Petite Nation, Quebec (1861 census)
Petite Nation was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,451. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.755°N, 74.927°W.
Population
In 1861, Petite Nation had a population of 2,451: 1,318 male and 1,133 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,356 |
| 1861 | 2,451 |
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 Petite Nation, 1851 (66.9% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. André Avelin, Petite Nation, 1871 (40.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Notre Dame de Bonsecours, 1871 (59.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Petite Nation shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 157 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,451 total population, 1,318 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,161, 1,133 females, Female members of the family who are present: 970, 895 single males, 785 single females, 404 adult males unable to read or write, 397 married males, 353 adult females unable to read or write, 330 married females, Females present who are not members of the family: 163, Males present who are not members of the family: 157, 104 females attending school, 103 males attending school, 59 male births, 35 female births, 26 widowed males, 18 widowed females, 6 lunatic females, 2 blind females, 2 deaf and dumb males, 2 lunatic males, 1 blind males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 209 single males aged 10 to 15, 206 males aged 5 to 10, 190 females aged 5 to 10, 176 single females aged 10 to 15, 162 single females aged 15 to 20, 130 married females aged 20 to 30, 116 single males aged 15 to 20, 114 married males aged 30 to 40, 111 single males aged 20 to 30, 96 married females aged 30 to 40, 91 married males aged 20 to 30, 70 married males aged 40 to 50, 59 males aged 3 to 4, 52 females aged 4 to 5, 50 males aged 1 to 2, 50 married males aged 50 to 60, 46 females age 3 to 4, 46 males aged 2 to 3, 44 females aged 1 to 2, 41 females aged 2 to 3, 40 married females aged 40 to 50, 37 married females aged 50 to 60, 36 males aged 4 to 5, 32 married males aged 60 to 70, 27 single females aged 20 to 30, 16 married males aged 70 to 80, 14 males of unknown age, 13 married females aged 60 to 70, 9 married females aged 15 to 20, 8 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 6 females of unknown age, 6 single males aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 married females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 4 single females aged 30 to 40, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,340 French Canadians, 99 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 8 persons originating in Ireland, 2 persons originating in Scotland, 2 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $89,467 value farms (dollars), 27,518 acres of land in farms, 22,530 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $22,258 value all livestock, 18,561 pounds of homemade butter, 16,036 bushels of oats, 14,846 bushels of potatoes, $10,588 value horses aged over 3 years, 9,391 pounds of maple sugar, $5,375 value farm implements in dollars, 4,988 acres of farmland under cultivation, 4,014 acres of farmland under crops, 3,678 bushels of peas, 2,865 bushels of barley, 2,731 bushels of buckwheat, 2,704 bushels of rye, 2,545 bushels of turnips, 1,700 pounds of wool produced on farms, 997 tons of hay, 961 acres of farmland in pasture, 845 acres of oats, $730 value garden and orchard crops, 630 bushels of spring wheat, 568 pounds of flax or hemp, 565 sheep, 467 bushels of corn, 434 swine, 367 acres of peas, 319 milk cows, 293 acres of rye, 286 occupants of farms, 269 barrels of pork, 237 acres of barley, 191 horses aged over 3 years, 170 bushels of winter wheat, 163 acres of potatoes, 142 acres of buckwheat, 129 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 113 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 109 bulls, oxen, or steers, 87 calves and heifers, 73 acres of spring wheat, 60 horses aged 3 years and under, 54 barrels of beef, 36 acres of corn, 34 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 24 acres of turnips, 22 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 20 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 20 acres of winter wheat, 13 acres of farmland in gardens, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 11 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 4 bushels of carrots. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 1,485 yards of flannel, $1,158 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 911 yards of fulled cloth, 137 yards of linen, 48 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 20 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 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 aged 50 to 60: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC039030— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC039030— 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). "Petite Nation, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/petite-nation-qc039030-1861/.