Farnham E, Quebec (1861 census)
Farnham E was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,925. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.269°N, 72.781°W.
Population
In 1861, Farnham E had a population of 1,925: 1,053 male and 872 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,925 |
| 1871 | 2,066 |
| 1881 | 2,499 |
| 1891 | 2,045 |
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
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Farnham, 1851 (60.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Farnham E shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,925 total population, 1,053 males, Male members of the family who are present: 945, 872 females, Female members of the family who are present: 837, 699 single males, 538 single females, 337 married males, 307 married females, 141 females attending school, 139 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 108, 79 adult males unable to read or write, 70 adult females unable to read or write, 47 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 35, 28 female births, 27 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 6 lunatic males, 2 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 145 single males aged 20 to 30, 128 males aged 5 to 10, 128 single males aged 15 to 20, 113 single males aged 10 to 15, 111 females aged 5 to 10, 100 single females aged 15 to 20, 98 married males aged 30 to 40, 97 married females aged 30 to 40, 97 single females aged 10 to 15, 89 married females aged 20 to 30, 66 single females aged 20 to 30, 64 married males aged 20 to 30, 62 married males aged 50 to 60, 61 married males aged 40 to 50, 48 married females aged 50 to 60, 47 married females aged 40 to 50, 38 females aged 4 to 5, 38 married males aged 60 to 70, 36 males aged 3 to 4, 33 females age 3 to 4, 27 males aged 2 to 3, 24 males aged 4 to 5, 22 females aged 2 to 3, 21 single females aged 30 to 40, 20 married females aged 60 to 70, 17 single males aged 30 to 40, 13 males aged 1 to 2, 13 married males aged 70 to 80, 12 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 10 females aged 1 to 2, 8 single males aged 40 to 50, 8 single males aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 single females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 married females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,081 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 449 French Canadians, 236 persons originating in the United States, 82 persons originating in Ireland, 46 persons originating in Scotland, 27 persons originating in England or Wales, 2 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Sweden or Norway. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $400,060 value farms (dollars), 91,335 pounds of homemade butter, $78,110 value all livestock, 59,860 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 51,127 pounds of maple sugar, 34,608 bushels of oats, 27,974 acres of land in farms, 26,390 bushels of potatoes, $24,022 value horses aged over 3 years, 17,839 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $15,111 value farm implements in dollars, 10,135 acres of farmland under cultivation, 8,175 bushels of corn, 6,448 bushels of turnips, 5,705 acres of farmland under crops, 5,271 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,334 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,897 bushels of spring wheat, 3,161 bushels of buckwheat, 3,115 tons of hay, $1,659 value garden and orchard crops, 1,507 bushels of carrots, 1,389 sheep, 1,292 bushels of barley, 1,260 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,199 bushels of peas, 1,139 milk cows, 1,051 acres of oats, 1,019 calves and heifers, 892 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 385 bushels of beans, 382 horses aged over 3 years, 382 pounds of hops, 337 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 301 barrels of pork, 272 swine, 259 occupants of farms, 232 acres of corn, 186 acres of spring wheat, 178 acres of potatoes, 169 horses aged 3 years and under, 158 bulls, oxen, or steers, 146 bushels of rye, 143 barrels of beef, 135 acres of buckwheat, 96 acres of farmland in gardens, 86 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 77 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 66 acres of peas, 54 acres of barley, 51 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 24 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 23 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 20 acres of turnips, 16 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 9 acres of rye, 6 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $10,858 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,118 yards of flannel, 537 yards of fulled cloth, 347 carriages for pleasure, 129 yards of linen, 1 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 4 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC010003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC144004— 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). "Farnham E, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/farnham-e-qc010003-1861/.