Aberdeen, Quebec (1861 census)
Aberdeen was a census subdivision in Pontiac County, 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. Population density was 0.7 people per square mile.
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:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 186 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Female members of the family who are present | 18 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 5 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 35 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 7 |
| Number of females | 23 |
| Number of males | 42 |
| Number of married females | 6 |
| Number of married males | 9 |
| Number of single females | 14 |
| Number of single males | 32 |
| Number of widowed females | 3 |
| Number of widowed males | 1 |
| POP FX N.1 | 23 |
| POP MX N.1 | 42 |
| POP TOT | 65 |
| POP XX N.1 | 65 |
| Total population | 65 |
Age structure (30 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 1 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 1 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 2 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 2 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 1 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 3 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 6 |
| Number of males of unknown age | 2 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 2 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 3 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 3 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 3 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 3 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 7 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 7 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 9 |
| Number of Indigenous females | 1 |
| Number of Indigenous males | 1 |
| Number of Indigenous persons | 2 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 42 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands | 3 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in New Brunswick | 4 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 4 |
Agriculture (41 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 961 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 134 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 139 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,100 |
| Acres of oats | 30 |
| Acres of peas | 6 |
| Acres of potatoes | 6 |
| Acres of spring wheat | 12 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 565 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 113 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 515 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 204 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 515 |
| C20 WHT SP AC | 12 |
| C21 WHT SP BU | 204 |
| C26 PEA AC | 6 |
| C27 PEA BU | 113 |
| C28 OAT AC | 30 |
| C29 OAT BU | 565 |
| C34 POT AC | 6 |
| C35 POT BU | 515 |
| C43 HAY TONS | 30 |
| C63 BEEF BAR | 4 |
| HRS ov03 V | 1,250 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 13 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 11 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 13 |
| Number of milk cows | 13 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of sheep | 11 |
| Number of swine | 11 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 1,050 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 30 |
| Value of all livestock | 1,432 |
| Value of farm implements in dollars | 285 |
| Value of farms (dollars) | 1,480 |
Deaths & mortality (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 2 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 2 |
Other recorded variables (83 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C01 TOTAL | 5 |
| C06 OCC 100 TO 200 | 4 |
| C07 OCC OVR 200 | 1 |
| C08 HELD | 1,100 |
| C09 UNDR CULT | 139 |
| C1 Males | 42 |
| C10 UNDR CROP | 134 |
| C11 UNDR PAST | 5 |
| C116 Ages not given M | 2 |
| C120 Married M | 9 |
| C121 Single M | 32 |
| C122 Widowed M | 1 |
| C123 Total M | 42 |
| C124 Married F | 6 |
| C125 Single F | 14 |
| C126 Widows F | 3 |
| C127 Total F | 23 |
| C128 Grand Total | 65 |
| C129 Deaths M | 2 |
| C13 Under 2 Years F | 1 |
| C13 WOOD WILD | 961 |
| C131 Deaths Total | 2 |
| C132 Indians M | 1 |
| C133 Indians F | 1 |
| C14 CASH FARM | 1,480 |
| C15 CASH IMP | 285 |
| C16 Under 3 years M | 2 |
| C17 Under 3 years F | 2 |
| C2 Females | 23 |
| C20 Under 4 years M | 1 |
| C21 Under 4 years F | 1 |
| C24 Under 5 years M | 3 |
| C26 Deaths under 5 years M | 1 |
| C28 Between 5 and 10 Years M | 6 |
| C3 Total | 65 |
| C33 Between 10 and 15 years Single M | 3 |
| C35 Between 10 and 15 years Single F | 1 |
| C36 TUR AC | 6 |
| C37 TUR BU | 515 |
| C39 Between 15 and 20 years Single M | 7 |
| C4 Members of Family M | 35 |
| C40 Between 15 and 20 years Married F | 1 |
| C41 Between 15 and 20 years Single F | 3 |
| C45 Between 20 and 30 years Single M | 7 |
| C47 Between 20 and 30 years Married F | 2 |
| C48 Between 20 and 30 years Single F | 3 |
| C5 Members of Family F | 18 |
| C52 Between 30 and 40 years Married M | 3 |
| C52 BULLS OX STEERS | 13 |
| C53 Between 30 and 40 years Single M | 2 |
| C53 MILK COWS | 13 |
| C54 CALVES HEIFERS | 11 |
| C55 Between 30 and 40 years Married F | 1 |
| C55 HORSES | 13 |
| C56 Between 30 and 40 years Single F | 1 |
| C56 HORSES VAL | 1,250 |
| C57 Between 30 and 40 years Widows F | 1 |
| C58 SHEEP | 11 |
| C59 SWINE | 11 |
| C6 Not Members of Family M | 7 |
| C60 Between 40 and 50 years Married M | 3 |
| C60 TOT VALUE | 1,432 |
| C61 BUTTER LB | 1,050 |
| C63 Between 40 and 50 years Married F | 2 |
| C64 Between 40 and 50 years Single F | 1 |
| C66 Between 40 and 50 years Deaths M | 1 |
| C68 Between 50 and 60 years Married M | 1 |
| C69 Between 50 and 60 years Single M | 1 |
| C7 Not Members of Family F | 5 |
| C70 Between 50 and 60 years Widowers M | 1 |
| C73 Between 50 and 60 years Widows F | 1 |
| C80 Between 60 and 70 years Single F | 1 |
| C89 Between 70 and 80 years Widows F | 1 |
| CD NAME | Pontiac |
| England and Wales | 1 |
| Guernsey Jersey and other British Islands | 3 |
| Indians | 2 |
| Ireland | 1 |
| Natives of Canada French Origin | 9 |
| Natives of Canada Not of French Origin | 42 |
| New Brunswick | 4 |
| Scotland | 1 |
| United States | 4 |
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/.