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Year: 1861  |  Province: Quebec  |  Wikidata: Q985593

Deschambault, Quebec (1861 census)

Deschambault was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,334. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q985593. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.682°N, 71.979°W.

Population

In 1861, Deschambault had a population of 2,334: 1,187 male and 1,147 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

YearPopulation
18512,624
18612,334
18712,402
18812,657
18912,401
19011,814
19111,493

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

Later boundary forms

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, Deschambault shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 167 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,334 total population, 1,187 males, 1,147 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,113, Female members of the family who are present: 1,086, 812 single males, 752 single females, 352 married females, 351 married males, 183 adult males unable to read or write, 165 males attending school, 138 females attending school, 122 adult females unable to read or write, Males present who are not members of the family: 74, 70 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 61, 47 female births, 43 widowed females, 24 widowed males, 9 lunatic males, 5 lunatic females, 2 blind females, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 162 males aged 5 to 10, 150 females aged 5 to 10, 137 single males aged 10 to 15, 121 single females aged 10 to 15, 114 single males aged 15 to 20, 111 single males aged 20 to 30, 104 married females aged 30 to 40, 96 single females aged 15 to 20, 91 married males aged 30 to 40, 90 single females aged 20 to 30, 84 married females aged 20 to 30, 78 married males aged 20 to 30, 70 married females aged 40 to 50, 66 married males aged 40 to 50, 62 married males aged 50 to 60, 56 females aged 4 to 5, 51 married females aged 50 to 60, 47 males aged 1 to 2, 45 males aged 4 to 5, 43 males aged 3 to 4, 42 females aged 1 to 2, 42 females aged 2 to 3, 39 males aged 2 to 3, 36 females age 3 to 4, 31 single females aged 30 to 40, 25 married males aged 60 to 70, 22 married females aged 60 to 70, 22 married males aged 70 to 80, 18 single males aged 30 to 40, 16 married females aged 70 to 80, 16 single females aged 40 to 50, 11 single females aged 50 to 60, 11 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 10 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 9 single males aged 40 to 50, 9 single males aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 6 married males aged 80 to 90, 6 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 single females aged 60 to 70, 5 single females aged 70 to 80, 5 single males aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 5 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 females of unknown age, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 males of unknown age, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,323 French Canadians, 5 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 5 persons originating in Ireland, 1 persons originating in Scotland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $424,549 value farms (dollars), 74,511 bushels of oats, $61,964 value all livestock, 36,984 pounds of maple sugar, 26,861 pounds of homemade butter, $26,782 value horses aged over 3 years, 26,036 acres of land in farms, 21,246 bushels of potatoes, $18,274 value farm implements in dollars, 13,494 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12,542 acres of farmland under cultivation, 7,018 acres of farmland under crops, 6,475 pounds of wool produced on farms, 5,909 bushels of spring wheat, 5,488 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,076 bushels of buckwheat, 3,844 bushels of turnips, 3,839 acres of oats, 3,818 pounds of flax or hemp, 2,332 sheep, 2,139 tons of hay, $1,774 value garden and orchard crops, 1,500 bushels of peas, 917 bulls, oxen, or steers, 899 calves and heifers, 865 milk cows, 840 bushels of rye, 678 bushels of barley, 582 swine, 442 acres of spring wheat, 418 horses aged over 3 years, 399 barrels of pork, 252 acres of buckwheat, 241 occupants of farms, 201 acres of potatoes, 150 acres of peas, 128 barrels of beef, 128 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 87 bushels of corn, 79 acres of rye, 69 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 61 horses aged 3 years and under, 45 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 43 acres of barley, 39 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 36 acres of farmland in gardens, 27 acres of turnips, 20 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 12 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 10 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 4 acres of corn, 3 bushels of beans, 3 bushels of carrots, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $12,912 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 5,949 yards of linen, 3,663 yards of fulled cloth, 3,386 yards of flannel, 644 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 39 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 22, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 17, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 13, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 8, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 90 to 100: 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 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Identifiers

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). "Deschambault, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/deschambault-qc041002-1861/.