Pabos, Quebec (1861 census)
Pabos was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 754. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.409°N, 64.684°W.
Population
In 1861, Pabos had a population of 754: 396 male and 358 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 754 |
| 1871 | 1,570 |
| 1891 | 1,348 |
| 1901 | 1,905 |
| 1911 | 2,223 |
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 Newport No. 1 & Newport No. 2, Township, 1851 (52.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Pabos, 1871 (52.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Pabos shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 114 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 754 total population, 396 males, Male members of the family who are present: 367, 358 females, Female members of the family who are present: 345, 151 single males, 130 single females, 77 adult females unable to read or write, 67 adult males unable to read or write, 64 married males, 60 married females, 41 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 29, 29 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 13, 7 male births, 7 widowed females, 5 female births, 3 widowed males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 67 males aged 5 to 10, 63 single females aged 10 to 15, 57 females aged 5 to 10, 51 single males aged 10 to 15, 34 married males aged 30 to 40, 32 married females aged 30 to 40, 24 married females aged 20 to 30, 23 married males aged 40 to 50, 22 married females aged 40 to 50, 22 single females aged 15 to 20, 17 single males aged 15 to 20, 16 married males aged 20 to 30, 15 females aged 4 to 5, 11 single females aged 20 to 30, 11 single males aged 20 to 30, 10 females age 3 to 4, 10 males aged 1 to 2, 9 males aged 4 to 5, 9 married males aged 50 to 60, 8 males aged 2 to 3, 7 married females aged 50 to 60, 6 males aged 3 to 4, 6 married males aged 60 to 70, 6 single males aged 30 to 40, 4 females aged 1 to 2, 4 single females aged 30 to 40, 3 married females aged 60 to 70, 2 females aged 2 to 3, 2 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 males of unknown age, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (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 480 French Canadians, 225 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 25 persons originating in Ireland, 10 persons originating in New Brunswick, 4 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 3 persons originating in Scotland, 2 persons originating in England or Wales, 2 persons originating in Newfoundland, 1 persons originating in Sweden or Norway. 3 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $33,330 value farms (dollars), 14,742 bushels of potatoes, $9,594 value all livestock, 7,615 acres of land in farms, 6,950 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,106 pounds of homemade butter, 2,957 bushels of oats, $2,652 value horses aged over 3 years, 1,502 bushels of spring wheat, 1,014 pounds of wool produced on farms, 903 bushels of barley, 665 acres of farmland under cultivation, $654 value farm implements in dollars, 618 acres of farmland under crops, 432 bushels of turnips, 307 sheep, 288 swine, 252 tons of hay, 118 acres of potatoes, 105 occupants of farms, 104 acres of oats, 95 barrels of pork, 86 milk cows, 77 acres of spring wheat, 71 calves and heifers, 51 acres of barley, 47 acres of farmland in pasture, 40 bulls, oxen, or steers, 40 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 38 barrels of beef, 34 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 32 horses aged over 3 years, 16 bushels of rye, 16 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 14 horses aged 3 years and under, 10 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 6 acres of turnips, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 acres of rye. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 1,060 yards of flannel, $326 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 25 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 600 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 3,170 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 females aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC019012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC159021— 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). "Pabos, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/pabos-qc019012-1861/.