Ste. Famille, Quebec (1861 census)

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

Ste. Famille was a census subdivision in Montmorency County, Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 888. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.960°N, 70.949°W.

Population

In 1861, Ste. Famille had a population of 888: 456 male and 432 female residents. Population density was 46.6 people per square mile.

Population trajectory across census years

Year	Population
1851	850
1861	888
1871	834
1881	817
1891	786
1901	751
1911	618
1921	719

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. Famille shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 302 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	382
Females present who are not members of the family	50
Male members of the family who are present	425
Males present who are not members of the family	31
Number of adult females unable to read or write	123
Number of adult males unable to read or write	134
Number of blind males	2
Number of deaf and dumb females	1
Number of deaf and dumb males	3
Number of female births in the past year	10
Number of females	432
Number of females attending school	57
Number of lunatic females	3
Number of lunatic males	1
Number of male births in the past year	13
Number of males	456
Number of males attending school	49
Number of married females	105
Number of married males	134
Number of single females	307
Number of single males	311
Number of widowed females	20
Number of widowed males	11
POP FX N.1	432
POP MX N.1	456
POP TOT	888
POP XX N.1	888
Total population	888

Age structure (50 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of females age 3 to 4	14
Number of females aged 1 to 2	10
Number of females aged 2 to 3	10
Number of females aged 4 to 5	18
Number of females aged 5 to 10	53
Number of females of unknown age	7
Number of males aged 1 to 2	11
Number of males aged 2 to 3	11
Number of males aged 3 to 4	12
Number of males aged 4 to 5	12
Number of males aged 5 to 10	74
Number of males of unknown age	7
Number of married females aged 20 to 30	22
Number of married females aged 30 to 40	28
Number of married females aged 40 to 50	22
Number of married females aged 50 to 60	17
Number of married females aged 60 to 70	10
Number of married females aged 70 to 80	5
Number of married females aged 90 to 100	1
Number of married males aged 20 to 30	22
Number of married males aged 30 to 40	30
Number of married males aged 40 to 50	33
Number of married males aged 50 to 60	23
Number of married males aged 60 to 70	20
Number of married males aged 70 to 80	6
Number of single females aged 10 to 15	69
Number of single females aged 15 to 20	47
Number of single females aged 20 to 30	43
Number of single females aged 30 to 40	9
Number of single females aged 40 to 50	12
Number of single females aged 50 to 60	2
Number of single females aged 60 to 70	2
Number of single females aged 70 to 80	1
Number of single males aged 10 to 15	44
Number of single males aged 15 to 20	54
Number of single males aged 20 to 30	48
Number of single males aged 30 to 40	9
Number of single males aged 40 to 50	6
Number of single males aged 50 to 60	4
Number of single males aged 60 to 70	5
Number of single males aged 70 to 80	1
Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40	1
Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50	3
Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60	3
Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70	6
Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80	7
Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50	1
Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70	3
Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80	5
Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90	2

Ethnic origin (1 variable)

Variable	Value
Number of French Canadians	888

Agriculture (73 variables)

Variable	Value
Acres of barley	94
Acres of buckwheat	11
Acres of corn	2
Acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers	42
Acres of farmland in gardens	45
Acres of farmland in pasture	1,949
Acres of farmland in woodland or forest	4,827
Acres of farmland under crops	2,597
Acres of farmland under cultivation	4,591
Acres of land in farms	9,418
Acres of mangel wurtzel	6
Acres of oats	515
Acres of peas	126
Acres of potatoes	508
Acres of rye	161
Acres of spring wheat	223
Acres of turnips	39
Barrels of beef produced in the past year	77
Barrels of pork produced in the past year	79
Bushels of barley produced in the past year	843
Bushels of beans produced in the past year	67
Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year	244
Bushels of carrots produced in the past year	19
Bushels of corn produced in the past year	12
Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year	54
Bushels of oats produced in the past year	21,254
Bushels of peas produced in the past year	1,336
Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year	14,482
Bushels of rye produced in the past year	1,213
Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year	2,487
Bushels of turnips produced in the past year	5,081
C20 WHT SP AC	223
C21 WHT SP BU	2,487
C22 BAR AC	94
C23 BAR BU	843
C24 RYE AC	161
C25 RYE BU	1,213
C26 PEA AC	126
C27 PEA BU	1,336
C28 OAT AC	515
C29 OAT BU	21,254
C30 BWT AC	11
C31 BWT BU	244
C34 POT AC	508
C35 POT BU	14,482
C43 HAY TONS	496
C47 WOOL LBS	2,338
C63 BEEF BAR	77
C64 PORK BAR	79
HRS ov03 V	8,874
Number of bulls, oxen, or steers	699
Number of calves and heifers	713
Number of horses aged 3 years and under	34
Number of horses aged over 3 years	153
Number of milk cows	462
Number of occupants of farms	77
Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres	2
Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres	18
Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres	4
Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres	41
Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres	12
Number of sheep	1,016
Number of swine	313
Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year	482
Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year	1,739
Pounds of homemade butter	11,629
Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year	17,960
Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year	2,338
Tons of hay produced in the past year	496
Value of all livestock	22,324
Value of farm implements in dollars	3,277
Value of farms (dollars)	205,400
Value of garden and orchard crops produced in the past year	1,480

Manufacturing & industry (5 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of carriages for pleasure	22
Value of carriages for pleasure (dollars)	886
Yards of flannel produced in the past year	1,362
Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year	1,542
Yards of linen produced in the past year	2,269

Deaths & mortality (12 variables)

