Mésy, Quebec (1861 census)
Mésy was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 199. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.322°N, 71.664°W.
Population
In 1861, Mésy had a population of 199.
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 was contained in NO DATA, 1851 (0.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Hébertville, 1871 (12.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Mésy shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 58 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 199 total population. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 199 French Canadians, 8 Indigenous persons. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $21,380 value farms (dollars), 5,918 acres of land in farms, 5,162 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $4,977 value all livestock, 3,891 bushels of potatoes, $2,390 value horses aged over 3 years, 2,145 pounds of homemade butter, 1,991 bushels of barley, $1,681 value farm implements in dollars, 1,411 bushels of rye, 876 bushels of oats, 756 acres of farmland under cultivation, 545 acres of farmland under crops, 226 bushels of peas, 208 acres of farmland in pasture, 193 pounds of wool produced on farms, 150 acres of barley, 146 acres of oats, 144 acres of rye, 78 sheep, 69 acres of potatoes, 65 swine, 62 pounds of flax or hemp, 57 bulls, oxen, or steers, 53 milk cows, 46 barrels of pork, 44 tons of hay, 34 occupants of farms, 31 calves and heifers, 28 horses aged over 3 years, 25 bushels of turnips, 25 pounds of maple sugar, 20 barrels of beef, 20 bushels of spring wheat, 20 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 17 acres of peas, 16 bushels of corn, 10 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 8 bushels of buckwheat, 7 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 6 horses aged 3 years and under, 5 bushels of carrots, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 3 acres of farmland in gardens, 3 acres of spring wheat, 2 acres of buckwheat, 1 acres of corn, 1 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 467 yards of flannel, $465 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 107 yards of linen, 46 yards of fulled cloth, 11 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC015012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC015012— 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). "Mésy, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/m-sy-qc015012-1861/.