Begon, Quebec (1861 census)
Begon was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 206. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.004°N, 69.038°W.
Population
In 1861, Begon had a population of 206: 111 male and 95 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Bégon, Raudot, 1871 (49.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Begon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 104 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 206 total population, 111 males, 95 females, Male members of the family who are present: 85, Female members of the family who are present: 78, 73 single males, 65 single females, 53 adult females unable to read or write, 48 adult males unable to read or write, 36 married males, 28 married females, 27 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 26, 22 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 17, 2 male births, 2 widowed females, 2 widowed males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 18 females aged 5 to 10, 16 single females aged 10 to 15, 14 single males aged 15 to 20, 14 single males aged 20 to 30, 12 single males aged 10 to 15, 10 males aged 5 to 10, 10 married females aged 20 to 30, 10 married males aged 30 to 40, 9 married males aged 20 to 30, 7 females aged 4 to 5, 7 males aged 1 to 2, 7 married females aged 40 to 50, 6 married females aged 30 to 40, 6 married males aged 50 to 60, 6 single females aged 15 to 20, 6 single females aged 20 to 30, 6 single males aged 30 to 40, 5 females aged 2 to 3, 5 married males aged 40 to 50, 4 females age 3 to 4, 4 males aged 2 to 3, 4 married males aged 60 to 70, 3 females aged 1 to 2, 3 males aged 4 to 5, 2 married females aged 60 to 70, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 males aged 3 to 4, 1 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 married females aged 50 to 60, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 206 French Canadians. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $16,100 value farms (dollars), 7,452 acres of land in farms, 6,307 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,300 pounds of maple sugar, $2,445 value all livestock, 1,220 pounds of homemade butter, 1,145 acres of farmland under cultivation, $1,142 value horses aged over 3 years, 759 bushels of barley, 616 acres of farmland under crops, 553 bushels of rye, $532 value farm implements in dollars, 529 acres of farmland in pasture, 300 bushels of potatoes, 291 bushels of peas, 286 bushels of oats, 202 bushels of turnips, 157 acres of barley, 146 pounds of wool produced on farms, 112 acres of rye, 104 bushels of spring wheat, 88 occupants of farms, 60 sheep, 59 acres of peas, 47 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 44 acres of oats, 33 swine, 26 milk cows, 24 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 22 acres of spring wheat, 20 barrels of pork, 16 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 15 horses aged over 3 years, 12 pounds of flax or hemp, 11 tons of hay, 10 calves and heifers, 6 acres of potatoes, 5 horses aged 3 years and under, 4 barrels of beef, 4 bulls, oxen, or steers, 2 acres of turnips, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 129 yards of fulled cloth, 95 yards of flannel, 13 yards of linen. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 5 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC054001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC054001— 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). "Begon, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/begon-qc054001-1861/.