Vaudreuil, Quebec (1861 census)
Vaudreuil was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,239. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912599. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.410°N, 74.122°W.
Population
In 1861, Vaudreuil had a population of 3,239.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,369 |
| 1861 | 3,239 |
| 1871 | 2,848 |
| 1881 | 1,857 |
| 1891 | 1,563 |
| 1901 | 1,022 |
| 1911 | 1,285 |
| 1921 | 1,112 |
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, Vaudreuil shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,239 total population. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,612 French Canadians, 488 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 91 persons originating in England or Wales, 19 persons originating in Ireland, 17 persons originating in Scotland, 5 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 5 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $1,090,140 value farms (dollars), $121,501 value all livestock, 73,425 pounds of homemade butter, 72,261 bushels of oats, $56,655 value horses aged over 3 years, $55,600 value farm implements in dollars, 42,832 acres of land in farms, 40,228 bushels of potatoes, 27,441 bushels of barley, 23,474 acres of farmland under cultivation, 19,358 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 17,929 bushels of peas, 17,486 acres of farmland under crops, 12,126 bushels of spring wheat, 7,563 bushels of rye, $6,952 value garden and orchard crops, 5,723 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,636 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,548 acres of oats, 3,713 bushels of buckwheat, 3,320 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,731 bushels of corn, 2,370 pounds of maple sugar, 2,350 bushels of carrots, 2,203 tons of hay, 1,835 acres of barley, 1,732 sheep, 1,671 acres of spring wheat, 1,562 acres of peas, 1,346 calves and heifers, 1,342 milk cows, 1,340 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 1,277 bulls, oxen, or steers, 1,155 swine, 975 bushels of turnips, 863 barrels of pork, 859 horses aged over 3 years, 826 acres of rye, 442 acres of potatoes, 436 acres of buckwheat, 414 horses aged 3 years and under, 305 occupants of farms, 266 barrels of beef, 265 acres of farmland in gardens, 130 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 117 acres of corn, 98 bushels of winter wheat, 90 pounds of flax or hemp, 81 bushels of beans, 78 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 77 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 57 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 27 acres of winter wheat, 22 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 20 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 10 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 8 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 4 acres of mangel wurtzel, 3 acres of turnips. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $17,351 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,614 yards of flannel, 1,461 yards of fulled cloth, 611 carriages for pleasure, $406 value carriages for hire (dollars), 74 yards of linen, 59 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 5 people connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| John Augustus Mathison | 1781–1868 | died here |
| Robert Unwin Harwood | 1798–1863 | died here |
| François-Xavier Desjardins | 1802–1867 | died here |
| Narcisse Valois | 1811–1880 | born here |
| Salomée Valois | 1830–1906 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC057006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC097006_1901— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912599
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). "Vaudreuil, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/vaudreuil-qc057006-1861/.