Québec, Palais, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1861 census)
Québec, Palais, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,020. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.815°N, 71.209°W.
Population
In 1861, Québec, Palais, Ward—Quartier had a population of 3,020: 1,506 male and 1,514 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,020 |
| 1871 | 2,451 |
| 1881 | 2,409 |
| 1891 | 2,354 |
| 1901 | 2,587 |
| 1911 | 1,872 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Québec, C, 1851 (4.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Québec, Palais, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Montcalm Ward
- Québec, St. Jean ward-quartier
- Québec, St. Louis, Ward—Quartier
- Québec, St. Pierre Ward—Quartier
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 123 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,020 total population, 1,514 females, 1,506 males, 1,170 single males, 1,112 single females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,010, Male members of the family who are present: 993, Males present who are not members of the family: 513, Females present who are not members of the family: 504, 299 married males, 292 married females, 225 males attending school, 216 females attending school, 110 widowed females, 68 adult females unable to read or write, 37 widowed males, 35 male births, 25 female births, 23 adult males unable to read or write, 3 deaf and dumb females, 2 blind females, 2 deaf and dumb males, 2 lunatic males, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic females, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 299 single females aged 20 to 30, 270 single males aged 20 to 30, 259 single males aged 15 to 20, 200 single females aged 15 to 20, 160 single males aged 10 to 15, 135 males of unknown age, 123 males aged 5 to 10, 120 single females aged 10 to 15, 106 females aged 5 to 10, 97 married males aged 30 to 40, 96 married females aged 30 to 40, 89 single females aged 30 to 40, 74 married females aged 20 to 30, 65 single males aged 30 to 40, 62 married males aged 40 to 50, 60 married females aged 40 to 50, 56 married males aged 50 to 60, 56 single females aged 40 to 50, 45 single females aged 50 to 60, 44 married males aged 20 to 30, 39 females of unknown age, 35 married females aged 50 to 60, 29 married males aged 60 to 70, 28 females aged 2 to 3, 26 males aged 1 to 2, 26 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 25 single females aged 60 to 70, 24 females age 3 to 4, 24 females aged 1 to 2, 22 single males aged 40 to 50, 22 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 21 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 19 males aged 3 to 4, 18 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 17 females aged 4 to 5, 16 married females aged 60 to 70, 15 males aged 2 to 3, 15 males aged 4 to 5, 15 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 13 single males aged 60 to 70, 11 single males aged 50 to 60, 10 married males aged 70 to 80, 8 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 7 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 5 single females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,239 French Canadians, 893 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 460 persons originating in Ireland, 239 persons originating in England or Wales, 117 persons originating in Scotland, 15 persons originating in the United States, 7 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 7 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 6 persons originating in France, 4 persons originating in all other places, 4 persons originating in Sweden or Norway, 3 persons whose origin is unknown, 2 persons originating in New Brunswick, 2 persons originating in the East Indies, 1 persons originating in Italy or Greece, 1 persons originating in Newfoundland, 1 persons originating in Spain or Portugal, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. 17 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 97 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 58, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 46, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 39, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 26, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC062004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC187003— 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). "Québec, Palais, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/qu-bec-palais-ward-quartier-qc062004-1861/.