Forsyth, Quebec (1861 census)
Forsyth was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 677. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.931°N, 70.966°W.
Population
In 1861, Forsyth had a population of 677: 342 male and 335 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 390 |
| 1861 | 677 |
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 became part of St. Evariste, 1871 (20.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Forsyth shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 116 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 677 total population, 342 males, 335 females, Male members of the family who are present: 332, Female members of the family who are present: 327, 220 single females, 218 single males, 118 married males, 109 married females, 98 adult males unable to read or write, 71 females attending school, 62 males attending school, 27 female births, 19 male births, 12 adult females unable to read or write, Males present who are not members of the family: 10, Females present who are not members of the family: 8, 6 widowed females, 6 widowed males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 47 males aged 5 to 10, 41 females aged 5 to 10, 41 married females aged 20 to 30, 38 single females aged 10 to 15, 36 married males aged 20 to 30, 34 single males aged 15 to 20, 30 single females aged 15 to 20, 29 single males aged 10 to 15, 26 married males aged 30 to 40, 25 married males aged 40 to 50, 23 single males aged 20 to 30, 22 married females aged 30 to 40, 20 females aged 2 to 3, 18 married females aged 40 to 50, 17 males aged 1 to 2, 17 males aged 2 to 3, 16 married males aged 50 to 60, 16 single females aged 20 to 30, 15 females age 3 to 4, 15 females aged 1 to 2, 14 females aged 4 to 5, 14 married females aged 50 to 60, 13 males aged 4 to 5, 12 males aged 3 to 4, 11 married males aged 60 to 70, 7 married females aged 60 to 70, 5 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 single males aged 30 to 40, 3 married males aged 15 to 20, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 females of unknown age, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 673 French Canadians, 4 persons native to Canada, not of French origin. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $57,755 value farms (dollars), 16,425 pounds of maple sugar, $11,321 value all livestock, 7,233 acres of land in farms, $5,439 value horses aged over 3 years, 5,196 bushels of potatoes, 4,278 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,547 pounds of homemade butter, 3,380 bushels of oats, 2,955 acres of farmland under cultivation, 2,216 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,604 bushels of rye, 1,574 bushels of barley, $766 value farm implements in dollars, 739 acres of farmland under crops, 672 pounds of wool produced on farms, 408 bushels of peas, 391 pounds of flax or hemp, 369 acres of oats, 367 sheep, 347 tons of hay, 257 bushels of spring wheat, 207 swine, 204 bulls, oxen, or steers, 181 bushels of buckwheat, 152 milk cows, 119 acres of rye, 113 calves and heifers, 108 barrels of pork, 106 occupants of farms, 99 acres of barley, 98 horses aged over 3 years, 73 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 63 acres of potatoes, 47 acres of peas, 29 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 24 acres of spring wheat, 11 acres of buckwheat, 5 barrels of beef, 4 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 2 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 2 horses aged 3 years and under. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 578 yards of flannel, 485 yards of fulled cloth, $333 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 140 yards of linen, 20 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 1, 1 total number of deaths. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC005004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC005004— 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). "Forsyth, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/forsyth-qc005004-1861/.