Gayhurst, Quebec (1861 census)
Gayhurst was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 70. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.740°N, 70.820°W.
Population
In 1861, Gayhurst had a population of 70: 36 male and 34 female residents.
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1851 (15.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of St. Sébastien, 1871 (66.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Gayhurst shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 70 total population, Male members of the family who are present: 36, 36 males, Female members of the family who are present: 34, 34 females, 27 single males, 20 single females, 14 married females, 9 married males, 2 female births, 1 male births. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 10 single males aged 20 to 30, 5 males aged 5 to 10, 5 single males aged 15 to 20, 4 married females aged 20 to 30, 4 married females aged 30 to 40, 4 single females aged 10 to 15, 4 single females aged 20 to 30, 3 married males aged 20 to 30, 3 married males aged 30 to 40, 3 single females aged 15 to 20, 3 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 females aged 4 to 5, 2 males aged 3 to 4, 2 married females aged 40 to 50, 2 married females aged 50 to 60, 1 females aged 2 to 3, 1 females aged 5 to 10, 1 males aged 1 to 2, 1 males aged 2 to 3, 1 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 married females aged 60 to 70, 1 married males aged 40 to 50, 1 married males aged 50 to 60, 1 married males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 10 to 15, 1 single males aged 40 to 50. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 70 French Canadians. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $9,850 value farms (dollars), $2,024 value all livestock, 1,955 bushels of potatoes, 1,850 pounds of maple sugar, 1,465 acres of land in farms, 1,400 pounds of homemade butter, $1,400 value horses aged over 3 years, 1,114 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,008 bushels of barley, 595 bushels of oats, 428 bushels of rye, 351 acres of farmland under cultivation, $300 value farm implements in dollars, 177 acres of farmland in pasture, 172 acres of farmland under crops, 158 bushels of buckwheat, 87 tons of hay, $80 value garden and orchard crops, 54 pounds of wool produced on farms, 35 acres of barley, 24 pounds of flax or hemp, 22 acres of rye, 18 acres of oats, 18 barrels of pork, 18 occupants of farms, 18 sheep, 15 milk cows, 15 swine, 14 horses aged over 3 years, 13 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 7 acres of potatoes, 5 calves and heifers, 4 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 3 bulls, oxen, or steers, 2 acres of buckwheat, 2 acres of farmland in gardens, 2 horses aged 3 years and under, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $398 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 48 yards of flannel, 36 yards of linen, 23 carriages for pleasure, 9 yards of fulled cloth. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC005005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC005005— 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). "Gayhurst, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/gayhurst-qc005005-1861/.