Cox, Quebec (1861 census)
Cox was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,161. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.093°N, 65.361°W.
Population
In 1861, Cox had a population of 2,161.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,693 |
| 1861 | 2,161 |
| 1871 | 2,845 |
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, Cox shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,161 total population. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 987 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 947 French Canadians, 59 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 39 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 37 persons originating in England or Wales, 34 persons originating in New Brunswick, 19 persons originating in Ireland, 17 persons originating in Newfoundland, 13 persons originating in Scotland, 5 persons originating in the United States, 3 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in France. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $235,291 value farms (dollars), $38,080 value all livestock, 33,824 bushels of potatoes, $17,810 value horses aged over 3 years, 16,533 pounds of homemade butter, 15,960 acres of land in farms, $15,027 value farm implements in dollars, 13,366 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,426 bushels of oats, 6,080 bushels of barley, 5,389 bushels of turnips, 4,351 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 2,594 acres of farmland under cultivation, 2,395 bushels of spring wheat, 1,964 pounds of wool produced on farms, $1,884 value garden and orchard crops, 1,783 acres of farmland under crops, 1,650 pounds of maple sugar, 1,032 swine, 999 sheep, 775 acres of farmland in pasture, 747 tons of hay, 432 milk cows, 426 acres of oats, 404 bulls, oxen, or steers, 316 barrels of pork, 271 acres of potatoes, 267 acres of barley, 260 occupants of farms, 255 horses aged over 3 years, 238 calves and heifers, 215 bushels of peas, 181 pounds of hops, 160 barrels of beef, 135 acres of spring wheat, 77 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 71 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 60 bushels of carrots, 49 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 45 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 40 bushels of winter wheat, 36 acres of farmland in gardens, 34 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 30 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 28 bushels of beans, 28 horses aged 3 years and under, 24 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 13 acres of turnips, 12 bushels of buckwheat, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 acres of peas, 4 acres of winter wheat, 1 acres of buckwheat, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $6,152 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,288 yards of fulled cloth, 167 carriages for pleasure, 48 yards of flannel, 1 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 70,461 barrels of salted fish sold, 408 pounds of fresh fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 4,526 quintals of dried fish sold — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC009002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC169003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Cox, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/cox-qc009002-1861/.