Ste. Agnès, Quebec (1861 census)
Ste. Agnès was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,324. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.655°N, 70.306°W.
Population
In 1861, Ste. Agnès had a population of 1,324: 656 male and 668 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,278 |
| 1861 | 1,324 |
| 1871 | 1,615 |
| 1881 | 1,778 |
| 1891 | 1,790 |
| 1901 | 1,588 |
| 1911 | 1,412 |
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 Ste. Agnès, 1851 (46.9% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Ste. Agnès, 1871 (46.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Ste. Agnès shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 133 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,324 total population, 668 females, 656 males, Female members of the family who are present: 652, Male members of the family who are present: 641, 451 single males, 423 single females, 231 married females, 193 married males, 168 adult males unable to read or write, 118 adult females unable to read or write, 88 females attending school, 77 males attending school, 48 female births, 31 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 16, Males present who are not members of the family: 15, 14 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 88 single males aged 10 to 15, 87 married females aged 20 to 30, 84 males aged 5 to 10, 83 females aged 5 to 10, 73 single females aged 10 to 15, 70 married males aged 30 to 40, 64 single females aged 15 to 20, 60 married females aged 30 to 40, 59 single males aged 15 to 20, 57 married males aged 20 to 30, 46 single males aged 20 to 30, 41 single females aged 20 to 30, 38 married females aged 40 to 50, 37 males aged 4 to 5, 35 females age 3 to 4, 35 males aged 1 to 2, 34 males aged 2 to 3, 34 males aged 3 to 4, 25 married females aged 50 to 60, 24 females aged 2 to 3, 22 females aged 1 to 2, 22 females aged 4 to 5, 21 married males aged 40 to 50, 21 married males aged 50 to 60, 18 married males aged 60 to 70, 14 married females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 single females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,323 French Canadians, 10 Indigenous persons, 1 persons originating in Ireland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $123,512 value farms (dollars), $34,662 value all livestock, 22,712 acres of land in farms, 16,633 pounds of homemade butter, 13,852 bushels of potatoes, $13,630 value horses aged over 3 years, 13,376 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $11,264 value farm implements in dollars, 11,127 bushels of spring wheat, 9,336 acres of farmland under cultivation, 4,984 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,321 acres of farmland under crops, 4,207 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,029 bushels of rye, 3,888 bushels of barley, 3,848 bushels of oats, 2,428 bushels of peas, 1,933 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,717 acres of spring wheat, 1,477 sheep, $824 value garden and orchard crops, 561 bulls, oxen, or steers, 549 acres of rye, 445 calves and heifers, 444 acres of peas, 412 swine, 383 tons of hay, 380 milk cows, 359 acres of oats, 318 acres of barley, 232 horses aged over 3 years, 223 barrels of pork, 180 bushels of buckwheat, 173 occupants of farms, 145 acres of potatoes, 92 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 71 barrels of beef, 69 horses aged 3 years and under, 56 bushels of turnips, 51 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 31 acres of farmland in gardens, 20 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 12 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 10 bushels of beans, 9 acres of buckwheat, 7 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 6 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 2 acres of turnips, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $4,894 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 3,432 yards of fulled cloth, 3,394 yards of linen, 3,316 yards of flannel, 268 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 7 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC013007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC152006_1911— 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. Agnès, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-agn-s-qc013007-1861/.