Isle Perrot, Quebec (1861 census)
Isle Perrot was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 940. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.374°N, 73.938°W.
Population
In 1861, Isle Perrot had a population of 940: 1,024 male and 945 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 891 |
| 1861 | 940 |
| 1871 | 935 |
| 1881 | 924 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 110 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,024 males, Male members of the family who are present: 950, 945 females, 940 total population, Female members of the family who are present: 875, 674 single males, 604 single females, 335 married males, 312 married females, 164 adult males unable to read or write, 148 adult females unable to read or write, 102 females attending school, 97 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 74, Females present who are not members of the family: 70, 29 widowed females, 15 widowed males, 1 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 138 males aged 5 to 10, 120 females aged 5 to 10, 112 single males aged 10 to 15, 112 single males aged 15 to 20, 105 single females aged 15 to 20, 104 single females aged 10 to 15, 98 married females aged 20 to 30, 92 married males aged 20 to 30, 91 single males aged 20 to 30, 69 single females aged 20 to 30, 36 males aged 4 to 5, 32 females aged 4 to 5, 10 married females aged 15 to 20, 8 married males aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 married males aged 15 to 20, 4 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 925 French Canadians, 13 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 2 persons originating in Germany or Holland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $275,340 value farms (dollars), $44,593 value all livestock, 23,750 bushels of oats, $17,829 value horses aged over 3 years, 12,549 bushels of peas, 10,858 bushels of barley, 9,976 bushels of potatoes, $9,683 value farm implements in dollars, 8,944 acres of land in farms, 8,759 pounds of homemade butter, 6,794 acres of farmland under cultivation, 4,911 acres of farmland under crops, 4,775 bushels of spring wheat, 3,875 pounds of maple sugar, $3,211 value garden and orchard crops, 2,448 bushels of buckwheat, 2,150 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,079 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,801 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,530 acres of oats, 1,033 acres of peas, 860 acres of barley, 652 sheep, 548 tons of hay, 509 acres of spring wheat, 463 swine, 446 bushels of rye, 419 bulls, oxen, or steers, 376 milk cows, 361 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 348 calves and heifers, 280 horses aged over 3 years, 228 acres of buckwheat, 217 barrels of pork, 191 bushels of corn, 169 horses aged 3 years and under, 141 bushels of turnips, 118 acres of potatoes, 82 acres of farmland in gardens, 74 occupants of farms, 50 acres of rye, 50 bushels of winter wheat, 37 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 27 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 15 acres of corn, 15 bushels of carrots, 15 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 14 barrels of beef, 10 pounds of hops, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 acres of winter wheat, 3 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 acres of turnips, 1 bushels of beans, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $5,246 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 985 yards of flannel, 782 yards of fulled cloth, 170 carriages for pleasure, $119 value carriages for hire (dollars), 74 yards of linen, 16 carriages for hire. (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 males of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 5. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC057001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC075007_1851_1881— 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 Perrot, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/isle-perrot-qc057001-1861/.