Linière, VL, Quebec (1861 census)
Linière, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 394. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q138053472. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.023°N, 70.476°W.
Population
In 1861, Linière, VL had a population of 394: 202 male and 192 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 394 |
| 1871 | 890 |
| 1921 | 610 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Linière, VL, 1871 (21.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Linière, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 120 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 394 total population, 202 males, Male members of the family who are present: 195, 192 females, Female members of the family who are present: 178, 143 single males, 123 single females, 59 married females, 54 married males, 26 adult males unable to read or write, 22 females attending school, 20 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 14, 11 male births, 10 widowed females, Males present who are not members of the family: 7, 6 female births, 5 widowed males, 4 adult females unable to read or write. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 33 single males aged 15 to 20, 25 single females aged 15 to 20, 23 single females aged 10 to 15, 22 males aged 5 to 10, 21 married females aged 20 to 30, 20 single females aged 20 to 30, 20 single males aged 20 to 30, 19 females aged 5 to 10, 19 single males aged 10 to 15, 15 married males aged 30 to 40, 14 married males aged 20 to 30, 13 married females aged 30 to 40, 11 males aged 1 to 2, 9 females aged 2 to 3, 9 married females aged 40 to 50, 9 married females aged 50 to 60, 9 married males aged 40 to 50, 8 males aged 4 to 5, 8 married males aged 50 to 60, 7 females age 3 to 4, 7 males aged 2 to 3, 7 married females aged 60 to 70, 5 females aged 1 to 2, 5 females aged 4 to 5, 5 single males aged 30 to 40, 4 males aged 3 to 4, 4 married males aged 60 to 70, 4 married males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 181 French Canadians, 144 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 56 persons originating in Ireland, 6 persons originating in England or Wales, 3 persons originating in the United States, 2 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Scotland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $23,635 value farms (dollars), 15,450 pounds of maple sugar, 13,994 acres of land in farms, 11,594 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,370 bushels of oats, $9,082 value all livestock, 5,062 pounds of homemade butter, $4,082 value horses aged over 3 years, 3,055 bushels of potatoes, 2,400 acres of farmland under cultivation, $1,681 value farm implements in dollars, 1,640 acres of farmland under crops, 927 pounds of wool produced on farms, 900 bushels of turnips, 781 pounds of flax or hemp, 760 acres of farmland in pasture, 714 bushels of barley, 567 bushels of peas, 499 acres of oats, 431 tons of hay, 430 sheep, 359 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 159 calves and heifers, 138 milk cows, 100 swine, 97 bulls, oxen, or steers, 70 barrels of pork, 67 acres of peas, 65 occupants of farms, 63 acres of barley, 63 acres of potatoes, 62 horses aged over 3 years, 54 bushels of spring wheat, 22 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 22 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 19 barrels of beef, 17 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 10 horses aged 3 years and under, 6 acres of spring wheat, 6 acres of turnips, 3 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 447 yards of fulled cloth, 412 yards of flannel, 288 yards of linen. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 4 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC005008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC040023_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q138053472
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). "Linière, VL, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/lini-re-vl-qc005008-1861/.