Château Richer, Quebec (1861 census)

Name: Château Richer (1861)
Address: Quebec, CA

Château Richer was a census subdivision in Montmorency County, Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,537. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.066°N, 71.097°W.

Population

In 1861, Château Richer had a population of 1,537: 763 male and 774 female residents. Population density was 17.0 people per square mile.

Population trajectory across census years

Year	Population
1851	1,250
1861	1,537
1871	1,618
1881	1,820
1891	1,587
1901	1,595
1911	1,773
1921	1,857

Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, Château Richer shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 320 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.

Population & families (25 variables)

Variable	Value
Female members of the family who are present	697
Females present who are not members of the family	77
Male members of the family who are present	668
Males present who are not members of the family	95
Number of adult females unable to read or write	96
Number of adult males unable to read or write	175
Number of female births in the past year	20
Number of females	774
Number of females attending school	97
Number of lunatic females	2
Number of lunatic males	6
Number of male births in the past year	20
Number of males	763
Number of males attending school	80
Number of married females	220
Number of married males	222
Number of single females	515
Number of single males	511
Number of widowed females	39
Number of widowed males	30
POP FX N.1	774
POP MX N.1	763
POP TOT	1,537
POP XX N.1	1,537
Total population	1,537

Age structure (56 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of females age 3 to 4	17
Number of females aged 1 to 2	17
Number of females aged 2 to 3	17
Number of females aged 4 to 5	20
Number of females aged 5 to 10	113
Number of females of unknown age	1
Number of males aged 1 to 2	17
Number of males aged 2 to 3	17
Number of males aged 3 to 4	17
Number of males aged 4 to 5	21
Number of males aged 5 to 10	106
Number of males of unknown age	4
Number of married females aged 20 to 30	49
Number of married females aged 30 to 40	63
Number of married females aged 40 to 50	43
Number of married females aged 50 to 60	34
Number of married females aged 60 to 70	24
Number of married females aged 70 to 80	7
Number of married males aged 20 to 30	23
Number of married males aged 30 to 40	58
Number of married males aged 40 to 50	56
Number of married males aged 50 to 60	52
Number of married males aged 60 to 70	24
Number of married males aged 70 to 80	9
Number of single females aged 10 to 15	94
Number of single females aged 15 to 20	70
Number of single females aged 20 to 30	90
Number of single females aged 30 to 40	30
Number of single females aged 40 to 50	12
Number of single females aged 50 to 60	6
Number of single females aged 60 to 70	2
Number of single females aged 70 to 80	5
Number of single females aged 80 to 90	1
Number of single males aged 10 to 15	80
Number of single males aged 15 to 20	90
Number of single males aged 20 to 30	85
Number of single males aged 30 to 40	25
Number of single males aged 40 to 50	11
Number of single males aged 50 to 60	10
Number of single males aged 60 to 70	7
Number of single males aged 90 to 100	1
Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30	2
Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40	3
Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50	9
Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60	5
Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70	7
Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80	11
Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90	1
Number of widowed females aged 90 to 100	1
Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40	2
Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50	6
Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60	5
Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70	7
Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80	5
Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90	4
Number of widowed males aged 90 to 100	1

Ethnic origin (5 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of French Canadians	1,517
Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin	12
Number of persons originating in Germany or Holland	1
Number of persons originating in Ireland	5
Number of persons originating in the United States	2

Agriculture (74 variables)

