Ste. Marie, Quebec (1861 census)
Ste. Marie was a census subdivision in Beauce County, Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,395. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.445°N, 70.988°W.
Population
In 1861, Ste. Marie had a population of 3,395. Population density was 51.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,395 |
| 1871 | 3,166 |
| 1881 | 2,782 |
| 1891 | 2,897 |
| 1901 | 2,539 |
| 1911 | 2,555 |
| 1921 | 1,170 |
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. Marie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 291 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Female members of the family who are present | 119 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 118 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 5 |
| Number of adult females unable to read or write | 23 |
| Number of adult males unable to read or write | 38 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 13 |
| Number of females | 119 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 3 |
| Number of males | 123 |
| Number of married females | 35 |
| Number of married males | 42 |
| Number of single females | 81 |
| Number of single males | 80 |
| Number of widowed females | 3 |
| Number of widowed males | 1 |
| POP FX N.1 | 119 |
| POP MX N.1 | 123 |
| POP TOT | 3,395 |
| POP XX N.1 | 242 |
| Total population | 3,395 |
Age structure (38 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 5 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 6 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 1 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 2 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 23 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 5 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 6 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 6 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 6 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 12 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 2 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 7 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 11 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 9 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 3 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 11 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 10 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 10 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 6 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 12 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 14 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 3 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 18 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 13 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 6 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3,320 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 51 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 2 |
| Number of persons originating in France | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 20 |
| Number of persons originating in the West Indies | 1 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 86 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 177 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens | 1 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 196 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,875 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 301 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 498 |
| Acres of land in farms | 4,373 |
| Acres of oats | 105 |
| Acres of peas | 8 |
| Acres of potatoes | 17 |
| Acres of rye | 43 |
| Acres of spring wheat | 13 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,923 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 122 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,423 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 53 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,791 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 698 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 150 |
| C20 WHT SP AC | 248 |
| C21 WHT SP BU | 2,494 |
| C22 BAR AC | 384 |
| C23 BAR BU | 6,213 |
| C24 RYE AC | 11 |
| C25 RYE BU | 155 |
| C26 PEA AC | 445 |
| C27 PEA BU | 3,933 |
| C28 OAT AC | 4,053 |
| C29 OAT BU | 78,243 |
| C30 BWT AC | 30 |
| C31 BWT BU | 527 |
| C34 POT AC | 276 |
| C35 POT BU | 28,813 |
| C43 HAY TONS | 3,850 |
| C47 WOOL LBS | 9,604 |
| C63 BEEF BAR | 142 |
| C64 PORK BAR | 1,009 |
| HRS ov03 V | 1,299 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 40 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 13 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 22 |
| Number of milk cows | 37 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 46 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 9 |
| Number of sheep | 61 |
| Number of swine | 52 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 76 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 10 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 1,400 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 32 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 30 |
| Value of all livestock | 2,498 |
| Value of farm implements in dollars | 1,000 |
| Value of farms (dollars) | 14,957 |
| Value of garden and orchard crops produced in the past year | 6 |
Manufacturing & industry (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 43 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 7 |
| Yards of linen produced in the past year | 14 |
Deaths & mortality (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 3 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 3 |
