Plessis, Quebec (1861 census)
Plessis was a census subdivision in Chicoutimi County, Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 25. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.283°N, 71.488°W.
Population
In 1861, Plessis had a population of 25. Population density was 0.3 people per square mile.
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 NO DATA, 1851 (0.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of NO DATA, 1871 (0.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Plessis shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP TOT | 25 |
| Total population | 25 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 22 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 3 |
Agriculture (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 12 |
| Acres of land in farms | 12 |
| Acres of oats | 2 |
| Acres of potatoes | 3 |
| Acres of rye | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 113 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 10 |
| C24 RYE AC | 1 |
| C25 RYE BU | 10 |
| C28 OAT AC | 2 |
| C29 OAT BU | 20 |
| C34 POT AC | 3 |
| C35 POT BU | 113 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1 |
| Number of milk cows | 5 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 1 |
Other recorded variables (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C01 TOTAL | 1 |
| C03 OCC 10 TO 20 | 1 |
| C08 HELD | 12 |
| C09 UNDR CULT | 12 |
| C10 UNDR CROP | 6 |
| C11 UNDR PAST | 6 |
| C53 MILK COWS | 5 |
| C55 HORSES | 1 |
| CD NAME | Chicoutimi |
| Natives of Canada French Origin | 22 |
| Natives of Canada Not of French Origin | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC015014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC015014— 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). "Plessis, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/plessis-qc015014-1861/.