Barnston, Quebec (1861 census)

Barnston was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,098. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28770225. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.084°N, 71.901°W.

Population

In 1861, Barnston had a population of 3,098: 1,603 male and 1,495 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

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.

Later boundary forms

• In a later year, this CSD contained Coaticook, T-V, 1871 (4.1% of this CSD's polygon).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, Barnston shared boundaries with:

• Academies
• Barford
• Compton
• Hatley
• Stanstead Plains

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,098 total population, 1,603 males, 1,495 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,449, Female members of the family who are present: 1,400, 1,012 single males, 915 single females, 552 married males, 528 married females, 426 males attending school, 352 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 154, Females present who are not members of the family: 95, 56 female births, 52 widowed females, 48 male births, 39 widowed males, 32 adult males unable to read or write, 25 adult females unable to read or write, 4 blind males, 3 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 202 single males aged 20 to 30, 182 single females aged 20 to 30, 180 males aged 5 to 10, 180 single males aged 15 to 20, 171 females aged 5 to 10, 171 single males aged 10 to 15, 170 single females aged 15 to 20, 147 married females aged 30 to 40, 142 married males aged 30 to 40, 126 single females aged 10 to 15, 109 married males aged 40 to 50, 101 married females aged 40 to 50, 94 married males aged 50 to 60, 86 married females aged 20 to 30, 77 married females aged 50 to 60, 71 married males aged 60 to 70, 69 married males aged 20 to 30, 51 males aged 2 to 3, 51 married females aged 60 to 70, 50 males aged 3 to 4, 46 males aged 4 to 5, 42 females aged 2 to 3, 42 married males aged 70 to 80, 41 females age 3 to 4, 40 females aged 4 to 5, 40 married females aged 70 to 80, 30 single males aged 30 to 40, 27 single females aged 30 to 40, 23 married males aged 80 to 90, 22 males aged 1 to 2, 22 married females aged 80 to 90, 19 females aged 1 to 2, 16 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 15 single females aged 40 to 50, 15 single males aged 40 to 50, 15 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 10 single females aged 50 to 60, 10 single males aged 50 to 60, 10 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 10 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 10 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 8 single females aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 5 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 single females aged 70 to 80, 4 single females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,961 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 575 persons originating in the United States, 329 French Canadians, 142 persons originating in Ireland, 65 persons originating in England or Wales, 22 persons originating in Scotland, 2 persons originating in France, 2 persons originating in Sweden or Norway. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $581,662 value farms (dollars), $162,555 value all livestock, 133,854 pounds of maple sugar, 96,032 bushels of oats, 91,740 bushels of potatoes, 84,292 pounds of homemade butter, $51,780 value horses aged over 3 years, 47,225 acres of land in farms, 24,413 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 22,812 acres of farmland under cultivation, $17,365 value farm implements in dollars, 16,655 bushels of buckwheat, 13,714 pounds of wool produced on farms, 12,923 acres of farmland under crops, 12,450 pounds of hops, 12,065 bushels of barley, 11,116 bushels of spring wheat, 10,967 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 9,742 acres of farmland in pasture, 7,179 bushels of turnips, 5,500 tons of hay, 4,014 sheep, $2,867 value garden and orchard crops, 2,393 bushels of corn, 2,360 acres of oats, 2,301 calves and heifers, 1,620 gallons of cider, 1,208 milk cows, 747 horses aged over 3 years, 680 barrels of pork, 620 acres of spring wheat, 611 bushels of peas, 556 acres of buckwheat, 549 swine, 476 acres of potatoes, 444 bulls, oxen, or steers, 414 acres of barley, 401 horses aged 3 years and under, 373 occupants of farms, 333 bushels of beans, 280 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 255 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 237 bushels of carrots, 200 barrels of beef, 147 acres of farmland in gardens, 146 bushels of rye, 125 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 115 pounds of flax or hemp, 114 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 74 acres of corn, 64 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 54 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 26 acres of peas, 25 acres of turnips, 20 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 9 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 7 acres of rye, 7 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $20,593 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 5,517 yards of flannel, 793 yards of fulled cloth, 580 carriages for pleasure, $155 value carriages for hire (dollars), 25 yards of linen, 5 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 39 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 26, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 13, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 8, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 6, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, 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 males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded Deaths in the past year among males aged 90 to 100: 3 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.

People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries

The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.

Identifiers

• TCP UID: QC053003 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC090002 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
• Wikidata: Q28770225

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). "Barnston, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/barnston-qc053003-1861/.