Callières, Quebec (1861 census)
Callières was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 273. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.936°N, 69.911°W.
Population
In 1861, Callières had a population of 273: 164 male and 109 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 76 |
| 1861 | 273 |
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, Callières shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 98 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 273 total population, 164 males, Male members of the family who are present: 160, 118 single males, 109 females, Female members of the family who are present: 107, 70 single females, 58 adult males unable to read or write, 44 married males, 37 adult females unable to read or write, 35 married females, 8 female births, 7 male births, Males present who are not members of the family: 4, 4 widowed females, Females present who are not members of the family: 2, 2 widowed males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 27 males of unknown age, 25 single males aged 10 to 15, 23 males aged 5 to 10, 22 females aged 5 to 10, 18 married males aged 20 to 30, 17 married females aged 20 to 30, 14 married males aged 30 to 40, 13 single females aged 10 to 15, 9 married females aged 30 to 40, 7 single males aged 20 to 30, 6 females aged 2 to 3, 6 married females aged 40 to 50, 6 married males aged 40 to 50, 6 single males aged 15 to 20, 5 females age 3 to 4, 5 females aged 1 to 2, 5 males aged 2 to 3, 5 males aged 3 to 4, 4 males aged 1 to 2, 4 males aged 4 to 5, 4 married males aged 50 to 60, 4 single females aged 15 to 20, 4 single females aged 20 to 30, 4 single males aged 30 to 40, 3 females aged 4 to 5, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 married females aged 60 to 70, 2 married males aged 60 to 70, 1 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 273 French Canadians. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $6,735 value farms (dollars), 5,300 acres of land in farms, 4,675 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $4,307 value all livestock, 2,400 pounds of homemade butter, $1,930 value horses aged over 3 years, 1,246 bushels of potatoes, 1,022 bushels of barley, $870 value farm implements in dollars, 625 acres of farmland under cultivation, 591 bushels of rye, 482 bushels of spring wheat, 390 acres of farmland under crops, 294 bushels of peas, 258 pounds of wool produced on farms, 235 acres of farmland in pasture, 200 bushels of oats, 125 pounds of flax or hemp, 121 sheep, 112 acres of barley, 70 acres of rye, 70 acres of spring wheat, 59 bulls, oxen, or steers, 50 swine, 49 occupants of farms, 47 milk cows, 45 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 43 tons of hay, 39 acres of peas, 36 barrels of pork, 34 barrels of beef, 25 calves and heifers, 25 horses aged over 3 years, 22 acres of oats, 16 acres of potatoes, 4 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 1 horses aged 3 years and under. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 225 yards of fulled cloth, 186 yards of flannel, 96 yards of linen, $40 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 3 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 16 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 1, 1 total number of deaths. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC013002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC013002— 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). "Callières, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/calli-res-qc013002-1861/.