Notre Dame de la Victoire, Quebec (1861 census)
Notre Dame de la Victoire was a census subdivision in Lévis County, Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 6,694. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.775°N, 71.171°W.
Population
In 1861, Notre Dame de la Victoire had a population of 6,694: 3,454 male and 3,240 female residents. Population density was 413.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,415 |
| 1861 | 6,694 |
| 1871 | 1,361 |
| 1881 | 1,137 |
| 1891 | 1,496 |
| 1901 | 1,459 |
| 1911 | 1,251 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Notre Dame de la Victoire, 1871 (88.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Lévis, Notre Dame Ward—Quartier, 1871 (3.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Lévis, Lauzon Ward—Quartier, 1871 (1.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Bienville, Village, 1871 (2.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Lévis, St. Laurent Ward—Quartier, 1871 (4.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Notre Dame de la Victoire shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 334 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Female members of the family who are present | 2,905 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 335 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 3,157 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 297 |
| Number of adult females unable to read or write | 236 |
| Number of adult males unable to read or write | 422 |
| Number of deaf and dumb females | 3 |
| Number of deaf and dumb males | 1 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 108 |
| Number of females | 3,240 |
| Number of females attending school | 299 |
| Number of lunatic males | 2 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 106 |
| Number of males | 3,454 |
| Number of males attending school | 355 |
| Number of married females | 948 |
| Number of married males | 981 |
| Number of single females | 2,160 |
| Number of single males | 2,406 |
| Number of widowed females | 132 |
| Number of widowed males | 67 |
| POP FX N.1 | 3,240 |
| POP MX N.1 | 3,454 |
| POP TOT | 6,694 |
| POP XX N.1 | 6,694 |
| Total population | 6,694 |
Age structure (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 100 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 116 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 101 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 114 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 400 |
| Number of females of unknown age | 4 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 121 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 135 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 101 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 113 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 477 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 25 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 272 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 298 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 198 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 92 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 42 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 21 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 174 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 324 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 244 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 130 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 70 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 30 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 7 |
| Number of married males aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 366 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 378 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 327 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 76 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 42 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 14 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 6 |
| Number of single females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 435 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 356 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 363 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 115 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 44 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 26 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 9 |
| Number of single males aged 70 to 80 | 5 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 7 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 31 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 22 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 34 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 23 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 12 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 6 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 12 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 11 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 15 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 15 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 90 to 100 | 3 |
