Fraserville, Town—Ville, Quebec (1861 census)

Name: Fraserville, Town—Ville (1861)
Address: Quebec, CA

Fraserville, Town—Ville was a town in Temiscouata County, Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,210. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.841°N, 69.542°W.

Population

In 1861, Fraserville, Town—Ville had a population of 1,210: 639 male and 571 female residents. Population density was 271.4 people per square mile.

Population trajectory across census years

Year	Population
1851	1,000
1861	1,210
1871	1,541
1881	2,291
1891	4,175
1901	4,569
1911	6,774

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, Fraserville, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:

Rivière du Loup

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 296 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 8 categories. Tables below are collapsible.

Population & families (25 variables)

Variable	Value
Female members of the family who are present	502
Females present who are not members of the family	69
Male members of the family who are present	560
Males present who are not members of the family	79
Number of adult females unable to read or write	103
Number of adult males unable to read or write	101
Number of female births in the past year	16
Number of females	571
Number of females attending school	83
Number of lunatic females	2
Number of lunatic males	2
Number of male births in the past year	27
Number of males	639
Number of males attending school	74
Number of married females	161
Number of married males	161
Number of single females	386
Number of single males	466
Number of widowed females	24
Number of widowed males	12
POP FX N.1	571
POP MX N.1	639
POP TOT	1,210
POP XX N.1	1,210
Total population	1,210

Age structure (50 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of females age 3 to 4	21
Number of females aged 1 to 2	21
Number of females aged 2 to 3	19
Number of females aged 4 to 5	16
Number of females aged 5 to 10	91
Number of males aged 1 to 2	24
Number of males aged 2 to 3	25
Number of males aged 3 to 4	22
Number of males aged 4 to 5	21
Number of males aged 5 to 10	87
Number of married females aged 15 to 20	5
Number of married females aged 20 to 30	46
Number of married females aged 30 to 40	49
Number of married females aged 40 to 50	39
Number of married females aged 50 to 60	14
Number of married females aged 60 to 70	5
Number of married females aged 70 to 80	3
Number of married males aged 20 to 30	26
Number of married males aged 30 to 40	53
Number of married males aged 40 to 50	36
Number of married males aged 50 to 60	28
Number of married males aged 60 to 70	13
Number of married males aged 70 to 80	4
Number of married males aged 80 to 90	1
Number of single females aged 10 to 15	78
Number of single females aged 15 to 20	77
Number of single females aged 20 to 30	34
Number of single females aged 30 to 40	5
Number of single females aged 40 to 50	5
Number of single females aged 50 to 60	1
Number of single females aged 60 to 70	2
Number of single males aged 10 to 15	87
Number of single males aged 15 to 20	71
Number of single males aged 20 to 30	82
Number of single males aged 30 to 40	8
Number of single males aged 40 to 50	7
Number of single males aged 50 to 60	3
Number of single males aged 70 to 80	1
Number of single males aged 80 to 90	1
Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30	3
Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40	3
Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50	5
Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60	4
Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70	7
Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90	2
Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40	3
Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50	3
Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60	2
Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70	2
Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80	2

Ethnic origin (8 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of French Canadians	1,079
Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin	99
Number of persons originating in England or Wales	7
Number of persons originating in France	4
Number of persons originating in Ireland	11
Number of persons originating in New Brunswick	2
Number of persons originating in Scotland	7
Number of persons originating in the United States	1

Agriculture (61 variables)

Variable	Value
Acres of barley	36
Acres of farmland in gardens	5
Acres of farmland in pasture	706
Acres of farmland in woodland or forest	1,549
Acres of farmland under crops	956
Acres of farmland under cultivation	1,667
Acres of land in farms	3,216
Acres of oats	196
Acres of peas	29
Acres of potatoes	29
Acres of rye	43
Acres of spring wheat	56
Acres of turnips	2
Barrels of beef produced in the past year	8
Barrels of pork produced in the past year	43
Bushels of barley produced in the past year	574
Bushels of carrots produced in the past year	50
Bushels of oats produced in the past year	4,186
Bushels of peas produced in the past year	334
Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year	4,950
Bushels of rye produced in the past year	424
Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year	499
Bushels of turnips produced in the past year	550
C20 WHT SP AC	56
C21 WHT SP BU	499
C22 BAR AC	36
C23 BAR BU	574
C24 RYE AC	43
C25 RYE BU	424
C26 PEA AC	29
C27 PEA BU	334
C28 OAT AC	196
C29 OAT BU	4,186
C34 POT AC	29
C35 POT BU	4,950
C43 HAY TONS	284
C47 WOOL LBS	531
C63 BEEF BAR	8
C64 PORK BAR	43
HRS ov03 V	9,690
Number of bulls, oxen, or steers	64
Number of calves and heifers	79
Number of horses aged 3 years and under	14
Number of horses aged over 3 years	114
Number of milk cows	218
Number of occupants of farms	18
Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres	1
Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres	3
Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres	6
Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres	6
Number of sheep	218
Number of swine	220
Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year	109
Pounds of homemade butter	3,570
Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year	250
Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year	531
Tons of hay produced in the past year	284
Value of all livestock	14,827
Value of farm implements in dollars	2,048
Value of farms (dollars)	52,500
Value of garden and orchard crops produced in the past year	50

Manufacturing & industry (7 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of carriages for hire	13
Number of carriages for pleasure	124
Value of carriages for hire (dollars)	400
Value of carriages for pleasure (dollars)	4,332
Yards of flannel produced in the past year	87
Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year	370
Yards of linen produced in the past year	197

Fisheries (1 variable)

