Ste. Claire, Quebec (1861 census)
Ste. Claire was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,446. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3464213. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.577°N, 70.856°W.
Population
In 1861, Ste. Claire had a population of 2,446: 1,211 male and 1,235 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,446 |
| 1871 | 2,481 |
| 1881 | 2,132 |
| 1891 | 1,824 |
| 1901 | 1,758 |
| 1911 | 1,899 |
| 1921 | 1,945 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ste. Claire, 1871 (86.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Ste. Claire shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,446 total population, 1,235 females, 1,211 males, Female members of the family who are present: 1,206, Male members of the family who are present: 1,161, 821 single males, 790 single females, 423 married females, 370 married males, 264 females attending school, 249 males attending school, 242 adult males unable to read or write, 103 adult females unable to read or write, 53 male births, 52 female births, Males present who are not members of the family: 50, Females present who are not members of the family: 29, 22 widowed females, 20 widowed males, 6 lunatic males, 2 lunatic females, 1 blind females, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 185 females aged 5 to 10, 179 males aged 5 to 10, 141 single males aged 10 to 15, 140 single females aged 10 to 15, 132 single males aged 15 to 20, 120 married females aged 20 to 30, 120 single females aged 15 to 20, 118 married females aged 30 to 40, 103 married males aged 30 to 40, 98 single males aged 20 to 30, 83 married males aged 50 to 60, 80 single females aged 20 to 30, 67 married females aged 40 to 50, 66 females aged 1 to 2, 65 males aged 1 to 2, 65 married males aged 40 to 50, 54 married females aged 50 to 60, 47 males aged 2 to 3, 47 married males aged 60 to 70, 43 females age 3 to 4, 42 married males aged 20 to 30, 41 females aged 2 to 3, 39 males aged 4 to 5, 36 females aged 4 to 5, 36 males aged 3 to 4, 32 married females aged 60 to 70, 17 married females aged 70 to 80, 14 married males aged 70 to 80, 13 males of unknown age, 13 single females aged 30 to 40, 10 single males aged 30 to 40, 10 single males aged 40 to 50, 7 females of unknown age, 7 married females aged 15 to 20, 6 single females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 5 married males aged 80 to 90, 5 single males aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 married females aged 80 to 90, 3 married males aged 15 to 20, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,393 French Canadians, 42 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 10 persons originating in Ireland, 1 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $354,882 value farms (dollars), 77,779 bushels of oats, $65,362 value all livestock, 64,164 pounds of homemade butter, 33,334 bushels of potatoes, 27,000 acres of land in farms, 25,262 pounds of maple sugar, $22,375 value horses aged over 3 years, $17,599 value farm implements in dollars, 13,852 acres of farmland under cultivation, 13,148 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,450 pounds of flax or hemp, 7,776 acres of farmland under crops, 6,745 pounds of wool produced on farms, 5,973 acres of farmland in pasture, $3,745 value garden and orchard crops, 3,447 bushels of barley, 3,106 acres of oats, 2,686 bushels of peas, 2,496 bushels of spring wheat, 2,153 tons of hay, 1,976 sheep, 1,365 bulls, oxen, or steers, 1,087 calves and heifers, 1,036 swine, 863 bushels of buckwheat, 808 barrels of pork, 673 milk cows, 395 bushels of rye, 376 bushels of turnips, 336 horses aged over 3 years, 331 occupants of farms, 306 acres of potatoes, 300 acres of peas, 234 acres of barley, 223 acres of spring wheat, 172 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 103 acres of farmland in gardens, 88 horses aged 3 years and under, 81 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 56 barrels of beef, 55 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 53 acres of buckwheat, 50 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 37 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 35 acres of rye, 28 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 25 bushels of beans, 17 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 15 bushels of carrots, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 acres of turnips, 5 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 acres of mangel wurtzel, 2 pounds of hops. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 8,290 yards of linen, 5,770 yards of flannel, $4,524 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 3,915 yards of fulled cloth, 239 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 23 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: 11, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded Deaths in the past year among males aged 90 to 100: 2 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Charles-Irénée Lagorce | 1813–1864 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC017006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC053004_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3464213
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Claire
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Claire
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. Claire, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-claire-qc017006-1861/.