Mont Carmel, Quebec (1861 census)
Mont Carmel was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 492. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.498°N, 72.652°W.
Population
In 1861, Mont Carmel had a population of 492: 280 male and 212 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 492 |
| 1871 | 1,239 |
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 was contained in St. Maurice, 1851 (51.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Mont Carmel shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 124 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 492 total population, 280 males, Male members of the family who are present: 265, 212 females, Female members of the family who are present: 209, 184 single males, 136 single females, 94 married males, 73 married females, 62 adult males unable to read or write, 48 adult females unable to read or write, Males present who are not members of the family: 15, 12 male births, 10 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 3, 3 widowed females, 2 females attending school, 2 males attending school, 2 widowed males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 44 males aged 5 to 10, 39 married males aged 30 to 40, 35 females aged 5 to 10, 28 married females aged 20 to 30, 27 married males aged 20 to 30, 26 single males aged 10 to 15, 26 single males aged 15 to 20, 26 single males aged 20 to 30, 22 single females aged 15 to 20, 20 married females aged 30 to 40, 20 single females aged 10 to 15, 19 males aged 4 to 5, 13 single females aged 20 to 30, 12 married males aged 40 to 50, 10 males aged 3 to 4, 10 married females aged 40 to 50, 10 married females aged 50 to 60, 9 females aged 4 to 5, 9 males aged 2 to 3, 8 females age 3 to 4, 8 females aged 2 to 3, 8 married males aged 50 to 60, 7 males of unknown age, 5 married males aged 60 to 70, 4 females of unknown age, 4 married females aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 30 to 40, 3 single males aged 30 to 40, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 males aged 1 to 2, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 490 French Canadians, 1 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $37,070 value farms (dollars), 8,626 pounds of maple sugar, 7,234 bushels of potatoes, 6,983 acres of land in farms, $6,864 value all livestock, 6,023 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,435 bushels of oats, $3,722 value horses aged over 3 years, 2,209 pounds of homemade butter, $1,665 value farm implements in dollars, 1,587 bushels of buckwheat, 1,019 bushels of spring wheat, 960 acres of farmland under cultivation, 781 acres of farmland under crops, 732 bushels of turnips, 648 bushels of peas, 320 pounds of flax or hemp, 252 bushels of barley, 250 pounds of wool produced on farms, 231 bushels of rye, 210 acres of oats, 178 acres of farmland in pasture, 132 swine, 115 bushels of corn, 111 acres of buckwheat, 94 sheep, 92 acres of spring wheat, 83 milk cows, 83 tons of hay, 74 acres of potatoes, 74 occupants of farms, 72 acres of peas, 71 horses aged over 3 years, 52 barrels of pork, 43 calves and heifers, 41 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 32 bulls, oxen, or steers, 25 acres of rye, 23 acres of barley, $18 value garden and orchard crops, 17 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 12 acres of turnips, 11 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 7 acres of corn, 5 barrels of beef, 5 horses aged 3 years and under, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 acres of farmland in gardens. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $509 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 184 yards of linen, 148 yards of flannel, 91 yards of fulled cloth, 47 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 9 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC012004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC133001— 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). "Mont Carmel, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/mont-carmel-qc012004-1861/.