Ste. Luce, Quebec (1861 census)
Ste. Luce was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,145. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3464325. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.504°N, 68.293°W.
Population
In 1861, Ste. Luce had a population of 2,145: 1,087 male and 1,058 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,145 |
| 1871 | 1,774 |
| 1881 | 1,567 |
| 1891 | 1,375 |
| 1901 | 1,235 |
| 1911 | 1,696 |
| 1921 | 979 |
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. Luce & Neigette, 1851 (74.3% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ste. Luce, 1871 (38.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Ste. Luce shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 146 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,145 total population, 1,087 males, 1,058 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,017, Female members of the family who are present: 969, 685 single males, 678 single females, 369 married males, 365 married females, 230 adult males unable to read or write, 180 adult females unable to read or write, 142 females attending school, 126 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 89, Males present who are not members of the family: 70, 45 female births, 40 male births, 33 widowed males, 15 widowed females, 5 lunatic females, 3 deaf and dumb males, 2 deaf and dumb females, 2 lunatic males, 1 blind females, 1 blind males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 168 males aged 5 to 10, 160 married females aged 20 to 30, 159 females aged 5 to 10, 145 single males aged 10 to 15, 136 married males aged 20 to 30, 124 single females aged 10 to 15, 122 single females aged 15 to 20, 115 single males aged 15 to 20, 94 married females aged 30 to 40, 87 married males aged 30 to 40, 69 married males aged 40 to 50, 61 married females aged 40 to 50, 58 single females aged 20 to 30, 54 males aged 1 to 2, 52 males aged 3 to 4, 50 females age 3 to 4, 49 females aged 1 to 2, 47 married males aged 50 to 60, 36 females aged 4 to 5, 36 single males aged 20 to 30, 32 males aged 4 to 5, 32 married females aged 50 to 60, 30 males aged 2 to 3, 29 females aged 2 to 3, 22 married males aged 60 to 70, 11 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 8 married females aged 60 to 70, 7 single males aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 6 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 married males aged 15 to 20, 4 married males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,145 French Canadians. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $317,643 value farms (dollars), 82,034 bushels of potatoes, $61,045 value all livestock, 34,375 acres of land in farms, 27,335 pounds of maple sugar, 23,364 pounds of homemade butter, 22,599 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $22,447 value horses aged over 3 years, $18,576 value garden and orchard crops, $12,308 value farm implements in dollars, 11,776 acres of farmland under cultivation, 10,764 bushels of oats, 7,199 bushels of spring wheat, 6,915 bushels of rye, 6,599 acres of farmland under crops, 5,051 bushels of barley, 4,833 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,722 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,024 bushels of peas, 2,142 sheep, 2,035 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,262 acres of spring wheat, 1,043 acres of rye, 917 tons of hay, 793 swine, 733 acres of oats, 708 bulls, oxen, or steers, 595 milk cows, 567 calves and heifers, 515 acres of peas, 499 acres of potatoes, 455 acres of farmland in gardens, 391 acres of barley, 345 barrels of pork, 328 horses aged over 3 years, 257 occupants of farms, 226 barrels of beef, 112 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 106 horses aged 3 years and under, 79 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 53 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 30 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 16 bushels of beans, 10 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 4 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 3 bushels of carrots, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $6,978 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 5,145 yards of flannel, 3,563 yards of fulled cloth, 1,724 yards of linen, 382 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 556 barrels of salted fish sold, 202 pounds of fresh fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 6 quintals of dried fish sold — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 22 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 9, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC045012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC084014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3464325
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Luce,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Luce_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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. Luce, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-luce-qc045012-1861/.