Rivière Ouelle, Quebec (1861 census)

Name: Rivière Ouelle (1861)
Address: Quebec, CA

Rivière Ouelle was a census subdivision in Kamouraska County, Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,081. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.450°N, 69.990°W.

Population

In 1861, Rivière Ouelle had a population of 2,081: 1,011 male and 1,070 female residents. Population density was 80.5 people per square mile.

Population trajectory across census years

Year	Population
1851	3,505
1861	2,081
1871	2,016
1881	2,060
1891	1,972
1901	1,608
1911	1,608
1921	1,405

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 Rivière Ouelle, 1851 (25.1% share).

Later boundary forms

In a later year, this CSD contained Rivière Ouelle, 1871 (91.2% of this CSD's polygon).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, Rivière Ouelle shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 310 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 8 categories. Tables below are collapsible.

Population & families (26 variables)

Variable	Value
Female members of the family who are present	980
Females present who are not members of the family	90
Male members of the family who are present	940
Males present who are not members of the family	71
Number of adult females unable to read or write	171
Number of adult males unable to read or write	230
Number of blind males	1
Number of female births in the past year	34
Number of females	1,070
Number of females attending school	200
Number of lunatic females	1
Number of lunatic males	6
Number of male births in the past year	31
Number of males	1,011
Number of males attending school	142
Number of married females	297
Number of married males	325
Number of single females	741
Number of single males	666
Number of widowed females	32
Number of widowed males	20
POP FX N.1	1,070
POP MX N.1	1,011
POP TOT	2,081
POP XX N.1	2,081
Total population	2,081

Age structure (52 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of females age 3 to 4	20
Number of females aged 1 to 2	31
Number of females aged 2 to 3	35
Number of females aged 4 to 5	39
Number of females aged 5 to 10	148
Number of males aged 1 to 2	25
Number of males aged 2 to 3	26
Number of males aged 3 to 4	37
Number of males aged 4 to 5	37
Number of males aged 5 to 10	133
Number of males of unknown age	1
Number of married females aged 15 to 20	1
Number of married females aged 20 to 30	79
Number of married females aged 30 to 40	89
Number of married females aged 40 to 50	60
Number of married females aged 50 to 60	42
Number of married females aged 60 to 70	20
Number of married females aged 70 to 80	5
Number of married females aged 80 to 90	1
Number of married males aged 20 to 30	50
Number of married males aged 30 to 40	94
Number of married males aged 40 to 50	70
Number of married males aged 50 to 60	49
Number of married males aged 60 to 70	31
Number of married males aged 80 to 90	4
Number of married males aged 90 to 100	1
Number of single females aged 10 to 15	138
Number of single females aged 15 to 20	135
Number of single females aged 20 to 30	98
Number of single females aged 30 to 40	26
Number of single females aged 40 to 50	16
Number of single females aged 50 to 60	10
Number of single females aged 60 to 70	6
Number of single females aged 70 to 80	5
Number of single males aged 10 to 15	126
Number of single males aged 15 to 20	129
Number of single males aged 20 to 30	94
Number of single males aged 30 to 40	16
Number of single males aged 40 to 50	4
Number of single males aged 50 to 60	7
Number of single males aged 80 to 90	1
Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40	2
Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50	6
Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60	6
Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70	11
Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80	5
Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90	2
Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30	1
Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50	1
Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60	3
Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70	2
Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90	2

Ethnic origin (4 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of French Canadians	2,072
Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin	6
Number of persons originating in England or Wales	1
Number of persons originating in Scotland	2

Agriculture (67 variables)

