De Sales, Quebec (1861 census)
De Sales was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 398. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.700°N, 70.415°W.
Population
In 1861, De Sales had a population of 398: 201 male and 197 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
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Ste. Agnès, 1851 (53.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Ste. Agnès, 1871 (53.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, De Sales shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 109 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 398 total population, 201 males, Male members of the family who are present: 199, 197 females, Female members of the family who are present: 196, 137 single males, 131 single females, 63 married females, 60 married males, 57 adult females unable to read or write, 53 adult males unable to read or write, 22 males attending school, 18 male births, 17 female births, 15 females attending school, 4 widowed males, 3 widowed females, Males present who are not members of the family: 2, Females present who are not members of the family: 1, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 32 males aged 5 to 10, 31 females aged 5 to 10, 27 single males aged 10 to 15, 26 married males aged 30 to 40, 23 married females aged 20 to 30, 21 single females aged 10 to 15, 20 married females aged 30 to 40, 17 single females aged 15 to 20, 15 married males aged 20 to 30, 15 single males aged 15 to 20, 12 females age 3 to 4, 12 males aged 3 to 4, 12 married females aged 40 to 50, 11 females aged 1 to 2, 10 males aged 2 to 3, 9 males aged 1 to 2, 8 females aged 2 to 3, 8 married males aged 40 to 50, 8 single males aged 20 to 30, 6 females aged 4 to 5, 6 married males aged 60 to 70, 6 single females aged 20 to 30, 5 males aged 4 to 5, 5 married males aged 50 to 60, 4 married females aged 50 to 60, 3 married females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 398 French Canadians. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $26,716 value farms (dollars), $20,548 value all livestock, 7,386 acres of land in farms, 5,117 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $3,496 value horses aged over 3 years, 2,507 bushels of potatoes, $2,303 value farm implements in dollars, 2,269 acres of farmland under cultivation, 1,832 bushels of spring wheat, 1,464 bushels of barley, 1,448 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,115 bushels of rye, 880 bushels of peas, 810 acres of farmland under crops, 784 pounds of wool produced on farms, 680 bushels of oats, 569 pounds of homemade butter, 367 sheep, 278 pounds of flax or hemp, 240 acres of spring wheat, 133 bulls, oxen, or steers, 128 acres of rye, 118 acres of peas, 106 calves and heifers, 106 swine, 99 acres of barley, $94 value garden and orchard crops, 88 milk cows, 75 barrels of beef, 71 acres of oats, 67 horses aged over 3 years, 66 occupants of farms, 54 tons of hay, 49 acres of potatoes, 33 barrels of pork, 33 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 23 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 11 acres of farmland in gardens, 10 horses aged 3 years and under, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $1,050 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 941 yards of fulled cloth, 725 yards of linen, 621 yards of flannel, 74 carriages for pleasure. (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 of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 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. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC013003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC013003— 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). "De Sales, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/de-sales-qc013003-1861/.