Cap de la Magdeleine, Quebec (1861 census)
Cap de la Magdeleine was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,027. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2936979. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.489°N, 72.608°W.
Population
In 1861, Cap de la Magdeleine had a population of 1,027: 536 male and 491 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,027 |
| 1871 | 1,226 |
| 1881 | 1,437 |
| 1891 | 1,289 |
| 1901 | 1,464 |
| 1911 | 2,101 |
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 de la Madeleine, T-V, 1851 (26.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Cap de la Magdeleine shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 146 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,027 total population, 536 males, Male members of the family who are present: 504, 491 females, Female members of the family who are present: 470, 376 single males, 349 single females, 145 married males, 133 married females, 131 adult males unable to read or write, 98 adult females unable to read or write, 49 males attending school, 39 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 32, Females present who are not members of the family: 21, 16 female births, 15 widowed males, 14 male births, 9 widowed females, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 74 females aged 5 to 10, 74 males aged 5 to 10, 73 single males aged 15 to 20, 69 single males aged 10 to 15, 63 single females aged 15 to 20, 63 single females aged 20 to 30, 54 single males aged 20 to 30, 52 single females aged 10 to 15, 36 married females aged 30 to 40, 34 married females aged 20 to 30, 33 married males aged 30 to 40, 31 married males aged 40 to 50, 29 married females aged 40 to 50, 28 married males aged 20 to 30, 25 married males aged 50 to 60, 22 married males aged 60 to 70, 21 married females aged 50 to 60, 20 males aged 4 to 5, 18 single females aged 30 to 40, 17 males aged 3 to 4, 16 females age 3 to 4, 15 males aged 1 to 2, 14 females aged 4 to 5, 12 married females aged 60 to 70, 11 females aged 1 to 2, 11 males of unknown age, 10 females aged 2 to 3, 10 males aged 2 to 3, 9 single males aged 30 to 40, 7 single females aged 50 to 60, 6 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 widowed males over 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,016 French Canadians, 6 persons originating in England or Wales, 4 persons originating in Ireland, 1 persons native to Canada, not of French origin. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $165,315 value farms (dollars), 26,419 bushels of oats, $20,444 value all livestock, 16,458 pounds of maple sugar, 13,071 bushels of potatoes, 12,521 acres of land in farms, $9,440 value horses aged over 3 years, 8,544 pounds of homemade butter, 8,508 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,013 acres of farmland under cultivation, $2,601 value farm implements in dollars, 2,411 acres of farmland under crops, 2,303 bushels of buckwheat, 2,225 bushels of spring wheat, 1,643 bushels of turnips, 1,601 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,567 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,408 bushels of peas, 1,345 acres of oats, 1,028 pounds of flax or hemp, 937 bushels of barley, 922 bushels of rye, 619 sheep, 448 tons of hay, $373 value garden and orchard crops, 353 bulls, oxen, or steers, 330 milk cows, 324 swine, 272 calves and heifers, 221 barrels of pork, 207 acres of spring wheat, 185 acres of buckwheat, 136 horses aged over 3 years, 121 acres of peas, 107 occupants of farms, 96 acres of potatoes, 95 bushels of carrots, 89 acres of rye, 83 bushels of corn, 49 acres of barley, 39 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 34 horses aged 3 years and under, 32 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 31 barrels of beef, 24 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 21 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 13 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 10 bushels of beans, 6 acres of turnips, 6 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 4 acres of corn, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 acres of farmland in gardens, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 2,069 yards of linen, $1,809 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,036 yards of flannel, 752 yards of fulled cloth, 153 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 13 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 12 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Julien-Augustin Bédard | 1858–1932 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC012002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC151001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2936979
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cap-de-la-Madeleine
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cap-de-la-Madeleine
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 de la Magdeleine, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/cap-de-la-magdeleine-qc012002-1861/.