Frampton, Quebec (1861 census)
Frampton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,568. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q770970. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.461°N, 70.759°W.
Population
In 1861, Frampton had a population of 2,568: 1,270 male and 1,298 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,993 |
| 1861 | 2,568 |
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 St. Edouard, 1871 (67.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Frampton 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 2,568 total population, 1,298 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,272, 1,270 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,231, 902 single males, 840 single females, 421 married females, 344 married males, 108 adult males unable to read or write, 79 females attending school, 74 adult females unable to read or write, 71 males attending school, 48 male births, Males present who are not members of the family: 39, 37 widowed females, 36 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 26, 24 widowed males, 3 deaf and dumb males, 3 lunatic females, 2 blind females, 2 lunatic males, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 186 single males aged 20 to 30, 180 single females aged 15 to 20, 175 females aged 5 to 10, 172 single females aged 10 to 15, 164 single males aged 10 to 15, 159 males aged 5 to 10, 156 married females aged 20 to 30, 149 single males aged 15 to 20, 94 single females aged 20 to 30, 85 married males aged 40 to 50, 85 married males aged 50 to 60, 84 married females aged 40 to 50, 79 married females aged 30 to 40, 70 married males aged 30 to 40, 67 married females aged 50 to 60, 59 married males aged 20 to 30, 46 females aged 1 to 2, 45 males aged 1 to 2, 45 males aged 4 to 5, 44 females aged 4 to 5, 44 males aged 3 to 4, 41 females age 3 to 4, 37 females aged 2 to 3, 35 males aged 2 to 3, 32 married males aged 60 to 70, 30 married females aged 60 to 70, 16 single males aged 30 to 40, 15 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 9 married males aged 70 to 80, 9 single females aged 30 to 40, 8 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 males of unknown age, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 females of unknown age, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,404 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 632 French Canadians, 488 persons originating in Ireland, 20 persons originating in England or Wales, 14 persons originating in the United States, 6 persons originating in Scotland, 2 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in Newfoundland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $236,514 value farms (dollars), $67,684 value all livestock, 63,756 pounds of homemade butter, 49,620 acres of land in farms, 43,449 bushels of oats, 43,308 pounds of maple sugar, 40,929 bushels of potatoes, 35,230 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $24,528 value horses aged over 3 years, 14,390 acres of farmland under cultivation, $11,133 value farm implements in dollars, 7,783 acres of farmland under crops, 6,598 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,836 bushels of barley, 3,593 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,182 tons of hay, 2,176 acres of oats, 1,984 bushels of turnips, 1,526 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,482 bushels of spring wheat, 1,476 sheep, 1,173 milk cows, 1,172 swine, 902 calves and heifers, 814 bushels of peas, 585 acres of potatoes, 583 bushels of buckwheat, 477 acres of barley, 448 barrels of pork, 447 occupants of farms, 427 horses aged over 3 years, $416 value garden and orchard crops, 353 bulls, oxen, or steers, 278 bushels of rye, 226 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 154 acres of spring wheat, 135 barrels of beef, 134 acres of peas, 106 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 86 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 77 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 65 acres of turnips, 64 horses aged 3 years and under, 52 bushels of carrots, 50 acres of buckwheat, 40 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 36 bushels of corn, 30 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 20 pounds of hops, 19 acres of rye, 12 bushels of beans, 9 acres of farmland in gardens, 6 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 3,167 yards of flannel, 1,457 yards of fulled cloth, $1,105 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,059 yards of linen, 31 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 20 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 5, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 4, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, 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 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC017003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC017003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q770970
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). "Frampton, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/frampton-qc017003-1861/.