Longueuil, Ontario (1861 census)
Longueuil was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,611. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.586°N, 74.737°W.
Population
In 1861, Longueuil had a population of 1,611: 800 male and 811 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,406 |
| 1861 | 1,611 |
| 1871 | 1,835 |
| 1881 | 1,162 |
| 1891 | 1,172 |
| 1901 | 1,060 |
| 1911 | 1,068 |
| 1921 | 970 |
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, Longueuil shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 149 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,611 total population, 811 females, 800 males, Female members of the family who are present: 721, Male members of the family who are present: 711, 543 single males, 523 single females, 243 married females, 240 married males, 156 adult females unable to read or write, 147 adult males unable to read or write, 129 males attending school, 118 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 90, Males present who are not members of the family: 89, 45 widowed females, 36 male births, 21 female births, 17 widowed males, 2 lunatic males, 1 blind males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 135 males aged 5 to 10, 118 single females aged 10 to 15, 116 females aged 5 to 10, 112 single males aged 10 to 15, 97 single females aged 15 to 20, 85 single males aged 15 to 20, 79 married females aged 20 to 30, 72 married males aged 30 to 40, 55 married females aged 30 to 40, 55 married males aged 20 to 30, 48 single females aged 20 to 30, 47 married males aged 40 to 50, 46 single males aged 20 to 30, 43 married females aged 40 to 50, 35 females aged 1 to 2, 35 males aged 1 to 2, 33 married females aged 50 to 60, 29 males aged 3 to 4, 28 males aged 2 to 3, 27 females age 3 to 4, 26 married males aged 50 to 60, 26 married males aged 60 to 70, 23 males aged 4 to 5, 22 females aged 4 to 5, 19 females aged 2 to 3, 14 married females aged 15 to 20, 13 married females aged 60 to 70, 12 single females aged 30 to 40, 9 married males aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 9 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 9 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 7 single males aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 5 married males aged 80 to 90, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 965 French Canadians, 500 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 78 persons originating in Ireland, 30 persons originating in the United States, 20 persons originating in Scotland, 17 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $213,659 value farms (dollars), $34,962 value all livestock, 24,506 bushels of oats, 20,927 pounds of homemade butter, 20,100 bushels of potatoes, 12,929 pounds of maple sugar, 12,312 acres of land in farms, $11,311 value horses aged over 3 years, $10,104 value farm implements in dollars, 8,450 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 6,766 acres of farmland under cultivation, 6,433 bushels of spring wheat, 5,546 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,475 bushels of corn, 4,474 acres of farmland under crops, 3,995 bushels of turnips, 3,518 bushels of peas, 2,246 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,108 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,608 bushels of barley, 1,562 tons of hay, 1,262 acres of oats, 781 bushels of buckwheat, 769 sheep, 659 acres of spring wheat, 561 milk cows, 537 bushels of winter wheat, 458 swine, $390 value garden and orchard crops, 377 horses aged over 3 years, 342 calves and heifers, 326 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 316 acres of peas, 233 barrels of pork, 170 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 146 acres of corn, 136 acres of potatoes, 136 bushels of carrots, 121 occupants of farms, 98 acres of barley, 91 horses aged 3 years and under, 71 barrels of beef, 50 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 46 acres of buckwheat, 46 acres of farmland in gardens, 33 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 29 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 24 bushels of beans, 22 acres of winter wheat, 21 bulls, oxen, or steers, 13 acres of turnips, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $5,128 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,643 yards of flannel, $1,024 value carriages for hire (dollars), 725 yards of fulled cloth, 145 carriages for pleasure, 23 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 10 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 5, 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 males aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON094006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON139005— 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). "Longueuil, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/longueuil-on094006-1861/.