Variable	Value
Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80	3
Deaths in the past year among females of all ages	8
Deaths in the past year among females under age 1	3
Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2	3
Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80	1
Deaths in the past year among males of all ages	9
Deaths in the past year among males under age 1	3
Total number of deaths in the past year	17

Other recorded variables (133 variables)

Variable	Value
C01 TOTAL	77
C03 OCC 10 TO 20	2
C04 OCC 20 TO 50	4
C05 OCC 50 TO 100	41
C06 OCC 100 TO 200	18
C07 OCC OVR 200	12
C08 HELD	9,418
C09 UNDR CULT	4,591
C1 Males	456
C10 Deaths under 1 year M	3
C10 UNDR CROP	2,597
C103 Between 90 and 100 years Married F	1
C11 Deaths under 1 year F	3
C11 UNDR PAST	1,949
C116 Ages not given M	7
C117 Ages not given F	7
C12 GARDENS	45
C12 Under 2 Years M	11
C120 Married M	134
C121 Single M	311
C122 Widowed M	11
C123 Total M	456
C124 Married F	105
C125 Single F	307
C126 Widows F	20
C127 Total F	432
C128 Grand Total	888
C129 Deaths M	9
C13 Under 2 Years F	10
C13 WOOD WILD	4,827
C130 Deaths F	8
C131 Deaths Total	17
C136 Attending School M	49
C137 Attending School F	57
C138 Adults unable to read or write M	134
C139 Adults unable to read or write F	123
C14 CASH FARM	205,400
C14 Deaths under 2 years M	3
C140 Deaf and Dumb M	3
C141 Deaf and Dumb F	1
C142 Blind M	2
C144 Lunatics M	1
C145 Lunatics F	3
C15 CASH IMP	3,277
C16 GARDN VALUE	1,480
C16 Under 3 years M	11
C17 LAND HELD	42
C17 Under 3 years F	10
C2 Females	432
C20 Under 4 years M	12
C21 Under 4 years F	14
C22 Deaths under 4 years M	1
C24 Under 5 years M	12
C25 Under 5 years F	18
C28 Between 5 and 10 Years M	74
C29 Between 5 and 10 years F	53
C3 Total	888
C30 Deaths between 5 and 10 years M	1
C32 INDN CRN AC	2
C33 Between 10 and 15 years Single M	44
C33 INDN CRN BU	12
C35 Between 10 and 15 years Single F	69
C36 TUR AC	39
C37 TUR BU	5,081
C38 CAR BU	19
C39 Between 15 and 20 years Single M	54
C39 MAN WURT AC	6
C4 Members of Family M	425
C40 MAN WURT BU	54
C41 BEN BU	67
C41 Between 15 and 20 years Single F	47
C44 Between 20 and 30 years Married M	22
C45 Between 20 and 30 years Single M	48
C45 MPL SGR LBS	17,960
C47 Between 20 and 30 years Married F	22
C48 Between 20 and 30 years Single F	43
C48 FLLD CLOTH YRDS	1,542
C49 FLAN YRDS	1,362
C5 Members of Family F	382
C50 FLX HEM LBS	1,739
C51 LIN YRDS	2,269
C52 Between 30 and 40 years Married M	30
C52 BULLS OX STEERS	699
C53 Between 30 and 40 years Single M	9
C53 MILK COWS	462
C54 CALVES HEIFERS	713
C55 Between 30 and 40 years Married F	28
C55 HORSES	153
C56 Between 30 and 40 years Single F	9
C56 HORSES VAL	8,874
C57 Between 30 and 40 years Widows F	1
C57 COLTS FILLIES	34
C58 SHEEP	1,016
C59 Between 30 and 40 years Deaths F	1
C59 SWINE	313
C6 Not Members of Family M	31
C60 Between 40 and 50 years Married M	33
C60 TOT VALUE	22,324
C61 Between 40 and 50 years Single M	6
C61 BUTTER LB	11,629
C62 Between 40 and 50 years Widowers M	1
C62 CHEESE LB	482
C63 Between 40 and 50 years Married F	22
C64 Between 40 and 50 years Single F	12
C65 Between 40 and 50 years Widows F	3
C68 Between 50 and 60 years Married M	23
C68 CAR PLEASURE	22
C69 Between 50 and 60 years Single M	4
C69 VALUE DOL P	886
C7 Not Members of Family F	50
C71 Between 50 and 60 years Married F	17
C72 Between 50 and 60 years Single F	2
C73 Between 50 and 60 years Widows F	3
C76 Between 60 and 70 years Married M	20
C77 Between 60 and 70 years Single M	5
C78 Between 60 and 70 years Widowers M	3
C79 Between 60 and 70 years Married F	10
C8 Births in 1860 M	13
C80 Between 60 and 70 years Single F	2
C81 Between 60 and 70 years Widows F	6
C83 Between 60 and 70 years Deaths F	1
C84 Between 70 and 80 years Married M	6
C85 Between 70 and 80 years Single M	1
C86 Between 70 and 80 years Widowers M	5
C87 Between 70 and 80 years Married F	5
C88 Between 70 and 80 years Single F	1
C89 Between 70 and 80 years Widows F	7
C9 Births in 1860 F	10
C90 Between 70 and 80 years Deaths M	1
C91 Between 70 and 80 years Deaths F	3
C94 Between 80 and 90 years Widowers M	2
CD NAME	Montmorency
Natives of Canada French Origin	888

Identifiers

TCP UID: QC036005 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC075005 — 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. Famille, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-famille-qc036005-1861/.