McNider, Township, Quebec (1861 census)
McNider, Township was a township in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,235. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.666°N, 67.828°W.
Population
In 1861, McNider, Township had a population of 1,235: 634 male and 601 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 200 |
| 1861 | 1,235 |
| 1871 | 2,265 |
| 1881 | 2,364 |
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, McNider, Township shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 135 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,235 total population, 634 males, Male members of the family who are present: 624, 601 females, Female members of the family who are present: 586, 447 single males, 399 single females, 182 adult males unable to read or write, 166 married females, 166 married males, 120 adult females unable to read or write, 36 widowed females, 22 male births, 21 widowed males, Females present who are not members of the family: 15, 14 female births, Males present who are not members of the family: 10, 7 males attending school, 3 females attending school. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 88 single males aged 10 to 15, 87 single males aged 20 to 30, 79 single females aged 10 to 15, 76 single females aged 15 to 20, 69 females aged 5 to 10, 68 single males aged 15 to 20, 66 males aged 5 to 10, 49 married females aged 20 to 30, 48 married males aged 30 to 40, 46 married females aged 30 to 40, 44 single females aged 20 to 30, 43 married females aged 40 to 50, 40 married males aged 40 to 50, 35 married males aged 50 to 60, 29 females aged 1 to 2, 27 males aged 1 to 2, 25 females age 3 to 4, 25 females aged 2 to 3, 25 females aged 4 to 5, 24 males aged 3 to 4, 23 married males aged 20 to 30, 22 males aged 4 to 5, 18 males aged 2 to 3, 14 married females aged 50 to 60, 14 single males aged 30 to 40, 12 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 10 married males aged 60 to 70, 8 married males aged 70 to 80, 8 single males aged 40 to 50, 7 married females aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 6 single females aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,166 French Canadians, 44 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 22 persons originating in Scotland, 3 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $95,370 value farms (dollars), 29,224 bushels of potatoes, 23,065 pounds of maple sugar, 18,665 acres of land in farms, 14,811 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $10,962 value all livestock, 6,572 bushels of barley, $6,477 value horses aged over 3 years, 5,541 pounds of homemade butter, 4,855 bushels of spring wheat, 3,854 acres of farmland under cultivation, 2,948 bushels of rye, 2,233 bushels of peas, 2,144 acres of farmland under crops, $2,074 value farm implements in dollars, 1,710 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,442 bushels of oats, 1,432 pounds of wool produced on farms, $928 value garden and orchard crops, 715 sheep, 520 acres of barley, 438 acres of spring wheat, 365 bushels of turnips, 362 swine, 309 acres of rye, 252 acres of peas, 248 barrels of pork, 206 milk cows, 205 pounds of flax or hemp, 198 occupants of farms, 180 tons of hay, 159 acres of potatoes, 154 horses aged over 3 years, 145 acres of oats, 130 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 93 barrels of beef, 39 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 35 bulls, oxen, or steers, 31 calves and heifers, 24 horses aged 3 years and under, 19 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 14 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 acres of turnips. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 1,683 yards of flannel, 960 yards of fulled cloth, $256 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 237 yards of linen, $42 value carriages for hire (dollars), 7 carriages for pleasure, 4 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 719 pounds of fresh fish sold, 452 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 87 quintals of dried fish sold — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 6, 6 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC045002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC040020_1881— 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). "McNider, Township, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/mcnider-township-qc045002-1861/.