Armagh, Quebec (1861 census)
Armagh was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 648. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.775°N, 70.546°W.
Population
In 1861, Armagh had a population of 648: 1,336 male and 1,341 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 112 |
| 1861 | 648 |
| 1871 | 1,322 |
| 1881 | 1,602 |
| 1891 | 1,549 |
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 contained Armagh, 1851 (70.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Armagh shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 142 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,341 females, 1,336 males, Female members of the family who are present: 1,289, Male members of the family who are present: 1,260, 883 single females, 837 single males, 648 total population, 480 married males, 415 married females, 242 adult males unable to read or write, 168 adult females unable to read or write, 104 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 76, 69 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 52, 43 widowed females, 40 female births, 24 male births, 19 widowed males, 4 lunatic males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 217 females aged 5 to 10, 196 males aged 5 to 10, 186 single males aged 10 to 15, 141 single females aged 10 to 15, 128 married males aged 20 to 30, 128 single females aged 15 to 20, 125 married males aged 30 to 40, 125 single males aged 15 to 20, 122 married females aged 20 to 30, 119 single females aged 20 to 30, 118 married females aged 30 to 40, 97 single males aged 20 to 30, 96 married males aged 40 to 50, 75 married females aged 40 to 50, 74 married males aged 50 to 60, 57 married females aged 50 to 60, 52 females age 3 to 4, 49 males aged 4 to 5, 44 females aged 4 to 5, 39 females aged 2 to 3, 37 males aged 2 to 3, 36 married males aged 60 to 70, 34 males aged 3 to 4, 32 females aged 1 to 2, 28 married females aged 60 to 70, 27 males aged 1 to 2, 25 males of unknown age, 23 females of unknown age, 22 single females aged 30 to 40, 19 single males aged 30 to 40, 17 married males aged 70 to 80, 14 married females aged 70 to 80, 12 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 11 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 9 single females aged 40 to 50, 9 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 8 single females aged 50 to 60, 8 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 single females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 married males aged 80 to 90, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 648 French Canadians. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $57,262 value farms (dollars), 16,200 acres of land in farms, 15,275 pounds of maple sugar, 14,042 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $10,167 value all livestock, $8,685 value farm implements in dollars, 5,910 bushels of oats, 5,817 bushels of potatoes, $5,399 value horses aged over 3 years, 4,880 pounds of homemade butter, 3,287 bushels of barley, 2,158 acres of farmland under cultivation, 1,465 acres of farmland under crops, 1,408 bushels of rye, 1,186 bushels of buckwheat, 691 acres of farmland in pasture, 539 bushels of spring wheat, 370 pounds of wool produced on farms, 369 acres of oats, 255 acres of barley, 231 pounds of flax or hemp, 190 swine, 151 bulls, oxen, or steers, 150 occupants of farms, 150 sheep, 130 acres of rye, 124 milk cows, 115 bushels of turnips, 114 acres of potatoes, 95 acres of buckwheat, 87 horses aged over 3 years, 83 barrels of pork, 80 bushels of peas, 74 calves and heifers, 67 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 63 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 43 acres of spring wheat, 23 acres of peas, 18 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 13 tons of hay, 10 bushels of winter wheat, 10 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 acres of farmland in gardens, 2 acres of turnips, 1 acres of winter wheat, 1 horses aged 3 years and under. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $657 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 488 yards of flannel, 312 yards of linen, 207 yards of fulled cloth, 53 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 18 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 3, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 90 to 100: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded Deaths in the past year among males aged 90 to 100: 1 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC007001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC141001_1891— 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). "Armagh, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/armagh-qc007001-1861/.