L'Epiphanie, Quebec (1861 census)
L'Epiphanie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,486. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911493. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.848°N, 73.506°W.
Population
In 1861, L'Epiphanie had a population of 1,486: 760 male and 726 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,486 |
| 1871 | 1,365 |
| 1881 | 1,503 |
| 1891 | 1,450 |
| 1901 | 1,455 |
| 1911 | 1,697 |
| 1921 | 1,947 |
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, L'Epiphanie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 152 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,486 total population, 760 males, 726 females, Female members of the family who are present: 673, Male members of the family who are present: 652, 508 single males, 492 single females, 239 married males, 229 adult males unable to read or write, 219 married females, 210 adult females unable to read or write, 121 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 108, 100 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 53, 23 male births, 21 female births, 15 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 5 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 100 females aged 5 to 10, 87 single females aged 10 to 15, 86 single males aged 15 to 20, 84 single males aged 10 to 15, 82 males aged 5 to 10, 82 single females aged 15 to 20, 77 single males aged 20 to 30, 64 married males aged 30 to 40, 63 single females aged 20 to 30, 60 married females aged 30 to 40, 59 married females aged 20 to 30, 51 married males aged 40 to 50, 48 married females aged 40 to 50, 43 married males aged 20 to 30, 38 females aged 2 to 3, 34 married males aged 50 to 60, 33 males aged 2 to 3, 30 males aged 1 to 2, 29 males aged 4 to 5, 27 married females aged 50 to 60, 25 males aged 3 to 4, 24 females age 3 to 4, 23 females aged 4 to 5, 23 married males aged 60 to 70, 21 single males aged 30 to 40, 17 females aged 1 to 2, 16 single females aged 30 to 40, 14 married males aged 15 to 20, 10 married females aged 15 to 20, 10 married females aged 60 to 70, 10 single females aged 40 to 50, 8 married males aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 males of unknown age, 3 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 females of unknown age, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 married females aged 10 to 15 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,450 French Canadians, 31 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 2 persons originating in Ireland, 2 persons originating in Scotland, 1 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $339,484 value farms (dollars), 40,345 pounds of homemade butter, 37,905 bushels of oats, $25,180 value all livestock, $21,307 value horses aged over 3 years, 21,043 bushels of potatoes, $19,510 value farm implements in dollars, 13,841 acres of land in farms, 11,379 bushels of peas, 10,814 acres of farmland under cultivation, 6,580 acres of farmland under crops, 5,982 bushels of barley, 4,190 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,745 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,290 acres of oats, 3,027 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,748 pounds of flax or hemp, 2,741 bushels of rye, $2,474 value garden and orchard crops, 1,702 pounds of maple sugar, 1,497 bushels of spring wheat, 1,072 bushels of buckwheat, 993 tons of hay, 925 acres of peas, 889 sheep, 621 milk cows, 468 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 423 acres of potatoes, 421 swine, 412 barrels of pork, 370 acres of barley, 359 calves and heifers, 356 horses aged over 3 years, 345 bushels of carrots, 294 acres of rye, 265 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 246 bushels of corn, 193 barrels of beef, 161 acres of buckwheat, 143 horses aged 3 years and under, 141 acres of spring wheat, 137 occupants of farms, 90 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 62 bulls, oxen, or steers, 60 bushels of beans, 59 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 45 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 44 acres of farmland in gardens, 27 acres of corn, 21 bushels of winter wheat, 17 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 acres of mangel wurtzel, 5 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 4 bushels of turnips, 2 acres of winter wheat, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $6,116 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 3,230 yards of linen, 2,042 yards of flannel, 1,948 yards of fulled cloth, 237 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 9 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC001004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC065003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911493
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'Epiphanie, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/l-epiphanie-qc001004-1861/.