Ste. Hélène, Quebec (1861 census)
Ste. Hélène was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 906. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.735°N, 72.740°W.
Population
In 1861, Ste. Hélène had a population of 906: 482 male and 424 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 906 |
| 1871 | 1,157 |
| 1881 | 1,367 |
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 St. Hugues, VL, 1851 (51.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Ste. Hélène shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 139 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 906 total population, 482 males, Male members of the family who are present: 474, 424 females, Female members of the family who are present: 417, 310 single males, 271 single females, 165 married males, 150 married females, 99 adult males unable to read or write, 76 males attending school, 67 adult females unable to read or write, 58 females attending school, 20 male births, 13 female births, Males present who are not members of the family: 8, Females present who are not members of the family: 7, 7 widowed males, 3 widowed females, 2 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 81 males aged 5 to 10, 67 married males aged 30 to 40, 62 females aged 5 to 10, 56 married females aged 30 to 40, 56 single females aged 10 to 15, 50 single males aged 10 to 15, 48 married females aged 20 to 30, 42 single males aged 15 to 20, 39 married males aged 20 to 30, 39 single males aged 20 to 30, 36 single females aged 15 to 20, 25 females aged 2 to 3, 23 married males aged 40 to 50, 23 married males aged 50 to 60, 22 females age 3 to 4, 21 females aged 4 to 5, 19 males aged 4 to 5, 18 males aged 2 to 3, 18 males aged 3 to 4, 17 married females aged 40 to 50, 15 married females aged 50 to 60, 15 single females aged 20 to 30, 14 males aged 1 to 2, 12 females aged 1 to 2, 12 married males aged 60 to 70, 7 married females aged 60 to 70, 7 single males aged 30 to 40, 6 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 single females aged 30 to 40, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 906 French Canadians. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $206,879 value farms (dollars), 20,308 acres of land in farms, $19,501 value all livestock, 17,552 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 17,460 pounds of maple sugar, 16,783 pounds of homemade butter, 13,109 bushels of oats, 11,655 bushels of potatoes, $7,978 value horses aged over 3 years, $4,969 value farm implements in dollars, 2,756 acres of farmland under cultivation, 1,512 bushels of spring wheat, 1,481 acres of farmland under crops, 1,398 bushels of peas, $1,180 value garden and orchard crops, 1,164 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,107 pounds of flax or hemp, 919 pounds of wool produced on farms, 890 bushels of barley, 593 bushels of buckwheat, 556 acres of oats, 463 bushels of rye, 300 sheep, 271 milk cows, 265 occupants of farms, 225 tons of hay, 222 swine, 196 calves and heifers, 167 barrels of pork, 158 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 158 horses aged over 3 years, 155 bushels of carrots, 122 acres of spring wheat, 122 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 114 acres of peas, 114 acres of potatoes, 112 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 112 bushels of turnips, 111 acres of farmland in gardens, 102 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 94 barrels of beef, 53 acres of barley, 53 bushels of corn, 48 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 45 acres of rye, 37 horses aged 3 years and under, 26 acres of buckwheat, 21 bulls, oxen, or steers, 21 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 acres of corn, 3 pounds of hops, 2 acres of turnips, 2 bushels of beans, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $3,006 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,089 yards of linen, 995 yards of flannel, 765 yards of fulled cloth, 153 carriages for pleasure, $79 value carriages for hire (dollars), 5 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 15 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: 7, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC004003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC058006_1861— 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. Hélène, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-h-l-ne-qc004003-1861/.