Ely, Quebec (1861 census)
Ely was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,748. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.521°N, 72.347°W.
Population
In 1861, Ely had a population of 1,748: 952 male and 796 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,018 |
| 1861 | 1,748 |
| 1871 | 1,267 |
| 1881 | 1,556 |
| 1891 | 1,764 |
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 Ely, 1871 (49.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ely N, 1871 (50.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Ely shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,748 total population, 952 males, Male members of the family who are present: 919, 796 females, Female members of the family who are present: 763, 638 single males, 533 single females, 296 married males, 251 married females, 155 adult males unable to read or write, 144 adult females unable to read or write, 90 females attending school, 89 males attending school, 56 female births, 46 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 33, Males present who are not members of the family: 33, 18 widowed males, 12 widowed females, 2 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 142 males aged 5 to 10, 135 females aged 5 to 10, 107 single males aged 10 to 15, 99 single females aged 10 to 15, 90 married males aged 20 to 30, 84 married females aged 20 to 30, 84 married males aged 30 to 40, 79 single males aged 15 to 20, 77 married females aged 30 to 40, 69 single males aged 20 to 30, 61 single females aged 15 to 20, 52 males aged 1 to 2, 47 males aged 2 to 3, 47 males aged 4 to 5, 47 married males aged 40 to 50, 42 females aged 1 to 2, 40 married females aged 40 to 50, 40 married males aged 50 to 60, 38 single females aged 20 to 30, 34 males aged 3 to 4, 33 females aged 2 to 3, 31 females age 3 to 4, 30 married females aged 50 to 60, 27 married males aged 60 to 70, 24 females aged 4 to 5, 11 married females aged 15 to 20, 8 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 6 married females aged 60 to 70, 6 single females aged 30 to 40, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 single males aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 females of unknown age, 1 males of unknown age, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,094 French Canadians, 439 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 104 persons originating in Ireland, 38 persons originating in the United States, 36 persons originating in Scotland, 35 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in the East Indies. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $230,578 value farms (dollars), $58,807 value all livestock, 52,925 pounds of maple sugar, 52,728 pounds of homemade butter, 33,183 bushels of potatoes, 27,168 bushels of oats, 22,685 acres of land in farms, $14,751 value horses aged over 3 years, 13,081 bushels of buckwheat, 12,843 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $10,223 value farm implements in dollars, 9,842 acres of farmland under cultivation, 7,300 acres of farmland under crops, 2,915 bushels of turnips, 2,802 bushels of barley, 2,734 bushels of spring wheat, 2,557 tons of hay, 2,522 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,453 sheep, 1,266 bushels of rye, $1,158 value garden and orchard crops, 1,071 bushels of peas, 995 pounds of wool produced on farms, 975 acres of oats, 880 calves and heifers, 830 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 643 barrels of pork, 641 milk cows, 590 acres of buckwheat, 324 swine, 279 occupants of farms, 259 acres of potatoes, 258 bulls, oxen, or steers, 250 bushels of corn, 242 horses aged over 3 years, 191 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 185 acres of barley, 177 acres of spring wheat, 157 barrels of beef, 145 pounds of flax or hemp, 129 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 128 horses aged 3 years and under, 108 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 97 acres of peas, 88 acres of rye, 74 bushels of carrots, 36 acres of turnips, 35 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 30 bushels of beans, 30 bushels of winter wheat, 21 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 20 acres of farmland in gardens, 12 acres of corn, 10 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 acres of winter wheat, 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 $18,992 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 3,822 yards of flannel, 1,581 yards of fulled cloth, 879 yards of linen, $750 value carriages for hire (dollars), 490 carriages for pleasure, 9 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 8 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC048001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC188001— 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). "Ely, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ely-qc048001-1861/.