Caron, Quebec (1861 census)
Caron was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 168. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.375°N, 71.812°W.
Population
In 1861, Caron had a population of 168: 279 male and 85 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 NO DATA, 1851 (0.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Hébertville, 1871 (20.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Caron shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 99 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 279 males, Males present who are not members of the family: 203, 199 single males, 168 total population, 138 adult males unable to read or write, 85 females, Female members of the family who are present: 83, Male members of the family who are present: 76, 75 married males, 58 single females, 24 married females, 19 adult females unable to read or write, 5 male births, 5 widowed males, 3 female births, 3 widowed females, Females present who are not members of the family: 2, 2 deaf and dumb females, 2 males attending school. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 92 single males aged 20 to 30, 60 single males aged 15 to 20, 30 married males aged 20 to 30, 26 married males aged 30 to 40, 16 females aged 5 to 10, 16 single males aged 10 to 15, 13 married females aged 30 to 40, 12 males aged 5 to 10, 12 married males aged 40 to 50, 11 single females aged 10 to 15, 9 single females aged 15 to 20, 7 married females aged 20 to 30, 6 females aged 2 to 3, 6 females aged 4 to 5, 5 females age 3 to 4, 5 married males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 males aged 2 to 3, 3 single males aged 30 to 40, 2 males aged 3 to 4, 2 males aged 4 to 5, 2 married females aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 20 to 30, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 males aged 1 to 2, 1 married females aged 50 to 60, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 165 French Canadians, 3 persons native to Canada, not of French origin. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $8,535 value farms (dollars), 5,234 acres of land in farms, 4,835 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $1,099 value all livestock, $603 value horses aged over 3 years, 473 bushels of potatoes, $457 value farm implements in dollars, 399 acres of farmland under cultivation, 366 bushels of barley, 303 bushels of rye, 293 acres of farmland in pasture, 106 acres of farmland under crops, 70 bushels of oats, 60 bushels of peas, 44 pounds of flax or hemp, 38 occupants of farms, 34 acres of rye, 31 acres of barley, $26 value garden and orchard crops, 23 pounds of wool produced on farms, 22 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 20 swine, 15 bulls, oxen, or steers, 12 acres of potatoes, 12 milk cows, 11 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 10 bushels of spring wheat, 9 acres of peas, 7 acres of oats, 7 horses aged over 3 years, 6 sheep, 5 barrels of beef, 5 barrels of pork, 4 calves and heifers, 4 tons of hay, 3 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 acres of spring wheat. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 41 yards of flannel, $24 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 1, 1 total number of deaths. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC015003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC015003— 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). "Caron, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/caron-qc015003-1861/.