Bigelow, Quebec (1861 census)
Bigelow was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 148. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28528835. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.019°N, 75.655°W.
Population
In 1861, Bigelow had a population of 148: 663 male and 246 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 148 |
| 1911 | 220 |
| 1921 | 167 |
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 NO DATA, 1851 (0.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Bowman, Bigelow, 1871 (40.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Bigelow shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 98 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 663 males, Male members of the family who are present: 598, 487 single males, 246 females, Female members of the family who are present: 240, 172 married males, 163 single females, 148 total population, 122 adult males unable to read or write, 81 married females, Males present who are not members of the family: 65, 56 adult females unable to read or write, 11 female births, 10 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 6, 4 widowed males, 3 males attending school, 2 females attending school, 2 widowed females, 1 blind females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 200 single males aged 20 to 30, 162 single males aged 15 to 20, 62 married males aged 30 to 40, 58 married males aged 20 to 30, 36 females aged 5 to 10, 36 married females aged 20 to 30, 34 married males aged 40 to 50, 34 single males aged 10 to 15, 26 married females aged 30 to 40, 26 single females aged 15 to 20, 25 single females aged 10 to 15, 19 single males aged 30 to 40, 18 males aged 5 to 10, 15 females aged 2 to 3, 15 females aged 4 to 5, 14 females aged 1 to 2, 13 females age 3 to 4, 13 married males aged 50 to 60, 12 males aged 1 to 2, 12 males aged 4 to 5, 7 married females aged 15 to 20, 7 married females aged 40 to 50, 6 males aged 3 to 4, 5 males aged 2 to 3, 5 married females aged 50 to 60, 5 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 single females aged 20 to 30, 3 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 married males aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 single males aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 105 French Canadians, 34 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 16 Indigenous females, 15 Indigenous males, 7 persons originating in Ireland, 6 negroes or coloured persons, 2 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $1,125 value farms (dollars), $780 value all livestock, 665 acres of land in farms, 601 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $380 value horses aged over 3 years, 265 bushels of peas, 228 bushels of oats, 110 bushels of potatoes, $110 value farm implements in dollars, 65 acres of farmland under cultivation, 64 acres of farmland under crops, 58 tons of hay, 12 acres of oats, 12 swine, 10 acres of peas, 9 occupants of farms, 7 milk cows, 5 horses aged over 3 years, 4 bulls, oxen, or steers, 4 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 2 acres of potatoes, 2 calves and heifers, 2 horses aged 3 years and under, 1 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, 2 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC039006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC062003_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q28528835
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). "Bigelow, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/bigelow-qc039006-1861/.