Laterrière, Quebec (1861 census)
Laterrière was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 816. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3218458. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.290°N, 71.159°W.
Population
In 1861, Laterrière had a population of 816.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 367 |
| 1861 | 816 |
| 1871 | 1,319 |
| 1881 | 1,320 |
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 contained Laterrière, 1851 (89.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Laterrière shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 816 total population. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 793 French Canadians, 26 Indigenous persons, 22 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1 persons originating in Spain or Portugal. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $82,206 value farms (dollars), $21,553 value all livestock, 11,865 acres of land in farms, 10,723 bushels of potatoes, $8,392 value horses aged over 3 years, 7,402 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,765 bushels of barley, 6,372 bushels of oats, 5,940 bushels of rye, 5,791 pounds of homemade butter, $4,805 value farm implements in dollars, 4,463 acres of farmland under cultivation, 2,254 bushels of peas, 2,249 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,212 acres of farmland under crops, 1,364 pounds of wool produced on farms, 776 pounds of flax or hemp, 660 acres of rye, 576 sheep, 483 acres of oats, 414 swine, 384 acres of barley, 367 bulls, oxen, or steers, 337 acres of peas, 280 tons of hay, 250 milk cows, 198 calves and heifers, 187 bushels of spring wheat, 135 horses aged over 3 years, 104 acres of potatoes, 100 occupants of farms, 88 barrels of pork, 40 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 29 horses aged 3 years and under, 28 acres of spring wheat, 26 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 25 bushels of turnips, 24 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 2 acres of farmland in gardens, 1 acres of turnips, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $2,134 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,104 yards of fulled cloth, 1,002 yards of flannel, 914 yards of linen. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC015011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC076018— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3218458
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). "Laterrière, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/laterri-re-qc015011-1861/.