Maria, Quebec (1861 census)
Maria was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,823. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28154590. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.213°N, 66.001°W.
Population
In 1861, Maria had a population of 1,823: 1,133 male and 1,000 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,349 |
| 1861 | 1,823 |
| 1871 | 2,138 |
| 1881 | 2,298 |
| 1901 | 2,460 |
| 1911 | 2,457 |
| 1921 | 1,946 |
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, Maria shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,823 total population, 1,133 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,091, 1,000 females, Female members of the family who are present: 959, 793 single males, 681 single females, 304 married males, 291 married females, 156 adult females unable to read or write, 138 adult males unable to read or write, 92 females attending school, 90 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 42, Females present who are not members of the family: 41, 36 widowed males, 28 widowed females, 24 male births, 23 female births, 2 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 164 males aged 5 to 10, 149 single males aged 20 to 30, 148 females aged 5 to 10, 139 single males aged 10 to 15, 128 single females aged 10 to 15, 124 single males aged 15 to 20, 120 single females aged 15 to 20, 115 single females aged 20 to 30, 94 married females aged 30 to 40, 88 married males aged 30 to 40, 79 married females aged 20 to 30, 78 married males aged 40 to 50, 53 married females aged 40 to 50, 47 males aged 2 to 3, 45 married males aged 50 to 60, 43 males aged 3 to 4, 41 married males aged 60 to 70, 38 females aged 2 to 3, 38 males aged 4 to 5, 38 married males aged 20 to 30, 36 married females aged 50 to 60, 30 males aged 1 to 2, 27 females age 3 to 4, 26 females aged 4 to 5, 26 single females aged 30 to 40, 26 single males aged 30 to 40, 24 married females aged 60 to 70, 19 females aged 1 to 2, 12 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 10 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 9 married males aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 5 married females aged 70 to 80, 5 married males aged 80 to 90, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,404 French Canadians, 310 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 103 Indigenous persons, 70 Indigenous males, 45 persons originating in Ireland, 34 persons originating in New Brunswick, 33 Indigenous females, 11 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 9 persons originating in Scotland, 4 persons originating in Newfoundland, 3 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $128,269 value farms (dollars), 55,273 bushels of potatoes, $30,719 value all livestock, 20,670 acres of land in farms, 16,588 pounds of homemade butter, 15,830 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $15,612 value horses aged over 3 years, 14,529 bushels of oats, 13,445 pounds of maple sugar, $10,598 value farm implements in dollars, 4,840 acres of farmland under cultivation, 3,502 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,216 acres of farmland under crops, 3,053 bushels of rye, 1,577 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,545 bushels of barley, 1,225 sheep, 817 pounds of flax or hemp, 730 tons of hay, 667 acres of oats, 627 swine, 614 bushels of spring wheat, 563 bulls, oxen, or steers, 428 acres of potatoes, 421 barrels of pork, 368 milk cows, $289 value garden and orchard crops, 280 acres of rye, 262 barrels of beef, 239 bushels of winter wheat, 233 occupants of farms, 221 bushels of turnips, 200 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 177 calves and heifers, 173 horses aged over 3 years, 129 acres of barley, 107 bushels of peas, 105 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 100 bushels of corn, 67 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 65 acres of spring wheat, 53 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 48 horses aged 3 years and under, 47 acres of farmland in gardens, 40 bushels of buckwheat, 34 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 19 acres of winter wheat, 14 acres of peas, 14 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 14 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 13 bushels of carrots, 7 bushels of beans, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 4 acres of corn, 4 acres of turnips, 4 pounds of hops, 3 acres of buckwheat. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $3,216 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,311 yards of flannel, 2,047 yards of fulled cloth, 1,494 yards of linen, 126 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 11,317 barrels of salted fish sold, 5,788 pounds of fresh fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 287 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: 6, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 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 females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC009007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC044008_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q28154590
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). "Maria, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/maria-qc009007-1861/.