Magog, T-V, Quebec (1861 census)
Magog, T-V was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,059. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142004. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.236°N, 72.158°W.
Population
In 1861, Magog, T-V had a population of 1,059: 551 male and 508 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 754 |
| 1861 | 1,059 |
| 1871 | 1,174 |
| 1881 | 1,248 |
| 1891 | 2,100 |
| 1901 | 3,516 |
| 1911 | 3,978 |
| 1921 | 5,159 |
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, Magog, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,059 total population, 551 males, 508 females, Male members of the family who are present: 477, Female members of the family who are present: 465, 349 single males, 308 single females, 190 married males, 174 married females, 145 males attending school, 111 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 74, Females present who are not members of the family: 43, 30 adult males unable to read or write, 27 adult females unable to read or write, 26 widowed females, 19 male births, 12 female births, 12 widowed males, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 66 single females aged 10 to 15, 66 single males aged 15 to 20, 66 single males aged 20 to 30, 61 single males aged 10 to 15, 59 single females aged 15 to 20, 57 males aged 5 to 10, 52 females aged 5 to 10, 49 married males aged 40 to 50, 48 married females aged 40 to 50, 47 married males aged 30 to 40, 46 married females aged 30 to 40, 38 single females aged 20 to 30, 37 married females aged 20 to 30, 34 married males aged 20 to 30, 32 married males aged 50 to 60, 23 married females aged 50 to 60, 19 married males aged 60 to 70, 17 females aged 1 to 2, 15 females aged 2 to 3, 15 females aged 4 to 5, 15 males aged 2 to 3, 14 males aged 3 to 4, 14 males aged 4 to 5, 13 females age 3 to 4, 12 married females aged 60 to 70, 11 males aged 1 to 2, 11 single females aged 30 to 40, 11 single males aged 30 to 40, 7 males of unknown age, 6 females of unknown age, 6 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 688 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 189 persons originating in the United States, 113 French Canadians, 49 persons originating in Ireland, 6 persons originating in England or Wales, 5 persons originating in Scotland, 2 persons originating in the East Indies, 2 persons whose origin is unknown, 1 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in Sweden or Norway, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 persons originating in Russia or Poland — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $185,865 value farms (dollars), $42,472 value all livestock, 29,905 pounds of homemade butter, 28,674 pounds of maple sugar, 19,944 acres of land in farms, 19,044 bushels of potatoes, 13,335 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $13,110 value horses aged over 3 years, 11,346 bushels of oats, 6,609 acres of farmland under cultivation, $4,906 value farm implements in dollars, 3,719 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,673 acres of farmland under crops, 3,016 bushels of buckwheat, 2,933 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,442 bushels of turnips, 1,873 bushels of spring wheat, 1,740 tons of hay, 1,297 bushels of corn, 1,154 sheep, 945 bushels of barley, 595 bushels of carrots, 493 calves and heifers, 449 milk cows, 410 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 393 acres of oats, 224 bulls, oxen, or steers, 175 horses aged over 3 years, 172 bushels of beans, 140 occupants of farms, 127 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 108 acres of buckwheat, 107 bushels of rye, 106 acres of potatoes, 105 acres of spring wheat, 105 swine, 95 bushels of peas, 75 horses aged 3 years and under, 52 acres of barley, 50 barrels of beef, 45 acres of corn, 41 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 41 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 35 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 31 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 23 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 9 gallons of cider, 8 acres of rye, 7 acres of peas, 7 acres of turnips, 6 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 3 acres of farmland in gardens, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $6,523 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,200 yards of flannel, 300 yards of fulled cloth, 208 carriages for pleasure, $5 value carriages for hire (dollars), 1 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 7 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC053005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC090010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q142004
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magog,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magog
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). "Magog, T-V, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/magog-t-v-qc053005-1861/.