Variable	Value
Acres of barley	92
Acres of buckwheat	34
Acres of corn	3
Acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers	290
Acres of farmland in gardens	64
Acres of farmland in pasture	3,568
Acres of farmland in woodland or forest	20,823
Acres of farmland under crops	4,335
Acres of farmland under cultivation	7,967
Acres of land in farms	28,790
Acres of oats	1,610
Acres of peas	73
Acres of potatoes	147
Acres of rye	48
Acres of spring wheat	482
Acres of turnips	7
Barrels of beef produced in the past year	70
Barrels of pork produced in the past year	42
Bushels of barley produced in the past year	1,408
Bushels of beans produced in the past year	64
Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year	355
Bushels of carrots produced in the past year	10
Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year	25
Bushels of corn produced in the past year	42
Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year	36
Bushels of oats produced in the past year	25,189
Bushels of peas produced in the past year	609
Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year	16,695
Bushels of rye produced in the past year	405
Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year	4,586
Bushels of turnips produced in the past year	1,126
C20 WHT SP AC	482
C21 WHT SP BU	4,586
C22 BAR AC	92
C23 BAR BU	1,408
C24 RYE AC	48
C25 RYE BU	405
C26 PEA AC	73
C27 PEA BU	609
C28 OAT AC	1,610
C29 OAT BU	25,189
C30 BWT AC	34
C31 BWT BU	355
C34 POT AC	147
C35 POT BU	16,695
C43 HAY TONS	978
C47 WOOL LBS	3,387
C63 BEEF BAR	70
C64 PORK BAR	42
HRS ov03 V	11,613
Number of bulls, oxen, or steers	735
Number of calves and heifers	715
Number of horses aged 3 years and under	46
Number of horses aged over 3 years	235
Number of milk cows	523
Number of occupants of farms	130
Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres	1
Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres	34
Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres	4
Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres	17
Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres	68
Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres	6
Number of sheep	1,958
Number of swine	630
Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year	100
Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year	2,908
Pounds of homemade butter	16,440
Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year	102,182
Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year	3,387
Tons of hay produced in the past year	978
Value of all livestock	29,633
Value of farm implements in dollars	10,240
Value of farms (dollars)	170,805
Value of garden and orchard crops produced in the past year	1,861

Manufacturing & industry (5 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of carriages for pleasure	110
Value of carriages for pleasure (dollars)	3,128
Yards of flannel produced in the past year	2,186
Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year	1,902
Yards of linen produced in the past year	3,359

Deaths & mortality (13 variables)

Variable	Value
Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2	6
Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10	3
Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80	2
Deaths in the past year among females aged 90 to 100	1
Deaths in the past year among females of all ages	14
Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3	2
Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80	2
Deaths in the past year among males of all ages	6
Total number of deaths in the past year	20

Other recorded variables (142 variables)

