Derry, East and West, Quebec (1861 census)
Derry, East and West was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 260. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.789°N, 75.360°W.
Population
In 1861, Derry, East and West had a population of 260.
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 Derry, 1871 (42.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Mulgrave, 1871 (57.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Derry, East and West shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 260 total population. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 136 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 50 French Canadians, 40 persons originating in Ireland, 13 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 9 negroes or coloured persons, 9 persons originating in Scotland, 7 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick. 4 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $8,572 value all livestock, $6,970 value horses aged over 3 years, $5,531 value farms (dollars), 2,760 bushels of oats, 2,372 bushels of potatoes, 2,258 acres of land in farms, 1,980 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $1,243 value farm implements in dollars, 370 pounds of homemade butter, 278 acres of farmland under cultivation, 215 acres of farmland under crops, 96 tons of hay, 83 acres of oats, 68 horses aged over 3 years, 63 acres of farmland in pasture, 27 bulls, oxen, or steers, 25 swine, 20 bushels of peas, 19 acres of potatoes, 19 milk cows, 12 occupants of farms, 7 horses aged 3 years and under, 6 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 5 calves and heifers, 5 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 barrels of pork, 1 acres of peas, 1 sheep. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $56 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 10 yards of flannel, 2 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC039015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC039015— 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). "Derry, East and West, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/derry-east-and-west-qc039015-1861/.