HGIS Canada › Quebec › Chicoutimi › 1861
Year: 1861  |  Province: Quebec  |  Wikidata: Q952269

Chicoutimi, Quebec (1861 census)

Chicoutimi was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,177. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q952269. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.397°N, 71.061°W.

Population

In 1861, Chicoutimi had a population of 3,177: 1,622 male and 1,555 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

Later boundary forms

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, Chicoutimi shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 157 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,177 total population, 1,622 males, 1,555 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,543, Female members of the family who are present: 1,471, 1,069 single males, 1,023 single females, 524 married males, 502 married females, 386 adult males unable to read or write, 276 adult females unable to read or write, 152 males attending school, 140 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 84, Males present who are not members of the family: 79, 79 female births, 77 male births, 30 widowed females, 29 widowed males, 2 lunatic males, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 287 males aged 5 to 10, 253 females aged 5 to 10, 213 single females aged 10 to 15, 201 married females aged 20 to 30, 197 single males aged 10 to 15, 166 married males aged 30 to 40, 140 married males aged 20 to 30, 138 single females aged 15 to 20, 136 single males aged 15 to 20, 126 married females aged 30 to 40, 123 single males aged 20 to 30, 111 married males aged 40 to 50, 91 females age 3 to 4, 86 married females aged 40 to 50, 83 males aged 3 to 4, 69 single females aged 20 to 30, 63 married males aged 50 to 60, 60 females aged 4 to 5, 58 males aged 4 to 5, 49 females aged 2 to 3, 45 married females aged 50 to 60, 44 males aged 2 to 3, 43 females aged 1 to 2, 39 males aged 1 to 2, 31 married males aged 60 to 70, 21 married females aged 60 to 70, 19 single males aged 30 to 40, 18 married females aged 15 to 20, 12 single females aged 30 to 40, 12 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 11 married males aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 6 single females aged 60 to 70, 5 married males aged 15 to 20, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 married females aged 10 to 15 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 3,104 French Canadians, 58 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 6 persons originating in Ireland, 4 persons originating in England or Wales, 3 persons originating in the United States, 2 persons originating in Scotland, 1 female negroes or coloured persons. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $313,838 value farms (dollars), $63,182 value all livestock, 26,637 acres of land in farms, 25,058 bushels of potatoes, $22,989 value horses aged over 3 years, 15,980 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 13,827 pounds of homemade butter, 12,967 bushels of barley, 10,657 acres of farmland under cultivation, 10,523 bushels of rye, 9,764 bushels of oats, $9,000 value farm implements in dollars, 6,232 bushels of peas, 5,632 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,988 acres of farmland under crops, 3,750 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,668 sheep, 1,274 acres of rye, 1,148 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,015 swine, 910 acres of peas, 806 milk cows, 776 calves and heifers, 762 acres of barley, 740 tons of hay, 660 acres of oats, 625 bushels of spring wheat, 444 horses aged over 3 years, 308 occupants of farms, 305 acres of potatoes, 156 barrels of pork, 137 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, $130 value garden and orchard crops, 126 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 124 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 80 acres of spring wheat, 64 horses aged 3 years and under, 37 acres of farmland in gardens, 27 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 26 bushels of turnips, 13 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 barrels of beef, 1 acres of turnips, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $6,011 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 3,127 yards of flannel, 2,520 yards of fulled cloth, 1,674 yards of linen, 317 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 31 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 16, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 15, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 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 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded Deaths in the past year among males aged 90 to 100: 1 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.

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). "Chicoutimi, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/chicoutimi-qc015005-1861/.