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Year: 1861  |  Province: Quebec  |  Wikidata: Q3393516

Pointe aux Trembles, Quebec (1861 census)

Pointe aux Trembles was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,362. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3393516. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.647°N, 73.515°W.

Population

In 1861, Pointe aux Trembles had a population of 1,362: 635 male and 727 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

YearPopulation
18611,362
18711,053
18811,063
1891876
19011,291

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, Pointe aux Trembles 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 1,362 total population, 727 females, 635 males, Female members of the family who are present: 628, Male members of the family who are present: 538, 492 single females, 433 single males, 194 married females, 190 married males, 149 females attending school, 146 adult males unable to read or write, 130 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 99, Males present who are not members of the family: 97, 92 adult females unable to read or write, 41 widowed females, 23 female births, 21 male births, 12 widowed males, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 84 single females aged 10 to 15, 76 single females aged 15 to 20, 75 single males aged 15 to 20, 74 females aged 5 to 10, 72 single males aged 10 to 15, 62 single females aged 20 to 30, 60 males aged 5 to 10, 50 males aged 3 to 4, 48 married females aged 30 to 40, 45 married females aged 40 to 50, 43 single males aged 20 to 30, 42 females age 3 to 4, 42 married males aged 30 to 40, 40 females aged 4 to 5, 40 males aged 4 to 5, 39 married males aged 50 to 60, 37 married males aged 40 to 50, 35 married females aged 20 to 30, 33 married males aged 20 to 30, 31 married females aged 50 to 60, 26 females aged 1 to 2, 26 males aged 2 to 3, 26 married males aged 60 to 70, 24 males aged 1 to 2, 23 females aged 2 to 3, 19 married females aged 60 to 70, 19 single females aged 30 to 40, 13 single males aged 40 to 50, 13 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 12 married females aged 70 to 80, 10 married males aged 70 to 80, 10 single females aged 40 to 50, 8 single females aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 single females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 30 to 40, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,271 French Canadians, 33 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 14 persons originating in Ireland, 13 persons originating in Switzerland, 12 persons originating in Scotland, 8 persons originating in France, 7 persons originating in the United States, 3 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $429,419 value farms (dollars), $34,721 value all livestock, 26,902 bushels of oats, 25,309 pounds of homemade butter, 21,337 bushels of potatoes, $13,970 value farm implements in dollars, 11,126 bushels of barley, 8,349 acres of land in farms, 7,347 acres of farmland under cultivation, 5,724 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 5,309 acres of farmland under crops, 4,471 bushels of peas, 3,452 bushels of carrots, 3,360 bushels of spring wheat, $2,947 value garden and orchard crops, 2,750 pounds of maple sugar, 1,954 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,932 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,718 bushels of buckwheat, 1,469 acres of oats, 1,160 bushels of corn, 1,002 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 914 tons of hay, 713 sheep, 601 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 599 milk cows, 532 acres of peas, 526 bulls, oxen, or steers, 525 swine, 492 acres of barley, 387 horses aged over 3 years, 377 pounds of flax or hemp, 351 calves and heifers, 291 acres of spring wheat, 234 barrels of pork, 226 acres of potatoes, 159 horses aged 3 years and under, 141 occupants of farms, 135 bushels of beans, 134 acres of buckwheat, 84 acres of farmland in gardens, 79 barrels of beef, 78 acres of corn, 49 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 47 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 42 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 37 pounds of hops, 25 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 24 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 16 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 14 bushels of winter wheat, 10 acres of mangel wurtzel, 5 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 acres of winter wheat. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $8,576 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), $1,019 value carriages for hire (dollars), 993 yards of flannel, 923 yards of fulled cloth, 512 yards of linen, 210 carriages for pleasure, 22 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 14 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Identifiers

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). "Pointe aux Trembles, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/pointe-aux-trembles-qc020005-1861/.