Clarendon, Quebec (1861 census)
Clarendon was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,330. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2975590. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.631°N, 76.519°W.
Population
In 1861, Clarendon had a population of 2,330: 1,260 male and 1,070 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,759 |
| 1861 | 2,330 |
| 1871 | 2,675 |
| 1901 | 2,736 |
| 1911 | 2,421 |
| 1921 | 2,244 |
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, Clarendon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,330 total population, 1,260 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,125, 1,070 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,021, 888 single males, 719 single females, 349 married males, 307 married females, 146 females attending school, 141 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 135, Females present who are not members of the family: 49, 44 male births, 44 widowed females, 40 female births, 23 widowed males, 22 adult males unable to read or write, 8 adult females unable to read or write, 3 deaf and dumb males, 3 lunatic males, 2 lunatic females, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 180 females aged 5 to 10, 175 single males aged 15 to 20, 175 single males aged 20 to 30, 164 single females aged 10 to 15, 146 males aged 5 to 10, 144 single males aged 10 to 15, 125 single females aged 15 to 20, 106 married females aged 20 to 30, 103 married males aged 30 to 40, 92 married males aged 40 to 50, 82 married females aged 30 to 40, 71 married males aged 20 to 30, 71 single females aged 20 to 30, 59 married females aged 40 to 50, 49 males aged 4 to 5, 46 married males aged 50 to 60, 44 males aged 3 to 4, 42 males aged 1 to 2, 37 females aged 4 to 5, 36 females aged 1 to 2, 33 married males aged 60 to 70, 32 females aged 2 to 3, 32 males aged 2 to 3, 29 married females aged 50 to 60, 25 females age 3 to 4, 24 single males aged 30 to 40, 21 married females aged 60 to 70, 12 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 10 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 9 married females aged 15 to 20, 7 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 males of unknown age, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,556 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 563 persons originating in Ireland, 99 persons originating in Scotland, 68 persons originating in England or Wales, 29 French Canadians, 9 persons originating in the United States, 4 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 2 negroes or coloured persons, 2 persons originating in France, 1 male negroes or coloured persons. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $292,916 value farms (dollars), $92,515 value all livestock, 86,317 bushels of oats, 76,556 pounds of homemade butter, 68,642 bushels of potatoes, 45,028 acres of land in farms, $36,652 value horses aged over 3 years, 30,159 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 25,905 bushels of spring wheat, $18,398 value farm implements in dollars, 14,869 acres of farmland under cultivation, 11,658 acres of farmland under crops, 11,043 bushels of peas, 7,235 bushels of turnips, 5,615 pounds of wool produced on farms, 5,454 bushels of winter wheat, 3,746 acres of oats, 3,187 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,399 tons of hay, 1,953 sheep, 1,598 acres of spring wheat, 1,500 swine, 1,245 calves and heifers, 1,174 barrels of pork, 1,075 pounds of maple sugar, 1,026 milk cows, 825 acres of peas, 814 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 606 bushels of barley, 517 acres of potatoes, 459 horses aged over 3 years, 350 occupants of farms, 348 acres of winter wheat, 292 barrels of beef, 259 bulls, oxen, or steers, 252 bushels of rye, 233 pounds of hops, 225 bushels of corn, 225 horses aged 3 years and under, 192 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 149 bushels of carrots, 98 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 65 bushels of buckwheat, 60 acres of turnips, 38 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 31 acres of barley, 28 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 24 acres of farmland in gardens, 19 acres of rye, 14 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 8 acres of corn, 7 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 acres of buckwheat, 3 bushels of beans, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 6,028 yards of flannel, $1,658 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 212 yards of fulled cloth, 46 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 7 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC040005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC079011_1901— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2975590
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarendon,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarendon_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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). "Clarendon, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/clarendon-qc040005-1861/.