Year: 1861 | Province: Quebec | County: Gaspé

Cap Chat, Quebec (1861 census)

Name: Cap Chat (1861)
Address: Quebec, CA

Cap Chat was a census subdivision in Gaspé County, Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 450. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.072°N, 66.639°W.

Population

In 1861, Cap Chat had a population of 450: 223 male and 227 female residents. Population density was 15.9 people per square mile.

Population trajectory across census years

Year	Population
1851	966
1861	450
1871	930
1881	1,427
1891	1,237
1901	1,416
1911	1,469
1921	1,897

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 Cap Chat, 1851 (36.0% share).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, Cap Chat shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 224 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 8 categories. Tables below are collapsible.

Population & families (25 variables)

Variable	Value
Female members of the family who are present	212
Females present who are not members of the family	15
Male members of the family who are present	214
Males present who are not members of the family	9
Number of adult females unable to read or write	23
Number of adult males unable to read or write	36
Number of blind males	1
Number of female births in the past year	7
Number of females	227
Number of females attending school	8
Number of lunatic males	1
Number of male births in the past year	4
Number of males	223
Number of males attending school	7
Number of married females	75
Number of married males	78
Number of single females	151
Number of single males	143
Number of widowed females	1
Number of widowed males	2
POP FX N.1	227
POP MX N.1	223
POP TOT	450
POP XX N.1	450
Total population	450

Age structure (31 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of females age 3 to 4	8
Number of females aged 1 to 2	7
Number of females aged 2 to 3	9
Number of females aged 4 to 5	10
Number of females aged 5 to 10	41
Number of males aged 1 to 2	4
Number of males aged 2 to 3	17
Number of males aged 3 to 4	7
Number of males aged 4 to 5	6
Number of males aged 5 to 10	51
Number of males of unknown age	4
Number of married females aged 20 to 30	37
Number of married females aged 30 to 40	19
Number of married females aged 40 to 50	7
Number of married females aged 50 to 60	9
Number of married females aged 60 to 70	2
Number of married males aged 20 to 30	33
Number of married males aged 30 to 40	23
Number of married males aged 40 to 50	9
Number of married males aged 50 to 60	9
Number of married males aged 60 to 70	4
Number of single females aged 10 to 15	39
Number of single females aged 15 to 20	24
Number of single females aged 40 to 50	2
Number of single females aged 70 to 80	1
Number of single males aged 10 to 15	25
Number of single males aged 15 to 20	24
Number of single males aged 70 to 80	1
Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90	1
Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70	1
Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80	1

Ethnic origin (2 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of French Canadians	449
Number of persons originating in England or Wales	1

Agriculture (59 variables)

Variable	Value
Acres of barley	147
Acres of farmland in gardens	11
Acres of farmland in pasture	573
Acres of farmland in woodland or forest	5,106
Acres of farmland under crops	970
Acres of farmland under cultivation	1,554
Acres of land in farms	6,660
Acres of oats	79
Acres of peas	72
Acres of potatoes	70
Acres of rye	175
Acres of spring wheat	73
Barrels of beef produced in the past year	23
Barrels of pork produced in the past year	61
Bushels of barley produced in the past year	2,164
Bushels of oats produced in the past year	1,375
Bushels of peas produced in the past year	551
Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year	8,176
Bushels of rye produced in the past year	1,306
Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year	651
C20 WHT SP AC	73
C21 WHT SP BU	651
C22 BAR AC	147
C23 BAR BU	2,164
C24 RYE AC	175
C25 RYE BU	1,306
C26 PEA AC	72
C27 PEA BU	551
C28 OAT AC	79
C29 OAT BU	1,375
C34 POT AC	70
C35 POT BU	8,176
C43 HAY TONS	15
C47 WOOL LBS	747
C63 BEEF BAR	23
C64 PORK BAR	61
HRS ov03 V	3,100
Number of bulls, oxen, or steers	101
Number of calves and heifers	85
Number of horses aged 3 years and under	14
Number of horses aged over 3 years	45
Number of milk cows	85
Number of occupants of farms	58
Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres	1
Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres	28
Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres	6
Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres	18
Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres	4
Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres	1
Number of sheep	357
Number of swine	152
Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year	80
Pounds of homemade butter	2,250
Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year	2,365
Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year	747
Tons of hay produced in the past year	15
Value of all livestock	6,746
Value of farm implements in dollars	1,128
Value of farms (dollars)	31,130

