Ste. Flore, Quebec (1861 census)

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

Ste. Flore was a census subdivision in Champlain County, Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 365. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.658°N, 72.774°W.

Population

In 1861, Ste. Flore had a population of 365: 208 male and 157 female residents. Population density was 4.9 people per square mile.

Population trajectory across census years

Year	Population
1861	365
1871	798
1881	1,268
1891	1,932
1901	3,144
1911	2,541
1921	3,413

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 contained Chantiers, 1851 (1.3% share).
In an earlier year, this CSD contained Chantiers, 1851 (1.3% share).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, Ste. Flore shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 230 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.

Population & families (22 variables)

Variable	Value
Female members of the family who are present	156
Females present who are not members of the family	1
Male members of the family who are present	152
Males present who are not members of the family	56
Number of adult females unable to read or write	13
Number of adult males unable to read or write	16
Number of female births in the past year	9
Number of females	157
Number of females attending school	49
Number of male births in the past year	8
Number of males	208
Number of males attending school	39
Number of married females	58
Number of married males	84
Number of single females	99
Number of single males	123
Number of widowed males	1
POP FX N.1	157
POP MX N.1	208
POP TOT	365
POP XX N.1	365
Total population	365

Age structure (30 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of females age 3 to 4	7
Number of females aged 1 to 2	1
Number of females aged 2 to 3	8
Number of females aged 4 to 5	10
Number of females aged 5 to 10	25
Number of males aged 2 to 3	7
Number of males aged 3 to 4	6
Number of males aged 4 to 5	5
Number of males aged 5 to 10	20
Number of married females aged 15 to 20	1
Number of married females aged 20 to 30	24
Number of married females aged 30 to 40	14
Number of married females aged 40 to 50	10
Number of married females aged 50 to 60	6
Number of married females aged 60 to 70	1
Number of married males aged 20 to 30	25
Number of married males aged 30 to 40	25
Number of married males aged 40 to 50	16
Number of married males aged 50 to 60	14
Number of married males aged 60 to 70	3
Number of married males aged 80 to 90	1
Number of single females aged 10 to 15	17
Number of single females aged 15 to 20	14
Number of single females aged 20 to 30	8
Number of single males aged 10 to 15	20
Number of single males aged 15 to 20	27
Number of single males aged 20 to 30	29
Number of single males aged 60 to 70	1
Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80	2
Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50	1

Ethnic origin (5 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of French Canadians	348
Number of persons originating in England or Wales	1
Number of persons originating in Ireland	2
Number of persons originating in Scotland	2
Number of persons whose origin is unknown	12

Agriculture (65 variables)

Variable	Value
Acres of barley	96
Acres of buckwheat	66
Acres of corn	1
Acres of farmland in pasture	49
Acres of farmland in woodland or forest	7,172
Acres of farmland under crops	660
Acres of farmland under cultivation	709
Acres of land in farms	7,881
Acres of oats	239
Acres of peas	11
Acres of potatoes	75
Acres of rye	6
Acres of spring wheat	15
Acres of turnips	21
Barrels of beef produced in the past year	3
Barrels of pork produced in the past year	33
Bushels of barley produced in the past year	1,517
Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year	817
Bushels of corn produced in the past year	17
Bushels of oats produced in the past year	4,727
Bushels of peas produced in the past year	100
Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year	9,460
Bushels of rye produced in the past year	100
Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year	120
Bushels of turnips produced in the past year	1,429
C20 WHT SP AC	15
C21 WHT SP BU	120
C22 BAR AC	96
C23 BAR BU	1,517
C24 RYE AC	6
C25 RYE BU	100
C26 PEA AC	11
C27 PEA BU	100
C28 OAT AC	239
C29 OAT BU	4,727
C30 BWT AC	66
C31 BWT BU	817
C34 POT AC	75
C35 POT BU	9,460
C43 HAY TONS	66
C47 WOOL LBS	71
C63 BEEF BAR	3
C64 PORK BAR	33
HRS ov03 V	1,433
Number of bulls, oxen, or steers	50
Number of calves and heifers	50
Number of horses aged 3 years and under	1
Number of horses aged over 3 years	28
Number of milk cows	42
Number of occupants of farms	56
Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres	19
Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres	2
Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres	25
Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres	10
Number of sheep	28
Number of swine	71
Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year	32
Pounds of homemade butter	853
Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year	5,684
Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year	71
Tons of hay produced in the past year	66
Value of all livestock	2,946
Value of farm implements in dollars	1,007
Value of farms (dollars)	33,741
Value of garden and orchard crops produced in the past year	6

