Métis, Quebec (1861 census)
Métis was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,135. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141618. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.528°N, 67.703°W.
Population
In 1861, Métis had a population of 2,135: 1,079 male and 1,056 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 656 |
| 1861 | 2,135 |
| 1871 | 2,169 |
| 1881 | 570 |
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 Métis, 1851 (92.9% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Métis, 1871 (25.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Métis shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,135 total population, 1,079 males, 1,056 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,012, Female members of the family who are present: 971, 724 single males, 698 single females, 321 married males, 319 married females, 265 adult males unable to read or write, 234 adult females unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 85, Males present who are not members of the family: 67, 57 females attending school, 49 male births, 47 males attending school, 42 female births, 39 widowed females, 34 widowed males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 160 females aged 5 to 10, 135 males aged 5 to 10, 101 single males aged 15 to 20, 100 single females aged 15 to 20, 99 single females aged 10 to 15, 97 single males aged 10 to 15, 86 single females aged 20 to 30, 84 married females aged 30 to 40, 84 married males aged 40 to 50, 78 married females aged 20 to 30, 72 married males aged 30 to 40, 72 single males aged 20 to 30, 63 married females aged 40 to 50, 63 married males aged 50 to 60, 61 males aged 1 to 2, 56 males aged 4 to 5, 54 married males aged 20 to 30, 51 females aged 1 to 2, 51 married females aged 50 to 60, 42 males aged 2 to 3, 40 males aged 3 to 4, 38 females aged 2 to 3, 35 married males aged 60 to 70, 31 females aged 4 to 5, 31 single males aged 30 to 40, 30 females age 3 to 4, 22 married females aged 60 to 70, 21 single females aged 30 to 40, 17 single females aged 40 to 50, 15 single males aged 70 to 80, 12 married females aged 15 to 20, 12 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 11 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 9 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 8 married males aged 15 to 20, 8 single females aged 50 to 60, 8 single males aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 7 married females aged 70 to 80, 7 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 single females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 single females aged 70 to 80, 5 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 males of unknown age, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 females of unknown age, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,681 French Canadians, 340 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 59 persons originating in Scotland, 27 persons originating in England or Wales, 12 persons originating in Ireland, 10 persons originating in New Brunswick, 6 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $210,659 value farms (dollars), 66,859 pounds of maple sugar, 44,433 bushels of potatoes, $42,143 value all livestock, 33,683 acres of land in farms, 25,391 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $20,084 value horses aged over 3 years, 16,440 pounds of homemade butter, 8,721 bushels of barley, 8,292 acres of farmland under cultivation, 7,032 bushels of oats, $6,658 value farm implements in dollars, 5,691 bushels of rye, 4,981 acres of farmland under crops, 4,217 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,589 bushels of peas, 3,230 bushels of spring wheat, 3,178 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,835 sheep, 1,085 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,061 pounds of flax or hemp, 958 tons of hay, $789 value garden and orchard crops, 726 acres of barley, 708 acres of rye, 675 swine, 525 milk cows, 465 calves and heifers, 437 acres of oats, 423 acres of peas, 365 bulls, oxen, or steers, 359 acres of spring wheat, 331 barrels of pork, 301 horses aged over 3 years, 300 occupants of farms, 285 acres of potatoes, 216 barrels of beef, 160 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 147 bushels of turnips, 133 acres of farmland in gardens, 122 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 116 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 89 horses aged 3 years and under, 45 bushels of winter wheat, 31 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 23 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 bushels of carrots, 4 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 4 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 acres of winter wheat, 1 acres of turnips. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $4,387 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 3,845 yards of flannel, 2,152 yards of fulled cloth, 1,057 yards of linen, 295 carriages for pleasure, $38 value carriages for hire (dollars), 4 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 457 barrels of salted fish sold, 73 pounds of fresh fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 30 quintals of dried fish sold — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 38 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 21, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 17, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 6, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC045006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC040019_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141618
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). "Métis, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/m-tis-qc045006-1861/.