Longue Pointe, Quebec (1861 census)
Longue Pointe was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,055. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6674375. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.596°N, 73.547°W.
Population
In 1861, Longue Pointe had a population of 1,055: 502 male and 553 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,055 |
| 1871 | 1,011 |
| 1881 | 1,114 |
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, Longue Pointe shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 150 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,055 total population, 553 females, 502 males, Female members of the family who are present: 441, Male members of the family who are present: 428, 405 single females, 351 single males, 133 married females, 132 married males, Females present who are not members of the family: 112, 100 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 74, 68 males attending school, 66 adult males unable to read or write, 32 adult females unable to read or write, 19 widowed males, 18 female births, 16 male births, 15 widowed females, 2 lunatic females, 1 blind males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 100 females aged 5 to 10, 82 single females aged 10 to 15, 78 males aged 4 to 5, 70 single males aged 10 to 15, 69 females aged 4 to 5, 56 males aged 5 to 10, 50 married females aged 20 to 30, 45 single males aged 15 to 20, 42 single females aged 15 to 20, 41 married males aged 30 to 40, 37 married males aged 40 to 50, 30 married females aged 15 to 20, 26 married females aged 30 to 40, 25 married males aged 20 to 30, 24 females aged 1 to 2, 24 males aged 1 to 2, 21 females age 3 to 4, 20 males aged 3 to 4, 16 married males aged 50 to 60, 16 single females aged 20 to 30, 16 single males aged 20 to 30, 15 married females aged 40 to 50, 12 females aged 2 to 3, 10 males aged 2 to 3, 8 married males aged 60 to 70, 7 single females aged 30 to 40, 6 married females aged 50 to 60, 6 single females aged 70 to 80, 6 single males aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 married females aged 60 to 70, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 single males aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 3 females of unknown age, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 males of unknown age, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 married females aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 874 French Canadians, 103 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 39 persons originating in Ireland, 27 persons originating in Scotland, 6 persons originating in England or Wales, 4 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $286,445 value farms (dollars), 35,240 pounds of homemade butter, 33,950 bushels of potatoes, 23,346 bushels of oats, $22,973 value all livestock, $22,140 value horses aged over 3 years, 13,400 bushels of barley, $11,465 value farm implements in dollars, 8,995 acres of land in farms, 7,778 bushels of peas, 7,450 acres of farmland under cultivation, 5,619 acres of farmland under crops, 5,570 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 3,400 bushels of carrots, 1,814 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,545 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,386 acres of oats, 1,347 bushels of spring wheat, 1,087 tons of hay, 1,070 pounds of wool produced on farms, $965 value garden and orchard crops, 799 bushels of buckwheat, 730 pounds of maple sugar, 714 acres of barley, 594 milk cows, 530 acres of peas, 489 barrels of pork, 334 horses aged over 3 years, 311 swine, 285 calves and heifers, 266 acres of potatoes, 153 horses aged 3 years and under, 144 sheep, 114 bushels of beans, 92 acres of spring wheat, 88 occupants of farms, 71 barrels of beef, 60 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 53 bulls, oxen, or steers, 51 acres of buckwheat, 45 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 23 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 17 acres of farmland in gardens, 13 acres of mangel wurtzel, 11 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $4,385 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 320 yards of fulled cloth, 307 yards of flannel, 165 carriages for pleasure, $12 value carriages for hire (dollars), 1 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 39 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 23, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 16, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 14, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 9, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 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 females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC020001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC091015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6674375
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). "Longue Pointe, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/longue-pointe-qc020001-1861/.