Newport, Quebec (1861 census)
Newport was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 415. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.318°N, 64.822°W.
Population
In 1861, Newport had a population of 415: 218 male and 197 female residents.
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 Newport No. 1 & Newport No. 2, Township, 1851 (47.8% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Pabos, 1871 (47.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Newport shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 102 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 415 total population, 218 males, Male members of the family who are present: 206, 197 females, Female members of the family who are present: 193, 83 single males, 53 single females, 31 married females, 30 married males, 21 adult males unable to read or write, 18 adult females unable to read or write, Males present who are not members of the family: 12, 5 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 4, 2 lunatic females, 2 widowed females, 1 widowed males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 41 males aged 5 to 10, 36 females aged 5 to 10, 36 single males aged 10 to 15, 24 single females aged 10 to 15, 22 married males aged 30 to 40, 16 married females aged 30 to 40, 13 single females aged 15 to 20, 12 females aged 4 to 5, 11 males aged 4 to 5, 11 married females aged 20 to 30, 11 married males aged 40 to 50, 10 single males aged 15 to 20, 8 married females aged 40 to 50, 7 single males aged 20 to 30, 6 married females aged 60 to 70, 5 females aged 2 to 3, 5 males aged 2 to 3, 5 males aged 3 to 4, 5 married males aged 20 to 30, 4 females age 3 to 4, 4 males aged 1 to 2, 4 married females aged 50 to 60, 4 married males aged 50 to 60, 4 married males aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 20 to 30, 3 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 females aged 1 to 2, 2 single males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 single females aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 223 French Canadians, 171 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 8 persons originating in Ireland, 6 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in Scotland. 4 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $15,330 value farms (dollars), 9,585 bushels of potatoes, $4,536 value all livestock, 2,715 acres of land in farms, 2,483 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,585 pounds of homemade butter, $1,242 value horses aged over 3 years, 627 bushels of oats, 334 bushels of spring wheat, 302 pounds of wool produced on farms, $262 value farm implements in dollars, 232 acres of farmland under crops, 232 acres of farmland under cultivation, 186 swine, 155 bushels of barley, 153 sheep, 71 acres of potatoes, 54 occupants of farms, 52 barrels of pork, 50 calves and heifers, 37 milk cows, 30 bushels of turnips, 27 acres of spring wheat, 25 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 24 acres of oats, 24 bulls, oxen, or steers, 23 barrels of beef, 17 horses aged over 3 years, 16 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 11 acres of barley, 10 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 3 bushels of peas, 3 horses aged 3 years and under, 3 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 702 yards of flannel, $240 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 12 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 410 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 2,189 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 males of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1, 1 total number of deaths. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC019011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC019011— 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). "Newport, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/newport-qc019011-1861/.