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Year: 1861  |  Province: Quebec

Ste. Scholastique, Village and Convent, Quebec (1861 census)

Ste. Scholastique, Village and Convent was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 766. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.651°N, 74.092°W.

Population

In 1861, Ste. Scholastique, Village and Convent had a population of 766: 371 male and 395 female residents.

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

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, Ste. Scholastique, Village and Convent shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 146 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 766 total population, 395 females, 371 males, Female members of the family who are present: 338, Male members of the family who are present: 333, 272 single females, 255 single males, 112 married females, 106 married males, 96 females attending school, 78 adult males unable to read or write, 75 males attending school, 64 adult females unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 57, Males present who are not members of the family: 38, 15 female births, 14 male births, 11 widowed females, 10 widowed males, 2 lunatic females, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 62 females aged 5 to 10, 59 single females aged 10 to 15, 50 males aged 5 to 10, 49 single males aged 10 to 15, 44 single males aged 15 to 20, 42 single females aged 15 to 20, 33 single males aged 20 to 30, 32 married females aged 30 to 40, 30 married females aged 20 to 30, 30 married males aged 30 to 40, 29 married males aged 20 to 30, 23 married females aged 40 to 50, 23 single females aged 20 to 30, 21 females of unknown age, 20 males of unknown age, 14 females aged 2 to 3, 14 married males aged 40 to 50, 14 married males aged 50 to 60, 11 males aged 2 to 3, 11 married females aged 60 to 70, 11 married males aged 60 to 70, 10 females age 3 to 4, 10 males aged 1 to 2, 10 males aged 4 to 5, 10 married females aged 50 to 60, 9 females aged 1 to 2, 7 males aged 3 to 4, 6 females aged 4 to 5, 6 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 single females aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 30 to 40, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed 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 746 French Canadians, 8 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 5 persons originating in the United States, 2 persons originating in England or Wales, 2 persons originating in Ireland, 1 persons originating in Scotland. 2 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $10,531 value all livestock, $6,650 value horses aged over 3 years, $4,790 value farms (dollars), 3,950 pounds of homemade butter, 2,615 bushels of oats, $1,580 value farm implements in dollars, 1,100 bushels of potatoes, 945 acres of land in farms, 830 pounds of maple sugar, 754 acres of farmland under cultivation, $598 value garden and orchard crops, 461 pounds of wool produced on farms, 448 bushels of spring wheat, 443 acres of farmland under crops, 413 bushels of barley, 307 acres of farmland in pasture, 214 bushels of peas, 196 acres of oats, 191 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 183 pounds of flax or hemp, 171 bushels of buckwheat, 133 sheep, 114 milk cows, 95 horses aged over 3 years, 91 barrels of pork, 68 swine, 67 acres of spring wheat, 60 tons of hay, 52 bulls, oxen, or steers, 48 calves and heifers, 46 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 46 bushels of winter wheat, 33 acres of barley, 24 acres of peas, 21 horses aged 3 years and under, 18 bushels of rye, 15 acres of buckwheat, 12 acres of winter wheat, 11 barrels of beef, 11 occupants of farms, 8 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 7 acres of potatoes, 4 acres of farmland in gardens, 2 acres of rye, 2 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $3,753 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 319 yards of fulled cloth, 275 yards of flannel, 201 carriages for pleasure, 119 yards of linen, $90 value carriages for hire (dollars), 8 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 17 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, 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 males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Identifiers

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. Scholastique, Village and Convent, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-scholastique-village-and-convent-qc056012-1861/.