Douglas, Quebec (1861 census)
Douglas was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 988. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.744°N, 64.384°W.
Population
In 1861, Douglas had a population of 988.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 988 |
| 1871 | 1,160 |
| 1881 | 1,260 |
| 1891 | 1,468 |
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, Douglas shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 988 total population. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 833 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 75 persons originating in Ireland, 41 French Canadians, 12 persons originating in Scotland, 9 persons originating in England or Wales, 3 persons originating in New Brunswick, 2 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Newfoundland. 11 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $24,714 value farms (dollars), 20,147 bushels of potatoes, $18,177 value all livestock, 8,652 acres of land in farms, 7,849 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,593 pounds of homemade butter, $5,908 value horses aged over 3 years, 3,193 bushels of oats, $1,857 value farm implements in dollars, 1,109 pounds of wool produced on farms, 911 bushels of barley, 803 acres of farmland under crops, 803 acres of farmland under cultivation, 748 tons of hay, 585 sheep, 349 swine, 316 bushels of turnips, 240 bushels of spring wheat, 201 milk cows, 188 pounds of hops, 184 calves and heifers, 168 occupants of farms, 146 barrels of pork, 139 acres of oats, 131 acres of potatoes, 92 bulls, oxen, or steers, 82 horses aged over 3 years, 74 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 40 acres of barley, 33 barrels of beef, 31 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 31 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 16 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 15 acres of spring wheat, 14 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 10 horses aged 3 years and under, 3 acres of turnips, 2 bushels of beans, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 588 yards of flannel, $497 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 54 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 696 barrels of salted fish sold, 543 pounds of fresh fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 4,896 quintals of dried fish sold — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC019003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC154005— 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). "Douglas, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/douglas-qc019003-1861/.