Beloeil, T-V, Quebec (1861 census)

Beloeil, T-V was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,960. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q138841. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.597°N, 73.242°W.

Population

In 1861, Beloeil, T-V had a population of 1,960: 972 male and 988 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.

Earlier boundary forms

• In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Belœil, 1851 (74.7% share).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, Beloeil, T-V shared boundaries with:

• Chambly, Parish
• St. Bruno
• St. Marc
• Ste. Julie

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 151 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,960 total population, 988 females, 972 males, Female members of the family who are present: 823, Male members of the family who are present: 821, 673 single females, 651 single males, 307 married males, 299 married females, 231 adult males unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 165, 162 females attending school, 160 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 151, 147 adult females unable to read or write, 56 female births, 42 male births, 16 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 4 lunatic females, 3 lunatic males, 2 blind males, 2 deaf and dumb females, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 154 males aged 5 to 10, 147 females aged 5 to 10, 132 single females aged 10 to 15, 131 single males aged 10 to 15, 125 single females aged 15 to 20, 110 single males aged 15 to 20, 103 married females aged 20 to 30, 92 married males aged 20 to 30, 91 married males aged 30 to 40, 79 married females aged 30 to 40, 63 married females aged 40 to 50, 62 married males aged 40 to 50, 53 single males aged 20 to 30, 40 females age 3 to 4, 40 females aged 1 to 2, 40 males aged 1 to 2, 38 females aged 4 to 5, 36 females aged 2 to 3, 36 single females aged 20 to 30, 35 males aged 3 to 4, 33 married males aged 50 to 60, 31 males aged 2 to 3, 31 males aged 4 to 5, 31 married females aged 50 to 60, 17 married males aged 60 to 70, 17 single females aged 30 to 40, 16 married females aged 15 to 20, 11 single males aged 30 to 40, 10 single males aged 40 to 50, 7 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 married females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 married males aged 15 to 20, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,931 French Canadians, 24 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 2 persons originating in France, 2 persons originating in Ireland, 1 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $695,713 value farms (dollars), $82,396 value all livestock, 40,507 bushels of oats, $37,114 value horses aged over 3 years, 34,299 bushels of peas, 27,783 pounds of homemade butter, 22,831 bushels of barley, $21,578 value farm implements in dollars, 20,149 acres of land in farms, 18,264 bushels of potatoes, 16,249 acres of farmland under cultivation, 10,834 acres of farmland under crops, 9,256 pounds of maple sugar, 6,387 bushels of spring wheat, 5,909 acres of oats, 5,883 pounds of wool produced on farms, 5,300 acres of farmland in pasture, $4,302 value garden and orchard crops, 3,900 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,672 pounds of flax or hemp, 3,036 acres of peas, 2,159 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 1,749 sheep, 1,310 acres of barley, 1,023 tons of hay, 990 bushels of corn, 949 milk cows, 893 bulls, oxen, or steers, 808 calves and heifers, 783 bushels of buckwheat, 695 horses aged over 3 years, 683 swine, 682 acres of spring wheat, 605 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 408 barrels of pork, 271 horses aged 3 years and under, 236 occupants of farms, 203 bushels of carrots, 146 acres of potatoes, 115 acres of farmland in gardens, 86 acres of buckwheat, 77 barrels of beef, 77 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 69 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 58 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 56 acres of corn, 18 bushels of rye, 18 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 12 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 11 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 10 acres of mangel wurtzel, 9 bushels of turnips, 4 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 3 bushels of beans, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 acres of rye, 1 acres of turnips. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $15,497 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,745 yards of flannel, 2,493 yards of fulled cloth, 1,640 yards of linen, 696 carriages for pleasure, $40 value carriages for hire (dollars), 6 carriages for hire. (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 females of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

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: QC058001 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC098009_1921 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
• Wikidata: Q138841
• Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beloeil,_Quebec
• Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bel%C5%93il_(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). "Beloeil, T-V, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/beloeil-t-v-qc058001-1861/.