Ireland, Quebec (1861 census)
Ireland was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 990. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.056°N, 71.396°W.
Population
In 1861, Ireland had a population of 990: 507 male and 483 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 802 |
| 1861 | 990 |
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 contained Ireland, 1851 (67.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Ireland shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 144 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 990 total population, 507 males, 483 females, Male members of the family who are present: 456, Female members of the family who are present: 439, 346 single males, 325 single females, 150 married males, 141 females attending school, 140 married females, 136 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 51, 51 adult males unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 44, 40 adult females unable to read or write, 18 widowed females, 16 female births, 11 widowed males, 8 male births, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 76 males aged 5 to 10, 71 females aged 5 to 10, 65 single males aged 10 to 15, 64 single males aged 20 to 30, 60 single females aged 10 to 15, 57 single females aged 15 to 20, 55 married males aged 30 to 40, 55 single males aged 15 to 20, 40 married females aged 20 to 30, 40 married females aged 30 to 40, 39 single females aged 20 to 30, 27 married males aged 40 to 50, 25 married females aged 40 to 50, 24 married males aged 20 to 30, 21 married males aged 50 to 60, 20 females aged 4 to 5, 20 males aged 3 to 4, 17 females age 3 to 4, 17 married females aged 50 to 60, 16 females aged 1 to 2, 16 females aged 2 to 3, 16 married males aged 60 to 70, 15 males aged 2 to 3, 14 males aged 4 to 5, 12 married females aged 60 to 70, 12 single males aged 30 to 40, 10 males aged 1 to 2, 9 single females aged 30 to 40, 8 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 7 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 males of unknown age, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 females of unknown age, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 534 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 255 French Canadians, 124 persons originating in Ireland, 36 persons originating in England or Wales, 23 persons originating in Scotland, 18 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $73,010 value farms (dollars), $35,354 value all livestock, 26,582 pounds of homemade butter, 23,308 acres of land in farms, 22,697 bushels of potatoes, 16,657 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 13,933 bushels of oats, 11,565 pounds of maple sugar, $9,940 value horses aged over 3 years, 8,988 bushels of buckwheat, 6,641 acres of farmland under cultivation, 5,862 bushels of turnips, $4,295 value farm implements in dollars, 4,018 acres of farmland under crops, 3,099 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,602 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,469 tons of hay, 1,135 bushels of barley, 890 sheep, 819 bushels of rye, $786 value garden and orchard crops, 761 bushels of spring wheat, 744 bushels of peas, 719 calves and heifers, 676 acres of oats, 480 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 438 pounds of flax or hemp, 376 acres of buckwheat, 370 milk cows, 343 swine, 263 barrels of pork, 193 acres of potatoes, 158 occupants of farms, 151 bulls, oxen, or steers, 133 horses aged over 3 years, 88 pounds of hops, 79 bushels of carrots, 79 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 77 acres of peas, 66 acres of spring wheat, 65 acres of barley, 64 acres of rye, 60 barrels of beef, 51 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 47 horses aged 3 years and under, 43 acres of turnips, 28 bushels of corn, 27 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 27 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 24 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 21 acres of farmland in gardens, 18 bushels of beans, 1 acres of corn, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 1,839 yards of flannel, $1,589 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,266 yards of fulled cloth, 154 yards of linen, 102 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 7 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC032005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC032005— 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). "Ireland, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ireland-qc032005-1861/.