Pointe du Lac, Quebec (1861 census)

Name: Pointe du Lac (1861)
Address: Quebec, CA

Pointe du Lac was a census subdivision in St. Maurice County, Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,649. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.316°N, 72.703°W.

Population

In 1861, Pointe du Lac had a population of 1,649: 864 male and 785 female residents. Population density was 66.9 people per square mile.

Population trajectory across census years

Year	Population
1851	1,602
1861	1,649
1871	1,467
1881	1,607
1891	1,366
1901	1,337
1911	1,316
1921	1,400

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 du Lac shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 330 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.

Population & families (27 variables)

Variable	Value
Female members of the family who are present	747
Females present who are not members of the family	38
Male members of the family who are present	805
Males present who are not members of the family	59
Number of adult females unable to read or write	192
Number of adult males unable to read or write	224
Number of blind females	1
Number of deaf and dumb males	2
Number of female births in the past year	36
Number of females	785
Number of females attending school	102
Number of lunatic females	2
Number of lunatic males	2
Number of male births in the past year	45
Number of males	864
Number of males attending school	128
Number of married females	247
Number of married males	250
Number of single females	513
Number of single males	592
Number of widowed females	25
Number of widowed males	22
POP FX N.1	785
POP MX N.1	864
POP TOT	1,649
POP XX N.1	1,649
Total population	1,649

Age structure (56 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of females age 3 to 4	26
Number of females aged 1 to 2	32
Number of females aged 2 to 3	33
Number of females aged 4 to 5	27
Number of females aged 5 to 10	86
Number of females of unknown age	7
Number of males aged 1 to 2	30
Number of males aged 2 to 3	32
Number of males aged 3 to 4	30
Number of males aged 4 to 5	30
Number of males aged 5 to 10	126
Number of males of unknown age	4
Number of married females aged 15 to 20	5
Number of married females aged 20 to 30	70
Number of married females aged 30 to 40	77
Number of married females aged 40 to 50	40
Number of married females aged 50 to 60	32
Number of married females aged 60 to 70	20
Number of married females aged 70 to 80	2
Number of married females aged 90 to 100	1
Number of married males aged 15 to 20	1
Number of married males aged 20 to 30	60
Number of married males aged 30 to 40	60
Number of married males aged 40 to 50	53
Number of married males aged 50 to 60	35
Number of married males aged 60 to 70	34
Number of married males aged 70 to 80	7
Number of single females aged 10 to 15	96
Number of single females aged 15 to 20	83
Number of single females aged 20 to 30	56
Number of single females aged 30 to 40	20
Number of single females aged 40 to 50	4
Number of single females aged 50 to 60	2
Number of single females aged 60 to 70	4
Number of single females aged 70 to 80	1
Number of single males aged 10 to 15	100
Number of single males aged 15 to 20	108
Number of single males aged 20 to 30	63
Number of single males aged 30 to 40	10
Number of single males aged 40 to 50	8
Number of single males aged 50 to 60	2
Number of single males aged 60 to 70	2
Number of single males aged 70 to 80	2
Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30	2
Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40	3
Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60	3
Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70	8
Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80	7
Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90	1
Number of widowed females aged 90 to 100	1
Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40	1
Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50	1
Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60	9
Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70	6
Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80	4
Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90	1

Ethnic origin (3 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of French Canadians	1,646
Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin	2
Number of persons originating in Ireland	1

Agriculture (73 variables)

