Signay, Quebec (1861 census)
Signay was a census subdivision in Chicoutimi County, 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. Population density was 1.3 people per square mile.
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 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP TOT | 80 |
| Total population | 80 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 77 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 3 |
Agriculture (53 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 17 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 9 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 236 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 64 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 64 |
| Acres of land in farms | 300 |
| Acres of oats | 5 |
| Acres of peas | 3 |
| Acres of potatoes | 8 |
| Acres of rye | 10 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 280 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 640 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 95 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 100 |
| C22 BAR AC | 17 |
| C23 BAR BU | 280 |
| C24 RYE AC | 10 |
| C25 RYE BU | 95 |
| C26 PEA AC | 3 |
| C27 PEA BU | 15 |
| C28 OAT AC | 5 |
| C29 OAT BU | 60 |
| C30 BWT AC | 9 |
| C31 BWT BU | 25 |
| C34 POT AC | 8 |
| C35 POT BU | 640 |
| C43 HAY TONS | 3 |
| C47 WOOL LBS | 2 |
| C64 PORK BAR | 2 |
| HRS ov03 V | 101 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 3 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 3 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 18 |
| Number of milk cows | 3 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 1 |
| Number of sheep | 1 |
| Number of swine | 5 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 10 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 60 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 2 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3 |
| Value of all livestock | 1,446 |
| Value of farm implements in dollars | 80 |
| Value of farms (dollars) | 230 |
| Value of garden and orchard crops produced in the past year | 20 |
Manufacturing & industry (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Yards of linen produced in the past year | 12 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C01 TOTAL | 3 |
| C04 OCC 20 TO 50 | 1 |
| C05 OCC 50 TO 100 | 1 |
| C06 OCC 100 TO 200 | 1 |
| C08 HELD | 300 |
| C09 UNDR CULT | 64 |
| C10 UNDR CROP | 64 |
| C13 WOOD WILD | 236 |
| C14 CASH FARM | 230 |
| C15 CASH IMP | 80 |
| C16 GARDN VALUE | 20 |
| C37 TUR BU | 100 |
| C41 BEN BU | 3 |
| C50 FLX HEM LBS | 10 |
| C51 LIN YRDS | 12 |
| C52 BULLS OX STEERS | 3 |
| C53 MILK COWS | 3 |
| C54 CALVES HEIFERS | 3 |
| C55 HORSES | 18 |
| C56 HORSES VAL | 101 |
| C58 SHEEP | 1 |
| C59 SWINE | 5 |
| C60 TOT VALUE | 1,446 |
| C61 BUTTER LB | 60 |
| CD NAME | Chicoutimi |
| Natives of Canada French Origin | 77 |
| Natives of Canada Not of French Origin | 3 |
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/.