Variable	Value
Acres of barley	397
Acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers	66
Acres of farmland in gardens	26
Acres of farmland in pasture	6,917
Acres of farmland in woodland or forest	5,973
Acres of farmland under crops	4,253
Acres of farmland under cultivation	11,196
Acres of land in farms	17,169
Acres of mangel wurtzel	1
Acres of oats	2,078
Acres of peas	133
Acres of potatoes	221
Acres of rye	372
Acres of spring wheat	1,058
Acres of turnips	4
Barrels of beef produced in the past year	200
Barrels of pork produced in the past year	464
Bushels of barley produced in the past year	7,193
Bushels of beans produced in the past year	7
Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year	3
Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year	225
Bushels of oats produced in the past year	46,236
Bushels of peas produced in the past year	1,638
Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year	27,867
Bushels of rye produced in the past year	2,718
Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year	9,923
Bushels of turnips produced in the past year	660
C20 WHT SP AC	1,058
C21 WHT SP BU	9,923
C22 BAR AC	397
C23 BAR BU	7,193
C24 RYE AC	372
C25 RYE BU	2,718
C26 PEA AC	133
C27 PEA BU	1,638
C28 OAT AC	2,078
C29 OAT BU	46,236
C34 POT AC	221
C35 POT BU	27,867
C43 HAY TONS	1,425
C47 WOOL LBS	4,177
C63 BEEF BAR	200
C64 PORK BAR	464
HRS ov03 V	25,806
Number of bulls, oxen, or steers	898
Number of calves and heifers	663
Number of horses aged 3 years and under	70
Number of horses aged over 3 years	394
Number of milk cows	905
Number of occupants of farms	168
Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres	11
Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres	47
Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres	29
Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres	44
Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres	24
Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres	13
Number of sheep	2,043
Number of swine	674
Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year	1,558
Pounds of homemade butter	38,821
Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year	4,080
Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year	4,177
Tons of hay produced in the past year	1,425
Value of all livestock	34,374
Value of farm implements in dollars	10,031
Value of farms (dollars)	444,526
Value of garden and orchard crops produced in the past year	1,797

Manufacturing & industry (7 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of carriages for hire	11
Number of carriages for pleasure	443
Value of carriages for hire (dollars)	125
Value of carriages for pleasure (dollars)	10,007
Yards of flannel produced in the past year	4,417
Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year	3,311
Yards of linen produced in the past year	3,005

Fisheries (1 variable)

Variable	Value
Barrels of salted fish sold in the past year	454

Deaths & mortality (14 variables)

Variable	Value
Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30	2
Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80	2
Deaths in the past year among females of all ages	11
Deaths in the past year among females under age 1	3
Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90	1
Deaths in the past year among males of all ages	5
Deaths in the past year among males under age 1	2
Total number of deaths in the past year	16

Other recorded variables (139 variables)

