Sheen, Quebec (1861 census)
Sheen was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 389. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.050°N, 77.221°W.
Population
In 1861, Sheen had a population of 389: 1,225 male and 883 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 230 |
| 1861 | 389 |
| 1871 | 470 |
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, Sheen shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,225 males, 883 females, 859 single males, 581 single females, 389 total population, 352 married males, 282 married females, 201 adult males unable to read or write, 116 males attending school, 99 females attending school, 87 adult females unable to read or write, 20 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 1 females of unknown age, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 212 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 108 persons originating in Ireland, 54 French Canadians, 14 Indigenous females, 12 Indigenous males, 7 persons originating in Scotland, 2 persons originating in England or Wales, 2 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $17,975 value farms (dollars), $10,905 value all livestock, 9,905 bushels of potatoes, $8,658 value horses aged over 3 years, 8,350 acres of land in farms, 8,120 bushels of oats, 6,283 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,283 pounds of homemade butter, 2,250 bushels of spring wheat, 2,067 acres of farmland under cultivation, 1,573 acres of farmland under crops, 1,567 bushels of peas, $1,245 value farm implements in dollars, 792 pounds of wool produced on farms, 605 bushels of turnips, 494 acres of farmland in pasture, 482 acres of oats, 444 tons of hay, 265 bushels of winter wheat, 218 sheep, 185 pounds of maple sugar, 161 acres of spring wheat, 146 swine, 141 calves and heifers, 126 acres of peas, 119 milk cows, 109 acres of potatoes, 85 bushels of barley, 84 barrels of pork, 56 horses aged over 3 years, 50 barrels of beef, 50 bushels of corn, 41 occupants of farms, 40 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 33 horses aged 3 years and under, 19 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 16 bulls, oxen, or steers, 15 acres of winter wheat, 15 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 9 acres of turnips, 7 acres of barley, 7 bushels of beans, 7 bushels of carrots, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 acres of corn. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 410 yards of flannel, $115 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 4 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 8 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC040014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC091013— 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). "Sheen, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/sheen-qc040014-1861/.