Magdalen Islands, Quebec (1861 census)
Magdalen Islands was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,651. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q951911. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.406°N, 61.795°W.
Population
In 1861, Magdalen Islands had a population of 2,651: 1,406 male and 1,245 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,202 |
| 1861 | 2,651 |
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 contained Groupe Sud, 1871 (35.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Grindstone Island, 1871 (25.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Allright Island, 1871 (11.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Groupe Nord, 1871 (27.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 147 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,651 total population, 1,406 males, 1,245 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,199, Male members of the family who are present: 1,183, 840 single males, 720 single females, 544 married males, 486 married females, 418 adult females unable to read or write, 408 adult males unable to read or write, Males present who are not members of the family: 223, 128 males attending school, 88 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 46, 39 widowed females, 30 male births, 24 female births, 22 widowed males, 5 lunatic females, 2 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 178 males aged 5 to 10, 169 married males aged 20 to 30, 168 married females aged 20 to 30, 160 single males aged 10 to 15, 158 females aged 5 to 10, 153 single females aged 15 to 20, 150 married males aged 30 to 40, 150 single males aged 15 to 20, 130 single females aged 10 to 15, 128 married females aged 30 to 40, 119 married males aged 40 to 50, 118 single males aged 20 to 30, 95 married females aged 40 to 50, 68 females aged 2 to 3, 68 single females aged 20 to 30, 59 married males aged 50 to 60, 57 married females aged 50 to 60, 46 females aged 4 to 5, 45 males aged 3 to 4, 44 males aged 2 to 3, 39 males aged 4 to 5, 35 married males aged 60 to 70, 28 single males aged 30 to 40, 27 females age 3 to 4, 26 married females aged 60 to 70, 23 males aged 1 to 2, 19 females aged 1 to 2, 11 single males aged 40 to 50, 11 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 10 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 9 males of unknown age, 8 married females aged 15 to 20, 8 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 7 single females aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 6 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 single females aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 single males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 single females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,097 French Canadians, 283 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 214 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 26 persons originating in France, 13 persons originating in England or Wales, 8 persons originating in Ireland, 3 persons originating in New Brunswick, 2 persons originating in Scotland, 1 persons originating in Italy or Greece, 1 persons originating in Sweden or Norway, 1 persons originating in the United States. 1 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 persons originating in Russia or Poland — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $39,041 value farms (dollars), 21,532 bushels of potatoes, 19,930 pounds of homemade butter, $17,201 value horses aged over 3 years, 8,381 bushels of oats, 8,146 pounds of wool produced on farms, 7,233 acres of land in farms, $5,368 value all livestock, $5,243 value garden and orchard crops, 5,130 acres of farmland under cultivation, 4,292 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,180 bushels of barley, $3,696 value farm implements in dollars, 3,438 sheep, 2,840 bushels of turnips, 2,259 tons of hay, 2,103 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,570 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,148 bushels of spring wheat, 1,050 swine, 747 acres of farmland under crops, 667 milk cows, 375 horses aged over 3 years, 372 occupants of farms, 330 calves and heifers, 284 acres of potatoes, 260 acres of oats, 216 bulls, oxen, or steers, 211 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 206 barrels of pork, 187 barrels of beef, 125 acres of barley, 91 acres of farmland in gardens, 87 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 70 acres of spring wheat, 58 horses aged 3 years and under, 54 acres of turnips, 51 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 45 bushels of peas, 16 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 10 pounds of hops, 5 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 2 acres of peas, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 7,946 yards of fulled cloth, $2,756 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 753 yards of flannel, 211 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 7,271 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 9,150 quintals of dried fish sold — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 11 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 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 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded Deaths in the past year among females over 100: 9 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC019017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC019017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q951911
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). "Magdalen Islands, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/magdalen-islands-qc019017-1861/.