Cameron, Quebec (1861 census)
Cameron was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 237. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28160564. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.235°N, 75.869°W.
Population
In 1861, Cameron had a population of 237: 1,490 male and 982 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 237 |
| 1871 | 382 |
| 1881 | 448 |
| 1891 | 513 |
| 1901 | 623 |
| 1911 | 619 |
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 (0.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Cameron shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 123 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,490 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,291, 1,068 single males, 982 females, Female members of the family who are present: 930, 698 single females, 403 married males, 278 married females, 256 adult males unable to read or write, 237 total population, Males present who are not members of the family: 199, 129 adult females unable to read or write, 55 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 52, 45 male births, 44 female births, 34 females attending school, 19 widowed males, 6 widowed females, 4 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 251 single males aged 20 to 30, 231 single males aged 15 to 20, 168 males aged 5 to 10, 158 females aged 5 to 10, 140 single males aged 10 to 15, 134 single females aged 10 to 15, 128 married males aged 20 to 30, 126 single females aged 15 to 20, 118 married females aged 20 to 30, 111 married males aged 30 to 40, 85 married males aged 40 to 50, 65 married females aged 30 to 40, 58 males aged 1 to 2, 52 males aged 3 to 4, 51 married females aged 40 to 50, 50 single females aged 20 to 30, 49 married males aged 50 to 60, 44 females aged 4 to 5, 43 females age 3 to 4, 39 males aged 2 to 3, 38 females aged 2 to 3, 38 single males aged 30 to 40, 35 males aged 4 to 5, 34 females aged 1 to 2, 30 married females aged 50 to 60, 22 single females aged 30 to 40, 16 married males aged 60 to 70, 9 married males aged 70 to 80, 8 married females aged 60 to 70, 7 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 married males aged 15 to 20, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 115 French Canadians, 106 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 16 male negroes or coloured persons, 16 persons originating in Ireland, 7 female negroes or coloured persons. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $9,214 value farms (dollars), $9,209 value all livestock, 5,834 acres of land in farms, 5,365 bushels of oats, 5,182 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,700 pounds of homemade butter, 3,576 bushels of potatoes, $819 value farm implements in dollars, 652 acres of farmland under cultivation, 577 bushels of spring wheat, 517 acres of farmland under crops, 453 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 223 acres of oats, 223 bushels of peas, 144 tons of hay, 135 acres of farmland in pasture, 98 pounds of wool produced on farms, 95 swine, 87 milk cows, 77 horses aged over 3 years, 59 sheep, 56 barrels of pork, 56 calves and heifers, 49 acres of spring wheat, 41 acres of potatoes, 39 occupants of farms, 38 bushels of barley, 28 bulls, oxen, or steers, 24 acres of peas, 18 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 16 horses aged 3 years and under, 15 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 12 bushels of corn, 10 pounds of maple sugar, 7 barrels of beef, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 acres of barley. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $310 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), $60 value carriages for hire (dollars), 7 carriages for pleasure, 2 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 8 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC039013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC205005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q28160564
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). "Cameron, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/cameron-qc039013-1861/.