Brandon, Quebec (1861 census)
Brandon was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 612. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.226°N, 73.415°W.
Population
In 1861, Brandon had a population of 612: 322 male and 290 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Gabriel, 1851 (6.3% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of St. Félix de Valois, 1871 (22.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Brandon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 128 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 612 total population, 322 males, Male members of the family who are present: 293, 290 females, Female members of the family who are present: 266, 206 single males, 184 single females, 109 married males, 101 married females, 80 adult males unable to read or write, 61 adult females unable to read or write, 42 females attending school, 35 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 29, 28 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 24, 23 male births, 7 widowed males, 5 widowed females, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 42 females aged 5 to 10, 42 married females aged 20 to 30, 41 males aged 5 to 10, 34 married males aged 30 to 40, 33 married males aged 20 to 30, 29 single males aged 10 to 15, 29 single males aged 15 to 20, 27 married females aged 30 to 40, 27 single females aged 10 to 15, 25 males aged 1 to 2, 24 single females aged 15 to 20, 20 married males aged 40 to 50, 18 single males aged 20 to 30, 17 males aged 2 to 3, 17 married females aged 40 to 50, 16 married males aged 50 to 60, 15 females age 3 to 4, 13 females aged 1 to 2, 12 females aged 2 to 3, 12 males aged 4 to 5, 10 males aged 3 to 4, 9 females aged 4 to 5, 9 married females aged 50 to 60, 7 single females aged 20 to 30, 6 single females aged 30 to 40, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 married males aged 15 to 20, 3 married males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 married females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 604 French Canadians, 8 persons native to Canada, not of French origin. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $88,336 value farms (dollars), 16,770 bushels of oats, $15,897 value all livestock, 11,735 pounds of maple sugar, 9,574 bushels of potatoes, 9,030 pounds of homemade butter, $7,930 value horses aged over 3 years, $6,312 value farm implements in dollars, 4,782 acres of land in farms, 2,845 acres of farmland under cultivation, $2,032 value garden and orchard crops, 1,937 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,841 acres of farmland under crops, 1,725 bushels of peas, 1,301 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,140 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,082 bushels of turnips, 982 acres of farmland in pasture, 923 bushels of buckwheat, 567 bushels of rye, 519 bushels of spring wheat, 448 tons of hay, 429 sheep, 422 acres of oats, 397 bushels of barley, 217 bulls, oxen, or steers, 204 swine, 192 barrels of pork, 166 milk cows, 153 calves and heifers, 136 acres of peas, 119 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 86 acres of buckwheat, 83 acres of potatoes, 75 occupants of farms, 50 acres of rye, 45 acres of spring wheat, 42 horses aged 3 years and under, 39 barrels of beef, 38 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 28 bushels of corn, 27 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 25 acres of barley, 22 acres of farmland in gardens, 12 bushels of carrots, 11 horses aged over 3 years, 10 acres of turnips, 8 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 8 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 acres of corn. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 2,929 yards of linen, $1,676 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,243 yards of flannel, 787 yards of fulled cloth, 129 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 14 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 90 to 100: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC008003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC008003— 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). "Brandon, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/brandon-qc008003-1861/.