Beaumont, Quebec (1861 census)
Beaumont was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,229. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2893240. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.818°N, 70.986°W.
Population
In 1861, Beaumont had a population of 1,229.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,153 |
| 1861 | 1,229 |
| 1871 | 1,142 |
| 1881 | 922 |
| 1891 | 811 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Beaumont shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 64 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,229 total population. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,209 French Canadians, 14 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 5 persons originating in Ireland, 1 persons originating in Scotland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $312,450 value farms (dollars), 50,780 bushels of potatoes, 37,578 bushels of oats, $37,491 value all livestock, 33,338 pounds of homemade butter, $14,170 value farm implements in dollars, 12,793 acres of land in farms, $12,531 value horses aged over 3 years, 8,817 acres of farmland under cultivation, 4,629 acres of farmland under crops, 4,275 pounds of maple sugar, 4,086 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,976 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,187 bushels of rye, 2,098 acres of oats, 1,751 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,734 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,282 bushels of spring wheat, 1,204 tons of hay, $1,151 value garden and orchard crops, 1,078 bushels of peas, 977 bushels of turnips, 774 sheep, 703 bulls, oxen, or steers, 505 milk cows, 488 swine, 487 barrels of pork, 380 bushels of barley, 351 acres of potatoes, 237 calves and heifers, 223 bushels of buckwheat, 206 acres of rye, 201 horses aged over 3 years, 163 acres of spring wheat, 149 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 106 acres of peas, 102 acres of farmland in gardens, 102 occupants of farms, 100 barrels of beef, 66 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 56 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 49 bushels of corn, 31 bushels of beans, 26 acres of barley, 26 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 25 horses aged 3 years and under, 15 bushels of carrots, 13 acres of buckwheat, 13 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 acres of turnips, 4 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 3 acres of corn, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $10,993 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,395 yards of flannel, 2,391 yards of fulled cloth, 2,271 yards of linen, 381 carriages for pleasure, 3 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC007002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC141002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2893240
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaumont,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaumont_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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). "Beaumont, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/beaumont-qc007002-1861/.