Variable	Value
Acres of barley	87
Acres of buckwheat	330
Acres of corn	25
Acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers	80
Acres of farmland in gardens	35
Acres of farmland in pasture	2,736
Acres of farmland in woodland or forest	8,216
Acres of farmland under crops	5,317
Acres of farmland under cultivation	8,088
Acres of land in farms	16,304
Acres of oats	2,098
Acres of peas	190
Acres of potatoes	210
Acres of rye	594
Acres of spring wheat	332
Acres of turnips	7
Barrels of beef produced in the past year	90
Barrels of pork produced in the past year	418
Bushels of barley produced in the past year	1,335
Bushels of beans produced in the past year	12
Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year	4,218
Bushels of carrots produced in the past year	11
Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year	12
Bushels of corn produced in the past year	366
Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year	2
Bushels of oats produced in the past year	44,068
Bushels of peas produced in the past year	1,843
Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year	22,935
Bushels of rye produced in the past year	4,792
Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year	3,753
Bushels of turnips produced in the past year	293
C20 WHT SP AC	332
C21 WHT SP BU	3,753
C22 BAR AC	87
C23 BAR BU	1,335
C24 RYE AC	594
C25 RYE BU	4,792
C26 PEA AC	190
C27 PEA BU	1,843
C28 OAT AC	2,098
C29 OAT BU	44,068
C30 BWT AC	330
C31 BWT BU	4,218
C34 POT AC	210
C35 POT BU	22,935
C43 HAY TONS	1,105
C47 WOOL LBS	3,125
C63 BEEF BAR	90
C64 PORK BAR	418
HRS ov03 V	22,444
Number of bulls, oxen, or steers	564
Number of calves and heifers	564
Number of horses aged 3 years and under	60
Number of horses aged over 3 years	295
Number of milk cows	516
Number of occupants of farms	211
Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres	21
Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres	38
Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres	58
Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres	78
Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres	9
Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres	7
Number of sheep	1,214
Number of swine	535
Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year	3,890
Pounds of homemade butter	26,059
Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year	24,368
Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year	3,125
Tons of hay produced in the past year	1,105
Value of all livestock	50,412
Value of farm implements in dollars	9,475
Value of farms (dollars)	194,465
Value of garden and orchard crops produced in the past year	452

Manufacturing & industry (5 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of carriages for pleasure	281
Value of carriages for pleasure (dollars)	4,740
Yards of flannel produced in the past year	2,206
Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year	1,752
Yards of linen produced in the past year	3,632

Deaths & mortality (19 variables)

Variable	Value
Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2	2
Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30	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 50 to 60	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70	2
Deaths in the past year among females of all ages	10
Deaths in the past year among females under age 1	2
Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3	2
Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30	2
Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90	1
Deaths in the past year among males of all ages	12
Deaths in the past year among males under age 1	2
Total number of deaths in the past year	22

Other recorded variables (147 variables)

