Garthby, Quebec (1861 census)
Garthby was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 275. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63243199. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.874°N, 71.416°W.
Population
In 1861, Garthby had a population of 275: 1,061 male and 774 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 275 |
| 1881 | 792 |
| 1901 | 527 |
| 1911 | 474 |
| 1921 | 509 |
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 Garthby, Stratford, 1871 (48.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Garthby shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 140 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,061 males, Male members of the family who are present: 969, 774 females, Female members of the family who are present: 710, 708 single males, 496 single females, 335 married males, 275 total population, 263 married females, Males present who are not members of the family: 92, Females present who are not members of the family: 64, 34 male births, 30 female births, 18 widowed males, 15 widowed females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 132 males aged 5 to 10, 124 single males aged 10 to 15, 124 single males aged 15 to 20, 114 married males aged 30 to 40, 109 females aged 5 to 10, 106 single males aged 20 to 30, 99 single females aged 15 to 20, 98 married females aged 20 to 30, 89 single females aged 10 to 15, 85 married males aged 20 to 30, 69 married females aged 30 to 40, 54 married males aged 50 to 60, 53 married males aged 40 to 50, 49 single females aged 20 to 30, 37 males aged 2 to 3, 37 married females aged 40 to 50, 36 males of unknown age, 34 males aged 3 to 4, 29 married females aged 50 to 60, 28 females age 3 to 4, 27 males aged 1 to 2, 26 females aged 1 to 2, 25 females aged 4 to 5, 22 married males aged 60 to 70, 20 females aged 2 to 3, 20 males aged 4 to 5, 20 single males aged 30 to 40, 17 married females aged 60 to 70, 11 married females aged 15 to 20, 9 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 8 females of unknown age, 8 single females aged 30 to 40, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 243 French Canadians, 15 persons originating in the United States, 12 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 3 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in France. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $15,605 value farms (dollars), 6,805 pounds of maple sugar, 4,406 bushels of potatoes, $4,295 value all livestock, 3,212 acres of land in farms, 2,299 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,889 pounds of homemade butter, 1,803 bushels of oats, 1,666 bushels of buckwheat, $1,447 value horses aged over 3 years, $1,000 value farm implements in dollars, 913 acres of farmland under cultivation, 658 acres of farmland under crops, 458 bushels of rye, 315 bushels of barley, 291 pounds of wool produced on farms, 265 bushels of turnips, 255 acres of farmland in pasture, 139 tons of hay, 138 bushels of spring wheat, 129 sheep, 116 acres of oats, 96 swine, 95 acres of buckwheat, 83 bushels of peas, 70 calves and heifers, 50 milk cows, 50 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 48 acres of rye, 46 occupants of farms, 42 acres of potatoes, 40 barrels of pork, 37 pounds of flax or hemp, 33 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 30 horses aged over 3 years, 28 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 24 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 23 acres of barley, 19 bulls, oxen, or steers, 16 acres of spring wheat, 15 acres of peas, 9 horses aged 3 years and under, 8 barrels of beef, 7 bushels of carrots, 7 bushels of winter wheat, 7 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 5 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 3 acres of turnips, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel, 1 acres of winter wheat, 1 bushels of beans, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 163 yards of fulled cloth, 117 yards of flannel, $96 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 8 yards of linen, 4 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among males 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 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC059002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC099003_1901— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63243199
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). "Garthby, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/garthby-qc059002-1861/.