Rawdon, VL, Quebec (1861 census)
Rawdon, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,979. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3420451. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.060°N, 73.749°W.
Population
In 1861, Rawdon, VL had a population of 1,979: 1,028 male and 951 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,979 |
| 1921 | 1,042 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Patrick, 1851 (91.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Rawdon, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 147 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,979 total population, 1,028 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,021, 951 females, Female members of the family who are present: 946, 735 single males, 655 single females, 279 married males, 271 married females, 135 males attending school, 111 females attending school, 72 adult females unable to read or write, 72 adult males unable to read or write, 25 widowed females, 24 male births, 17 female births, 14 widowed males, 8 lunatic females, Males present who are not members of the family: 7, Females present who are not members of the family: 5, 2 blind females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 158 single males aged 10 to 15, 144 females aged 5 to 10, 140 males aged 5 to 10, 137 single females aged 10 to 15, 135 single males aged 15 to 20, 125 single males aged 20 to 30, 123 single females aged 15 to 20, 87 single females aged 20 to 30, 68 married males aged 40 to 50, 66 married females aged 40 to 50, 65 married females aged 30 to 40, 63 married females aged 20 to 30, 61 married males aged 30 to 40, 46 married males aged 50 to 60, 45 married males aged 60 to 70, 41 married females aged 50 to 60, 40 females age 3 to 4, 39 females aged 2 to 3, 38 married males aged 20 to 30, 32 males aged 2 to 3, 32 males aged 3 to 4, 30 males aged 4 to 5, 25 females aged 4 to 5, 24 married females aged 60 to 70, 23 males aged 1 to 2, 17 females aged 1 to 2, 17 married males aged 70 to 80, 14 single males aged 30 to 40, 9 married females aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 8 single females aged 40 to 50, 8 single males aged 40 to 50, 7 single females aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 single females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 married males aged 80 to 90, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 single females aged 70 to 80, 3 single males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 females of unknown age, 1 males of unknown age, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,234 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 408 persons originating in Ireland, 281 French Canadians, 32 persons originating in England or Wales, 16 persons originating in Scotland, 7 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in all other places. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $260,900 value farms (dollars), 72,784 pounds of homemade butter, 58,367 bushels of oats, 50,492 bushels of potatoes, $43,037 value horses aged over 3 years, 35,792 acres of land in farms, 21,666 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 14,123 acres of farmland under cultivation, $14,016 value all livestock, 13,546 pounds of maple sugar, $8,646 value farm implements in dollars, 7,530 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,596 acres of farmland under crops, 3,829 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,758 bushels of buckwheat, 3,485 bushels of peas, 3,183 acres of oats, 1,942 tons of hay, 1,611 bushels of barley, 1,287 sheep, 1,244 milk cows, 1,166 bushels of turnips, 852 calves and heifers, 801 pounds of flax or hemp, 629 swine, 525 barrels of pork, 458 horses aged over 3 years, 410 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 405 bushels of spring wheat, 391 acres of potatoes, 347 bushels of rye, 291 acres of peas, 252 acres of buckwheat, 244 occupants of farms, 223 barrels of beef, 153 horses aged 3 years and under, 152 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 133 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 113 acres of barley, 58 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 57 bulls, oxen, or steers, 48 bushels of winter wheat, 40 acres of rye, 38 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 33 acres of spring wheat, 25 pounds of cheese produced on farms, $20 value garden and orchard crops, 14 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 9 acres of turnips, 6 acres of winter wheat, 4 bushels of corn, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 2,542 yards of flannel, 1,792 yards of fulled cloth, $992 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 410 yards of linen, 44 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 5 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC034004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC073013_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3420451
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rawdon,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rawdon
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). "Rawdon, VL, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/rawdon-vl-qc034004-1861/.