Lac des Deux Montagnes, Quebec (1861 census)
Lac des Deux Montagnes was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 562. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.499°N, 74.071°W.
Population
In 1861, Lac des Deux Montagnes had a population of 562: 286 male and 276 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 630 |
| 1861 | 562 |
| 1871 | 735 |
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, Lac des Deux Montagnes shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 141 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 562 total population, 286 males, Male members of the family who are present: 280, 276 females, Female members of the family who are present: 272, 187 single males, 171 single females, 92 married males, 79 married females, 51 adult males unable to read or write, 50 males attending school, 43 females attending school, 29 adult females unable to read or write, 26 widowed females, 14 female births, 10 male births, 7 widowed males, Males present who are not members of the family: 6, Females present who are not members of the family: 4, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 45 males aged 5 to 10, 40 females aged 5 to 10, 36 single males aged 10 to 15, 36 single males aged 15 to 20, 35 single females aged 15 to 20, 32 single females aged 10 to 15, 30 married females aged 20 to 30, 24 married males aged 40 to 50, 23 married males aged 20 to 30, 17 married males aged 30 to 40, 16 married males aged 50 to 60, 16 single males aged 20 to 30, 15 males aged 1 to 2, 15 married females aged 40 to 50, 11 females aged 4 to 5, 11 males aged 2 to 3, 11 single females aged 20 to 30, 10 married females aged 30 to 40, 10 married females aged 60 to 70, 9 males aged 3 to 4, 8 females age 3 to 4, 8 married females aged 50 to 60, 7 females aged 2 to 3, 7 married males aged 60 to 70, 7 single males aged 30 to 40, 5 females aged 1 to 2, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 married males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 males aged 4 to 5, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 552 French Canadians, 6 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 3 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $102,756 value farms (dollars), $13,708 value all livestock, 8,250 pounds of homemade butter, 6,987 pounds of maple sugar, 5,722 acres of land in farms, 5,705 bushels of oats, $4,965 value horses aged over 3 years, $3,144 value farm implements in dollars, 2,931 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,791 acres of farmland under cultivation, 2,172 bushels of potatoes, 1,900 acres of farmland under crops, 1,761 bushels of spring wheat, 1,249 bushels of corn, 869 acres of farmland in pasture, 850 bushels of buckwheat, 823 bushels of barley, 813 bushels of peas, 578 pounds of wool produced on farms, 454 tons of hay, 427 acres of oats, 230 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 221 bushels of carrots, 203 acres of spring wheat, 199 swine, 186 sheep, 171 milk cows, 169 calves and heifers, $160 value garden and orchard crops, 135 bulls, oxen, or steers, 114 horses aged over 3 years, 97 acres of buckwheat, 90 bushels of beans, 87 acres of corn, 86 acres of peas, 83 barrels of pork, 68 acres of barley, 64 occupants of farms, 47 horses aged 3 years and under, 45 bushels of winter wheat, 44 acres of potatoes, 30 barrels of beef, 30 pounds of flax or hemp, 24 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 22 acres of farmland in gardens, 18 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 17 gallons of cider, 15 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 11 bushels of rye, 11 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 6 acres of winter wheat, 6 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 6 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 acres of rye. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $1,699 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 176 yards of flannel, 101 yards of fulled cloth, 60 yards of linen, 53 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 4 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 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. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC056001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC097002_1851_1871— 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). "Lac des Deux Montagnes, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/lac-des-deux-montagnes-qc056001-1861/.