Ste. Geneviève, Quebec (1861 census)
Ste. Geneviève was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,343. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912999. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.483°N, 73.847°W.
Population
In 1861, Ste. Geneviève had a population of 1,343: 700 male and 643 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,343 |
| 1871 | 1,304 |
| 1881 | 1,312 |
| 1891 | 1,295 |
| 1901 | 1,186 |
| 1911 | — |
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 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 149 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,343 total population, 700 males, Male members of the family who are present: 649, 643 females, Female members of the family who are present: 600, 496 single males, 430 single females, 191 married females, 190 married males, 172 adult males unable to read or write, 156 adult females unable to read or write, 67 males attending school, 54 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 51, Females present who are not members of the family: 43, 28 male births, 26 female births, 22 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 4 lunatic males, 2 deaf and dumb females, 2 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 115 males aged 5 to 10, 94 single males aged 10 to 15, 93 single females aged 10 to 15, 88 single males aged 15 to 20, 85 females aged 5 to 10, 77 single females aged 15 to 20, 58 single females aged 20 to 30, 51 single males aged 20 to 30, 49 married females aged 20 to 30, 48 married females aged 40 to 50, 47 married females aged 30 to 40, 42 married males aged 20 to 30, 41 married males aged 30 to 40, 39 married males aged 40 to 50, 39 married males aged 50 to 60, 25 females aged 4 to 5, 24 males aged 4 to 5, 24 married females aged 50 to 60, 23 females age 3 to 4, 20 males aged 2 to 3, 20 males aged 3 to 4, 18 single males aged 30 to 40, 15 males aged 1 to 2, 11 married females aged 60 to 70, 11 married males aged 60 to 70, 10 females aged 1 to 2, 10 females aged 2 to 3, 9 single males aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 married females aged 15 to 20, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 single females aged 30 to 40, 6 single females aged 70 to 80, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 married males aged 15 to 20, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,331 French Canadians, 10 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $419,600 value farms (dollars), $50,668 value all livestock, 27,138 bushels of oats, $26,847 value horses aged over 3 years, 25,169 bushels of potatoes, $19,495 value farm implements in dollars, 18,840 pounds of homemade butter, 11,377 bushels of barley, 10,177 acres of land in farms, 9,158 acres of farmland under cultivation, 7,112 acres of farmland under crops, 6,694 bushels of peas, 6,145 pounds of maple sugar, 3,596 bushels of spring wheat, 3,209 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,165 bushels of buckwheat, $2,742 value garden and orchard crops, 1,933 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,810 acres of oats, 1,215 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 1,019 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 985 bushels of carrots, 925 sheep, 708 acres of peas, 659 acres of barley, 551 swine, 545 milk cows, 417 horses aged over 3 years, 415 acres of spring wheat, 381 tons of hay, 367 barrels of pork, 334 acres of buckwheat, 330 calves and heifers, 310 acres of potatoes, 273 horses aged 3 years and under, 183 bushels of winter wheat, 130 bulls, oxen, or steers, 122 barrels of beef, 121 occupants of farms, 113 acres of farmland in gardens, 72 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 55 bushels of turnips, 36 bushels of beans, 28 bushels of corn, 25 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 16 acres of winter wheat, 15 acres of corn, 12 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 6 acres of mangel wurtzel, 6 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 4 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 acres of turnips. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $8,801 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,941 yards of flannel, 1,544 yards of fulled cloth, 326 carriages for pleasure, 60 yards of linen. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 14 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 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 of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC024005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC162006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912999
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, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-genevi-ve-qc024005-1861/.