Ste. Geneviève de Batiscan, Quebec (1861 census)
Ste. Geneviève de Batiscan was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,171. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3464279. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.542°N, 72.352°W.
Population
In 1861, Ste. Geneviève de Batiscan had a population of 2,171: 1,133 male and 1,038 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,072 |
| 1861 | 2,171 |
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. Geneviève de Batiscan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,171 total population, 1,133 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,081, 1,038 females, Female members of the family who are present: 982, 752 single males, 665 single females, 357 married males, 336 married females, 240 adult males unable to read or write, 197 males attending school, 191 females attending school, 170 adult females unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 56, Males present who are not members of the family: 52, 38 male births, 37 widowed females, 30 female births, 24 widowed males, 4 lunatic females, 2 blind males, 2 deaf and dumb males, 1 blind females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 158 single males aged 15 to 20, 154 males aged 5 to 10, 148 single males aged 10 to 15, 136 females aged 5 to 10, 126 single females aged 15 to 20, 114 single females aged 10 to 15, 113 single males aged 20 to 30, 87 single females aged 20 to 30, 86 married females aged 30 to 40, 85 married females aged 20 to 30, 83 married males aged 20 to 30, 75 married males aged 30 to 40, 71 married males aged 40 to 50, 70 married females aged 40 to 50, 61 married males aged 50 to 60, 57 married females aged 50 to 60, 44 married males aged 60 to 70, 42 females age 3 to 4, 41 females aged 4 to 5, 33 males aged 4 to 5, 29 males aged 3 to 4, 26 males aged 2 to 3, 24 males aged 1 to 2, 23 single females aged 30 to 40, 22 females aged 2 to 3, 21 females aged 1 to 2, 21 married females aged 60 to 70, 19 married males aged 70 to 80, 11 single females aged 50 to 60, 10 single males aged 30 to 40, 9 single females aged 40 to 50, 9 single males aged 50 to 60, 9 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 8 married females aged 70 to 80, 8 single males aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 7 married females aged 15 to 20, 7 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 married males aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,153 French Canadians, 13 persons originating in Ireland, 2 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $326,361 value farms (dollars), 47,143 bushels of oats, $46,498 value all livestock, 33,371 acres of land in farms, 23,110 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $21,343 value horses aged over 3 years, 20,606 bushels of potatoes, 17,766 pounds of maple sugar, 17,305 pounds of homemade butter, $14,047 value farm implements in dollars, 10,261 acres of farmland under cultivation, 6,854 pounds of flax or hemp, 6,810 acres of farmland under crops, 5,514 bushels of buckwheat, 4,825 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,419 bushels of spring wheat, 3,400 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,009 bushels of barley, 2,791 bushels of rye, 2,636 acres of oats, 2,581 bushels of peas, 1,996 bushels of turnips, $1,808 value garden and orchard crops, 1,688 sheep, 1,646 tons of hay, 853 bulls, oxen, or steers, 803 swine, 758 milk cows, 705 barrels of pork, 566 calves and heifers, 423 acres of buckwheat, 391 acres of spring wheat, 311 acres of rye, 307 horses aged over 3 years, 291 occupants of farms, 273 bushels of corn, 222 acres of peas, 169 barrels of beef, 168 acres of barley, 154 acres of potatoes, 145 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 98 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 93 bushels of carrots, 88 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 76 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 68 horses aged 3 years and under, 61 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 51 acres of farmland in gardens, 42 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 30 acres of corn, 20 bushels of beans, 12 acres of turnips, 12 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 5,772 yards of linen, $5,687 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 3,189 yards of flannel, 2,112 yards of fulled cloth, 401 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 22 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 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 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Louis Guillet | 1788–1868 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC012007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC012007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3464279
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Genevi%C3%A8ve-de-Batiscan
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Genevi%C3%A8ve-de-Batiscan
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. Geneviève de Batiscan, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-genevi-ve-de-batiscan-qc012007-1861/.