Other recorded variables (158 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C01 TOTAL | 350 |
| C02 OCC UNDR 10 | 5 |
| C03 OCC 10 TO 20 | 3 |
| C04 OCC 20 TO 50 | 18 |
| C05 OCC 50 TO 100 | 103 |
| C06 OCC 100 TO 200 | 171 |
| C07 OCC OVR 200 | 50 |
| C08 HELD | 48,057 |
| C09 UNDR CULT | 32,117 |
| C1 Males | 1,683 |
| C10 Deaths under 1 year M | 1 |
| C10 UNDR CROP | 16,236 |
| C101 Between 90 and 100 years Single M | 1 |
| C11 Deaths under 1 year F | 3 |
| C11 UNDR PAST | 15,850 |
| C110 Over 100 years Widowers | 1 |
| C12 GARDENS | 31 |
| C12 Under 2 Years M | 55 |
| C120 Married M | 489 |
| C121 Single M | 1,159 |
| C122 Widowed M | 35 |
| C123 Total M | 1,683 |
| C124 Married F | 491 |
| C125 Single F | 1,173 |
| C126 Widows F | 48 |
| C127 Total F | 1,712 |
| C128 Grand Total | 3,395 |
| C129 Deaths M | 26 |
| C13 Under 2 Years F | 42 |
| C13 WOOD WILD | 15,940 |
| C130 Deaths F | 21 |
| C131 Deaths Total | 47 |
| C136 Attending School M | 248 |
| C137 Attending School F | 261 |
| C138 Adults unable to read or write M | 192 |
| C139 Adults unable to read or write F | 85 |
| C14 CASH FARM | 407,350 |
| C14 Deaths under 2 years M | 6 |
| C140 Deaf and Dumb M | 1 |
| C141 Deaf and Dumb F | 1 |
| C143 Blind F | 2 |
| C144 Lunatics M | 4 |
| C145 Lunatics F | 4 |
| C15 CASH IMP | 13,244 |
| C15 Deaths under 2 years F | 4 |
| C16 GARDN VALUE | 1,520 |
| C16 Under 3 years M | 61 |
| C17 LAND HELD | 17 |
| C17 Under 3 years F | 52 |
| C18 Deaths under 3 years M | 4 |
| C19 Deaths under 3 years F | 3 |
| C2 Females | 1,712 |
| C20 Under 4 years M | 63 |
| C21 Under 4 years F | 46 |
| C22 Deaths under 4 years M | 5 |
| C23 Deaths under 4 years F | 5 |
| C24 Under 5 years M | 50 |
| C25 Under 5 years F | 50 |
| C26 Deaths under 5 years M | 1 |
| C28 Between 5 and 10 Years M | 224 |
| C29 Between 5 and 10 years F | 242 |
| C3 Total | 3,395 |
| C30 Deaths between 5 and 10 years M | 1 |
| C31 Deaths between 5 and 10 years F | 1 |
| C32 INDN CRN AC | 1 |
| C33 Between 10 and 15 years Single M | 251 |
| C33 INDN CRN BU | 28 |
| C35 Between 10 and 15 years Single F | 249 |
| C36 Between 10 and 15 years Deaths M | 2 |
| C36 TUR AC | 122 |
| C37 Between 10 and 15 years Deaths F | 1 |
| C37 TUR BU | 2,019 |
| C38 Between 15 and 20 years Married M | 3 |
| C38 CAR BU | 74 |
| C39 Between 15 and 20 years Single M | 188 |
| C4 Members of Family M | 1,544 |
| C40 Between 15 and 20 years Married F | 15 |
| C41 BEN BU | 24 |
| C41 Between 15 and 20 years Single F | 217 |
| C43 Between 15 and 20 years Deaths F | 3 |
| C44 Between 20 and 30 years Married M | 81 |
| C45 Between 20 and 30 years Single M | 162 |
| C45 MPL SGR LBS | 44,550 |
| C47 Between 20 and 30 years Married F | 119 |
| C48 Between 20 and 30 years Single F | 130 |
| C48 FLLD CLOTH YRDS | 4,874 |
| C49 Between 20 and 30 years Widows F | 4 |
| C49 FLAN YRDS | 8,362 |
| C5 Members of Family F | 1,559 |
| C50 FLX HEM LBS | 5,116 |
| C51 LIN YRDS | 7,071 |
| C52 Between 30 and 40 years Married M | 144 |
| C52 BULLS OX STEERS | 630 |
| C53 Between 30 and 40 years Single M | 23 |
| C53 MILK COWS | 1,594 |
| C54 Between 30 and 40 years Widowers M | 2 |
| C54 CALVES HEIFERS | 1,895 |
| C55 Between 30 and 40 years Married F | 126 |
| C55 HORSES | 1,249 |
| C56 Between 30 and 40 years Single F | 40 |
| C56 HORSES VAL | 39,490 |
| C57 Between 30 and 40 years Widows F | 1 |
| C57 COLTS FILLIES | 94 |
| C58 Between 30 and 40 years Deaths M | 1 |
| C58 SHEEP | 3,705 |
| C59 SWINE | 1,031 |
| C6 Not Members of Family M | 139 |
| C60 Between 40 and 50 years Married M | 106 |
| C60 TOT VALUE | 99,174 |
| C61 Between 40 and 50 years Single M | 7 |
| C61 BUTTER LB | 60,960 |
| C62 Between 40 and 50 years Widowers M | 3 |
| C62 CHEESE LB | 60 |
| C63 Between 40 and 50 years Married F | 102 |
| C64 Between 40 and 50 years Single F | 15 |
| C65 Between 40 and 50 years Widows F | 3 |
| C66 Between 40 and 50 years Deaths M | 1 |
| C68 Between 50 and 60 years Married M | 77 |
| C68 CAR PLEASURE | 809 |
| C69 Between 50 and 60 years Single M | 2 |
| C69 VALUE DOL P | 15,399 |
| C7 Not Members of Family F | 153 |
| C70 Between 50 and 60 years Widowers M | 12 |
| C70 CAR HIRE | 54 |
| C71 Between 50 and 60 years Married F | 71 |
| C71 VALUE DOL H | 725 |
| C72 Between 50 and 60 years Single F | 8 |
| C73 Between 50 and 60 years Widows F | 5 |
| C74 Between 50 and 60 years Deaths M | 1 |
| C76 Between 60 and 70 years Married M | 57 |
| C77 Between 60 and 70 years Single M | 4 |
| C78 Between 60 and 70 years Widowers M | 7 |
| C79 Between 60 and 70 years Married F | 41 |
| C8 Births in 1860 M | 61 |
| C80 Between 60 and 70 years Single F | 6 |
| C81 Between 60 and 70 years Widows F | 16 |
| C82 Between 60 and 70 years Deaths M | 2 |
| C84 Between 70 and 80 years Married M | 23 |
| C85 Between 70 and 80 years Single M | 4 |
| C86 Between 70 and 80 years Widowers M | 7 |
| C87 Between 70 and 80 years Married F | 17 |
| C88 Between 70 and 80 years Single F | 7 |
| C89 Between 70 and 80 years Widows F | 15 |
| C9 Births in 1860 F | 65 |
| C92 Between 80 and 90 years Married M | 2 |
| C94 Between 80 and 90 years Widowers M | 4 |
| C95 Between 80 and 90 years Married F | 2 |
| C96 Between 80 and 90 years Single F | 2 |
| C97 Between 80 and 90 years Widows F | 4 |
| C98 Between 80 and 90 years Deaths M | 1 |
| C99 Between 80 and 90 years Deaths F | 1 |
| CD NAME | Beauce |
| England and Wales | 2 |
| France | 1 |
| Ireland | 20 |
| Natives of Canada French Origin | 3,320 |
| Natives of Canada Not of French Origin | 51 |
| West Indies | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC005017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC040015— 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. Marie, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-marie-qc005017-1861/.