Ethnic origin (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 5,883 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 535 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 79 |
| Number of persons originating in France | 2 |
| Number of persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 145 |
| Number of persons originating in New Brunswick | 5 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 32 |
| Number of persons originating in Sweden or Norway | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 11 |
Agriculture (72 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 29 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 9 |
| Acres of corn | 1 |
| Acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers | 587 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens | 13 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,679 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,335 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,498 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 9,190 |
| Acres of land in farms | 13,525 |
| Acres of oats | 2,161 |
| Acres of peas | 197 |
| Acres of potatoes | 208 |
| Acres of rye | 7 |
| Acres of spring wheat | 87 |
| Acres of turnips | 9 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 48 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 524 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 317 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 98 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 63 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 39 |
| Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 35,681 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,174 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,669 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 52 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 553 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,322 |
| C20 WHT SP AC | 87 |
| C21 WHT SP BU | 553 |
| C22 BAR AC | 29 |
| C23 BAR BU | 317 |
| C24 RYE AC | 7 |
| C25 RYE BU | 52 |
| C26 PEA AC | 197 |
| C27 PEA BU | 1,174 |
| C28 OAT AC | 2,161 |
| C29 OAT BU | 35,681 |
| C30 BWT AC | 9 |
| C31 BWT BU | 98 |
| C34 POT AC | 208 |
| C35 POT BU | 20,669 |
| C43 HAY TONS | 1,641 |
| C47 WOOL LBS | 2,257 |
| C63 BEEF BAR | 48 |
| C64 PORK BAR | 524 |
| HRS ov03 V | 43,718 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 149 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 260 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 8 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 405 |
| Number of milk cows | 686 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 147 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 49 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 4 |
| Number of sheep | 740 |
| Number of swine | 613 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 185 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 1,077 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 51,975 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 1,440 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,257 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,641 |
| Value of all livestock | 69,946 |
| Value of farm implements in dollars | 20,790 |
| Value of farms (dollars) | 682,125 |
| Value of garden and orchard crops produced in the past year | 1,000 |
Manufacturing & industry (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of carriages for hire | 40 |
| Number of carriages for pleasure | 910 |
| Value of carriages for hire (dollars) | 2,622 |
| Value of carriages for pleasure (dollars) | 59,179 |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 955 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 1,732 |
| Yards of linen produced in the past year | 1,032 |
Deaths & mortality (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age | 34 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age | 44 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 5 |
Other recorded variables (149 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C01 TOTAL | 147 |
| C02 OCC UNDR 10 | 4 |
| C03 OCC 10 TO 20 | 14 |
| C04 OCC 20 TO 50 | 32 |
| C05 OCC 50 TO 100 | 49 |
| C06 OCC 100 TO 200 | 35 |
| C07 OCC OVR 200 | 13 |
| C08 HELD | 13,525 |
| C09 UNDR CULT | 9,190 |
| C1 Males | 3,454 |
| C10 UNDR CROP | 4,498 |
| C100 Between 90 and 100 years Married M | 1 |
| C102 Between 90 and 100 years Widowers M | 3 |
| C104 Between 90 and 100 years Single F | 1 |
| C11 UNDR PAST | 4,679 |
| C117 Ages not given F | 4 |
