Franklin, Quebec (1861 census)
Franklin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,551. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3082928. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.034°N, 73.923°W.
Population
In 1861, Franklin had a population of 1,551: 821 male and 730 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,551 |
| 1871 | 1,441 |
| 1881 | 1,221 |
| 1891 | 1,133 |
| 1901 | 1,152 |
| 1911 | 1,009 |
| 1921 | 949 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Franklin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 153 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,551 total population, 821 males, Male members of the family who are present: 762, 730 females, Female members of the family who are present: 682, 567 single males, 463 single females, 246 married males, 244 married females, 141 males attending school, 128 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 59, Females present who are not members of the family: 48, 39 male births, 28 female births, 23 widowed females, 19 adult males unable to read or write, 8 widowed males, 6 adult females unable to read or write, 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 132 males aged 5 to 10, 111 single males aged 10 to 15, 107 single females aged 10 to 15, 100 females aged 5 to 10, 87 single males aged 15 to 20, 79 single males aged 20 to 30, 75 single females aged 15 to 20, 69 married males aged 30 to 40, 68 married females aged 30 to 40, 68 single females aged 20 to 30, 65 married females aged 20 to 30, 56 married males aged 20 to 30, 45 married males aged 40 to 50, 42 married males aged 50 to 60, 41 married females aged 40 to 50, 36 males aged 3 to 4, 33 married females aged 50 to 60, 30 males aged 2 to 3, 25 males aged 1 to 2, 21 married females aged 60 to 70, 20 females aged 2 to 3, 20 married males aged 60 to 70, 19 females aged 1 to 2, 18 females age 3 to 4, 17 females aged 4 to 5, 13 males aged 4 to 5, 10 married males aged 70 to 80, 10 single males aged 30 to 40, 9 married females aged 15 to 20, 8 single females aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 married males aged 15 to 20, 3 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,028 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 227 French Canadians, 142 persons originating in Ireland, 99 persons originating in the United States, 28 persons originating in Scotland, 27 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $237,475 value farms (dollars), 47,181 pounds of homemade butter, $28,837 value all livestock, 27,907 bushels of potatoes, $17,235 value horses aged over 3 years, 15,779 acres of land in farms, $11,898 value farm implements in dollars, 9,665 pounds of maple sugar, 8,628 acres of farmland under cultivation, 7,151 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,929 bushels of oats, 5,000 acres of farmland under crops, 4,637 bushels of spring wheat, 3,995 bushels of corn, 3,873 bushels of buckwheat, 3,509 acres of farmland in pasture, $3,445 value garden and orchard crops, 3,088 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,784 bushels of turnips, 1,585 tons of hay, 1,349 pounds of hops, 1,312 bushels of carrots, 1,300 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,131 sheep, 823 bushels of rye, 755 gallons of cider, 711 calves and heifers, 710 milk cows, 370 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 349 acres of oats, 347 acres of spring wheat, 319 bushels of peas, 302 horses aged over 3 years, 253 swine, 250 bushels of barley, 225 acres of potatoes, 168 acres of buckwheat, 167 occupants of farms, 159 horses aged 3 years and under, 150 acres of corn, 119 acres of farmland in gardens, 119 barrels of pork, 104 barrels of beef, 87 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 76 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 68 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 46 bulls, oxen, or steers, 40 acres of rye, 37 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 34 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 20 acres of peas, 18 acres of turnips, 14 acres of barley, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 acres of mangel wurtzel, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $6,432 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,456 yards of flannel, 896 yards of fulled cloth, 202 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 12 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 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 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 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
- TCP UID:
QC021002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC058003_1861— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3082928
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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). "Franklin, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/franklin-qc021002-1861/.