Settrington, Quebec (1861 census)
Settrington was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 540. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.581°N, 70.400°W.
Population
In 1861, Settrington had a population of 540: 271 male and 269 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 540 |
| 1871 | 862 |
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, Settrington shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 116 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 540 total population, 271 males, 269 females, Male members of the family who are present: 267, Female members of the family who are present: 263, 184 single females, 174 single males, 94 married males, 81 adult males unable to read or write, 79 married females, 70 adult females unable to read or write, 19 female births, 16 females attending school, 15 male births, 15 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 6, 6 widowed females, Males present who are not members of the family: 4, 3 lunatic males, 3 widowed males, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 40 females aged 5 to 10, 40 males aged 5 to 10, 40 married males aged 30 to 40, 34 single females aged 10 to 15, 34 single males aged 10 to 15, 30 married females aged 30 to 40, 27 married females aged 20 to 30, 24 married males aged 20 to 30, 24 single females aged 15 to 20, 19 single males aged 20 to 30, 18 females aged 4 to 5, 17 females aged 2 to 3, 15 single males aged 15 to 20, 14 single females aged 20 to 30, 13 males aged 2 to 3, 13 married males aged 40 to 50, 12 males aged 3 to 4, 12 males aged 4 to 5, 9 females aged 1 to 2, 9 males aged 1 to 2, 9 married females aged 40 to 50, 9 married females aged 50 to 60, 9 married males aged 50 to 60, 7 females age 3 to 4, 6 married males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 married females aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 30 to 40, 1 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 540 French Canadians. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $36,421 value farms (dollars), 12,248 acres of land in farms, 9,934 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $8,678 value all livestock, $4,522 value horses aged over 3 years, 3,988 bushels of potatoes, $2,517 value farm implements in dollars, 2,314 acres of farmland under cultivation, 2,312 bushels of barley, 2,038 bushels of spring wheat, 1,898 bushels of rye, 1,895 pounds of homemade butter, 1,173 acres of farmland under crops, 1,141 acres of farmland in pasture, 917 bushels of peas, 749 pounds of wool produced on farms, 660 bushels of oats, 431 pounds of flax or hemp, 292 acres of spring wheat, 282 acres of rye, 237 sheep, 213 acres of peas, 163 acres of barley, 162 bulls, oxen, or steers, 149 swine, 123 bushels of buckwheat, 122 milk cows, 106 calves and heifers, 93 acres of oats, 81 occupants of farms, 74 horses aged over 3 years, 72 tons of hay, 58 barrels of pork, 55 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 32 acres of potatoes, 16 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 14 horses aged 3 years and under, 12 barrels of beef, 11 acres of buckwheat, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 3 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $1,109 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 810 yards of fulled cloth, 615 yards of flannel, 523 yards of linen, 97 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 males of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC013008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC149006— 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). "Settrington, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/settrington-qc013008-1861/.