Bic, VL, Quebec (1861 census)
Bic, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,297. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q9484. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.348°N, 68.684°W.
Population
In 1861, Bic, VL had a population of 2,297: 1,202 male and 1,095 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,297 |
| 1921 | 912 |
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 contained Ste. Cécile, Bic, 1851 (81.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Bic, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 129 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,297 total population, 1,202 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,148, 1,095 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,042, 816 single males, 696 single females, 374 married females, 374 married males, 352 adult males unable to read or write, 231 adult females unable to read or write, 144 males attending school, 133 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 54, Females present who are not members of the family: 53, 37 female births, 30 male births, 25 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 191 males aged 5 to 10, 174 females aged 5 to 10, 148 married males aged 30 to 40, 148 single males aged 10 to 15, 130 married females aged 20 to 30, 124 married females aged 30 to 40, 124 single females aged 10 to 15, 106 single males aged 15 to 20, 99 single males aged 20 to 30, 88 married males aged 40 to 50, 80 single females aged 15 to 20, 76 married males aged 20 to 30, 66 married females aged 40 to 50, 62 males aged 1 to 2, 61 females aged 1 to 2, 59 males aged 2 to 3, 58 females aged 4 to 5, 46 females age 3 to 4, 44 married males aged 50 to 60, 41 males aged 3 to 4, 40 females aged 2 to 3, 38 males aged 4 to 5, 35 single females aged 20 to 30, 28 married females aged 50 to 60, 24 single males aged 30 to 40, 17 single females aged 40 to 50, 16 married females aged 15 to 20, 13 single females aged 30 to 40, 12 married males aged 60 to 70, 11 single females aged 50 to 60, 10 married females aged 60 to 70, 9 single males aged 50 to 60, 8 single males aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,294 French Canadians, 2 persons originating in Ireland, 1 persons native to Canada, not of French origin. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $287,574 value farms (dollars), 43,357 bushels of potatoes, $42,131 value all livestock, 31,539 pounds of homemade butter, 25,346 acres of land in farms, $22,001 value horses aged over 3 years, 15,880 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 14,810 pounds of maple sugar, 9,466 acres of farmland under cultivation, 8,955 bushels of barley, 8,778 bushels of rye, $6,627 value farm implements in dollars, 6,082 bushels of peas, 5,554 pounds of wool produced on farms, 5,518 bushels of oats, 5,089 acres of farmland under crops, 4,078 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,384 bushels of spring wheat, $1,674 value garden and orchard crops, 1,642 sheep, 1,058 acres of rye, 1,045 tons of hay, 729 acres of peas, 586 swine, 569 bulls, oxen, or steers, 535 milk cows, 511 acres of barley, 387 acres of spring wheat, 369 acres of oats, 360 barrels of pork, 357 barrels of beef, 317 calves and heifers, 310 horses aged over 3 years, 299 acres of farmland in gardens, 298 acres of potatoes, 286 occupants of farms, 179 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 160 bushels of turnips, 116 pounds of flax or hemp, 84 bushels of buckwheat, 70 horses aged 3 years and under, 61 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 27 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 acres of buckwheat, 5 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 acres of turnips, 1 bushels of beans. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 4,322 yards of flannel, 3,994 yards of fulled cloth, 2,080 yards of linen, $1,253 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 32 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1,256 quintals of dried fish sold — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 7, 7 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 3, Deaths in the past year among females 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 40 to 50: 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.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Archibald Campbell | 1790–1862 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC045001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC084020— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q9484
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Bic
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Bic
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). "Bic, VL, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/bic-vl-qc045001-1861/.