Variable	Value
Barrels of salted fish sold in the past year	110

Deaths & mortality (12 variables)

Variable	Value
Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90	1
Deaths in the past year among females of all ages	5
Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10	2
Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90	1
Deaths in the past year among males of all ages	8
Deaths in the past year among males under age 1	4
Total number of deaths in the past year	13

Other recorded variables (132 variables)

Variable	Value
C01 TOTAL	18
C03 OCC 10 TO 20	1
C05 OCC 50 TO 100	6
C06 OCC 100 TO 200	5
C07 OCC OVR 200	6
C08 HELD	3,216
C09 UNDR CULT	1,667
C1 Males	639
C10 Deaths under 1 year M	4
C10 UNDR CROP	956
C11 UNDR PAST	706
C12 GARDENS	5
C12 Under 2 Years M	24
C120 Married M	161
C121 Single M	466
C122 Widowed M	12
C123 Total M	639
C124 Married F	161
C125 Single F	386
C126 Widows F	24
C127 Total F	571
C128 Grand Total	1,210
C129 Deaths M	8
C13 Under 2 Years F	21
C13 WOOD WILD	1,549
C130 Deaths F	5
C131 Deaths Total	13
C136 Attending School M	74
C137 Attending School F	83
C138 Adults unable to read or write M	101
C139 Adults unable to read or write F	103
C14 CASH FARM	52,500
C144 Lunatics M	2
C145 Lunatics F	2
C15 CASH IMP	2,048
C15 Deaths under 2 years F	1
C16 GARDN VALUE	50
C16 Under 3 years M	25
C17 Under 3 years F	19
C18 Deaths under 3 years M	1
C19 Deaths under 3 years F	1
C2 Females	571
C20 Under 4 years M	22
C21 Under 4 years F	21
C24 Under 5 years M	21
C25 Under 5 years F	16
C28 Between 5 and 10 Years M	87
C29 Between 5 and 10 years F	91
C3 Total	1,210
C30 Deaths between 5 and 10 years M	2
C33 Between 10 and 15 years Single M	87
C35 Between 10 and 15 years Single F	78
C36 TUR AC	2
C37 TUR BU	550
C38 CAR BU	50
C39 Between 15 and 20 years Single M	71
C4 Members of Family M	560
C40 Between 15 and 20 years Married F	5
C41 Between 15 and 20 years Single F	77
C44 Between 20 and 30 years Married M	26
C45 Between 20 and 30 years Single M	82
C45 MPL SGR LBS	250
C47 Between 20 and 30 years Married F	46
C48 Between 20 and 30 years Single F	34
C48 FLLD CLOTH YRDS	370
C49 Between 20 and 30 years Widows F	3
C49 FLAN YRDS	87
C5 Members of Family F	502
C50 FLX HEM LBS	109
C51 Between 20 and 30 years Deaths F	1
C51 LIN YRDS	197
C52 Between 30 and 40 years Married M	53
C52 BULLS OX STEERS	64
C53 Between 30 and 40 years Single M	8
C53 MILK COWS	218
C54 Between 30 and 40 years Widowers M	3
C54 CALVES HEIFERS	79
C55 Between 30 and 40 years Married F	49
C55 HORSES	114
C56 Between 30 and 40 years Single F	5
C56 HORSES VAL	9,690
C57 Between 30 and 40 years Widows F	3
C57 COLTS FILLIES	14
C58 SHEEP	218
C59 SWINE	220
C6 Not Members of Family M	79
C60 Between 40 and 50 years Married M	36
C60 TOT VALUE	14,827
C61 Between 40 and 50 years Single M	7
C61 BUTTER LB	3,570
C62 Between 40 and 50 years Widowers M	3
C63 Between 40 and 50 years Married F	39
C64 Between 40 and 50 years Single F	5
C65 Between 40 and 50 years Widows F	5
C66 Between 40 and 50 years Deaths M	1
C66 FISH SALTED	110
C68 Between 50 and 60 years Married M	28
C68 CAR PLEASURE	124
C69 Between 50 and 60 years Single M	3
C69 VALUE DOL P	4,332
C7 Not Members of Family F	69
C70 Between 50 and 60 years Widowers M	2
C70 CAR HIRE	13
C71 Between 50 and 60 years Married F	14
C71 VALUE DOL H	400
C72 Between 50 and 60 years Single F	1
C73 Between 50 and 60 years Widows F	4
C76 Between 60 and 70 years Married M	13
C78 Between 60 and 70 years Widowers M	2
C79 Between 60 and 70 years Married F	5
C8 Births in 1860 M	27
C80 Between 60 and 70 years Single F	2
C81 Between 60 and 70 years Widows F	7
C84 Between 70 and 80 years Married M	4
C85 Between 70 and 80 years Single M	1
C86 Between 70 and 80 years Widowers M	2
C87 Between 70 and 80 years Married F	3
C9 Births in 1860 F	16
C92 Between 80 and 90 years Married M	1
C93 Between 80 and 90 years Single M	1
C97 Between 80 and 90 years Widows F	2
C98 Between 80 and 90 years Deaths M	1
C99 Between 80 and 90 years Deaths F	1
CD NAME	Temiscouata
England and Wales	7
France	4
Ireland	11
Natives of Canada French Origin	1,079
Natives of Canada Not of French Origin	99
New Brunswick	2
Scotland	7
United States	1

Identifiers

TCP UID: QC054003 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC201023 — 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). "Fraserville, Town—Ville, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/fraserville-town-ville-qc054003-1861/.