Port Daniel, Quebec (1861 census)
Port Daniel was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,155. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.223°N, 64.974°W.
Population
In 1861, Port Daniel had a population of 1,155: 609 male and 546 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 826 |
| 1861 | 1,155 |
| 1871 | 1,370 |
| 1881 | 1,670 |
| 1901 | 2,509 |
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, Port Daniel shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 145 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,155 total population, 609 males, Male members of the family who are present: 591, 546 females, Female members of the family who are present: 534, 441 single males, 361 single females, 165 married females, 159 married males, 108 adult males unable to read or write, 107 males attending school, 97 adult females unable to read or write, 75 females attending school, 20 widowed females, Males present who are not members of the family: 18, 17 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 12, 10 female births, 9 widowed males, 1 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 108 males aged 5 to 10, 81 females aged 5 to 10, 80 single males aged 10 to 15, 75 single males aged 15 to 20, 62 single females aged 10 to 15, 57 single females aged 15 to 20, 57 single females aged 20 to 30, 56 single males aged 20 to 30, 55 married females aged 30 to 40, 50 married females aged 20 to 30, 46 married males aged 30 to 40, 36 married males aged 40 to 50, 31 married males aged 50 to 60, 29 married females aged 40 to 50, 27 males aged 2 to 3, 27 males aged 4 to 5, 26 females age 3 to 4, 22 females aged 2 to 3, 22 married males aged 20 to 30, 19 females aged 4 to 5, 19 married males aged 60 to 70, 18 males aged 3 to 4, 18 married females aged 50 to 60, 17 females aged 1 to 2, 15 males aged 1 to 2, 13 single males aged 30 to 40, 10 married females aged 60 to 70, 9 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 7 single females aged 30 to 40, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 598 French Canadians, 472 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 34 persons originating in Ireland, 18 persons originating in Scotland, 11 persons originating in New Brunswick, 10 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 7 persons originating in England or Wales, 2 persons originating in France. 3 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $87,957 value farms (dollars), 29,240 bushels of potatoes, $17,080 value all livestock, 12,482 acres of land in farms, 10,552 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,172 pounds of homemade butter, 8,349 bushels of oats, 7,222 pounds of maple sugar, 6,047 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, $5,686 value horses aged over 3 years, $4,222 value farm implements in dollars, 3,182 bushels of turnips, 2,835 bushels of barley, 2,587 bushels of spring wheat, 2,281 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,930 acres of farmland under cultivation, 1,596 acres of farmland under crops, 823 sheep, 539 swine, 368 tons of hay, 346 acres of oats, 329 acres of farmland in pasture, 250 acres of potatoes, 242 calves and heifers, 236 bulls, oxen, or steers, 204 milk cows, 198 acres of barley, 193 acres of spring wheat, 188 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 162 occupants of farms, $153 value garden and orchard crops, 145 barrels of pork, 82 bushels of peas, 73 horses aged over 3 years, 70 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 62 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 50 barrels of beef, 21 acres of turnips, 20 horses aged 3 years and under, 14 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 12 bushels of buckwheat, 7 acres of peas, 7 bushels of beans, 6 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 5 acres of farmland in gardens, 5 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 acres of buckwheat, 1 bushels of corn. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $4,787 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 3,098 yards of fulled cloth, 1,277 yards of flannel, 117 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 2,631 barrels of salted fish sold, 38 pounds of fresh fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 2,736 quintals of dried fish sold — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 15 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 3, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC009003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC143011_1901— 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). "Port Daniel, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/port-daniel-qc009003-1861/.