Mont Carmel, Quebec (1861 census)
Mont Carmel was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 598. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.404°N, 69.790°W.
Population
In 1861, Mont Carmel had a population of 598: 317 male and 281 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 598 |
| 1871 | 985 |
| 1881 | 1,168 |
| 1891 | 1,075 |
| 1901 | 1,084 |
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 Rivière Ouelle, 1851 (35.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Mont Carmel shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 127 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 598 total population, 317 males, Male members of the family who are present: 314, 281 females, Female members of the family who are present: 279, 206 single males, 176 single females, 107 married males, 99 married females, 80 adult males unable to read or write, 62 adult females unable to read or write, 57 males attending school, 45 females attending school, 23 male births, 20 female births, 6 widowed females, 4 widowed males, Males present who are not members of the family: 3, Females present who are not members of the family: 2, 2 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 45 males aged 5 to 10, 40 females aged 5 to 10, 40 single males aged 10 to 15, 38 married females aged 20 to 30, 38 single females aged 10 to 15, 33 married females aged 30 to 40, 31 married males aged 30 to 40, 26 married males aged 20 to 30, 26 married males aged 40 to 50, 23 single males aged 20 to 30, 21 single males aged 15 to 20, 18 married males aged 50 to 60, 17 married females aged 40 to 50, 17 single females aged 15 to 20, 16 males aged 2 to 3, 14 females age 3 to 4, 14 males aged 1 to 2, 13 males aged 3 to 4, 13 single females aged 20 to 30, 12 females aged 4 to 5, 11 females aged 1 to 2, 9 males aged 4 to 5, 8 females aged 2 to 3, 8 married females aged 50 to 60, 5 married males aged 60 to 70, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 598 French Canadians. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $48,350 value farms (dollars), 10,687 pounds of maple sugar, $9,988 value all livestock, 8,198 acres of land in farms, 7,197 bushels of potatoes, 6,966 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,367 pounds of homemade butter, $4,479 value horses aged over 3 years, $2,590 value farm implements in dollars, 1,346 bushels of barley, 1,314 bushels of spring wheat, 1,232 acres of farmland under cultivation, 1,214 bushels of rye, 1,055 bushels of peas, 812 acres of farmland under crops, 783 pounds of wool produced on farms, 486 pounds of flax or hemp, 416 acres of farmland in pasture, 381 sheep, 261 bushels of oats, 189 swine, 188 acres of spring wheat, 184 acres of rye, 183 acres of peas, $163 value garden and orchard crops, 160 acres of barley, 159 milk cows, 152 bulls, oxen, or steers, 152 tons of hay, 98 occupants of farms, 95 barrels of pork, 87 horses aged over 3 years, 79 calves and heifers, 67 acres of potatoes, 67 barrels of beef, 63 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 55 bushels of buckwheat, 33 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 26 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 21 horses aged 3 years and under, 20 acres of oats, 14 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 13 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 7 acres of buckwheat, 4 acres of farmland in gardens, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 bushels of beans, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 1,392 yards of linen, 1,367 yards of flannel, $1,317 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,041 yards of fulled cloth, 109 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 13 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: 6, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 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 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC026003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC159002_1861— 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-qc026003-1861/.