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Year: 1861  |  Province: Quebec

Farnham, Quebec (1861 census)

Farnham was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,530. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.270°N, 72.960°W.

Population

In 1861, Farnham had a population of 2,530: 1,335 male and 1,195 female residents.

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

Later boundary forms

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, Farnham shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 167 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,530 total population, 1,335 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,208, 1,195 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,123, 877 single males, 749 single females, 433 married males, 415 married females, 256 adult males unable to read or write, 217 males attending school, 213 adult females unable to read or write, 203 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 127, Females present who are not members of the family: 72, 62 female births, 62 male births, 31 widowed females, 25 widowed males, 4 blind males, 4 lunatic females, 3 lunatic males, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 186 females aged 5 to 10, 170 males aged 5 to 10, 164 single males aged 10 to 15, 155 married females aged 20 to 30, 155 married males aged 20 to 30, 150 single females aged 10 to 15, 139 single males aged 15 to 20, 115 married males aged 30 to 40, 110 married females aged 30 to 40, 108 single males aged 20 to 30, 97 single females aged 15 to 20, 74 married males aged 40 to 50, 67 married females aged 40 to 50, 58 single females aged 20 to 30, 56 males aged 4 to 5, 55 females aged 4 to 5, 53 males aged 1 to 2, 50 males aged 2 to 3, 45 married females aged 50 to 60, 45 married males aged 50 to 60, 43 males aged 3 to 4, 42 females aged 2 to 3, 40 females age 3 to 4, 40 females aged 1 to 2, 30 married males aged 60 to 70, 25 single males aged 30 to 40, 22 married females aged 60 to 70, 10 married females aged 15 to 20, 10 married males aged 70 to 80, 9 single females aged 40 to 50, 9 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 9 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 8 single females aged 30 to 40, 8 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,729 French Canadians, 575 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 84 persons originating in Ireland, 64 persons originating in the United States, 53 persons originating in Scotland, 15 persons originating in England or Wales, 8 persons originating in the West Indies, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $322,990 value farms (dollars), $46,535 value all livestock, 43,787 pounds of homemade butter, 25,578 bushels of oats, 24,784 bushels of potatoes, $21,069 value horses aged over 3 years, 19,180 acres of land in farms, 12,080 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,100 acres of farmland under cultivation, $5,315 value farm implements in dollars, 5,255 bushels of spring wheat, 4,474 acres of farmland under crops, 3,462 bushels of peas, 2,896 pounds of maple sugar, 2,838 bushels of corn, 2,523 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,225 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,184 bushels of turnips, 1,769 bushels of buckwheat, $1,704 value garden and orchard crops, 1,169 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 1,065 acres of oats, 1,024 tons of hay, 901 bushels of barley, 724 sheep, 703 milk cows, 573 bushels of carrots, 403 swine, 389 pounds of flax or hemp, 377 horses aged over 3 years, 366 calves and heifers, 347 acres of spring wheat, 328 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 308 barrels of pork, 278 barrels of beef, 252 acres of peas, 218 occupants of farms, 184 acres of potatoes, 182 bulls, oxen, or steers, 103 acres of buckwheat, 103 acres of farmland in gardens, 101 bushels of beans, 93 acres of corn, 92 horses aged 3 years and under, 86 bushels of rye, 71 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 70 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 46 acres of barley, 36 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 17 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 13 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 12 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 12 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 10 pounds of hops, 8 acres of rye, 5 acres of turnips. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $7,793 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,320 yards of flannel, 964 yards of fulled cloth, $535 value carriages for hire (dollars), 367 carriages for pleasure, 311 yards of linen, 44 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 28 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 14, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 14, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 4, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded Deaths in the past year among males aged 90 to 100: 1 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.

Identifiers

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, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/farnham-qc033002-1861/.