Inverness, Quebec (1861 census)
Inverness was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,481. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3153881. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.251°N, 71.521°W.
Population
In 1861, Inverness had a population of 2,481: 1,253 male and 1,228 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,951 |
| 1861 | 2,481 |
| 1871 | 2,741 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Inverness shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 161 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,481 total population, 1,253 males, 1,228 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,162, Female members of the family who are present: 1,158, 872 single males, 850 single females, 353 married males, 344 married females, 152 males attending school, 148 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 91, 91 adult males unable to read or write, 72 adult females unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 70, 34 widowed females, 28 widowed males, 27 female births, 26 male births, 4 lunatic females, 2 lunatic males, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 195 females aged 5 to 10, 182 males aged 5 to 10, 182 single males aged 20 to 30, 174 single females aged 15 to 20, 158 single females aged 10 to 15, 146 single males aged 15 to 20, 138 single males aged 10 to 15, 116 single females aged 20 to 30, 101 married males aged 30 to 40, 97 married females aged 30 to 40, 86 married females aged 20 to 30, 66 married males aged 50 to 60, 65 married males aged 40 to 50, 58 married males aged 60 to 70, 57 married females aged 40 to 50, 55 married females aged 50 to 60, 42 married males aged 20 to 30, 41 males aged 3 to 4, 40 females age 3 to 4, 40 females aged 2 to 3, 38 males aged 4 to 5, 36 males aged 2 to 3, 34 females aged 1 to 2, 34 females aged 4 to 5, 34 married females aged 60 to 70, 29 males aged 1 to 2, 26 single males aged 30 to 40, 19 married males aged 70 to 80, 18 single females aged 30 to 40, 16 single males aged 40 to 50, 13 married females aged 70 to 80, 13 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 9 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 6 single males aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 single males aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 90 to 100, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 married males over 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,385 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 433 persons originating in Ireland, 327 French Canadians, 248 persons originating in Scotland, 62 persons originating in England or Wales, 21 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. 2 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $373,205 value farms (dollars), $110,458 value all livestock, 88,795 pounds of homemade butter, 77,145 bushels of potatoes, 66,632 bushels of oats, 46,174 acres of land in farms, 29,193 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 26,005 pounds of maple sugar, $24,791 value horses aged over 3 years, 22,665 bushels of turnips, $17,304 value farm implements in dollars, 16,981 acres of farmland under cultivation, 9,768 acres of farmland under crops, 9,380 pounds of wool produced on farms, 7,238 bushels of buckwheat, 7,169 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,018 bushels of barley, 4,728 bushels of spring wheat, 3,741 tons of hay, 2,915 bushels of rye, 2,859 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,604 sheep, 2,448 acres of oats, 1,687 bushels of peas, 1,578 calves and heifers, 1,147 milk cows, $1,130 value garden and orchard crops, 1,095 barrels of pork, 1,067 swine, 581 pounds of flax or hemp, 482 acres of potatoes, 445 bulls, oxen, or steers, 345 occupants of farms, 300 horses aged over 3 years, 290 barrels of beef, 282 acres of barley, 281 acres of spring wheat, 267 acres of buckwheat, 213 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 155 acres of rye, 147 bushels of carrots, 117 acres of turnips, 109 acres of peas, 109 horses aged 3 years and under, 105 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 88 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 84 pounds of hops, 44 acres of farmland in gardens, 25 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 19 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 17 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 17 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 9 bushels of winter wheat, 1 acres of winter wheat, 1 bushels of beans. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 5,409 yards of flannel, $3,713 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,692 yards of fulled cloth, 308 yards of linen, 252 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 20 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: 10, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 2, 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. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC032004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC156005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3153881
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverness,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverness_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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). "Inverness, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/inverness-qc032004-1861/.