Ste. Marguerite, Quebec (1861 census)
Ste. Marguerite was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,824. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.508°N, 70.928°W.
Population
In 1861, Ste. Marguerite had a population of 1,824: 915 male and 909 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,824 |
| 1871 | 1,571 |
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. Marguerite, 1851 (67.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Ste. Marguerite shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 138 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,824 total population, 915 males, 909 females, Female members of the family who are present: 862, Male members of the family who are present: 839, 638 single females, 622 single males, 280 married males, 250 married females, Males present who are not members of the family: 76, 53 females attending school, 50 female births, 50 male births, 48 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 47, 21 widowed females, 15 adult males unable to read or write, 13 widowed males, 9 adult females unable to read or write. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 140 single males aged 10 to 15, 139 females aged 5 to 10, 127 males aged 5 to 10, 124 single females aged 10 to 15, 123 single females aged 15 to 20, 108 single males aged 15 to 20, 77 married females aged 30 to 40, 76 married males aged 30 to 40, 75 single males aged 20 to 30, 68 married females aged 20 to 30, 68 single females aged 20 to 30, 65 married males aged 20 to 30, 60 married males aged 50 to 60, 49 married females aged 40 to 50, 46 married males aged 40 to 50, 38 females aged 2 to 3, 33 married females aged 50 to 60, 32 females aged 4 to 5, 32 males aged 1 to 2, 31 males aged 4 to 5, 27 males aged 3 to 4, 26 females aged 1 to 2, 25 married males aged 60 to 70, 23 females age 3 to 4, 18 males aged 2 to 3, 15 married females aged 60 to 70, 10 single males aged 30 to 40, 9 single females aged 30 to 40, 7 married males aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,620 French Canadians, 156 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 42 persons originating in Ireland, 3 persons originating in Scotland, 2 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $196,242 value farms (dollars), $37,675 value all livestock, 37,071 pounds of homemade butter, 33,888 bushels of oats, 30,136 bushels of spring wheat, 22,226 pounds of maple sugar, 22,190 bushels of potatoes, 21,236 acres of land in farms, $13,628 value horses aged over 3 years, 12,081 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,155 acres of farmland under cultivation, $5,259 value farm implements in dollars, 5,057 acres of farmland under crops, 4,045 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,283 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,809 pounds of flax or hemp, 2,147 bushels of barley, 1,995 acres of oats, 1,704 bushels of peas, 1,345 tons of hay, 1,218 sheep, 952 bulls, oxen, or steers, $931 value garden and orchard crops, 715 calves and heifers, 712 milk cows, 604 swine, 359 bushels of rye, 272 barrels of pork, 267 bushels of buckwheat, 266 acres of spring wheat, 262 occupants of farms, 247 horses aged over 3 years, 200 acres of potatoes, 189 acres of peas, 163 acres of barley, 140 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 53 acres of farmland in gardens, 50 barrels of beef, 48 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 43 horses aged 3 years and under, 33 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 27 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 25 acres of rye, 22 acres of buckwheat, 15 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 4 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $3,717 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,900 yards of flannel, 2,739 yards of linen, 1,804 yards of fulled cloth, 286 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 24 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 13, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC017009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC159004— 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. Marguerite, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-marguerite-qc017009-1861/.