Sault au Cochon, Islets Jérémie and Bersimis, Quebec (1861 census)
Sault au Cochon, Islets Jérémie and Bersimis was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 640. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.913°N, 68.894°W.
Population
In 1861, Sault au Cochon, Islets Jérémie and Bersimis had a population of 640: 337 male and 303 female residents.
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 Bergeronnes, Portneuf, Escoumins, Sault au Cochon, Isles Jérémie & King's Posts, 1851 (44.4% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Sauvages Betsiamites, 1871 (30.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Sault au Cochon, Islets Jérémie and Bersimis shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 74 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 640 total population, 337 males, Male members of the family who are present: 330, Female members of the family who are present: 303, 303 females, 205 single males, 169 single females, 126 married females, 124 married males, 20 male births, 18 female births, 16 adult males unable to read or write, 9 adult females unable to read or write, 8 widowed females, 8 widowed males, Males present who are not members of the family: 7, 2 females attending school, 1 blind males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 51 males aged 5 to 10, 49 married females aged 30 to 40, 43 females aged 5 to 10, 38 married males aged 30 to 40, 37 married females aged 20 to 30, 35 single males aged 15 to 20, 34 single females aged 10 to 15, 33 married males aged 20 to 30, 33 single males aged 10 to 15, 26 married males aged 40 to 50, 26 single females aged 15 to 20, 20 married females aged 40 to 50, 17 single males aged 20 to 30, 16 married males aged 50 to 60, 14 males aged 2 to 3, 13 females aged 1 to 2, 13 males aged 1 to 2, 11 males aged 3 to 4, 10 females aged 4 to 5, 10 married females aged 50 to 60, 9 females age 3 to 4, 8 married males aged 60 to 70, 7 single females aged 20 to 30, 6 females aged 2 to 3, 6 married females aged 60 to 70, 5 single males aged 30 to 40, 4 males aged 4 to 5, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 634 French Canadians, 604 Indigenous persons, 3 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 persons originating in Russia or Poland — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 14 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 7, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 5, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC047004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC047004— 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). "Sault au Cochon, Islets Jérémie and Bersimis, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/sault-au-cochon-islets-j-r-mie-and-bersimis-qc047004-1861/.