Price, Quebec (1861 census)
Price was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 50. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.910°N, 71.212°W.
Population
In 1861, Price had a population of 50: 29 male and 21 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 42 |
| 1861 | 50 |
| 1911 | 1,095 |
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 became part of Lambton, VL, 1871 (38.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Price shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 50 total population, 29 males, Male members of the family who are present: 24, 22 single males, Female members of the family who are present: 21, 21 females, 14 single females, 7 married females, 7 married males, Males present who are not members of the family: 5, 5 adult females unable to read or write, 4 adult males unable to read or write, 2 female births, 1 males attending school. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 7 single males aged 15 to 20, 5 single males aged 20 to 30, 2 females aged 2 to 3, 2 females aged 5 to 10, 2 males aged 4 to 5, 2 males aged 5 to 10, 2 married females aged 20 to 30, 2 married females aged 30 to 40, 2 married females aged 50 to 60, 2 married males aged 20 to 30, 2 married males aged 30 to 40, 2 married males aged 50 to 60, 2 single females aged 10 to 15, 2 single females aged 15 to 20, 2 single males aged 10 to 15, 1 females age 3 to 4, 1 females aged 1 to 2, 1 females aged 4 to 5, 1 males aged 1 to 2, 1 males aged 2 to 3, 1 males aged 3 to 4, 1 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 20 to 30, 1 single males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 50 French Canadians. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $4,850 value farms (dollars), 2,350 pounds of maple sugar, $1,689 value all livestock, 1,051 bushels of potatoes, $1,013 value horses aged over 3 years, 910 pounds of homemade butter, $570 value farm implements in dollars, 405 bushels of oats, 398 acres of land in farms, 379 bushels of barley, 311 bushels of rye, 214 acres of farmland under cultivation, 192 acres of oats, $164 value garden and orchard crops, 154 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 137 acres of farmland in pasture, 129 pounds of wool produced on farms, 103 acres of farmland under crops, 102 pounds of flax or hemp, 61 bushels of peas, 50 bushels of buckwheat, 44 sheep, 39 tons of hay, 30 calves and heifers, 20 acres of barley, 18 barrels of pork, 17 swine, 15 acres of rye, 10 horses aged over 3 years, 9 milk cows, 9 occupants of farms, 6 acres of potatoes, 4 acres of farmland in gardens, 4 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 3 acres of peas, 3 horses aged 3 years and under, 3 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 2 acres of buckwheat, 2 bulls, oxen, or steers, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $175 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 111 yards of fulled cloth, 84 yards of flannel, 84 yards of linen, 7 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC005010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC193006— 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). "Price, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/price-qc005010-1861/.