L’Assomption, College, Quebec (1861 census)
L’Assomption, College was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 193. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.828°N, 73.421°W.
Population
In 1861, L’Assomption, College had a population of 193.
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 was contained in L’Assomption, Village, 1851 (5.6% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of L’Assomption, Town—Ville, 1871 (5.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, L’Assomption, College shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes Males present who are not members of the family: 193, 193 males, 193 single males, 193 total population, 178 males attending school. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 108 single males aged 15 to 20, 44 single males aged 10 to 15, 33 single males aged 20 to 30, 4 single males aged 30 to 40, 3 males of unknown age, 1 single males aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 188 French Canadians, 2 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 2 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in Ireland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $1,068 value all livestock, 1,044 bushels of carrots, 1,000 bushels of oats, 520 bushels of potatoes, 500 pounds of homemade butter, 432 bushels of mangel wurtzel, $290 value horses aged over 3 years, 228 bushels of turnips, 120 bushels of rye, 110 acres of farmland under cultivation, 110 acres of land in farms, 90 tons of hay, 57 acres of farmland in pasture, 53 acres of farmland under crops, 50 bushels of barley, 40 pounds of flax or hemp, 39 bushels of peas, 36 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 30 bushels of corn, 26 calves and heifers, 25 acres of oats, 20 pounds of wool produced on farms, 17 swine, 16 bushels of buckwheat, 11 sheep, 10 bulls, oxen, or steers, 9 milk cows, 8 acres of rye, 6 barrels of pork, 5 acres of potatoes, 5 horses aged 3 years and under, 5 horses aged over 3 years, 4 barrels of beef, 3 acres of barley, 3 acres of corn, 3 acres of peas, 2 acres of buckwheat, 2 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 26 yards of linen, 22 yards of flannel, 10 yards of fulled cloth. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC001003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC001003— 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). "L’Assomption, College, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/l-assomption-college-qc001003-1861/.