| C118 Ages not given Deaths M | 44 |
| C119 Ages not given Deaths F | 34 |
| C12 GARDENS | 13 |
| C12 Under 2 Years M | 121 |
| C120 Married M | 981 |
| C121 Single M | 2,406 |
| C122 Widowed M | 67 |
| C123 Total M | 3,454 |
| C124 Married F | 948 |
| C125 Single F | 2,160 |
| C126 Widows F | 132 |
| C127 Total F | 3,240 |
| C128 Grand Total | 6,694 |
| C129 Deaths M | 3 |
| C13 Under 2 Years F | 116 |
| C13 WOOD WILD | 4,335 |
| C130 Deaths F | 2 |
| C131 Deaths Total | 5 |
| C136 Attending School M | 355 |
| C137 Attending School F | 299 |
| C138 Adults unable to read or write M | 422 |
| C139 Adults unable to read or write F | 236 |
| C14 CASH FARM | 682,125 |
| C140 Deaf and Dumb M | 1 |
| C141 Deaf and Dumb F | 3 |
| C144 Lunatics M | 2 |
| C15 CASH IMP | 20,790 |
| C16 GARDN VALUE | 1,000 |
| C16 Under 3 years M | 135 |
| C17 LAND HELD | 587 |
| C17 Under 3 years F | 101 |
| C18 Deaths under 3 years M | 1 |
| C2 Females | 3,240 |
| C20 Under 4 years M | 101 |
| C21 Under 4 years F | 100 |
| C24 Under 5 years M | 113 |
| C25 Under 5 years F | 114 |
| C26 Deaths under 5 years M | 1 |
| C28 Between 5 and 10 Years M | 477 |
| C29 Between 5 and 10 years F | 400 |
| C3 Total | 6,694 |
| C31 Deaths between 5 and 10 years F | 1 |
| C32 INDN CRN AC | 1 |
| C33 Between 10 and 15 years Single M | 435 |
| C33 INDN CRN BU | 39 |
| C35 Between 10 and 15 years Single F | 366 |
| C36 TUR AC | 9 |
| C37 TUR BU | 1,322 |
| C38 Between 15 and 20 years Married M | 1 |
| C38 CAR BU | 63 |
| C39 Between 15 and 20 years Single M | 356 |
| C4 Members of Family M | 3,157 |
| C40 Between 15 and 20 years Married F | 25 |
| C40 MAN WURT BU | 19 |
| C41 Between 15 and 20 years Single F | 378 |
| C44 Between 20 and 30 years Married M | 174 |
| C45 Between 20 and 30 years Single M | 363 |
| C45 MPL SGR LBS | 1,440 |
| C46 Between 20 and 30 years Widowers M | 3 |
| C47 Between 20 and 30 years Married F | 272 |
| C48 Between 20 and 30 years Single F | 327 |
| C48 FLLD CLOTH YRDS | 1,732 |
| C49 Between 20 and 30 years Widows F | 3 |
| C49 FLAN YRDS | 955 |
| C5 Members of Family F | 2,905 |
| C50 FLX HEM LBS | 1,077 |
| C51 LIN YRDS | 1,032 |
| C52 Between 30 and 40 years Married M | 324 |
| C52 BULLS OX STEERS | 149 |
| C53 Between 30 and 40 years Single M | 115 |
| C53 MILK COWS | 686 |
| C54 Between 30 and 40 years Widowers M | 6 |
| C54 CALVES HEIFERS | 260 |
| C55 Between 30 and 40 years Married F | 298 |
| C55 HORSES | 405 |
| C56 Between 30 and 40 years Single F | 76 |
| C56 HORSES VAL | 43,718 |
| C57 Between 30 and 40 years Widows F | 7 |
| C57 COLTS FILLIES | 8 |
| C58 SHEEP | 740 |
| C59 SWINE | 613 |
| C6 Not Members of Family M | 297 |
| C60 Between 40 and 50 years Married M | 244 |
| C60 TOT VALUE | 69,946 |
| C61 Between 40 and 50 years Single M | 44 |
| C61 BUTTER LB | 51,975 |
| C62 Between 40 and 50 years Widowers M | 12 |
| C62 CHEESE LB | 185 |
| C63 Between 40 and 50 years Married F | 198 |
| C64 Between 40 and 50 years Single F | 42 |
| C65 Between 40 and 50 years Widows F | 31 |
| C66 Between 40 and 50 years Deaths M | 1 |
| C68 Between 50 and 60 years Married M | 130 |
| C68 CAR PLEASURE | 910 |
| C69 Between 50 and 60 years Single M | 26 |
| C69 VALUE DOL P | 59,179 |
| C7 Not Members of Family F | 335 |
| C70 Between 50 and 60 years Widowers M | 11 |
| C70 CAR HIRE | 40 |
| C71 Between 50 and 60 years Married F | 92 |
| C71 VALUE DOL H | 2,622 |
| C72 Between 50 and 60 years Single F | 14 |
| C73 Between 50 and 60 years Widows F | 22 |
| C75 Between 50 and 60 years Deaths F | 1 |
| C76 Between 60 and 70 years Married M | 70 |
| C77 Between 60 and 70 years Single M | 9 |
| C78 Between 60 and 70 years Widowers M | 15 |
| C79 Between 60 and 70 years Married F | 42 |
| C8 Births in 1860 M | 106 |
| C80 Between 60 and 70 years Single F | 6 |
| C81 Between 60 and 70 years Widows F | 34 |
| C84 Between 70 and 80 years Married M | 30 |
| C85 Between 70 and 80 years Single M | 5 |
| C86 Between 70 and 80 years Widowers M | 15 |
| C87 Between 70 and 80 years Married F | 21 |
| C88 Between 70 and 80 years Single F | 1 |
| C89 Between 70 and 80 years Widows F | 23 |
| C9 Births in 1860 F | 108 |
| C92 Between 80 and 90 years Married M | 7 |
| C94 Between 80 and 90 years Widowers M | 2 |
| C96 Between 80 and 90 years Single F | 1 |
| C97 Between 80 and 90 years Widows F | 12 |
| CD NAME | Lévis |
| England and Wales | 79 |
| France | 2 |
| Guernsey Jersey and other British Islands | 1 |
| Ireland | 145 |
| Natives of Canada French Origin | 5,883 |
| Natives of Canada Not of French Origin | 535 |
| New Brunswick | 5 |
| Scotland | 32 |
| Swedan and Norway | 1 |
| United States | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC029001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC169001— 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). "Notre Dame de la Victoire, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/notre-dame-de-la-victoire-qc029001-1861/.