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Year: 1861  |  Province: Quebec  |  Wikidata: Q138018022

Chambly, Parish, Quebec (1861 census)

Chambly, Parish was a parish in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,787. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q138018022. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.444°N, 73.307°W.

Population

In 1861, Chambly, Parish had a population of 1,787: 908 male and 879 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

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, Chambly, Parish shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,787 total population, 908 males, 879 females, Male members of the family who are present: 851, Female members of the family who are present: 836, 610 single males, 590 single females, 274 married males, 265 married females, 177 adult males unable to read or write, 130 adult females unable to read or write, 121 females attending school, 120 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 57, Females present who are not members of the family: 43, 35 male births, 31 female births, 24 widowed females, 24 widowed males, 3 deaf and dumb females, 3 deaf and dumb males, 2 lunatic males, 1 blind females, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 146 single males aged 10 to 15, 130 single females aged 10 to 15, 129 single males aged 15 to 20, 121 females aged 5 to 10, 119 single females aged 15 to 20, 110 males aged 5 to 10, 81 married females aged 30 to 40, 76 married males aged 30 to 40, 71 married females aged 20 to 30, 65 single females aged 20 to 30, 60 single males aged 20 to 30, 58 married females aged 40 to 50, 58 married males aged 20 to 30, 58 married males aged 40 to 50, 42 married males aged 50 to 60, 40 males aged 3 to 4, 30 females age 3 to 4, 30 males aged 2 to 3, 30 married females aged 50 to 60, 26 males aged 4 to 5, 25 females aged 4 to 5, 24 females aged 2 to 3, 21 married males aged 60 to 70, 19 single females aged 30 to 40, 18 single males aged 30 to 40, 10 married females aged 60 to 70, 10 married males aged 70 to 80, 9 married females aged 70 to 80, 9 married males aged 80 to 90, 8 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 7 single females aged 40 to 50, 6 females aged 1 to 2, 6 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 5 females of unknown age, 5 married females aged 80 to 90, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 males aged 1 to 2, 4 single females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 males of unknown age, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,568 French Canadians, 127 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 44 persons originating in Ireland, 28 persons originating in England or Wales, 10 persons originating in Scotland, 7 persons originating in the United States, 2 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $681,867 value farms (dollars), $104,586 value all livestock, 65,482 bushels of oats, $48,148 value horses aged over 3 years, 45,449 pounds of homemade butter, 39,515 bushels of peas, 28,781 acres of land in farms, $24,690 value farm implements in dollars, 20,490 acres of farmland under cultivation, 17,158 bushels of potatoes, 14,772 bushels of barley, 13,419 acres of farmland under crops, 8,291 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,117 pounds of wool produced on farms, 6,988 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,909 acres of oats, 3,404 acres of peas, 3,056 bushels of spring wheat, $2,988 value garden and orchard crops, 2,825 bushels of buckwheat, 2,581 sheep, 2,321 bushels of carrots, 2,014 tons of hay, 1,966 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 1,011 bulls, oxen, or steers, 995 milk cows, 990 pounds of flax or hemp, 860 pounds of maple sugar, 819 calves and heifers, 808 horses aged over 3 years, 774 acres of barley, 693 swine, 534 bushels of corn, 497 barrels of pork, 426 horses aged 3 years and under, 394 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 286 acres of spring wheat, 233 occupants of farms, 188 acres of buckwheat, 142 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 131 acres of potatoes, 125 barrels of beef, 97 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 83 acres of farmland in gardens, 72 bushels of beans, 66 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 33 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 30 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 23 acres of corn, 15 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 5 acres of mangel wurtzel, 4 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $14,094 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,591 yards of flannel, 2,384 yards of fulled cloth, 895 yards of linen, 554 carriages for pleasure, 31 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 14 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Identifiers

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). "Chambly, Parish, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/chambly-parish-qc011003-1861/.