Boucherville, Village, Quebec (1861 census)
Boucherville, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 882. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141924. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.611°N, 73.453°W.
Population
In 1861, Boucherville, Village had a population of 882: 440 male and 442 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 882 |
| 1871 | 767 |
| 1881 | 1,165 |
| 1891 | 821 |
| 1901 | 940 |
| 1911 | 1,097 |
| 1921 | 934 |
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 Boucherville, 1851 (1.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Boucherville, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 150 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 882 total population, 442 females, 440 males, Male members of the family who are present: 392, Female members of the family who are present: 389, 290 single males, 251 single females, 163 married females, 138 married males, 137 adult females unable to read or write, 117 adult males unable to read or write, 72 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 53, 50 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 48, 28 widowed females, 18 male births, 16 female births, 12 widowed males, 2 lunatic males, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 56 single males aged 20 to 30, 49 married males aged 30 to 40, 48 single females aged 15 to 20, 47 married females aged 20 to 30, 46 single males aged 10 to 15, 39 single males aged 15 to 20, 38 married males aged 20 to 30, 33 single females aged 10 to 15, 33 single females aged 30 to 40, 32 married females aged 30 to 40, 31 single females aged 20 to 30, 27 males aged 5 to 10, 26 married females aged 40 to 50, 22 single males aged 30 to 40, 21 females aged 5 to 10, 21 married females aged 50 to 60, 21 married males aged 40 to 50, 18 married females aged 15 to 20, 17 single males aged 40 to 50, 14 married males aged 50 to 60, 13 females age 3 to 4, 13 males aged 1 to 2, 13 single males aged 50 to 60, 12 females aged 2 to 3, 12 married females aged 60 to 70, 11 males aged 4 to 5, 11 single females aged 40 to 50, 10 males aged 3 to 4, 9 females aged 4 to 5, 9 single females aged 50 to 60, 9 single males aged 60 to 70, 9 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 8 males aged 2 to 3, 8 married males aged 15 to 20, 7 females aged 1 to 2, 7 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 5 single females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 single females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 married males aged 60 to 70, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 873 French Canadians, 5 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 3 persons originating in Ireland, 1 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $84,500 value farms (dollars), $11,957 value all livestock, 7,760 pounds of homemade butter, 4,674 bushels of oats, $2,350 value farm implements in dollars, 1,855 bushels of potatoes, 1,550 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 1,300 bushels of carrots, 1,202 acres of land in farms, 1,040 acres of farmland under cultivation, 951 bushels of barley, 859 acres of farmland under crops, 750 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 711 bushels of peas, 401 tons of hay, 352 bushels of corn, 177 acres of farmland in pasture, 170 acres of oats, 162 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 112 bushels of buckwheat, 106 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 98 milk cows, 84 swine, 83 bushels of spring wheat, 77 horses aged over 3 years, 77 pounds of wool produced on farms, $65 value garden and orchard crops, 64 pounds of flax or hemp, 61 acres of peas, 37 acres of barley, 36 bulls, oxen, or steers, 28 barrels of pork, 22 sheep, 21 acres of potatoes, 15 acres of corn, 15 horses aged 3 years and under, 14 calves and heifers, 14 occupants of farms, 12 bushels of beans, 7 acres of buckwheat, 7 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 6 acres of spring wheat, 4 acres of farmland in gardens, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 acres of mangel wurtzel, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $22,406 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 124 carriages for pleasure, 50 yards of linen, 18 yards of fulled cloth, 7 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 21 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 5, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC011002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC046011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141924
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boucherville
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boucherville
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). "Boucherville, Village, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/boucherville-village-qc011002-1861/.