Cleveland, Quebec (1861 census)
Cleveland was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,916. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28469407. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.685°N, 72.097°W.
Population
In 1861, Cleveland had a population of 1,916: 1,006 male and 910 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,916 |
| 1871 | 1,398 |
| 1881 | 1,715 |
| 1891 | 1,249 |
| 1901 | 1,216 |
| 1911 | 1,130 |
| 1921 | 977 |
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 Shipton, 1851 (44.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Richmond, T-V, 1871 (3.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Cleveland 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 1,916 total population, 1,006 males, 910 females, Male members of the family who are present: 899, Female members of the family who are present: 838, 687 single males, 600 single females, 308 married males, 286 married females, 177 males attending school, 135 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 107, Females present who are not members of the family: 72, 57 adult males unable to read or write, 47 male births, 44 adult females unable to read or write, 33 female births, 24 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 147 males aged 5 to 10, 138 females aged 5 to 10, 124 single males aged 10 to 15, 110 single males aged 15 to 20, 109 single females aged 10 to 15, 100 single females aged 15 to 20, 99 married males aged 30 to 40, 97 married females aged 20 to 30, 91 married females aged 30 to 40, 89 single males aged 20 to 30, 75 married males aged 40 to 50, 69 married males aged 20 to 30, 56 single females aged 20 to 30, 46 married females aged 40 to 50, 41 females aged 1 to 2, 41 males aged 1 to 2, 37 females age 3 to 4, 34 females aged 4 to 5, 33 married males aged 50 to 60, 32 males aged 2 to 3, 31 males aged 4 to 5, 30 males aged 3 to 4, 23 females aged 2 to 3, 20 married females aged 50 to 60, 20 married females aged 60 to 70, 20 married males aged 60 to 70, 19 single males aged 30 to 40, 10 single females aged 30 to 40, 9 married males aged 70 to 80, 8 single females aged 40 to 50, 7 married females aged 15 to 20, 7 single males aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 6 females of unknown age, 6 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 married females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 males of unknown age, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,158 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 262 persons originating in Ireland, 175 persons originating in England or Wales, 151 persons originating in Scotland, 89 French Canadians, 69 persons originating in the United States, 6 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 3 persons originating in France, 2 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $281,875 value farms (dollars), $56,785 value all livestock, 44,760 pounds of homemade butter, 35,416 bushels of potatoes, 32,963 bushels of oats, 26,885 pounds of maple sugar, $24,289 value horses aged over 3 years, 23,746 acres of land in farms, 17,130 bushels of turnips, 14,572 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $10,304 value farm implements in dollars, 9,174 acres of farmland under cultivation, 7,810 bushels of buckwheat, 5,606 pounds of wool produced on farms, 5,315 acres of farmland under crops, 3,848 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,690 bushels of spring wheat, 2,101 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,091 tons of hay, 1,469 bushels of barley, 1,347 sheep, 1,187 bushels of rye, 1,151 acres of oats, 1,151 bushels of carrots, 863 calves and heifers, 747 bushels of peas, 645 milk cows, 470 bushels of corn, 355 barrels of pork, 354 swine, 303 acres of buckwheat, 264 horses aged over 3 years, 259 acres of potatoes, 242 acres of spring wheat, 218 occupants of farms, 139 pounds of flax or hemp, 135 bulls, oxen, or steers, 132 barrels of beef, 121 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 104 horses aged 3 years and under, 78 acres of rye, 77 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 75 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 68 acres of barley, 65 acres of turnips, 63 bushels of beans, 50 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 48 acres of peas, 43 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 19 acres of corn, 18 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 15 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 12 pounds of hops, 11 acres of farmland in gardens, 4 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $7,347 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,652 yards of flannel, 281 yards of fulled cloth, 205 carriages for pleasure, 20 yards of linen, $15 value carriages for hire (dollars), 1 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 12 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 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 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC044002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC083002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q28469407
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). "Cleveland, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/cleveland-qc044002-1861/.