Manufacturing & industry (5 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of carriages for pleasure	41
Value of carriages for pleasure (dollars)	456
Yards of flannel produced in the past year	439
Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year	527
Yards of linen produced in the past year	126

Fisheries (3 variables)

Variable	Value
Barrels of salted fish sold in the past year	117
Pounds of fresh fish sold in the past year	836
Quintals of dried fish sold in the past year	101

Deaths & mortality (3 variables)

Variable	Value
Deaths in the past year among females over 100	5
Deaths in the past year among males of all ages	1
Total number of deaths in the past year	1

Other recorded variables (96 variables)

Variable	Value
C01 TOTAL	58
C02 OCC UNDR 10	1
C03 OCC 10 TO 20	1
C04 OCC 20 TO 50	6
C05 OCC 50 TO 100	18
C06 OCC 100 TO 200	28
C07 OCC OVR 200	4
C08 HELD	6,660
C09 UNDR CULT	1,554
C1 Males	223
C10 UNDR CROP	970
C11 UNDR PAST	573
C116 Ages not given M	5
C117 Ages not given F	4
C12 GARDENS	11
C12 Under 2 Years M	4
C120 Married M	78
C121 Single M	143
C122 Widowed M	2
C123 Total M	223
C124 Married F	75
C125 Single F	151
C126 Widows F	1
C127 Total F	227
C128 Grand Total	450
C129 Deaths M	1
C13 Under 2 Years F	7
C13 WOOD WILD	5,106
C131 Deaths Total	1
C136 Attending School M	7
C137 Attending School F	8
C138 Adults unable to read or write M	36
C139 Adults unable to read or write F	23
C14 CASH FARM	31,130
C142 Blind M	1
C144 Lunatics M	1
C15 CASH IMP	1,128
C16 Under 3 years M	17
C17 Under 3 years F	9
C2 Females	227
C20 Under 4 years M	7
C21 Under 4 years F	8
C24 Under 5 years M	6
C25 Under 5 years F	10
C28 Between 5 and 10 Years M	51
C29 Between 5 and 10 years F	41
C3 Total	450
C33 Between 10 and 15 years Single M	25
C35 Between 10 and 15 years Single F	39
C39 Between 15 and 20 years Single M	24
C4 Members of Family M	214
C41 Between 15 and 20 years Single F	24
C44 Between 20 and 30 years Married M	33
C45 MPL SGR LBS	2,365
C47 Between 20 and 30 years Married F	37
C48 FLLD CLOTH YRDS	527
C49 FLAN YRDS	439
C5 Members of Family F	212
C50 FLX HEM LBS	80
C51 LIN YRDS	126
C52 Between 30 and 40 years Married M	23
C52 BULLS OX STEERS	101
C53 MILK COWS	85
C54 CALVES HEIFERS	85
C55 Between 30 and 40 years Married F	19
C55 HORSES	45
C56 HORSES VAL	3,100
C57 COLTS FILLIES	14
C58 SHEEP	357
C59 SWINE	152
C6 Not Members of Family M	9
C60 Between 40 and 50 years Married M	9
C60 TOT VALUE	6,746
C61 BUTTER LB	2,250
C63 Between 40 and 50 years Married F	7
C64 Between 40 and 50 years Single F	2
C65 FISH QUIN	101
C66 FISH SALTED	117
C67 FISH FRESH	836
C68 Between 50 and 60 years Married M	9
C68 CAR PLEASURE	41
C69 VALUE DOL P	456
C7 Not Members of Family F	15
C71 Between 50 and 60 years Married F	9
C76 Between 60 and 70 years Married M	4
C78 Between 60 and 70 years Widowers M	1
C79 Between 60 and 70 years Married F	2
C8 Births in 1860 M	4
C85 Between 70 and 80 years Single M	1
C86 Between 70 and 80 years Widowers M	1
C88 Between 70 and 80 years Single F	1
C9 Births in 1860 F	7
C97 Between 80 and 90 years Widows F	1
CD NAME	Gaspé
England and Wales	1
Natives of Canada French Origin	449

Identifiers

TCP UID: QC019001 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC056003 — 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). "Cap Chat, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/cap-chat-qc019001-1861/.