to 30, 59 single females aged 20 to 30, 54 married males aged 30 to 40, 54 married males aged 40 to 50, 52 married males aged 20 to 30, 51 married females aged 40 to 50, 41 married females aged 30 to 40, 36 married females aged 50 to 60, 35 married males aged 50 to 60, 28 married males aged 60 to 70, 26 females aged 4 to 5, 26 males aged 1 to 2, 24 females aged 2 to 3, 22 females aged 1 to 2, 21 males aged 4 to 5, 20 females age 3 to 4, 20 males aged 2 to 3, 20 males aged 3 to 4, 14 married females aged 60 to 70, 9 single males aged 60 to 70, 8 single males aged 30 to 40, 6 single females aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 females of unknown age, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 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 730 French Canadians, 514 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 244 persons originating in Ireland, 13 persons originating in England or Wales, 5 persons originating in Scotland, 3 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $144,575 value farms (dollars), 31,977 pounds of homemade butter, 30,913 bushels of potatoes, 28,769 bushels of oats, 26,637 acres of land in farms, $25,934 value all livestock, 18,563 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $11,256 value horses aged over 3 years, 8,074 acres of farmland under cultivation, 7,908 pounds of maple sugar, $6,800 value farm implements in dollars, 4,645 acres of farmland under crops, 3,435 bushels of turnips, 3,423 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,263 bushels of buckwheat, 3,050 bushels of rye, 2,581 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,334 bushels of spring wheat, 1,852 bushels of barley, 1,542 acres of oats, 1,319 bushels of peas, 1,075 tons of hay, 1,037 pounds of flax or hemp, 857 sheep, 716 swine, 540 calves and heifers, 495 milk cows, 389 barrels of pork, 347 acres of potatoes, 241 acres of rye, 223 occupants of farms, 206 acres of spring wheat, 200 horses aged over 3 years, 190 acres of buckwheat, $170 value garden and orchard crops, 152 acres of peas, 145 acres of barley, 129 bulls, oxen, or steers, 125 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 111 barrels of beef, 80 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 45 horses aged 3 years and under, 28 acres of turnips, 22 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 14 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 acres of farmland in gardens, 4 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 4 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $2,690 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,536 yards of flannel, 1,363 yards of fulled cloth, 790 yards of linen, 180 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 9 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 3, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded Deaths in the past year among males aged 90 to 100: 1 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC030002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC171002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912885
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. Agathe, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-agathe-qc030002-1861/.