Elgin, Quebec (1861 census)
Elgin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,069. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q29921023. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.020°N, 74.233°W.
Population
In 1861, Elgin had a population of 1,069: 537 male and 532 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,069 |
| 1871 | 1,121 |
| 1881 | 1,048 |
| 1891 | 915 |
| 1901 | 795 |
| 1911 | 714 |
| 1921 | 693 |
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, Elgin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 149 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,069 total population, 537 males, 532 females, Female members of the family who are present: 508, Male members of the family who are present: 486, 359 single males, 343 single females, 168 married females, 158 married males, 77 males attending school, 76 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 51, Females present who are not members of the family: 24, 21 widowed females, 20 male births, 20 widowed males, 16 female births, 5 adult males unable to read or write, 2 lunatic females, 1 adult females unable to read or write, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 76 single males aged 10 to 15, 76 single males aged 20 to 30, 68 single females aged 10 to 15, 68 single females aged 15 to 20, 66 females aged 5 to 10, 56 males aged 5 to 10, 46 single females aged 20 to 30, 45 married females aged 30 to 40, 44 single males aged 15 to 20, 42 married females aged 20 to 30, 40 married males aged 20 to 30, 40 married males aged 30 to 40, 40 single females aged 40 to 50, 38 married females aged 40 to 50, 30 married males aged 40 to 50, 24 married males aged 50 to 60, 21 married females aged 50 to 60, 20 males aged 4 to 5, 18 females aged 4 to 5, 17 males aged 2 to 3, 16 females aged 2 to 3, 15 single males aged 30 to 40, 15 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 14 married males aged 60 to 70, 14 single females aged 30 to 40, 13 females aged 1 to 2, 12 married females aged 60 to 70, 10 females age 3 to 4, 10 males aged 1 to 2, 9 married males aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 8 single males aged 40 to 50, 7 males aged 3 to 4, 6 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 married females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 males of unknown age, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 710 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 175 persons originating in Scotland, 96 persons originating in Ireland, 40 French Canadians, 33 persons originating in the United States, 15 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $192,805 value farms (dollars), $64,822 value all livestock, 30,947 bushels of oats, 30,341 pounds of homemade butter, $25,127 value horses aged over 3 years, 17,701 bushels of potatoes, 15,406 acres of land in farms, 10,105 bushels of carrots, 9,905 acres of farmland under cultivation, $9,833 value farm implements in dollars, 9,735 bushels of spring wheat, 6,071 pounds of wool produced on farms, 5,625 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,501 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,738 bushels of peas, 4,261 acres of farmland under crops, 4,006 bushels of barley, 3,425 pounds of maple sugar, 3,094 bushels of corn, 1,810 bushels of turnips, 1,692 sheep, 1,552 tons of hay, 1,457 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 1,114 calves and heifers, 1,059 acres of oats, 832 milk cows, 650 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 588 acres of spring wheat, 584 bushels of buckwheat, 450 bushels of rye, 439 swine, 337 horses aged over 3 years, 215 acres of peas, 212 barrels of pork, 179 horses aged 3 years and under, 158 occupants of farms, 155 acres of barley, 135 acres of potatoes, 128 bushels of beans, 120 acres of corn, 71 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, $65 value garden and orchard crops, 41 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 34 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 31 acres of buckwheat, 30 acres of rye, 19 acres of farmland in gardens, 15 bulls, oxen, or steers, 12 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 8 barrels of beef, 5 acres of turnips, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 acres of mangel wurtzel, 4 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $7,232 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,640 yards of flannel, 314 carriages for pleasure, 188 yards of fulled cloth. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 12 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC021001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC058002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q29921023
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). "Elgin, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/elgin-qc021001-1861/.