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Year: 1861  |  Province: Quebec

Somerset, South and Augmentation, Quebec (1861 census)

Somerset, South and Augmentation was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,598. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.247°N, 71.751°W.

Population

In 1861, Somerset, South and Augmentation had a population of 2,598: 1,292 male and 1,306 female residents.

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

Later boundary forms

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, Somerset, South and Augmentation shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 163 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,598 total population, 1,306 females, 1,292 males, Female members of the family who are present: 1,184, Male members of the family who are present: 1,131, 915 single females, 855 single males, 413 married males, 363 married females, 310 adult males unable to read or write, 252 adult females unable to read or write, 202 females attending school, 196 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 161, Females present who are not members of the family: 122, 40 female births, 38 male births, 28 widowed females, 24 widowed males, 2 blind males, 2 lunatic males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 214 females aged 5 to 10, 200 males aged 5 to 10, 172 single females aged 10 to 15, 167 single males aged 10 to 15, 157 single females aged 15 to 20, 138 single males aged 15 to 20, 136 married males aged 30 to 40, 122 married females aged 20 to 30, 113 single males aged 20 to 30, 104 single females aged 20 to 30, 97 married females aged 30 to 40, 92 married males aged 40 to 50, 90 married males aged 20 to 30, 70 married females aged 40 to 50, 58 females aged 1 to 2, 53 married males aged 50 to 60, 52 females aged 4 to 5, 49 males aged 4 to 5, 48 males aged 3 to 4, 43 females age 3 to 4, 42 married females aged 50 to 60, 40 females aged 2 to 3, 37 males aged 1 to 2, 33 males aged 2 to 3, 29 married males aged 60 to 70, 25 married females aged 60 to 70, 13 single females aged 30 to 40, 13 single males aged 30 to 40, 11 married males aged 70 to 80, 11 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 10 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 9 females of unknown age, 7 males of unknown age, 7 single females aged 40 to 50, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 single males aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 90 to 100, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,487 French Canadians, 86 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 9 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 7 persons originating in Scotland, 3 persons originating in Ireland, 2 persons originating in England or Wales, 2 persons originating in Sweden or Norway, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $390,570 value farms (dollars), $61,296 value all livestock, 43,597 bushels of oats, 41,839 acres of land in farms, 34,520 bushels of potatoes, 32,044 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $24,747 value horses aged over 3 years, 21,924 pounds of maple sugar, 19,571 pounds of homemade butter, $14,980 value farm implements in dollars, 9,795 acres of farmland under cultivation, 8,024 bushels of spring wheat, 6,043 acres of farmland under crops, 5,008 bushels of turnips, 4,870 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,088 bushels of rye, 3,940 pounds of flax or hemp, 3,659 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,493 bushels of peas, 3,010 bushels of barley, 2,647 bushels of buckwheat, 2,054 sheep, 1,887 acres of oats, 1,196 tons of hay, 858 swine, 752 acres of spring wheat, 725 calves and heifers, 618 milk cows, 551 barrels of pork, 354 acres of potatoes, 349 bulls, oxen, or steers, 346 horses aged over 3 years, 311 acres of rye, 306 acres of peas, 260 occupants of farms, 247 acres of barley, 174 acres of buckwheat, 136 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 105 horses aged 3 years and under, 93 acres of farmland in gardens, 77 barrels of beef, 71 bushels of winter wheat, 69 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 58 bushels of corn, 36 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 32 acres of turnips, 26 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 25 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 23 bushels of beans, 13 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 acres of corn, 6 acres of winter wheat, 6 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 5 bushels of carrots, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $7,405 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 4,452 yards of linen, 3,051 yards of flannel, 2,325 yards of fulled cloth, 414 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 44 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 24, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 20, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 9, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 7, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 7, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 3, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Identifiers

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, South and Augmentation, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/somerset-south-and-augmentation-qc032009-1861/.