Isle Verte, Quebec (1861 census)
Isle Verte was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,302. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.001°N, 69.319°W.
Population
In 1861, Isle Verte had a population of 3,302: 1,752 male and 1,550 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,302 |
| 1871 | 3,212 |
| 1881 | 3,131 |
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 Verte shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 153 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,302 total population, 1,752 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,673, 1,550 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,416, 1,229 single males, 989 single females, 489 married males, 482 married females, 382 adult males unable to read or write, 258 adult females unable to read or write, 258 females attending school, 187 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 134, Males present who are not members of the family: 79, 79 widowed females, 57 male births, 51 female births, 34 widowed males, 2 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 269 males aged 5 to 10, 234 females aged 5 to 10, 222 single males aged 10 to 15, 199 single males aged 15 to 20, 198 single females aged 10 to 15, 184 single males aged 20 to 30, 178 single females aged 15 to 20, 142 married females aged 20 to 30, 139 married females aged 30 to 40, 133 married males aged 30 to 40, 120 married males aged 40 to 50, 99 married females aged 40 to 50, 89 single females aged 20 to 30, 85 married males aged 20 to 30, 85 married males aged 50 to 60, 63 males aged 2 to 3, 62 married females aged 50 to 60, 61 males aged 1 to 2, 59 females aged 1 to 2, 58 males aged 4 to 5, 53 females aged 2 to 3, 47 females age 3 to 4, 47 males aged 3 to 4, 47 married males aged 60 to 70, 46 females aged 4 to 5, 42 single males aged 30 to 40, 25 married females aged 60 to 70, 24 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 19 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 15 married males aged 70 to 80, 14 single males aged 40 to 50, 14 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 10 single females aged 30 to 40, 10 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 10 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 9 married females aged 15 to 20, 9 single females aged 60 to 70, 7 males of unknown age, 7 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 females of unknown age, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 3,238 French Canadians, 54 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 3 persons originating in Ireland, 3 persons originating in the United States, 2 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in Scotland, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $429,028 value farms (dollars), $57,754 value all livestock, 52,487 pounds of homemade butter, 50,427 pounds of maple sugar, $45,795 value horses aged over 3 years, 35,946 acres of land in farms, 22,065 bushels of oats, 21,179 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 17,832 bushels of potatoes, $17,132 value farm implements in dollars, 14,767 acres of farmland under cultivation, 12,939 bushels of rye, 8,002 acres of farmland under crops, 7,660 bushels of barley, 6,687 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,441 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,185 bushels of spring wheat, 3,748 bushels of peas, 2,844 sheep, $2,780 value garden and orchard crops, 2,371 tons of hay, 2,284 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,685 acres of rye, 1,444 swine, 1,229 acres of oats, 1,058 milk cows, 685 calves and heifers, 524 bulls, oxen, or steers, 516 horses aged over 3 years, 509 acres of spring wheat, 487 acres of barley, 486 acres of peas, 319 occupants of farms, 194 barrels of beef, 133 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 105 acres of potatoes, 105 horses aged 3 years and under, 98 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 78 acres of farmland in gardens, 63 bushels of buckwheat, 44 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 33 barrels of pork, 25 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 16 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 8 bushels of carrots, 4 acres of buckwheat, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $7,886 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 5,907 yards of flannel, 4,687 yards of fulled cloth, 3,468 yards of linen, 272 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 1,396 barrels of salted fish sold, 527 pounds of fresh fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 129 quintals of dried fish sold — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 16 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC054004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC041008_1861— 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 Verte, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/isle-verte-qc054004-1861/.