Somerset, N, Quebec (1861 census)

Somerset, N was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,398. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.323°N, 71.689°W.

Population

In 1861, Somerset, N had a population of 1,398: 716 male and 682 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).

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 Somerset, 1851 (43.3% share).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, Somerset, N shared boundaries with:

• Inverness
• Lotbinière, VL
• Nelson
• Somerset, South and Augmentation
• St. Jean Deschaillons

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 150 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,398 total population, 716 males, 682 females, Male members of the family who are present: 618, Female members of the family who are present: 615, 474 single males, 461 single females, 229 married males, 213 married females, 148 adult males unable to read or write, 106 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 98, 98 adult females unable to read or write, 89 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 67, 24 male births, 22 female births, 13 widowed males, 8 widowed females, 2 blind males, 2 lunatic females, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 115 females aged 5 to 10, 109 males aged 5 to 10, 93 single females aged 10 to 15, 83 single males aged 15 to 20, 80 single females aged 15 to 20, 75 single males aged 10 to 15, 70 married males aged 30 to 40, 65 married females aged 30 to 40, 62 married females aged 20 to 30, 57 single males aged 20 to 30, 51 married males aged 20 to 30, 49 married males aged 40 to 50, 48 single females aged 20 to 30, 35 married females aged 40 to 50, 35 married females aged 50 to 60, 34 married males aged 50 to 60, 30 males aged 4 to 5, 24 males aged 1 to 2, 23 females aged 4 to 5, 23 males aged 3 to 4, 22 females aged 1 to 2, 21 females age 3 to 4, 20 males aged 2 to 3, 18 married males aged 60 to 70, 17 females aged 2 to 3, 13 single males aged 30 to 40, 12 married females aged 60 to 70, 11 males of unknown age, 8 single females aged 30 to 40, 7 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 females of unknown age, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,314 French Canadians, 59 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 14 persons originating in Scotland, 5 persons originating in Ireland, 4 persons originating in Sweden or Norway, 2 persons originating in France. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $174,409 value farms (dollars), $32,195 value all livestock, 23,347 bushels of potatoes, 20,161 bushels of oats, 13,655 pounds of homemade butter, 13,376 acres of land in farms, $10,967 value farm implements in dollars, $10,434 value horses aged over 3 years, 9,038 pounds of maple sugar, 7,859 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,517 acres of farmland under cultivation, 5,055 bushels of rye, 4,525 bushels of turnips, 3,059 acres of farmland under crops, 2,695 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,420 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,356 bushels of peas, 2,187 bushels of spring wheat, 1,906 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,187 bushels of barley, 1,007 acres of oats, 952 sheep, 646 bushels of buckwheat, 599 tons of hay, 468 swine, 380 acres of rye, 336 calves and heifers, 303 milk cows, 292 barrels of pork, 227 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 211 acres of peas, 206 acres of potatoes, 182 bulls, oxen, or steers, 173 occupants of farms, 159 horses aged over 3 years, 151 acres of spring wheat, 88 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 77 acres of barley, 75 acres of buckwheat, 63 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 47 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 46 barrels of beef, 38 acres of farmland in gardens, 25 horses aged 3 years and under, 24 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 22 acres of turnips, 14 bushels of corn, 13 bushels of carrots, 11 bushels of beans, 7 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 acres of corn, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $2,672 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,333 yards of linen, 1,456 yards of fulled cloth, 1,329 yards of flannel, 178 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 21 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 90 to 100: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Identifiers

• TCP UID: QC032008 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC156003 — 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). "Somerset, N, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/somerset-n-qc032008-1861/.