Addington, Quebec (1861 census)
Addington was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 65. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q30585349. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.040°N, 74.942°W.
Population
In 1861, Addington had a population of 65: 1,216 male and 939 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 65 |
| 1911 | 177 |
| 1921 | 183 |
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 NO DATA, 1851 (0.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Nation, N, 1871 (47.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Addington shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,216 males, 984 single males, Male members of the family who are present: 950, 939 females, Female members of the family who are present: 868, 596 single females, 311 married females, Males present who are not members of the family: 266, 215 married males, 124 adult males unable to read or write, 121 females attending school, 110 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 71, 65 total population, 48 male births, 42 adult females unable to read or write, 35 female births, 32 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 1 blind males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 292 single males aged 20 to 30, 189 single males aged 15 to 20, 157 females aged 5 to 10, 136 single males aged 10 to 15, 126 single females aged 15 to 20, 120 males aged 5 to 10, 114 married females aged 20 to 30, 113 single females aged 10 to 15, 103 married females aged 30 to 40, 98 married males aged 30 to 40, 70 married males aged 20 to 30, 58 married females aged 40 to 50, 48 males aged 1 to 2, 38 single females aged 20 to 30, 33 females aged 2 to 3, 33 males aged 2 to 3, 31 males aged 4 to 5, 30 females age 3 to 4, 30 married males aged 40 to 50, 27 males aged 3 to 4, 27 married females aged 50 to 60, 26 females aged 1 to 2, 26 males of unknown age, 24 females aged 4 to 5, 22 single males aged 30 to 40, 12 married males aged 50 to 60, 12 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 9 single females aged 30 to 40, 9 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 6 married females aged 60 to 70, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 married males aged 60 to 70, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 44 French Canadians, 21 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 18 negroes or coloured persons, 12 Indigenous females, 12 Indigenous males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
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 aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC039001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC062001_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q30585349
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). "Addington, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/addington-qc039001-1861/.