Ste. Geneviève, Village, Quebec (1861 census)
Ste. Geneviève, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 666. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912999. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.481°N, 73.869°W.
Population
In 1861, Ste. Geneviève, Village had a population of 666: 339 male and 327 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 666 |
| 1871 | 672 |
| 1881 | 751 |
| 1891 | 729 |
| 1901 | 735 |
| 1911 | 612 |
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. Geneviève, 1851 (2.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Ste. Geneviève, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 147 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 666 total population, 339 males, 327 females, Male members of the family who are present: 324, Female members of the family who are present: 304, 233 single males, 211 single females, 101 married males, 97 married females, 92 adult females unable to read or write, 81 adult males unable to read or write, 45 females attending school, 44 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 23, 19 widowed females, Males present who are not members of the family: 15, 10 male births, 6 female births, 5 widowed males, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 47 single females aged 10 to 15, 45 single males aged 10 to 15, 45 single males aged 20 to 30, 40 single males aged 15 to 20, 38 males aged 5 to 10, 36 females aged 5 to 10, 36 single females aged 15 to 20, 33 single females aged 20 to 30, 28 married males aged 40 to 50, 26 married females aged 20 to 30, 24 married females aged 40 to 50, 21 married females aged 30 to 40, 21 married males aged 30 to 40, 19 married males aged 50 to 60, 17 married males aged 20 to 30, 14 males aged 3 to 4, 12 married females aged 50 to 60, 11 single females aged 30 to 40, 10 males aged 4 to 5, 10 married males aged 60 to 70, 9 females age 3 to 4, 9 males aged 2 to 3, 9 married females aged 60 to 70, 8 females aged 2 to 3, 8 females aged 4 to 5, 7 single males aged 30 to 40, 5 males aged 1 to 2, 5 single females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 females aged 1 to 2, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 females of unknown age, 1 males of unknown age, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 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 664 French Canadians, 2 persons native to Canada, not of French origin. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $91,386 value farms (dollars), $7,713 value all livestock, 7,330 bushels of potatoes, 5,260 pounds of homemade butter, 4,549 bushels of oats, $3,296 value farm implements in dollars, 2,360 pounds of maple sugar, 1,710 bushels of barley, 1,659 acres of land in farms, 1,478 acres of farmland under cultivation, 1,228 bushels of spring wheat, 1,217 bushels of peas, 1,080 acres of farmland under crops, $588 value garden and orchard crops, 559 bushels of buckwheat, 496 pounds of wool produced on farms, 357 acres of farmland in pasture, 341 bushels of corn, 250 acres of oats, 212 bushels of carrots, 181 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 162 sheep, 150 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 124 pounds of flax or hemp, 119 milk cows, 114 tons of hay, 104 acres of spring wheat, 102 bulls, oxen, or steers, 97 swine, 94 acres of barley, 94 acres of peas, 93 bushels of winter wheat, 70 calves and heifers, 67 horses aged over 3 years, 65 acres of potatoes, 65 barrels of pork, 45 acres of buckwheat, 41 acres of farmland in gardens, 36 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 32 horses aged 3 years and under, 31 barrels of beef, 18 occupants of farms, 16 acres of corn, 9 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 8 acres of winter wheat, 5 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 2 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 1 bushels of beans, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $1,375 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 285 yards of flannel, 220 yards of fulled cloth, 80 yards of linen, 50 carriages for pleasure, $18 value carriages for hire (dollars), 1 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 21 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 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 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 90 to 100: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC024006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC162026— 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, Village, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-genevi-ve-village-qc024006-1861/.