Stukeley, Quebec (1861 census)
Stukeley was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,820. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.380°N, 72.353°W.
Population
In 1861, Stukeley had a population of 2,820: 1,498 male and 1,322 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,194 |
| 1861 | 2,820 |
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 Stukely S, 1871 (47.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Stukely N, 1871 (52.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Stukeley shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,820 total population, 1,498 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,439, 1,322 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,274, 1,017 single males, 855 single females, 461 married males, 436 married females, 138 males attending school, 121 females attending school, 114 adult males unable to read or write, 93 adult females unable to read or write, 72 male births, Males present who are not members of the family: 59, 59 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 48, 31 widowed females, 20 widowed males, 3 lunatic males, 2 lunatic females, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 236 males aged 5 to 10, 219 females aged 5 to 10, 179 single females aged 10 to 15, 178 single males aged 10 to 15, 169 single males aged 15 to 20, 138 married females aged 20 to 30, 128 married females aged 30 to 40, 126 married males aged 30 to 40, 126 single females aged 15 to 20, 118 single males aged 20 to 30, 113 married males aged 20 to 30, 108 married males aged 40 to 50, 68 married females aged 40 to 50, 59 single females aged 20 to 30, 57 males aged 2 to 3, 56 males aged 3 to 4, 55 males aged 4 to 5, 52 females age 3 to 4, 52 married females aged 50 to 60, 50 females aged 1 to 2, 50 females aged 4 to 5, 49 males aged 1 to 2, 48 married males aged 50 to 60, 47 females aged 2 to 3, 43 married males aged 60 to 70, 29 married females aged 60 to 70, 18 single males aged 30 to 40, 16 married males aged 70 to 80, 12 married females aged 15 to 20, 10 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 8 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 single females aged 30 to 40, 5 married females aged 70 to 80, 5 married males aged 80 to 90, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 married females aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,182 French Canadians, 471 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 98 persons originating in the United States, 52 persons originating in Ireland, 14 persons originating in England or Wales, 3 persons originating in Scotland, 1 male negroes or coloured persons. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $509,195 value farms (dollars), $112,763 value all livestock, 82,417 pounds of homemade butter, 75,129 pounds of maple sugar, 55,026 bushels of potatoes, $40,971 value horses aged over 3 years, 36,882 acres of land in farms, 36,606 bushels of oats, $32,205 value farm implements in dollars, 22,525 bushels of buckwheat, 20,683 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 16,199 acres of farmland under cultivation, 10,292 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 9,204 acres of farmland under crops, 7,860 pounds of wool produced on farms, 6,903 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,718 tons of hay, $5,561 value garden and orchard crops, 4,852 bushels of spring wheat, 4,412 bushels of barley, 3,991 bushels of turnips, 3,406 barrels of pork, 3,015 bushels of peas, 2,566 sheep, 2,233 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,361 bushels of carrots, 1,247 calves and heifers, 1,148 milk cows, 1,026 acres of oats, 732 acres of buckwheat, 640 bushels of corn, 581 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 517 horses aged over 3 years, 482 bulls, oxen, or steers, 472 bushels of rye, 467 swine, 399 acres of potatoes, 391 barrels of beef, 382 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 380 occupants of farms, 249 acres of spring wheat, 217 horses aged 3 years and under, 189 acres of barley, 172 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 158 acres of peas, 126 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 95 bushels of beans, 92 acres of farmland in gardens, 56 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 39 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 30 pounds of hops, 27 acres of corn, 25 acres of rye, 25 acres of turnips, 21 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $83,975 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 5,809 yards of flannel, 4,380 yards of fulled cloth, 2,652 carriages for pleasure, $1,710 value carriages for hire (dollars), 1,502 yards of linen, 40 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 194 barrels of salted fish sold, 16 pounds of fresh fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 2 quintals of dried fish sold — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
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 aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 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
- TCP UID:
QC048007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC048007— 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). "Stukeley, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/stukeley-qc048007-1861/.