Signay, Quebec (1861 census)
Signay was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 80. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.509°N, 71.741°W.
Population
In 1861, Signay had a population of 80.
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 NO DATA, 1851 (0.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Hébertville, 1871 (13.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Signay shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 42 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 80 total population. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 77 French Canadians, 3 persons native to Canada, not of French origin. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $1,446 value all livestock, 640 bushels of potatoes, 300 acres of land in farms, 280 bushels of barley, 236 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $230 value farms (dollars), $101 value horses aged over 3 years, 100 bushels of turnips, 95 bushels of rye, $80 value farm implements in dollars, 64 acres of farmland under crops, 64 acres of farmland under cultivation, 60 bushels of oats, 60 pounds of homemade butter, 25 bushels of buckwheat, $20 value garden and orchard crops, 18 horses aged over 3 years, 17 acres of barley, 15 bushels of peas, 10 acres of rye, 10 pounds of flax or hemp, 9 acres of buckwheat, 8 acres of potatoes, 5 acres of oats, 5 swine, 3 acres of peas, 3 bushels of beans, 3 bulls, oxen, or steers, 3 calves and heifers, 3 milk cows, 3 occupants of farms, 3 tons of hay, 2 barrels of pork, 2 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 1 sheep. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 12 yards of linen. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC015017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC015017— 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). "Signay, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/signay-qc015017-1861/.