L’Assomption, Quebec (1861 census)
L’Assomption was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,031. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141754. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.858°N, 73.427°W.
Population
In 1861, L’Assomption had a population of 2,031: 1,013 male and 1,018 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,031 |
| 1871 | 1,599 |
| 1881 | 1,500 |
| 1891 | 1,275 |
| 1901 | 1,148 |
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 was contained in L’Assomption, 1851 (70.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, L’Assomption shared boundaries with:
- L'Epiphanie
- Lavaltrie
- L’Assomption, Village
- Repentigny
- St. Jacques
- St. Paul
- St. Paul l'Ermite
- St. Sulpice
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 178 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,031 total population, 1,018 females, 1,013 males, Female members of the family who are present: 970, Male members of the family who are present: 958, 714 single females, 706 single males, 284 married males, 281 married females, 244 adult males unable to read or write, 224 adult females unable to read or write, 107 males attending school, 99 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 52, Females present who are not members of the family: 51, 29 male births, 23 female births, 23 widowed females, 23 widowed males, 3 deaf and dumb females, 2 deaf and dumb males, 2 lunatic males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 143 females aged 5 to 10, 133 males aged 5 to 10, 130 single males aged 15 to 20, 129 single females aged 15 to 20, 127 single females aged 10 to 15, 117 single males aged 10 to 15, 110 single males aged 20 to 30, 93 single females aged 20 to 30, 70 married females aged 30 to 40, 66 married males aged 30 to 40, 66 married males aged 40 to 50, 61 married females aged 20 to 30, 56 married females aged 40 to 50, 48 married males aged 50 to 60, 44 married males aged 20 to 30, 43 married males aged 60 to 70, 42 married females aged 50 to 60, 36 married females aged 60 to 70, 35 females age 3 to 4, 32 females aged 4 to 5, 32 males aged 2 to 3, 30 males aged 3 to 4, 30 single females aged 30 to 40, 28 males aged 1 to 2, 23 females aged 2 to 3, 23 males aged 4 to 5, 23 single males aged 30 to 40, 22 females aged 1 to 2, 21 females of unknown age, 19 males of unknown age, 13 married females aged 70 to 80, 12 married males aged 70 to 80, 12 single females aged 40 to 50, 12 single males aged 60 to 70, 11 single males aged 40 to 50, 9 single females aged 50 to 60, 9 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 7 single females aged 60 to 70, 6 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 single females aged 70 to 80, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 married males aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 married females aged 90 to 100, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 single males aged 90 to 100, 2 single females aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,995 French Canadians, 22 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 14 persons originating in Ireland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $870,807 value farms (dollars), $112,604 value all livestock, 102,713 bushels of oats, 86,942 pounds of homemade butter, $48,443 value farm implements in dollars, $47,398 value horses aged over 3 years, 44,026 bushels of potatoes, 27,013 acres of land in farms, 25,974 pounds of maple sugar, 22,879 acres of farmland under cultivation, 17,257 bushels of barley, 12,105 acres of farmland under crops, 11,581 bushels of peas, 10,611 acres of farmland in pasture, 7,583 pounds of flax or hemp, 7,199 pounds of wool produced on farms, 5,845 acres of oats, 5,576 bushels of carrots, 4,935 bushels of rye, 4,660 bushels of mangel wurtzel, $4,562 value garden and orchard crops, 4,134 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,800 tons of hay, 2,181 bushels of buckwheat, 2,049 sheep, 1,751 bulls, oxen, or steers, 1,691 milk cows, 1,571 bushels of corn, 1,153 calves and heifers, 981 acres of peas, 944 swine, 897 barrels of pork, 814 acres of barley, 627 horses aged over 3 years, 531 acres of rye, 392 acres of potatoes, 372 bushels of spring wheat, 353 barrels of beef, 353 horses aged 3 years and under, 226 occupants of farms, 190 bushels of turnips, 171 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 168 acres of buckwheat, 163 acres of farmland in gardens, 95 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 79 bushels of winter wheat, 78 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 53 acres of corn, 31 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 27 acres of mangel wurtzel, 27 acres of spring wheat, 24 bushels of beans, 13 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 8 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 6 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 5 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 5 acres of winter wheat, 1 acres of turnips, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $12,301 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 4,396 yards of flannel, 3,793 yards of fulled cloth, 419 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 51 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 32, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 19, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 6, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 90 to 100: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded Deaths in the past year among males aged 90 to 100: 1 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 people connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Pierre-Urgel Archambault | 1812–1871 | died here |
| Joseph Papin | 1825–1862 | died here |
| Sir Horace Archambeault | 1857–1918 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC001002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC162002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141754
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Assomption
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Assomption
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, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/l-assomption-qc001002-1861/.