Champlain, VL, Quebec (1861 census)
Champlain, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,177. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q139493759. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.461°N, 72.393°W.
Population
In 1861, Champlain, VL had a population of 2,177: 1,170 male and 1,007 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,177 |
| 1921 | 698 |
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 La Visitation, Champlain, 1851 (90.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained La Visitation, 1871 (59.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Champlain, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,177 total population, 1,170 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,073, 1,007 females, Female members of the family who are present: 945, 807 single males, 682 single females, 342 married males, 294 married females, 234 adult males unable to read or write, 215 males attending school, 202 females attending school, 169 adult females unable to read or write, Males present who are not members of the family: 97, Females present who are not members of the family: 62, 45 male births, 40 female births, 31 widowed females, 21 widowed males, 3 lunatic males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 192 males aged 5 to 10, 164 females aged 5 to 10, 137 single males aged 10 to 15, 121 single females aged 10 to 15, 121 single males aged 15 to 20, 119 single females aged 15 to 20, 117 single males aged 20 to 30, 96 married males aged 30 to 40, 95 single females aged 20 to 30, 84 married males aged 40 to 50, 79 married females aged 30 to 40, 70 married females aged 20 to 30, 69 married females aged 40 to 50, 61 married males aged 20 to 30, 51 married males aged 50 to 60, 41 females age 3 to 4, 40 males of unknown age, 39 males aged 4 to 5, 37 married females aged 50 to 60, 36 married males aged 60 to 70, 34 males aged 3 to 4, 30 females aged 4 to 5, 29 married females aged 60 to 70, 27 males aged 2 to 3, 25 single males aged 30 to 40, 21 single females aged 30 to 40, 20 females aged 2 to 3, 12 married males aged 70 to 80, 11 males aged 1 to 2, 10 females aged 1 to 2, 10 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 10 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 9 single males aged 50 to 60, 8 single females aged 40 to 50, 7 married females aged 70 to 80, 7 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 single females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 5 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 single females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 3 females of unknown age, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,124 French Canadians, 21 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 11 persons originating in the United States, 9 persons originating in England or Wales, 6 persons originating in Ireland, 4 persons originating in Scotland, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $192,375 value farms (dollars), 68,495 bushels of oats, $46,846 value all livestock, 27,227 bushels of potatoes, $27,151 value horses aged over 3 years, 25,108 acres of land in farms, 18,059 pounds of homemade butter, 16,342 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $13,792 value farm implements in dollars, 10,332 pounds of maple sugar, 8,766 acres of farmland under cultivation, 5,847 acres of farmland under crops, 5,390 bushels of spring wheat, 5,254 pounds of flax or hemp, 5,171 bushels of buckwheat, 4,845 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,886 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,852 bushels of peas, 2,703 acres of oats, 2,089 bushels of rye, 1,859 bushels of barley, 1,654 sheep, 1,236 tons of hay, 759 milk cows, $596 value garden and orchard crops, 589 bushels of turnips, 542 barrels of pork, 539 swine, 442 calves and heifers, 435 acres of spring wheat, 384 bushels of carrots, 378 bulls, oxen, or steers, 325 horses aged over 3 years, 321 acres of buckwheat, 319 bushels of corn, 224 acres of peas, 221 occupants of farms, 210 acres of rye, 201 acres of potatoes, 144 barrels of beef, 117 acres of barley, 80 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 76 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 50 horses aged 3 years and under, 35 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 33 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 33 acres of farmland in gardens, 33 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 26 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 25 acres of corn, 24 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 22 bushels of beans, 11 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 7 acres of turnips, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $5,762 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 4,361 yards of linen, 2,488 yards of flannel, 1,650 yards of fulled cloth, 345 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 28 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 25 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 15, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 6, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC012003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC047034— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q139493759
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). "Champlain, VL, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/champlain-vl-qc012003-1861/.