Hampden, Quebec (1861 census)
Hampden was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 103. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63243251. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.513°N, 71.227°W.
Population
In 1861, Hampden had a population of 103: 767 male and 769 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 103 |
| 1901 | 390 |
| 1911 | 373 |
| 1921 | 333 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Stoke, Hampden, Ditton, Marston, Whitton, Clinton, Chesham, 1851 (8.4% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Hampden, Marston, Whitton, 1871 (18.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Hampden shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 127 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 769 females, 767 males, Female members of the family who are present: 709, Male members of the family who are present: 693, 513 single males, 498 single females, 238 married females, 238 married males, 143 males attending school, 135 females attending school, 103 total population, Males present who are not members of the family: 74, Females present who are not members of the family: 60, 33 widowed females, 32 adult males unable to read or write, 31 female births, 30 male births, 29 adult females unable to read or write, 16 widowed males, 6 lunatic males, 1 blind males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 109 males aged 5 to 10, 96 single males aged 15 to 20, 94 females aged 5 to 10, 91 single males aged 10 to 15, 84 single females aged 15 to 20, 82 single females aged 20 to 30, 75 single females aged 10 to 15, 72 married females aged 20 to 30, 65 married females aged 30 to 40, 61 married males aged 20 to 30, 60 married males aged 40 to 50, 58 married males aged 30 to 40, 58 single males aged 20 to 30, 52 married females aged 50 to 60, 37 married males aged 50 to 60, 32 males aged 1 to 2, 28 married females aged 40 to 50, 27 females aged 2 to 3, 26 females age 3 to 4, 26 males aged 3 to 4, 22 females aged 1 to 2, 22 males aged 4 to 5, 21 females aged 4 to 5, 18 married males aged 60 to 70, 16 single females aged 30 to 40, 15 males aged 2 to 3, 14 married females aged 60 to 70, 12 single males aged 30 to 40, 10 single females aged 50 to 60, 9 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 7 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 single males aged 60 to 70, 5 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 single females aged 60 to 70, 4 single males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 3 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 78 persons originating in Scotland, 25 persons native to Canada, not of French origin. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $3,270 value farms (dollars), $1,928 value all livestock, 1,627 bushels of potatoes, 1,415 acres of land in farms, 1,340 bushels of barley, 1,253 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,215 pounds of homemade butter, 983 bushels of turnips, 794 bushels of oats, 420 bushels of carrots, 250 pounds of maple sugar, 244 bushels of buckwheat, $198 value farm implements in dollars, $180 value horses aged over 3 years, 162 acres of farmland under cultivation, 155 acres of farmland under crops, 123 pounds of wool produced on farms, 63 sheep, 56 calves and heifers, 40 tons of hay, 37 acres of barley, 35 swine, 33 milk cows, 20 acres of potatoes, 17 acres of oats, 16 occupants of farms, 12 barrels of pork, 12 bulls, oxen, or steers, 11 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 10 acres of turnips, 8 acres of buckwheat, 8 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 8 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 7 acres of farmland in pasture, 2 horses aged over 3 years, 1 barrels of beef, 1 horses aged 3 years and under. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 113 yards of fulled cloth, 51 yards of flannel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 14 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 3, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC016005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC051009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63243251
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). "Hampden, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/hampden-qc016005-1861/.