Manufacturing & industry (5 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of carriages for pleasure	19
Value of carriages for pleasure (dollars)	202
Yards of flannel produced in the past year	63
Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year	16
Yards of linen produced in the past year	67

Deaths & mortality (6 variables)

Variable	Value
Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20	1
Deaths in the past year among females of all ages	2
Deaths in the past year among females under age 1	1
Deaths in the past year among males of all ages	2
Deaths in the past year among males under age 1	2
Total number of deaths in the past year	4

Other recorded variables (97 variables)

Variable	Value
C01 TOTAL	56
C04 OCC 20 TO 50	2
C05 OCC 50 TO 100	25
C06 OCC 100 TO 200	19
C07 OCC OVR 200	10
C08 HELD	7,881
C09 UNDR CULT	709
C1 Males	208
C10 Deaths under 1 year M	2
C10 UNDR CROP	660
C11 Deaths under 1 year F	1
C11 UNDR PAST	49
C120 Married M	84
C121 Single M	123
C122 Widowed M	1
C123 Total M	208
C124 Married F	58
C125 Single F	99
C127 Total F	157
C128 Grand Total	365
C129 Deaths M	2
C13 Under 2 Years F	1
C13 WOOD WILD	7,172
C130 Deaths F	2
C131 Deaths Total	4
C136 Attending School M	39
C137 Attending School F	49
C138 Adults unable to read or write M	16
C139 Adults unable to read or write F	13
C14 CASH FARM	33,741
C15 CASH IMP	1,007
C16 GARDN VALUE	6
C16 Under 3 years M	7
C17 Under 3 years F	8
C2 Females	157
C20 Under 4 years M	6
C21 Under 4 years F	7
C24 Under 5 years M	5
C25 Under 5 years F	10
C28 Between 5 and 10 Years M	20
C29 Between 5 and 10 years F	25
C3 Total	365
C32 INDN CRN AC	1
C33 Between 10 and 15 years Single M	20
C33 INDN CRN BU	17
C35 Between 10 and 15 years Single F	17
C36 TUR AC	21
C37 TUR BU	1,429
C39 Between 15 and 20 years Single M	27
C4 Members of Family M	152
C40 Between 15 and 20 years Married F	1
C41 Between 15 and 20 years Single F	14
C43 Between 15 and 20 years Deaths F	1
C44 Between 20 and 30 years Married M	25
C45 Between 20 and 30 years Single M	29
C45 MPL SGR LBS	5,684
C47 Between 20 and 30 years Married F	24
C48 Between 20 and 30 years Single F	8
C48 FLLD CLOTH YRDS	16
C49 FLAN YRDS	63
C5 Members of Family F	156
C50 FLX HEM LBS	32
C51 LIN YRDS	67
C52 Between 30 and 40 years Married M	25
C52 BULLS OX STEERS	50
C53 MILK COWS	42
C54 CALVES HEIFERS	50
C55 Between 30 and 40 years Married F	14
C55 HORSES	28
C56 HORSES VAL	1,433
C57 COLTS FILLIES	1
C58 SHEEP	28
C59 SWINE	71
C6 Not Members of Family M	56
C60 Between 40 and 50 years Married M	16
C60 TOT VALUE	2,946
C61 BUTTER LB	853
C62 Between 40 and 50 years Widowers M	1
C63 Between 40 and 50 years Married F	10
C68 Between 50 and 60 years Married M	14
C68 CAR PLEASURE	19
C69 VALUE DOL P	202
C7 Not Members of Family F	1
C71 Between 50 and 60 years Married F	6
C76 Between 60 and 70 years Married M	3
C77 Between 60 and 70 years Single M	1
C79 Between 60 and 70 years Married F	1
C8 Births in 1860 M	8
C89 Between 70 and 80 years Widows F	2
C9 Births in 1860 F	9
C92 Between 80 and 90 years Married M	1
CD NAME	Champlain
England and Wales	1
Ireland	2
Natives of Canada French Origin	348
Not Known	12
Scotland	2

Identifiers

TCP UID: QC012006 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC093008 — 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. Flore, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-flore-qc012006-1861/.