Ste. Brigitte, Quebec (1861 census)
Ste. Brigitte was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,839. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.313°N, 73.052°W.
Population
In 1861, Ste. Brigitte had a population of 1,839: 943 male and 896 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,839 |
| 1871 | 2,128 |
| 1881 | 2,077 |
| 1891 | 2,083 |
| 1901 | 1,545 |
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. Brigitte, 1851 (87.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Ste. Brigitte shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 159 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,839 total population, 943 males, 896 females, Male members of the family who are present: 875, Female members of the family who are present: 824, 635 single males, 597 single females, 294 married males, 276 married females, 219 adult males unable to read or write, 215 adult females unable to read or write, 141 males attending school, 103 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 72, Males present who are not members of the family: 68, 38 female births, 34 male births, 23 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 1 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 150 males aged 5 to 10, 148 females aged 5 to 10, 122 single males aged 10 to 15, 118 single females aged 10 to 15, 96 single females aged 15 to 20, 95 married males aged 30 to 40, 92 married females aged 20 to 30, 85 married females aged 30 to 40, 84 single males aged 15 to 20, 80 married males aged 20 to 30, 72 single males aged 20 to 30, 63 single females aged 20 to 30, 45 married males aged 40 to 50, 41 females age 3 to 4, 41 males aged 4 to 5, 39 married females aged 40 to 50, 38 males aged 2 to 3, 36 males aged 3 to 4, 33 married males aged 50 to 60, 29 males aged 1 to 2, 29 married males aged 60 to 70, 27 females aged 1 to 2, 27 females aged 4 to 5, 26 married females aged 50 to 60, 24 married females aged 60 to 70, 22 females aged 2 to 3, 14 single males aged 30 to 40, 11 single females aged 30 to 40, 8 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 married females aged 15 to 20, 6 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 married males aged 15 to 20, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 males of unknown age, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,436 French Canadians, 367 persons originating in Ireland, 17 persons originating in Scotland, 11 persons originating in England or Wales, 8 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $440,484 value farms (dollars), $38,047 value all livestock, 37,450 bushels of oats, $29,081 value horses aged over 3 years, 26,434 bushels of potatoes, 23,770 pounds of homemade butter, $20,021 value farm implements in dollars, 18,090 acres of land in farms, 17,540 bushels of spring wheat, 12,236 bushels of peas, 9,677 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,413 acres of farmland under cultivation, 5,464 acres of farmland under crops, 4,457 pounds of flax or hemp, 4,107 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,883 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,488 bushels of barley, $2,066 value garden and orchard crops, 1,949 bushels of buckwheat, 1,828 pounds of maple sugar, 1,748 acres of oats, 1,451 acres of spring wheat, 1,271 sheep, 1,038 acres of peas, 550 milk cows, 544 swine, 508 calves and heifers, 490 tons of hay, 430 bushels of carrots, 369 horses aged over 3 years, 263 occupants of farms, 228 acres of potatoes, 180 barrels of pork, 169 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 161 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 158 acres of buckwheat, 154 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 146 bushels of corn, 146 horses aged 3 years and under, 142 acres of barley, 142 bushels of turnips, 126 bushels of rye, 79 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 75 bulls, oxen, or steers, 66 acres of farmland in gardens, 53 barrels of beef, 37 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 35 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 32 pounds of hops, 28 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 26 bushels of beans, 12 acres of rye, 7 acres of corn, 5 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 acres of turnips, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $6,978 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,647 yards of flannel, 2,084 yards of fulled cloth, 1,909 yards of linen, 309 carriages for pleasure, $80 value carriages for hire (dollars), 3 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 24 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 6, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, 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 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC022004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC191014— 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. Brigitte, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-brigitte-qc022004-1861/.