Variable	Value
C01 TOTAL	211
C02 OCC UNDR 10	7
C03 OCC 10 TO 20	21
C04 OCC 20 TO 50	58
C05 OCC 50 TO 100	78
C06 OCC 100 TO 200	38
C07 OCC OVR 200	9
C08 HELD	16,304
C09 UNDR CULT	8,088
C1 Males	864
C10 Deaths under 1 year M	2
C10 UNDR CROP	5,317
C103 Between 90 and 100 years Married F	1
C105 Between 90 and 100 years Widows F	1
C11 Deaths under 1 year F	2
C11 UNDR PAST	2,736
C116 Ages not given M	4
C117 Ages not given F	7
C12 GARDENS	35
C12 Under 2 Years M	30
C120 Married M	250
C121 Single M	592
C122 Widowed M	22
C123 Total M	864
C124 Married F	247
C125 Single F	513
C126 Widows F	25
C127 Total F	785
C128 Grand Total	1,649
C129 Deaths M	12
C13 Under 2 Years F	32
C13 WOOD WILD	8,216
C130 Deaths F	10
C131 Deaths Total	22
C136 Attending School M	128
C137 Attending School F	102
C138 Adults unable to read or write M	224
C139 Adults unable to read or write F	192
C14 CASH FARM	194,465
C140 Deaf and Dumb M	2
C143 Blind F	1
C144 Lunatics M	2
C145 Lunatics F	2
C15 CASH IMP	9,475
C15 Deaths under 2 years F	2
C16 GARDN VALUE	452
C16 Under 3 years M	32
C17 LAND HELD	80
C17 Under 3 years F	33
C18 Deaths under 3 years M	2
C2 Females	785
C20 Under 4 years M	30
C21 Under 4 years F	26
C24 Under 5 years M	30
C25 Under 5 years F	27
C28 Between 5 and 10 Years M	126
C29 Between 5 and 10 years F	86
C3 Total	1,649
C31 Deaths between 5 and 10 years F	1
C32 INDN CRN AC	25
C33 Between 10 and 15 years Single M	100
C33 INDN CRN BU	366
C35 Between 10 and 15 years Single F	96
C36 Between 10 and 15 years Deaths M	1
C36 TUR AC	7
C37 TUR BU	293
C38 Between 15 and 20 years Married M	1
C38 CAR BU	11
C39 Between 15 and 20 years Single M	108
C4 Members of Family M	805
C40 Between 15 and 20 years Married F	5
C40 MAN WURT BU	2
C41 BEN BU	12
C41 Between 15 and 20 years Single F	83
C42 Between 15 and 20 years Deaths M	1
C42 CLV TIM GRA	12
C44 Between 20 and 30 years Married M	60
C45 Between 20 and 30 years Single M	63
C45 MPL SGR LBS	24,368
C47 Between 20 and 30 years Married F	70
C48 Between 20 and 30 years Single F	56
C48 FLLD CLOTH YRDS	1,752
C49 Between 20 and 30 years Widows F	2
C49 FLAN YRDS	2,206
C5 Members of Family F	747
C50 Between 20 and 30 years Deaths M	2
C50 FLX HEM LBS	3,890
C51 Between 20 and 30 years Deaths F	1
C51 LIN YRDS	3,632
C52 Between 30 and 40 years Married M	60
C52 BULLS OX STEERS	564
C53 Between 30 and 40 years Single M	10
C53 MILK COWS	516
C54 Between 30 and 40 years Widowers M	1
C54 CALVES HEIFERS	564
C55 Between 30 and 40 years Married F	77
C55 HORSES	295
C56 Between 30 and 40 years Single F	20
C56 HORSES VAL	22,444
C57 Between 30 and 40 years Widows F	3
C57 COLTS FILLIES	60
C58 SHEEP	1,214
C59 SWINE	535
C6 Not Members of Family M	59
C60 Between 40 and 50 years Married M	53
C60 TOT VALUE	50,412
C61 Between 40 and 50 years Single M	8
C61 BUTTER LB	26,059
C62 Between 40 and 50 years Widowers M	1
C63 Between 40 and 50 years Married F	40
C64 Between 40 and 50 years Single F	4
C67 Between 40 and 50 years Deaths F	1
C68 Between 50 and 60 years Married M	35
C68 CAR PLEASURE	281
C69 Between 50 and 60 years Single M	2
C69 VALUE DOL P	4,740
C7 Not Members of Family F	38
C70 Between 50 and 60 years Widowers M	9
C71 Between 50 and 60 years Married F	32
C72 Between 50 and 60 years Single F	2
C73 Between 50 and 60 years Widows F	3
C74 Between 50 and 60 years Deaths M	1
C75 Between 50 and 60 years Deaths F	1
C76 Between 60 and 70 years Married M	34
C77 Between 60 and 70 years Single M	2
C78 Between 60 and 70 years Widowers M	6
C79 Between 60 and 70 years Married F	20
C8 Births in 1860 M	45
C80 Between 60 and 70 years Single F	4
C81 Between 60 and 70 years Widows F	8
C82 Between 60 and 70 years Deaths M	1
C83 Between 60 and 70 years Deaths F	2
C84 Between 70 and 80 years Married M	7
C85 Between 70 and 80 years Single M	2
C86 Between 70 and 80 years Widowers M	4
C87 Between 70 and 80 years Married F	2
C88 Between 70 and 80 years Single F	1
C89 Between 70 and 80 years Widows F	7
C9 Births in 1860 F	36
C90 Between 70 and 80 years Deaths M	1
C94 Between 80 and 90 years Widowers M	1
C97 Between 80 and 90 years Widows F	1
C98 Between 80 and 90 years Deaths M	1
CD NAME	St. Maurice
Ireland	1
Natives of Canada French Origin	1,646
Natives of Canada Not of French Origin	2

Identifiers

TCP UID: QC052001 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC093003 — 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). "Pointe du Lac, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/pointe-du-lac-qc052001-1861/.