Cranbourne, Quebec (1861 census)
Cranbourne was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 416. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.354°N, 70.614°W.
Population
In 1861, Cranbourne had a population of 416: 221 male and 195 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 284 |
| 1861 | 416 |
| 1871 | 598 |
| 1881 | 859 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Cranbourne, 1871 (65.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Cranbourne shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 115 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 416 total population, 221 males, Male members of the family who are present: 216, 195 females, Female members of the family who are present: 191, 166 single males, 139 single females, 54 married females, 53 married males, 21 adult males unable to read or write, 17 adult females unable to read or write, 14 females attending school, 13 males attending school, 6 male births, Males present who are not members of the family: 5, 5 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 4, 2 widowed females, 2 widowed males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 33 females aged 5 to 10, 31 single males aged 10 to 15, 27 males aged 4 to 5, 26 single males aged 15 to 20, 25 single females aged 10 to 15, 23 males aged 5 to 10, 23 single females aged 15 to 20, 17 married females aged 20 to 30, 16 females aged 4 to 5, 16 married females aged 30 to 40, 16 married males aged 30 to 40, 15 single males aged 20 to 30, 14 married males aged 20 to 30, 12 males aged 1 to 2, 9 males aged 2 to 3, 8 females aged 1 to 2, 8 married males aged 60 to 70, 8 single females aged 20 to 30, 7 females age 3 to 4, 7 males aged 3 to 4, 7 married females aged 50 to 60, 7 married males aged 40 to 50, 7 single females aged 30 to 40, 6 single males aged 30 to 40, 5 females aged 2 to 3, 5 married females aged 40 to 50, 5 married males aged 50 to 60, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 married females aged 60 to 70, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 269 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 129 persons originating in Ireland, 9 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 5 persons originating in England or Wales, 3 persons originating in Scotland, 1 persons originating in Newfoundland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $32,350 value farms (dollars), 8,931 acres of land in farms, 7,965 pounds of homemade butter, 7,919 bushels of potatoes, 7,324 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $6,716 value all livestock, 6,156 bushels of oats, $2,798 value horses aged over 3 years, 1,607 acres of farmland under cultivation, 1,200 pounds of maple sugar, 996 acres of farmland under crops, $811 value farm implements in dollars, 611 acres of farmland in pasture, 550 bushels of turnips, 491 bushels of barley, 429 pounds of wool produced on farms, 340 tons of hay, 205 acres of oats, 187 bushels of spring wheat, 154 bulls, oxen, or steers, 141 milk cows, 136 sheep, 123 swine, 110 calves and heifers, 102 acres of potatoes, 77 bushels of peas, 72 occupants of farms, 62 barrels of pork, 54 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 42 horses aged over 3 years, 39 acres of barley, 28 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 18 acres of spring wheat, 17 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 16 barrels of beef, 10 acres of peas, 10 acres of turnips, 10 horses aged 3 years and under, 10 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 4 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 bushels of corn. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 252 yards of flannel, 23 yards of fulled cloth. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 3 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC017002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC047005_1871— 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). "Cranbourne, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/cranbourne-qc017002-1861/.