Durham, Quebec (1861 census)
Durham was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,152. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28345480. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.695°N, 72.311°W.
Population
In 1861, Durham had a population of 3,152: 1,622 male and 1,530 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,152 |
| 1871 | 729 |
| 1891 | 543 |
| 1901 | 454 |
| 1911 | 336 |
| 1921 | 362 |
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 Durham, 1871 (20.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Durham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 169 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,152 total population, 1,622 males, 1,530 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,493, Female members of the family who are present: 1,446, 1,064 single males, 1,003 single females, 529 married males, 497 married females, 347 females attending school, 269 males attending school, 190 adult males unable to read or write, 183 adult females unable to read or write, Males present who are not members of the family: 129, Females present who are not members of the family: 84, 62 male births, 59 female births, 30 widowed females, 29 widowed males, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 287 males aged 5 to 10, 253 females aged 5 to 10, 201 married females aged 20 to 30, 197 single males aged 10 to 15, 192 single females aged 10 to 15, 166 married males aged 30 to 40, 150 married males aged 20 to 30, 138 single females aged 15 to 20, 136 single males aged 15 to 20, 126 married females aged 30 to 40, 123 single males aged 20 to 30, 111 married males aged 40 to 50, 91 females age 3 to 4, 86 married females aged 40 to 50, 83 males aged 3 to 4, 79 females aged 2 to 3, 74 males aged 2 to 3, 69 single females aged 20 to 30, 63 married males aged 50 to 60, 60 females aged 4 to 5, 58 males aged 4 to 5, 40 married females aged 50 to 60, 21 married females aged 60 to 70, 21 married males aged 60 to 70, 19 males aged 1 to 2, 19 single males aged 30 to 40, 18 married females aged 15 to 20, 13 females aged 1 to 2, 12 single females aged 30 to 40, 12 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 11 married males aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 6 single females aged 60 to 70, 5 married males aged 15 to 20, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 married females aged 10 to 15 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,000 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 566 French Canadians, 371 persons originating in Ireland, 86 persons originating in England or Wales, 71 persons originating in Scotland, 54 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Italy or Greece, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $439,525 value farms (dollars), $113,768 value all livestock, 109,767 pounds of homemade butter, 84,058 bushels of oats, 65,376 bushels of potatoes, 55,433 pounds of maple sugar, 39,404 acres of land in farms, $34,822 value horses aged over 3 years, 31,530 bushels of turnips, 23,457 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $16,917 value farm implements in dollars, 16,214 bushels of spring wheat, 15,947 acres of farmland under cultivation, 12,779 bushels of buckwheat, 10,422 pounds of wool produced on farms, 9,968 acres of farmland under crops, 5,952 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,216 bushels of corn, 2,905 acres of oats, 2,749 tons of hay, 2,434 sheep, 1,872 bushels of rye, 1,639 bushels of carrots, 1,592 calves and heifers, 1,438 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,405 milk cows, 1,402 bushels of peas, 970 swine, 966 acres of spring wheat, 712 pounds of flax or hemp, 636 bushels of barley, 549 barrels of pork, 505 acres of potatoes, 478 acres of buckwheat, 475 horses aged over 3 years, 408 occupants of farms, $383 value garden and orchard crops, 348 bulls, oxen, or steers, 246 barrels of beef, 224 horses aged 3 years and under, 185 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 182 bushels of beans, 169 acres of turnips, 169 pounds of hops, 146 acres of corn, 139 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 119 acres of rye, 95 acres of peas, 92 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 62 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 46 acres of barley, 27 acres of farmland in gardens, 16 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 12 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 9 bushels of winter wheat, 4 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 acres of winter wheat. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $11,863 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 7,379 yards of flannel, 1,878 yards of fulled cloth, 768 yards of linen, 332 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 2 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 35 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 20, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 15, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 6, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 3, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 2, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Jean-Baptiste-Éric Dorion | 1826–1866 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC018001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC054001_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q28345480
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). "Durham, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/durham-qc018001-1861/.