Ste. Monique, Quebec (1861 census)

Ste. Monique was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,950. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.122°N, 72.491°W.

Population

In 1861, Ste. Monique had a population of 2,950: 1,508 male and 1,442 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

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.

Later boundary forms

• In a later year, this CSD contained Ste. Monique, 1871 (62.4% of this CSD's polygon).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, Ste. Monique shared boundaries with:

• Aston
• La Baie
• Nicolet and Seminary
• St. Célestin
• St. Grégoire
• St. Zéphirin
• Wendover

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 157 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,950 total population, 1,508 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,468, 1,442 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,380, 1,015 single males, 944 single females, 466 married males, 464 adult males unable to read or write, 448 married females, 378 adult females unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 62, 50 widowed females, 47 male births, 45 female births, Males present who are not members of the family: 40, 27 widowed males, 18 females attending school, 14 males attending school, 5 lunatic females, 2 blind females, 2 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 227 males aged 5 to 10, 226 females aged 5 to 10, 208 single males aged 10 to 15, 182 single females aged 10 to 15, 171 single males aged 15 to 20, 164 single females aged 15 to 20, 138 married males aged 30 to 40, 132 married females aged 20 to 30, 130 married females aged 30 to 40, 130 single males aged 20 to 30, 104 married males aged 20 to 30, 97 single females aged 20 to 30, 84 married males aged 40 to 50, 82 married females aged 40 to 50, 73 married males aged 50 to 60, 61 married females aged 50 to 60, 60 females aged 4 to 5, 58 males aged 4 to 5, 57 males aged 3 to 4, 56 married males aged 60 to 70, 52 females age 3 to 4, 47 males aged 1 to 2, 47 males aged 2 to 3, 46 females aged 1 to 2, 45 females aged 2 to 3, 35 married females aged 60 to 70, 15 single females aged 30 to 40, 15 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 9 married males aged 70 to 80, 8 single females aged 40 to 50, 8 single males aged 30 to 40, 8 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 7 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 males of unknown age, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 females of unknown age, 1 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,921 French Canadians, 24 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 4 persons originating in Ireland, 1 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $298,112 value farms (dollars), $55,877 value all livestock, 50,918 bushels of oats, 33,395 bushels of potatoes, 30,575 acres of land in farms, $24,845 value horses aged over 3 years, 20,267 pounds of homemade butter, 18,353 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 17,567 pounds of maple sugar, 12,222 acres of farmland under cultivation, 9,681 bushels of spring wheat, 6,886 acres of farmland under crops, 6,296 bushels of buckwheat, 5,329 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,305 pounds of wool produced on farms, $4,778 value farm implements in dollars, 4,498 bushels of peas, 2,952 acres of oats, 2,762 bushels of barley, 1,972 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,954 sheep, 1,526 bushels of rye, 1,218 tons of hay, 1,167 acres of spring wheat, 969 calves and heifers, 921 bulls, oxen, or steers, 821 milk cows, 805 swine, 588 acres of peas, 547 bushels of corn, 474 horses aged over 3 years, 465 acres of buckwheat, 447 bushels of turnips, 395 barrels of pork, 395 occupants of farms, 339 acres of potatoes, 245 acres of barley, 235 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 176 acres of rye, 174 bushels of carrots, 166 horses aged 3 years and under, 85 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 53 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 43 acres of corn, 17 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 7 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 7 acres of farmland in gardens, 7 acres of turnips, 4 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $4,337 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,872 yards of linen, 2,866 yards of flannel, 2,509 yards of fulled cloth, 231 carriages for pleasure, $50 value carriages for hire (dollars), 2 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 26 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 14, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 3, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 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 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Identifiers

• TCP UID: QC038008 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC038008 — 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. Monique, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-monique-qc038008-1861/.