Aberdeen, Quebec (1861 census)

Aberdeen was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 65. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.270°N, 77.708°W.

Population

In 1861, Aberdeen had a population of 65: 42 male and 23 female residents.

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 NO DATA, 1851 (0.3% share).

Later boundary forms

• In a later year, this CSD became part of Rivière Creuse, 1871 (40.0% share).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, Aberdeen shared boundaries with:

• Aberford
• NO DATA

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 89 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 65 total population, 42 males, Male members of the family who are present: 35, 32 single males, 23 females, Female members of the family who are present: 18, 14 single females, 9 married males, Males present who are not members of the family: 7, 6 married females, Females present who are not members of the family: 5, 3 widowed females, 1 widowed males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 7 single males aged 15 to 20, 7 single males aged 20 to 30, 6 males aged 5 to 10, 3 males aged 4 to 5, 3 married males aged 30 to 40, 3 married males aged 40 to 50, 3 single females aged 15 to 20, 3 single females aged 20 to 30, 3 single males aged 10 to 15, 2 females aged 2 to 3, 2 males aged 2 to 3, 2 males of unknown age, 2 married females aged 20 to 30, 2 married females aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 30 to 40, 1 females age 3 to 4, 1 females aged 1 to 2, 1 males aged 3 to 4, 1 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 married females aged 30 to 40, 1 married males aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 10 to 15, 1 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 42 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 9 French Canadians, 4 persons originating in New Brunswick, 4 persons originating in the United States, 2 Indigenous persons, 1 Indigenous females, 1 Indigenous males, 1 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in Ireland, 1 persons originating in Scotland. 3 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $1,480 value farms (dollars), $1,432 value all livestock, $1,250 value horses aged over 3 years, 1,100 acres of land in farms, 1,050 pounds of homemade butter, 961 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 565 bushels of oats, 515 bushels of potatoes, 515 bushels of turnips, $285 value farm implements in dollars, 204 bushels of spring wheat, 139 acres of farmland under cultivation, 134 acres of farmland under crops, 113 bushels of peas, 30 acres of oats, 30 tons of hay, 13 bulls, oxen, or steers, 13 horses aged over 3 years, 13 milk cows, 12 acres of spring wheat, 11 calves and heifers, 11 sheep, 11 swine, 6 acres of peas, 6 acres of potatoes, 6 acres of turnips, 5 acres of farmland in pasture, 5 occupants of farms, 4 barrels of beef, 4 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, 2 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Identifiers

• TCP UID: QC040001 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC040001 — 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). "Aberdeen, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/aberdeen-qc040001-1861/.