Variable	Value
C01 TOTAL	168
C02 OCC UNDR 10	13
C03 OCC 10 TO 20	11
C04 OCC 20 TO 50	29
C05 OCC 50 TO 100	44
C06 OCC 100 TO 200	47
C07 OCC OVR 200	24
C08 HELD	17,169
C09 UNDR CULT	11,196
C1 Males	1,011
C10 Deaths under 1 year M	2
C10 UNDR CROP	4,253
C100 Between 90 and 100 years Married M	1
C11 Deaths under 1 year F	3
C11 UNDR PAST	6,917
C116 Ages not given M	1
C12 GARDENS	26
C12 Under 2 Years M	25
C120 Married M	325
C121 Single M	666
C122 Widowed M	20
C123 Total M	1,011
C124 Married F	297
C125 Single F	741
C126 Widows F	32
C127 Total F	1,070
C128 Grand Total	2,081
C129 Deaths M	5
C13 Under 2 Years F	31
C13 WOOD WILD	5,973
C130 Deaths F	11
C131 Deaths Total	16
C136 Attending School M	142
C137 Attending School F	200
C138 Adults unable to read or write M	230
C139 Adults unable to read or write F	171
C14 CASH FARM	444,526
C142 Blind M	1
C144 Lunatics M	6
C145 Lunatics F	1
C15 CASH IMP	10,031
C16 GARDN VALUE	1,797
C16 Under 3 years M	26
C17 LAND HELD	66
C17 Under 3 years F	35
C2 Females	1,070
C20 Under 4 years M	37
C21 Under 4 years F	20
C23 Deaths under 4 years F	1
C24 Under 5 years M	37
C25 Under 5 years F	39
C28 Between 5 and 10 Years M	133
C29 Between 5 and 10 years F	148
C3 Total	2,081
C31 Deaths between 5 and 10 years F	1
C33 Between 10 and 15 years Single M	126
C35 Between 10 and 15 years Single F	138
C36 TUR AC	4
C37 TUR BU	660
C39 Between 15 and 20 years Single M	129
C39 MAN WURT AC	1
C4 Members of Family M	940
C40 Between 15 and 20 years Married F	1
C40 MAN WURT BU	225
C41 BEN BU	7
C41 Between 15 and 20 years Single F	135
C42 CLV TIM GRA	3
C43 Between 15 and 20 years Deaths F	1
C44 Between 20 and 30 years Married M	50
C45 Between 20 and 30 years Single M	94
C45 MPL SGR LBS	4,080
C46 Between 20 and 30 years Widowers M	1
C47 Between 20 and 30 years Married F	79
C48 Between 20 and 30 years Single F	98
C48 FLLD CLOTH YRDS	3,311
C49 FLAN YRDS	4,417
C5 Members of Family F	980
C50 Between 20 and 30 years Deaths M	1
C50 FLX HEM LBS	1,558
C51 Between 20 and 30 years Deaths F	2
C51 LIN YRDS	3,005
C52 Between 30 and 40 years Married M	94
C52 BULLS OX STEERS	898
C53 Between 30 and 40 years Single M	16
C53 MILK COWS	905
C54 CALVES HEIFERS	663
C55 Between 30 and 40 years Married F	89
C55 HORSES	394
C56 Between 30 and 40 years Single F	26
C56 HORSES VAL	25,806
C57 Between 30 and 40 years Widows F	2
C57 COLTS FILLIES	70
C58 Between 30 and 40 years Deaths M	1
C58 SHEEP	2,043
C59 SWINE	674
C6 Not Members of Family M	71
C60 Between 40 and 50 years Married M	70
C60 TOT VALUE	34,374
C61 Between 40 and 50 years Single M	4
C61 BUTTER LB	38,821
C62 Between 40 and 50 years Widowers M	1
C63 Between 40 and 50 years Married F	60
C64 Between 40 and 50 years Single F	16
C65 Between 40 and 50 years Widows F	6
C66 FISH SALTED	454
C68 Between 50 and 60 years Married M	49
C68 CAR PLEASURE	443
C69 Between 50 and 60 years Single M	7
C69 VALUE DOL P	10,007
C7 Not Members of Family F	90
C70 Between 50 and 60 years Widowers M	3
C70 CAR HIRE	11
C71 Between 50 and 60 years Married F	42
C71 VALUE DOL H	125
C72 Between 50 and 60 years Single F	10
C73 Between 50 and 60 years Widows F	6
C76 Between 60 and 70 years Married M	31
C78 Between 60 and 70 years Widowers M	2
C79 Between 60 and 70 years Married F	20
C8 Births in 1860 M	31
C80 Between 60 and 70 years Single F	6
C81 Between 60 and 70 years Widows F	11
C83 Between 60 and 70 years Deaths F	1
C87 Between 70 and 80 years Married F	5
C88 Between 70 and 80 years Single F	5
C89 Between 70 and 80 years Widows F	5
C9 Births in 1860 F	34
C91 Between 70 and 80 years Deaths F	2
C92 Between 80 and 90 years Married M	4
C93 Between 80 and 90 years Single M	1
C94 Between 80 and 90 years Widowers M	2
C95 Between 80 and 90 years Married F	1
C97 Between 80 and 90 years Widows F	2
C98 Between 80 and 90 years Deaths M	1
CD NAME	Kamouraska
England and Wales	1
Natives of Canada French Origin	2,072
Natives of Canada Not of French Origin	6
Scotland	2

Identifiers

TCP UID: QC026004 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC061002 — 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). "Rivière Ouelle, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/rivi-re-ouelle-qc026004-1861/.