Notre Dame Ward, Quebec (1861 census)

Notre Dame Ward was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,271. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.356°N, 72.549°W.

Population

In 1861, Notre Dame Ward had a population of 1,271: 648 male and 623 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 Three Rivers, Gaol of Three Rivers, Friar’s School, Ursulines, 1851 (46.6% share).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, Notre Dame Ward shared boundaries with:

• Christian Brothers, College, &c
• St. Lewis’ Ward
• Ste. Ursule Ward
• Three Rivers, Parish

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 102 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,271 total population, 648 males, 623 females, Female members of the family who are present: 546, Male members of the family who are present: 525, 448 single males, 402 single females, 184 married males, 182 married females, Males present who are not members of the family: 123, 99 adult males unable to read or write, 99 females attending school, 94 males attending school, 86 adult females unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 77, 39 widowed females, 33 female births, 30 male births, 16 widowed males, 4 blind females, 2 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 85 single males aged 10 to 15, 80 males aged 5 to 10, 79 single females aged 10 to 15, 77 females aged 5 to 10, 74 single males aged 15 to 20, 58 single males aged 20 to 30, 54 married females aged 20 to 30, 54 single females aged 15 to 20, 49 married females aged 30 to 40, 47 married males aged 30 to 40, 43 single females aged 20 to 30, 40 married males aged 20 to 30, 38 married males aged 40 to 50, 37 married females aged 40 to 50, 37 married males aged 50 to 60, 28 males aged 1 to 2, 26 married females aged 50 to 60, 24 females aged 1 to 2, 24 males aged 2 to 3, 24 males aged 3 to 4, 24 males aged 4 to 5, 23 females age 3 to 4, 22 females aged 2 to 3, 20 females aged 4 to 5, 17 married males aged 60 to 70, 14 single females aged 30 to 40, 12 single males aged 30 to 40, 9 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 8 married females aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 6 married females aged 15 to 20, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 single females aged 70 to 80, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 married males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,098 French Canadians, 135 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 24 persons originating in Ireland, 7 persons originating in Scotland, 4 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 28 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 18, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 3, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 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. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Identifiers

• TCP UID: QC063003 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC063003 — 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 Ward, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/notre-dame-ward-qc063003-1861/.