General Hospital, Quebec (1861 census)
General Hospital was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 274. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.814°N, 71.233°W.
Population
In 1861, General Hospital had a population of 274: 48 male and 226 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 182 |
| 1861 | 274 |
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 St. Roch, S, 1871 (0.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, General Hospital shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 66 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 274 total population, 226 females, 195 single females, Female members of the family who are present: 154, Females present who are not members of the family: 72, 72 females attending school, Male members of the family who are present: 48, 48 males, 29 adult females unable to read or write, 29 widowed females, 26 single males, 23 adult males unable to read or write, 13 widowed males, 9 lunatic females, 9 married males, 3 blind females, 2 blind males, 2 married females, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 45 single females aged 10 to 15, 29 single females aged 20 to 30, 27 single females aged 40 to 50, 25 single females aged 15 to 20, 25 single females aged 30 to 40, 19 single females aged 50 to 60, 13 single females aged 60 to 70, 12 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 7 single males aged 20 to 30, 7 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 6 single females aged 70 to 80, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 single males aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 4 females aged 5 to 10, 4 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 single males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 2 married males aged 20 to 30, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 males of unknown age, 1 married females aged 60 to 70, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 15 to 20. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 single males aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 238 French Canadians, 30 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 4 persons originating in Ireland, 1 male negroes or coloured persons, 1 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in the East Indies. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
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 males aged 70 to 80: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 90 to 100: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 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:
QC042004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC042004— 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). "General Hospital, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/general-hospital-qc042004-1861/.