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Year: 1861  |  Province: Quebec  |  Wikidata: Q142271

La Pointe Claire, Quebec (1861 census)

La Pointe Claire was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,785. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142271. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.451°N, 73.831°W.

Population

In 1861, La Pointe Claire had a population of 1,785: 922 male and 863 female residents.

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.

Later boundary forms

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, La Pointe Claire shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 155 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,785 total population, 922 males, 863 females, Male members of the family who are present: 820, Female members of the family who are present: 754, 639 single males, 599 single females, 264 married males, 237 married females, 231 adult males unable to read or write, 174 females attending school, 164 males attending school, 128 adult females unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 109, Males present who are not members of the family: 102, 30 male births, 27 widowed females, 20 female births, 19 widowed males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 119 males aged 5 to 10, 113 single females aged 20 to 30, 113 single males aged 10 to 15, 109 single females aged 10 to 15, 109 single males aged 20 to 30, 104 single females aged 15 to 20, 100 females aged 5 to 10, 95 single males aged 15 to 20, 71 married females aged 30 to 40, 68 married males aged 30 to 40, 53 married males aged 20 to 30, 53 married males aged 40 to 50, 51 married females aged 20 to 30, 49 married females aged 40 to 50, 39 females aged 4 to 5, 39 married males aged 50 to 60, 38 married females aged 50 to 60, 37 males aged 4 to 5, 35 males aged 3 to 4, 28 married males aged 60 to 70, 24 females age 3 to 4, 24 females aged 1 to 2, 24 males aged 1 to 2, 24 males aged 2 to 3, 22 single males aged 30 to 40, 17 females aged 2 to 3, 16 married females aged 60 to 70, 16 single females aged 30 to 40, 13 married males aged 15 to 20, 12 single males aged 60 to 70, 10 single females aged 40 to 50, 10 single females aged 60 to 70, 9 single males aged 40 to 50, 8 single females aged 50 to 60, 7 single males aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 married females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 single females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 males of unknown age, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,714 French Canadians, 44 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 10 persons originating in Ireland, 7 persons originating in England or Wales, 7 persons originating in Scotland, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Newfoundland, 1 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $500,566 value farms (dollars), $76,397 value all livestock, $39,152 value farm implements in dollars, 35,545 bushels of oats, 26,800 pounds of homemade butter, 23,997 bushels of potatoes, 15,266 bushels of barley, 12,461 acres of land in farms, 11,514 acres of farmland under cultivation, 9,819 bushels of peas, 8,490 acres of farmland under crops, 4,062 bushels of spring wheat, 3,366 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,991 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,361 acres of oats, 1,928 bushels of carrots, 1,774 bushels of buckwheat, 1,155 bushels of turnips, 1,027 acres of peas, 961 acres of barley, 947 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 911 sheep, 839 bulls, oxen, or steers, 798 bushels of corn, 655 milk cows, 571 calves and heifers, 564 swine, 504 tons of hay, $482 value garden and orchard crops, 479 horses aged over 3 years, 407 acres of spring wheat, 404 pounds of flax or hemp, 332 barrels of pork, 265 acres of potatoes, 258 horses aged 3 years and under, 219 acres of buckwheat, 126 occupants of farms, 110 barrels of beef, 85 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 68 bushels of winter wheat, 68 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 60 bushels of rye, 43 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 33 acres of farmland in gardens, 28 acres of corn, 12 acres of rye, 12 acres of turnips, 9 acres of winter wheat, 8 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $3,025 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,822 yards of flannel, 961 yards of fulled cloth, $515 value carriages for hire (dollars), 124 carriages for pleasure, 124 yards of linen, 51 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 23 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 16, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 4, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, 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 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Identifiers

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 Pointe Claire, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/la-pointe-claire-qc024003-1861/.