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Year: 1861  |  Province: Quebec  |  Wikidata: Q2849264

Ange-Gardien, Quebec (1861 census)

Ange-Gardien was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,943. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2849264. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.341°N, 72.907°W.

Population

In 1861, Ange-Gardien had a population of 1,943: 1,008 male and 935 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

Later boundary forms

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, Ange-Gardien shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 150 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,943 total population, 1,008 males, Male members of the family who are present: 962, 935 females, Female members of the family who are present: 911, 656 single males, 610 single females, 338 married males, 312 married females, 246 adult males unable to read or write, 202 adult females unable to read or write, 131 males attending school, 120 females attending school, 80 male births, 71 female births, Males present who are not members of the family: 46, Females present who are not members of the family: 24, 14 widowed males, 13 widowed females, 1 blind males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 155 males aged 5 to 10, 146 females aged 5 to 10, 122 married females aged 20 to 30, 113 single males aged 10 to 15, 104 married males aged 30 to 40, 99 married males aged 20 to 30, 96 single females aged 10 to 15, 82 married females aged 30 to 40, 78 single males aged 15 to 20, 77 single females aged 15 to 20, 60 married males aged 40 to 50, 51 married females aged 40 to 50, 50 married males aged 50 to 60, 49 females aged 1 to 2, 49 single males aged 20 to 30, 48 males aged 2 to 3, 47 females age 3 to 4, 42 females aged 4 to 5, 42 males aged 1 to 2, 42 males aged 3 to 4, 41 males aged 4 to 5, 39 females aged 2 to 3, 30 married females aged 50 to 60, 29 single females aged 20 to 30, 16 married males aged 60 to 70, 14 married females aged 60 to 70, 10 married females aged 15 to 20, 8 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 single females aged 30 to 40, 5 single males aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 females of unknown age, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 single males aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,891 French Canadians, 41 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 5 persons originating in Ireland, 5 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in Scotland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $266,210 value farms (dollars), $34,128 value all livestock, 21,535 pounds of maple sugar, 20,374 bushels of potatoes, 18,661 bushels of oats, $18,332 value horses aged over 3 years, 15,994 pounds of homemade butter, 15,889 acres of land in farms, 10,979 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,585 bushels of spring wheat, $6,489 value farm implements in dollars, 4,910 acres of farmland under cultivation, 4,325 bushels of peas, 3,437 acres of farmland under crops, 2,509 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,976 bushels of buckwheat, 1,868 bushels of barley, 1,820 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,460 acres of farmland in pasture, 873 acres of oats, $745 value garden and orchard crops, 706 sheep, 696 tons of hay, 674 bushels of corn, 657 acres of spring wheat, 512 bulls, oxen, or steers, 491 calves and heifers, 450 swine, 436 milk cows, 357 acres of peas, 307 horses aged over 3 years, 259 occupants of farms, 216 barrels of pork, 206 bushels of turnips, 184 acres of potatoes, 175 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 137 bushels of rye, 127 acres of buckwheat, 113 horses aged 3 years and under, 107 acres of barley, 100 bushels of carrots, 96 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 64 bushels of beans, 63 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 54 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 34 acres of corn, 32 barrels of beef, 16 pounds of hops, 13 acres of farmland in gardens, 12 acres of rye, 11 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 6 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 acres of turnips, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 4,670 yards of flannel, $3,768 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,581 yards of linen, 1,237 yards of fulled cloth, 255 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 15 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, 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 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 90 to 100: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Identifiers

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). "Ange-Gardien, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ange-gardien-qc046001-1861/.