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 2,198. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142490. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.753°N, 71.651°W.
Population
In 1861, Pointe-aux-Trembles had a population of 2,198: 1,088 male and 1,110 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,077 |
| 1861 | 2,198 |
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 Pointe aux Trembles, 1871 (50.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Pointe-aux-Trembles shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,198 total population, 1,110 females, 1,088 males, Female members of the family who are present: 993, Male members of the family who are present: 986, 722 single females, 718 single males, 343 married females, 340 married males, 168 females attending school, 146 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 117, Males present who are not members of the family: 102, 91 adult males unable to read or write, 54 adult females unable to read or write, 49 male births, 48 female births, 45 widowed females, 30 widowed males, 4 lunatic females, 2 lunatic males, 1 blind females, 1 blind males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 145 single females aged 10 to 15, 125 single females aged 15 to 20, 118 males aged 5 to 10, 118 single males aged 10 to 15, 115 females aged 5 to 10, 114 single males aged 15 to 20, 112 single males aged 20 to 30, 103 single females aged 20 to 30, 90 married females aged 20 to 30, 82 married females aged 30 to 40, 82 married males aged 30 to 40, 76 married males aged 40 to 50, 73 married females aged 40 to 50, 73 married males aged 50 to 60, 58 married females aged 50 to 60, 58 married males aged 20 to 30, 46 males aged 1 to 2, 39 females aged 1 to 2, 38 males aged 2 to 3, 38 males aged 4 to 5, 34 married males aged 60 to 70, 33 females aged 4 to 5, 31 males aged 3 to 4, 30 females aged 2 to 3, 26 single females aged 30 to 40, 24 married females aged 60 to 70, 21 single males aged 30 to 40, 20 females age 3 to 4, 14 single males aged 40 to 50, 13 single females aged 50 to 60, 13 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 12 single males aged 50 to 60, 11 single females aged 60 to 70, 10 single females aged 40 to 50, 10 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 10 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 9 married females aged 70 to 80, 8 married males aged 70 to 80, 8 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 6 married males aged 80 to 90, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 single males aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 married females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 married males aged 90 to 100, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 married males aged 15 to 20. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,181 French Canadians, 7 persons originating in Ireland, 6 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in Scotland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $554,854 value farms (dollars), $95,586 value all livestock, 84,608 bushels of oats, 68,577 bushels of potatoes, 60,172 acres of land in farms, 52,436 pounds of homemade butter, $38,648 value horses aged over 3 years, $38,110 value farm implements in dollars, 37,447 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 25,578 pounds of maple sugar, 22,725 acres of farmland under cultivation, 19,437 pounds of flax or hemp, 11,843 acres of farmland under crops, 10,796 acres of farmland in pasture, 8,009 bushels of spring wheat, 6,284 pounds of wool produced on farms, 6,164 acres of oats, $5,408 value garden and orchard crops, 4,315 bushels of buckwheat, 4,099 bushels of peas, 3,247 bushels of rye, 2,368 tons of hay, 2,133 sheep, 1,923 bushels of turnips, 1,703 calves and heifers, 1,293 milk cows, 1,282 swine, 1,140 acres of spring wheat, 1,054 bushels of barley, 1,045 bulls, oxen, or steers, 981 barrels of pork, 751 acres of potatoes, 574 acres of buckwheat, 514 occupants of farms, 484 acres of peas, 367 acres of rye, 350 horses aged over 3 years, 278 barrels of beef, 238 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 216 bushels of corn, 184 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 166 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 100 acres of barley, 93 bushels of beans, 86 acres of farmland in gardens, 76 horses aged 3 years and under, 58 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 57 pounds of hops, 53 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 44 acres of turnips, 44 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 36 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 13 acres of corn, 9 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 8 bushels of carrots, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $11,220 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 4,189 yards of linen, 3,590 yards of flannel, 2,446 yards of fulled cloth, 506 carriages for pleasure, $334 value carriages for hire (dollars), 42 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 31 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 19, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 10, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, 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 females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antoine Polette | 1807–1887 | born here |
| Marie-Elmina Anger | 1844–1901 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC041005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC041005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q142490
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuville,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuville_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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-qc041005-1861/.