La Baie, Quebec (1861 census)
La Baie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,982. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.127°N, 72.690°W.
Population
In 1861, La Baie had a population of 2,982: 1,477 male and 1,505 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,086 |
| 1861 | 2,982 |
| 1871 | 2,691 |
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, La Baie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 153 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,982 total population, 1,505 females, 1,477 males, Female members of the family who are present: 1,407, Male members of the family who are present: 1,390, 1,053 single females, 1,035 single males, 408 married females, 404 married males, 327 males attending school, 292 females attending school, 188 adult males unable to read or write, 103 adult females unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 98, Males present who are not members of the family: 87, 49 female births, 45 male births, 44 widowed females, 38 widowed males, 4 deaf and dumb males, 4 lunatic males, 2 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 226 males aged 5 to 10, 213 females aged 5 to 10, 196 single males aged 10 to 15, 189 single females aged 10 to 15, 169 single females aged 15 to 20, 169 single males aged 15 to 20, 146 single females aged 20 to 30, 140 single males aged 20 to 30, 110 married females aged 30 to 40, 106 married males aged 40 to 50, 100 married females aged 20 to 30, 92 married females aged 40 to 50, 89 married males aged 30 to 40, 74 married males aged 20 to 30, 72 married males aged 50 to 60, 62 married females aged 50 to 60, 55 males aged 3 to 4, 53 females age 3 to 4, 53 males aged 4 to 5, 48 females aged 4 to 5, 46 females aged 1 to 2, 46 females aged 2 to 3, 46 males aged 1 to 2, 45 males aged 2 to 3, 42 single females aged 30 to 40, 39 married males aged 60 to 70, 31 single males aged 30 to 40, 27 married females aged 60 to 70, 18 single females aged 40 to 50, 15 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 14 married males aged 70 to 80, 12 single males aged 40 to 50, 12 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 10 single females aged 50 to 60, 10 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 9 married females aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 8 married males aged 80 to 90, 8 single females aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 females of unknown age, 5 males of unknown age, 5 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 4 single females aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 single males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 widowed females over 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,982 French Canadians. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $791,838 value farms (dollars), 111,000 bushels of oats, $109,037 value all livestock, 75,637 pounds of homemade butter, 48,430 pounds of maple sugar, $46,687 value horses aged over 3 years, 41,640 acres of land in farms, 39,878 bushels of potatoes, $34,030 value farm implements in dollars, 24,311 acres of farmland under cultivation, 21,727 bushels of spring wheat, 17,329 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 13,134 acres of farmland under crops, 12,727 pounds of wool produced on farms, 11,650 bushels of peas, 10,937 acres of farmland in pasture, 7,833 pounds of flax or hemp, 7,081 bushels of buckwheat, $5,567 value garden and orchard crops, 5,137 tons of hay, 5,130 acres of oats, 4,971 sheep, 3,071 bushels of barley, 1,779 acres of spring wheat, 1,683 milk cows, 1,402 bulls, oxen, or steers, 1,342 calves and heifers, 1,194 swine, 1,091 bushels of corn, 1,063 barrels of pork, 996 acres of peas, 860 horses aged over 3 years, 480 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 414 acres of buckwheat, 408 barrels of beef, 324 occupants of farms, 303 acres of potatoes, 240 acres of farmland in gardens, 230 bushels of rye, 206 horses aged 3 years and under, 157 acres of barley, 149 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 70 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 51 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 49 acres of corn, 49 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 25 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 18 acres of rye, 18 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 11 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $18,797 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 9,685 yards of linen, 8,487 yards of flannel, 7,233 yards of fulled cloth, 942 carriages for pleasure, $105 value carriages for hire (dollars), 7 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 17 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antoine Manseau | 1787–1866 | born here |
| Marc-Pascal de Sales Laterrière | 1792–1872 | born here |
| Pierre Beaubien | 1796–1881 | born here |
| L. (Louis) Proulx | 1804–1871 | born here |
| Joseph Provencher | 1843–1887 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC060001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC134005— 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). "La Baie, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/la-baie-qc060001-1861/.