Arundel, Quebec (1861 census)
Arundel was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 26. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63242330. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.987°N, 74.633°W.
Population
In 1861, Arundel had a population of 26: 14 male and 12 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 26 |
| 1881 | 606 |
| 1891 | 743 |
| 1901 | 1,323 |
| 1911 | 1,479 |
| 1921 | 1,434 |
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 (12.6% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Harrington, Arundel, De Salaberry, Grandison, 1871 (21.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Arundel shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 64 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 26 total population, Male members of the family who are present: 14, 14 males, Female members of the family who are present: 12, 12 females, 10 single males, 7 single females, 5 married males, 3 married females, 1 widowed females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 4 single females aged 20 to 30, 2 males aged 5 to 10, 2 married males aged 40 to 50, 2 married males aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 10 to 15, 2 single males aged 20 to 30, 2 single males aged 30 to 40, 1 males aged 3 to 4, 1 married females aged 20 to 30, 1 married females aged 30 to 40, 1 married females aged 40 to 50, 1 married males aged 20 to 30, 1 single females aged 10 to 15, 1 single females aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 single males aged 15 to 20, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 11 persons originating in Newfoundland, 10 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 8 persons originating in England or Wales, 6 persons originating in Ireland, 2 persons originating in Scotland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $925 value farms (dollars), 600 acres of land in farms, 555 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 410 bushels of oats, $347 value all livestock, 280 pounds of homemade butter, $127 value horses aged over 3 years, $60 value farm implements in dollars, 45 acres of farmland under cultivation, 30 bushels of buckwheat, 30 bushels of potatoes, 23 acres of farmland under crops, 22 acres of farmland in pasture, 18 pounds of wool produced on farms, 16 acres of oats, 14 bushels of carrots, 12 swine, 7 sheep, 6 acres of potatoes, 5 occupants of farms, 4 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 3 horses aged over 3 years, 3 milk cows, 2 barrels of pork, 2 bulls, oxen, or steers, 1 acres of buckwheat, 1 barrels of beef, 1 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 10 yards of flannel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 1, 1 total number of deaths. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC002001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC037001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63242330
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). "Arundel, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/arundel-qc002001-1861/.