Ste. Hénédine, Quebec (1861 census)
Ste. Hénédine was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,103. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3464303. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.552°N, 70.988°W.
Population
In 1861, Ste. Hénédine had a population of 1,103: 543 male and 560 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,103 |
| 1871 | 1,234 |
| 1881 | 1,169 |
| 1891 | 1,049 |
| 1901 | 1,075 |
| 1911 | 1,113 |
| 1921 | 1,129 |
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. Hénédine 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 1,103 total population, 560 females, 543 males, Female members of the family who are present: 524, Male members of the family who are present: 513, 376 single females, 353 single males, 182 married males, 172 married females, 141 adult males unable to read or write, 113 females attending school, 90 males attending school, 82 adult females unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 36, Males present who are not members of the family: 30, 22 female births, 21 male births, 12 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 3 lunatic males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 86 females aged 5 to 10, 84 single females aged 10 to 15, 83 males aged 5 to 10, 77 single males aged 10 to 15, 59 single females aged 15 to 20, 59 single males aged 15 to 20, 48 married females aged 30 to 40, 47 married males aged 30 to 40, 41 married females aged 40 to 50, 39 single females aged 20 to 30, 36 married males aged 20 to 30, 34 married males aged 40 to 50, 33 married males aged 50 to 60, 28 single males aged 20 to 30, 27 females aged 1 to 2, 27 males aged 1 to 2, 27 married females aged 20 to 30, 26 married females aged 50 to 60, 26 married males aged 60 to 70, 20 females aged 2 to 3, 20 males aged 4 to 5, 19 males aged 3 to 4, 18 females aged 4 to 5, 18 married females aged 60 to 70, 17 females age 3 to 4, 12 males aged 2 to 3, 8 married females aged 70 to 80, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,100 French Canadians, 2 persons originating in Ireland, 1 persons native to Canada, not of French origin. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $193,395 value farms (dollars), $33,152 value all livestock, 32,485 pounds of homemade butter, 27,414 bushels of oats, 17,092 bushels of potatoes, 12,520 acres of land in farms, $10,011 value horses aged over 3 years, 9,103 pounds of maple sugar, 8,284 acres of farmland under cultivation, $4,974 value farm implements in dollars, 4,290 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,236 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,948 acres of farmland under crops, 3,333 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,571 bushels of spring wheat, 2,070 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,625 acres of oats, 1,578 sheep, 1,335 bushels of peas, $1,233 value garden and orchard crops, 1,168 bushels of barley, 959 tons of hay, 835 bulls, oxen, or steers, 716 swine, 663 milk cows, 517 calves and heifers, 443 bushels of rye, 362 bushels of buckwheat, 249 acres of spring wheat, 217 barrels of pork, 163 occupants of farms, 157 horses aged over 3 years, 139 acres of peas, 107 acres of potatoes, 81 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 80 acres of barley, 80 bushels of turnips, 46 acres of farmland in gardens, 42 acres of rye, 39 horses aged 3 years and under, 37 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 25 acres of buckwheat, 23 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 20 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 15 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 14 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 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 2,427 yards of linen, $2,354 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,957 yards of flannel, 1,151 yards of fulled cloth, 157 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 10 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 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 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC017007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC053008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3464303
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-H%C3%A9n%C3%A9dine
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-H%C3%A9n%C3%A9dine
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. Hénédine, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-h-n-dine-qc017007-1861/.