Broughton, Quebec (1861 census)
Broughton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,689. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.223°N, 71.077°W.
Population
In 1861, Broughton had a population of 1,689: 872 male and 817 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 612 |
| 1861 | 1,689 |
| 1871 | 2,036 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Broughton, 1871 (81.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Broughton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 140 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,689 total population, 872 males, Male members of the family who are present: 834, 817 females, Female members of the family who are present: 790, 586 single males, 526 single females, 280 married males, 278 married females, 218 adult males unable to read or write, 151 adult females unable to read or write, Males present who are not members of the family: 38, 38 females attending school, 31 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 27, 27 male births, 20 female births, 13 widowed females, 6 widowed males, 4 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 142 males aged 5 to 10, 132 females aged 5 to 10, 111 married females aged 20 to 30, 102 single females aged 10 to 15, 99 single males aged 10 to 15, 95 single males aged 15 to 20, 83 married males aged 20 to 30, 80 married males aged 30 to 40, 78 married females aged 30 to 40, 73 single females aged 15 to 20, 59 single males aged 20 to 30, 56 married males aged 40 to 50, 47 females aged 2 to 3, 47 males aged 3 to 4, 44 males aged 2 to 3, 43 females age 3 to 4, 39 married females aged 40 to 50, 39 single females aged 20 to 30, 37 females aged 4 to 5, 37 males aged 4 to 5, 36 married males aged 50 to 60, 30 married females aged 50 to 60, 29 males aged 1 to 2, 24 females aged 1 to 2, 18 married males aged 60 to 70, 13 married females aged 60 to 70, 7 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 single females aged 30 to 40, 5 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 single males aged 30 to 40, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 males of unknown age, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 widowed females over 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,426 French Canadians, 197 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 57 persons originating in Ireland, 4 persons originating in England or Wales, 4 persons originating in Scotland, 1 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $150,041 value farms (dollars), 77,588 pounds of maple sugar, $31,342 value all livestock, 23,565 acres of land in farms, 20,529 bushels of potatoes, 19,090 pounds of homemade butter, 16,804 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $13,350 value horses aged over 3 years, 13,199 bushels of oats, 11,237 bushels of barley, 6,761 acres of farmland under cultivation, 3,955 acres of farmland under crops, $2,973 value farm implements in dollars, 2,783 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,237 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,988 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,473 bushels of turnips, 1,202 bushels of buckwheat, 1,014 tons of hay, 977 sheep, 885 bushels of rye, 850 acres of oats, 608 acres of barley, 539 swine, 503 bushels of peas, 479 milk cows, $433 value garden and orchard crops, 380 bushels of spring wheat, 360 calves and heifers, 346 barrels of pork, 264 occupants of farms, 218 horses aged over 3 years, 213 acres of potatoes, 128 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 89 bulls, oxen, or steers, 88 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 85 acres of buckwheat, 71 acres of peas, 66 acres of rye, 66 barrels of beef, 39 horses aged 3 years and under, 37 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 32 acres of spring wheat, 23 acres of farmland in gardens, 17 acres of turnips, 10 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 1,809 yards of flannel, $1,808 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,007 yards of fulled cloth, 894 yards of linen, 167 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 10 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 90 to 100: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded Deaths in the past year among males aged 90 to 100: 1 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC032001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC157001— 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). "Broughton, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/broughton-qc032001-1861/.