Nouvelle, Shoolbred, Quebec (1861 census)
Nouvelle, Shoolbred was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,561. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.164°N, 66.400°W.
Population
In 1861, Nouvelle, Shoolbred had a population of 1,561: 1,078 male and 1,004 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,561 |
| 1871 | 1,650 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Nouvelle, Shoolbred shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,561 total population, 1,078 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,030, 1,004 females, Female members of the family who are present: 969, 750 single males, 675 single females, 311 married males, 297 married females, 170 adult males unable to read or write, 169 adult females unable to read or write, 83 females attending school, 63 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 48, Females present who are not members of the family: 35, 32 widowed females, 31 male births, 19 female births, 17 widowed males, 5 lunatic males, 4 lunatic females, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 160 males aged 5 to 10, 157 females aged 5 to 10, 145 single males aged 10 to 15, 141 single females aged 10 to 15, 129 single males aged 20 to 30, 122 single males aged 15 to 20, 115 single females aged 15 to 20, 114 single females aged 20 to 30, 86 married males aged 30 to 40, 78 married females aged 30 to 40, 71 married females aged 20 to 30, 71 married females aged 40 to 50, 67 married males aged 40 to 50, 58 married males aged 50 to 60, 47 married males aged 60 to 70, 44 married females aged 50 to 60, 38 married males aged 20 to 30, 35 males aged 2 to 3, 35 males aged 3 to 4, 34 females age 3 to 4, 34 females aged 4 to 5, 34 males aged 4 to 5, 32 females aged 2 to 3, 27 single males aged 30 to 40, 25 married females aged 60 to 70, 20 males aged 1 to 2, 18 females aged 1 to 2, 11 married males aged 70 to 80, 10 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 8 single females aged 30 to 40, 8 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 married females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 2 single females aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 728 French Canadians, 533 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 89 persons originating in Ireland, 89 persons originating in Scotland, 64 persons originating in New Brunswick, 42 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 9 persons originating in England or Wales, 7 Indigenous males, 5 Indigenous females, 2 persons originating in France, 2 persons originating in Newfoundland, 1 persons originating in the East Indies, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. 1 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $86,479 value farms (dollars), 48,300 bushels of potatoes, $36,259 value all livestock, 22,259 acres of land in farms, 17,972 pounds of homemade butter, 17,779 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 16,467 bushels of oats, $14,591 value horses aged over 3 years, $6,014 value farm implements in dollars, 4,480 acres of farmland under cultivation, 4,242 bushels of barley, 3,592 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,295 acres of farmland under crops, 2,251 bushels of rye, 2,182 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,419 sheep, 1,353 bushels of spring wheat, 1,104 tons of hay, 823 bushels of turnips, 822 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 806 acres of oats, 514 swine, 494 milk cows, 448 calves and heifers, 328 acres of potatoes, 294 barrels of pork, 294 bushels of peas, 246 barrels of beef, 242 acres of barley, 240 occupants of farms, 214 pounds of flax or hemp, 181 horses aged over 3 years, 179 acres of rye, 128 bulls, oxen, or steers, 101 acres of spring wheat, 91 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 72 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 64 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 62 horses aged 3 years and under, 48 bushels of buckwheat, 40 pounds of maple sugar, 39 acres of peas, 33 pounds of hops, 12 bushels of winter wheat, 7 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 6 acres of turnips, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 acres of buckwheat, 3 acres of farmland in gardens, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 2,086 yards of flannel, $1,275 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 461 yards of fulled cloth, 88 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 381 barrels of salted fish sold, 29 pounds of fresh fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 60 quintals of dried fish sold — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 22 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 14, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 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 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC009010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC169008_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). "Nouvelle, Shoolbred, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/nouvelle-shoolbred-qc009010-1861/.