Variable	Value
C01 TOTAL	130
C02 OCC UNDR 10	6
C03 OCC 10 TO 20	1
C04 OCC 20 TO 50	4
C05 OCC 50 TO 100	17
C06 OCC 100 TO 200	34
C07 OCC OVR 200	68
C08 HELD	28,790
C09 UNDR CULT	7,967
C1 Males	763
C10 UNDR CROP	4,335
C101 Between 90 and 100 years Single M	1
C102 Between 90 and 100 years Widowers M	1
C105 Between 90 and 100 years Widows F	1
C107 Between 90 and 100 years Deaths F	1
C11 UNDR PAST	3,568
C116 Ages not given M	4
C117 Ages not given F	1
C12 GARDENS	64
C12 Under 2 Years M	17
C120 Married M	222
C121 Single M	511
C122 Widowed M	30
C123 Total M	763
C124 Married F	220
C125 Single F	515
C126 Widows F	39
C127 Total F	774
C128 Grand Total	1,537
C129 Deaths M	6
C13 Under 2 Years F	17
C13 WOOD WILD	20,823
C130 Deaths F	14
C131 Deaths Total	20
C136 Attending School M	80
C137 Attending School F	97
C138 Adults unable to read or write M	175
C139 Adults unable to read or write F	96
C14 CASH FARM	170,805
C14 Deaths under 2 years M	1
C144 Lunatics M	6
C145 Lunatics F	2
C15 CASH IMP	10,240
C15 Deaths under 2 years F	6
C16 GARDN VALUE	1,861
C16 Under 3 years M	17
C17 LAND HELD	290
C17 Under 3 years F	17
C18 Deaths under 3 years M	2
C2 Females	774
C20 Under 4 years M	17
C21 Under 4 years F	17
C24 Under 5 years M	21
C25 Under 5 years F	20
C28 Between 5 and 10 Years M	106
C29 Between 5 and 10 years F	113
C3 Total	1,537
C31 Deaths between 5 and 10 years F	3
C32 INDN CRN AC	3
C33 Between 10 and 15 years Single M	80
C33 INDN CRN BU	42
C35 Between 10 and 15 years Single F	94
C36 TUR AC	7
C37 TUR BU	1,126
C38 CAR BU	10
C39 Between 15 and 20 years Single M	90
C4 Members of Family M	668
C40 MAN WURT BU	36
C41 BEN BU	64
C41 Between 15 and 20 years Single F	70
C42 CLV TIM GRA	25
C44 Between 20 and 30 years Married M	23
C45 Between 20 and 30 years Single M	85
C45 MPL SGR LBS	102,182
C47 Between 20 and 30 years Married F	49
C48 Between 20 and 30 years Single F	90
C48 FLLD CLOTH YRDS	1,902
C49 Between 20 and 30 years Widows F	2
C49 FLAN YRDS	2,186
C5 Members of Family F	697
C50 FLX HEM LBS	2,908
C51 LIN YRDS	3,359
C52 Between 30 and 40 years Married M	58
C52 BULLS OX STEERS	735
C53 Between 30 and 40 years Single M	25
C53 MILK COWS	523
C54 Between 30 and 40 years Widowers M	2
C54 CALVES HEIFERS	715
C55 Between 30 and 40 years Married F	63
C55 HORSES	235
C56 Between 30 and 40 years Single F	30
C56 HORSES VAL	11,613
C57 Between 30 and 40 years Widows F	3
C57 COLTS FILLIES	46
C58 SHEEP	1,958
C59 SWINE	630
C6 Not Members of Family M	95
C60 Between 40 and 50 years Married M	56
C60 TOT VALUE	29,633
C61 Between 40 and 50 years Single M	11
C61 BUTTER LB	16,440
C62 Between 40 and 50 years Widowers M	6
C62 CHEESE LB	100
C63 Between 40 and 50 years Married F	43
C64 Between 40 and 50 years Single F	12
C65 Between 40 and 50 years Widows F	9
C67 Between 40 and 50 years Deaths F	1
C68 Between 50 and 60 years Married M	52
C68 CAR PLEASURE	110
C69 Between 50 and 60 years Single M	10
C69 VALUE DOL P	3,128
C7 Not Members of Family F	77
C70 Between 50 and 60 years Widowers M	5
C71 Between 50 and 60 years Married F	34
C72 Between 50 and 60 years Single F	6
C73 Between 50 and 60 years Widows F	5
C74 Between 50 and 60 years Deaths M	1
C75 Between 50 and 60 years Deaths F	1
C76 Between 60 and 70 years Married M	24
C77 Between 60 and 70 years Single M	7
C78 Between 60 and 70 years Widowers M	7
C79 Between 60 and 70 years Married F	24
C8 Births in 1860 M	20
C80 Between 60 and 70 years Single F	2
C81 Between 60 and 70 years Widows F	7
C84 Between 70 and 80 years Married M	9
C86 Between 70 and 80 years Widowers M	5
C87 Between 70 and 80 years Married F	7
C88 Between 70 and 80 years Single F	5
C89 Between 70 and 80 years Widows F	11
C9 Births in 1860 F	20
C90 Between 70 and 80 years Deaths M	2
C91 Between 70 and 80 years Deaths F	2
C94 Between 80 and 90 years Widowers M	4
C96 Between 80 and 90 years Single F	1
C97 Between 80 and 90 years Widows F	1
CD NAME	Montmorency
Ireland	5
Natives of Canada French Origin	1,517
Natives of Canada Not of French Origin	12
Prussia German States and Holland	1
United States	2

Identifiers

TCP UID: QC036002 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC075001 — 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). "Château Richer, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ch-teau-richer-qc036002-1861/.