Ste. Rosalie, Quebec (1861 census)
Ste. Rosalie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,064. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112913101. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.651°N, 72.879°W.
Population
In 1861, Ste. Rosalie had a population of 2,064: 1,043 male and 1,021 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,064 |
| 1871 | 1,591 |
| 1881 | 1,477 |
| 1891 | 1,339 |
| 1901 | 1,115 |
| 1911 | 1,138 |
| 1921 | 1,262 |
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. Rosalie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,064 total population, 1,043 males, 1,021 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,005, Female members of the family who are present: 975, 715 single males, 704 single females, 315 married males, 285 married females, 233 adult males unable to read or write, 189 females attending school, 179 adult females unable to read or write, 176 males attending school, 47 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 46, Males present who are not members of the family: 38, 35 female births, 32 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 5 blind females, 5 lunatic females, 4 lunatic males, 3 deaf and dumb females, 2 blind males, 2 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 156 females aged 5 to 10, 156 males aged 5 to 10, 150 single males aged 10 to 15, 144 single females aged 15 to 20, 141 single males aged 15 to 20, 139 single females aged 10 to 15, 86 single females aged 20 to 30, 83 single males aged 20 to 30, 82 married females aged 30 to 40, 79 married males aged 30 to 40, 77 married males aged 40 to 50, 68 married females aged 20 to 30, 68 married females aged 40 to 50, 66 married males aged 20 to 30, 45 married males aged 50 to 60, 42 males aged 2 to 3, 40 females age 3 to 4, 39 males aged 4 to 5, 37 males aged 3 to 4, 32 females aged 2 to 3, 31 married females aged 50 to 60, 29 married males aged 60 to 70, 28 females aged 4 to 5, 23 married females aged 60 to 70, 18 single females aged 30 to 40, 18 single females aged 40 to 50, 15 married males aged 70 to 80, 10 single males aged 30 to 40, 9 married females aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 9 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 single females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 females of unknown age, 1 males of unknown age, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 single males aged 90 to 100, 1 married females over 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,046 French Canadians, 18 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $444,393 value farms (dollars), $55,837 value all livestock, 37,618 pounds of homemade butter, 35,050 bushels of oats, 29,061 pounds of maple sugar, $22,877 value horses aged over 3 years, $20,052 value farm implements in dollars, 17,831 acres of land in farms, 12,966 bushels of potatoes, 11,488 acres of farmland under cultivation, 10,114 bushels of peas, 9,927 bushels of spring wheat, 9,453 bushels of barley, 8,172 acres of farmland under crops, 6,343 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,035 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,964 pounds of flax or hemp, 3,226 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,354 acres of oats, $2,148 value garden and orchard crops, 1,712 sheep, 1,182 tons of hay, 1,006 acres of spring wheat, 991 acres of peas, 814 milk cows, 779 bushels of buckwheat, 702 calves and heifers, 627 barrels of pork, 614 swine, 542 acres of barley, 536 bushels of corn, 451 horses aged over 3 years, 392 barrels of beef, 286 bushels of rye, 213 occupants of farms, 171 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 156 horses aged 3 years and under, 127 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 126 bushels of carrots, 100 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 95 acres of potatoes, 90 acres of farmland in gardens, 65 bulls, oxen, or steers, 59 acres of buckwheat, 55 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 38 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 34 acres of rye, 23 acres of corn, 23 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 11 bushels of winter wheat, 11 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 acres of winter wheat. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $11,337 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 3,582 yards of flannel, 3,330 yards of linen, 3,006 yards of fulled cloth, $891 value carriages for hire (dollars), 426 carriages for pleasure, 74 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 38 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 19, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 19, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 8, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 7, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC004007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC039010_1861— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112913101
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. Rosalie, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-rosalie-qc004007-1861/.