Isle du Pads, Quebec (1861 census)
Isle du Pads was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,081. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.105°N, 73.102°W.
Population
In 1861, Isle du Pads had a population of 1,081: 555 male and 526 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,084 |
| 1861 | 1,081 |
| 1871 | 1,005 |
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, Isle du Pads shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 137 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,081 total population, 555 males, 526 females, Male members of the family who are present: 503, Female members of the family who are present: 479, 349 single males, 317 single females, 183 married females, 183 married males, 174 adult males unable to read or write, 129 adult females unable to read or write, 86 females attending school, 84 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 52, Females present who are not members of the family: 47, 26 widowed females, 23 widowed males, 21 male births, 17 female births, 6 lunatic females, 1 blind females, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 74 females aged 5 to 10, 73 males aged 5 to 10, 66 single males aged 15 to 20, 65 single males aged 10 to 15, 61 married females aged 30 to 40, 61 single females aged 20 to 30, 59 married males aged 30 to 40, 53 single females aged 15 to 20, 51 single males aged 20 to 30, 50 single females aged 10 to 15, 46 married females aged 20 to 30, 42 married males aged 20 to 30, 33 married females aged 40 to 50, 29 married males aged 40 to 50, 26 married males aged 50 to 60, 21 males aged 2 to 3, 17 married males aged 60 to 70, 16 males aged 3 to 4, 15 married females aged 50 to 60, 14 females age 3 to 4, 13 females aged 2 to 3, 13 married females aged 60 to 70, 11 males aged 4 to 5, 11 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 9 females aged 1 to 2, 9 males aged 1 to 2, 9 males of unknown age, 8 married males aged 70 to 80, 8 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 6 females aged 4 to 5, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 single females aged 30 to 40, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 married females aged 90 to 100, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 married females aged 80 to 90, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 30 to 40, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 4 single females aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,080 French Canadians, 1 persons originating in France. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $301,814 value farms (dollars), 39,180 bushels of oats, $33,702 value all livestock, 16,971 pounds of homemade butter, $14,809 value horses aged over 3 years, 13,585 bushels of potatoes, $7,059 value farm implements in dollars, 6,948 acres of land in farms, 6,561 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 5,687 acres of farmland under cultivation, 4,126 acres of farmland under crops, 3,044 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,589 bushels of buckwheat, 2,147 bushels of spring wheat, 1,934 bushels of peas, 1,843 pounds of maple sugar, 1,715 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 1,706 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,534 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,474 sheep, 1,272 tons of hay, 1,261 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $961 value garden and orchard crops, 924 horses aged over 3 years, 585 bulls, oxen, or steers, 518 bushels of barley, 491 swine, 470 milk cows, 451 calves and heifers, 340 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 304 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 268 bushels of corn, 190 barrels of pork, 165 bushels of rye, 119 occupants of farms, 88 horses aged 3 years and under, 53 bushels of turnips, 34 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 27 acres of farmland in gardens, 25 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 22 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 18 bushels of beans, 17 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 16 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 9 bushels of carrots, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 barrels of beef. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $3,501 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,740 yards of linen, 2,211 yards of flannel, 1,117 yards of fulled cloth, 202 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 27 pounds of fresh fish sold, 8 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 3 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC008004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC103005— 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). "Isle du Pads, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/isle-du-pads-qc008004-1861/.