Ste. Flavie, Quebec (1861 census)
Ste. Flavie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,203. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q106815219. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.571°N, 68.182°W.
Population
In 1861, Ste. Flavie had a population of 2,203: 1,113 male and 1,090 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,203 |
| 1871 | 2,221 |
| 1881 | 1,968 |
| 1891 | 1,296 |
| 1901 | 1,147 |
| 1911 | 669 |
| 1921 | 707 |
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. Flavie & St. Joseph, 1851 (73.6% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ste. Flavie, 1871 (79.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Ste. Flavie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 147 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,203 total population, 1,113 males, 1,090 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,062, Female members of the family who are present: 1,040, 759 single males, 713 single females, 378 males attending school, 354 females attending school, 335 married females, 335 married males, 97 adult females unable to read or write, 84 adult males unable to read or write, Males present who are not members of the family: 51, Females present who are not members of the family: 50, 42 widowed females, 40 female births, 34 male births, 19 widowed males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 169 females aged 5 to 10, 167 males aged 5 to 10, 152 single females aged 10 to 15, 146 single males aged 10 to 15, 139 single males aged 15 to 20, 133 married females aged 20 to 30, 122 single females aged 15 to 20, 98 married males aged 20 to 30, 94 married males aged 30 to 40, 92 single males aged 20 to 30, 87 married females aged 30 to 40, 73 married males aged 40 to 50, 66 married females aged 40 to 50, 66 single females aged 20 to 30, 46 males aged 1 to 2, 45 males aged 3 to 4, 44 married males aged 50 to 60, 41 females age 3 to 4, 40 females aged 1 to 2, 40 males aged 4 to 5, 38 females aged 4 to 5, 37 females aged 2 to 3, 34 males aged 2 to 3, 30 married females aged 50 to 60, 16 married males aged 60 to 70, 12 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 11 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 9 married males aged 70 to 80, 7 married females aged 60 to 70, 6 married females aged 15 to 20, 6 single females aged 30 to 40, 5 married females aged 70 to 80, 5 single males aged 30 to 40, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,203 French Canadians. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $231,405 value farms (dollars), 42,315 bushels of potatoes, $34,384 value all livestock, 28,200 acres of land in farms, $23,265 value farm implements in dollars, 19,228 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 17,166 pounds of homemade butter, 16,102 pounds of maple sugar, $12,032 value horses aged over 3 years, 8,972 acres of farmland under cultivation, 5,827 acres of farmland under crops, 5,091 bushels of oats, 3,754 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,602 bushels of barley, 3,541 bushels of rye, 3,144 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,092 bushels of peas, 2,785 bushels of spring wheat, 2,365 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,988 sheep, 1,451 acres of oats, 1,267 acres of rye, 1,212 acres of peas, 1,131 acres of barley, 883 acres of spring wheat, 825 tons of hay, 705 swine, 601 bulls, oxen, or steers, 579 acres of potatoes, 566 bushels of turnips, 536 milk cows, 500 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 440 calves and heifers, 311 horses aged over 3 years, 260 occupants of farms, $200 value garden and orchard crops, 143 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 114 horses aged 3 years and under, 70 bushels of carrots, 66 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 62 pounds of hops, 32 barrels of pork, 24 bushels of winter wheat, 24 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 24 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 12 barrels of beef, 4 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 4 bushels of beans, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 acres of farmland in gardens, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel, 1 acres of turnips, 1 acres of winter wheat. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $7,296 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,857 yards of flannel, 2,559 yards of fulled cloth, 1,878 yards of linen, 419 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 282 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 33 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 24, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 7, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 90 to 100: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC045010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC084009_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q106815219
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. Flavie, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-flavie-qc045010-1861/.