Institutions, Quebec (1861 census)
Institutions was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 403. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.692°N, 73.435°W.
Population
In 1861, Institutions had a population of 403. Population density was 13190.7 people per square mile.
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 Varennes, 1851 (0.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Institutions shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP TOT | 403 |
| Total population | 403 |
Age structure (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 85 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 38 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 90 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 64 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 25 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 9 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 10 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 13 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 23 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 6 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 11 |
Ethnic origin (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 386 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 13 |
| Number of persons originating in France | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Italy or Greece | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 1 |
Deaths & mortality (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
Other recorded variables (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| France | 1 |
| Ireland | 1 |
| Italy and Greece | 1 |
| Natives of Canada French Origin | 386 |
| Natives of Canada Not of French Origin | 13 |
| Scotland | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC058008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC058008— 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). "Institutions, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/institutions-qc058008-1861/.