Philipsburgh, Village, Quebec (1861 census)
Philipsburgh, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 393. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.043°N, 73.075°W.
Population
In 1861, Philipsburgh, Village had a population of 393: 189 male and 204 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 469 |
| 1861 | 393 |
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, Philipsburgh, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 86 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 393 total population, 204 females, 189 males, Female members of the family who are present: 177, Male members of the family who are present: 173, 128 single females, 128 single males, 62 married females, 58 married males, 47 males attending school, 37 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 27, Males present who are not members of the family: 16, 15 adult males unable to read or write, 14 widowed females, 13 adult females unable to read or write, 7 female births, 4 male births, 3 widowed males, 1 blind males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 28 males aged 5 to 10, 28 single males aged 10 to 15, 24 single females aged 10 to 15, 22 single females aged 15 to 20, 20 single females aged 20 to 30, 20 single males aged 15 to 20, 19 females aged 5 to 10, 18 single males aged 20 to 30, 17 married females aged 30 to 40, 16 married females aged 20 to 30, 15 married males aged 40 to 50, 14 married males aged 30 to 40, 13 married females aged 40 to 50, 12 married males aged 20 to 30, 12 married males aged 50 to 60, 11 married females aged 50 to 60, 8 females aged 1 to 2, 8 females aged 4 to 5, 7 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 males aged 1 to 2, 6 males aged 2 to 3, 6 single females aged 30 to 40, 5 males aged 3 to 4, 5 single males aged 30 to 40, 4 females age 3 to 4, 4 females aged 2 to 3, 4 males aged 4 to 5, 4 married males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 married females aged 60 to 70, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 212 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 68 persons originating in the United States, 61 French Canadians, 27 persons originating in Ireland, 21 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Italy or Greece, 1 persons originating in Scotland. 1 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $5,545 value all livestock, 51 milk cows, 47 horses aged over 3 years, 39 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 20 swine, 9 sheep. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $3,214 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 61 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 2 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Wyatt Eaton Canadian-American painter (1849-1896) | 1849–1896 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC033004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC033004— 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). "Philipsburgh, Village, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/philipsburgh-village-qc033004-1861/.