Percé, Quebec (1861 census)
Percé was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,720. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q139032279. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.486°N, 64.361°W.
Population
In 1861, Percé had a population of 2,720: 1,463 male and 1,257 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,720 |
| 1871 | 1,743 |
| 1881 | 1,805 |
| 1891 | 1,800 |
| 1901 | 1,868 |
| 1911 | 1,768 |
| 1921 | 1,472 |
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 L’Anse du Cap, 1871 (55.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Percé, 1871 (44.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Percé shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 135 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,720 total population, 1,463 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,318, 1,257 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,168, 274 single males, 235 single females, Males present who are not members of the family: 145, 116 married females, 116 married males, 115 adult males unable to read or write, 113 adult females unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 89, 60 males attending school, 57 females attending school, 8 male births, 7 widowed females, 6 widowed males, 2 female births, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 200 males aged 5 to 10, 185 single males aged 10 to 15, 157 females aged 5 to 10, 157 single females aged 10 to 15, 135 married males aged 30 to 40, 99 married females aged 30 to 40, 81 married females aged 40 to 50, 74 married males aged 40 to 50, 46 single males aged 20 to 30, 45 males aged 4 to 5, 44 married females aged 20 to 30, 43 single males aged 15 to 20, 42 single females aged 15 to 20, 38 females aged 4 to 5, 32 single males aged 30 to 40, 26 single females aged 30 to 40, 24 married males aged 20 to 30, 22 single females aged 20 to 30, 21 single males aged 40 to 50, 17 males aged 2 to 3, 16 males aged 3 to 4, 15 married males aged 50 to 60, 13 married males aged 60 to 70, 12 females aged 2 to 3, 11 females age 3 to 4, 10 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 9 married females aged 50 to 60, 8 males aged 1 to 2, 8 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 7 married females aged 60 to 70, 7 single females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 5 females aged 1 to 2, 5 single females aged 70 to 80, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 single females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 males of unknown age, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,531 French Canadians, 1,028 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 60 persons originating in Ireland, 12 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 10 persons originating in England or Wales, 7 persons originating in New Brunswick, 4 persons originating in Scotland, 3 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. 62 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $194,501 value farms (dollars), $42,722 value all livestock, 28,043 bushels of potatoes, 17,104 pounds of homemade butter, 15,697 acres of land in farms, $14,406 value horses aged over 3 years, 12,393 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,636 bushels of oats, 6,127 bushels of turnips, $5,030 value farm implements in dollars, 4,948 bushels of barley, 3,304 acres of farmland under cultivation, 2,865 acres of farmland under crops, 2,658 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,416 bushels of spring wheat, 1,586 tons of hay, $1,184 value garden and orchard crops, 983 sheep, 895 swine, 428 acres of farmland in pasture, 404 milk cows, 342 occupants of farms, 274 calves and heifers, 273 acres of oats, 255 bulls, oxen, or steers, 247 acres of potatoes, 214 horses aged over 3 years, 199 barrels of beef, 186 acres of barley, 157 barrels of pork, 156 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 124 acres of spring wheat, 82 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 75 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 57 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 49 acres of turnips, 36 bushels of peas, 34 pounds of hops, 31 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 26 horses aged 3 years and under, 17 bushels of winter wheat, 16 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 11 acres of farmland in gardens, 1 acres of peas. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $5,298 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 494 yards of fulled cloth, 260 yards of flannel, 212 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 2,203 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 37,860 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 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded Deaths in the past year among females over 100: 3 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC019013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC056025— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q139032279
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). "Percé, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/perc-qc019013-1861/.