Rivière du Loup, Quebec (1861 census)
Rivière du Loup was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,980. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141410. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.253°N, 72.951°W.
Population
In 1861, Rivière du Loup had a population of 2,980: 1,537 male and 1,443 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,980 |
| 1871 | 2,925 |
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, Rivière du Loup shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 155 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,980 total population, 1,537 males, 1,443 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,442, Female members of the family who are present: 1,313, 1,033 single males, 935 single females, 473 married females, 473 married males, 266 adult females unable to read or write, 204 males attending school, 201 adult males unable to read or write, 189 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 130, Males present who are not members of the family: 95, 67 male births, 54 female births, 35 widowed females, 31 widowed males, 2 blind males, 2 lunatic females, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 236 females aged 5 to 10, 212 males aged 5 to 10, 194 single males aged 10 to 15, 193 single females aged 10 to 15, 180 single males aged 15 to 20, 173 single females aged 15 to 20, 167 married females aged 20 to 30, 156 single males aged 20 to 30, 146 married females aged 30 to 40, 135 married males aged 30 to 40, 130 married males aged 20 to 30, 103 married males aged 40 to 50, 85 single females aged 20 to 30, 71 married females aged 40 to 50, 59 married males aged 50 to 60, 52 males aged 3 to 4, 49 females aged 1 to 2, 49 males aged 2 to 3, 48 females age 3 to 4, 46 females aged 2 to 3, 46 males aged 1 to 2, 41 males aged 4 to 5, 37 females aged 4 to 5, 35 married females aged 15 to 20, 32 married males aged 60 to 70, 31 married females aged 50 to 60, 24 single males aged 30 to 40, 21 married females aged 60 to 70, 11 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 9 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 7 married males aged 70 to 80, 7 single females aged 30 to 40, 7 single males aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 married males aged 15 to 20, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,821 French Canadians, 142 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 16 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in Newfoundland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $860,351 value farms (dollars), 135,274 bushels of oats, $88,245 value all livestock, 59,466 pounds of homemade butter, $36,717 value horses aged over 3 years, 27,876 acres of land in farms, $23,185 value farm implements in dollars, 19,305 pounds of maple sugar, 18,650 acres of farmland under cultivation, 12,658 acres of farmland under crops, 12,329 bushels of potatoes, 9,226 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,605 pounds of wool produced on farms, 7,454 bushels of spring wheat, 6,819 bushels of buckwheat, 6,516 acres of oats, 6,111 bushels of peas, 5,694 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,873 bushels of barley, $4,271 value garden and orchard crops, 3,588 tons of hay, 3,244 pounds of flax or hemp, 2,674 sheep, 1,233 calves and heifers, 1,226 bushels of rye, 1,091 milk cows, 947 swine, 879 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 799 barrels of pork, 690 acres of spring wheat, 637 bulls, oxen, or steers, 553 acres of peas, 483 acres of potatoes, 480 acres of buckwheat, 440 bushels of corn, 404 barrels of beef, 371 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 298 acres of farmland in gardens, 290 horses aged over 3 years, 287 occupants of farms, 282 bushels of turnips, 258 acres of barley, 222 horses aged 3 years and under, 122 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 109 acres of rye, 96 bushels of carrots, 88 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 86 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 79 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 46 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 40 bushels of winter wheat, 35 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 23 acres of corn, 16 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 16 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 15 bushels of beans, 2 acres of mangel wurtzel, 2 acres of turnips, 2 acres of winter wheat. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $15,700 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 8,600 yards of linen, 5,297 yards of flannel, 3,316 yards of fulled cloth, 750 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 3 barrels of salted fish sold, 3 pounds of fresh fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 7 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among females 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 males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC031003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC128002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141410
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louiseville
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louiseville
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). "Rivière du Loup, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/rivi-re-du-loup-qc031003-1861/.