Terrebonne, Town—Ville, Quebec (1861 census)

Name: Terrebonne, Town—Ville (1861)
Address: Quebec, CA

Terrebonne, Town—Ville was a town in Terrebonne County, Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,219. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.697°N, 73.635°W.

Population

In 1861, Terrebonne, Town—Ville had a population of 1,219: 595 male and 624 female residents. Population density was 1739.3 people per square mile.

Population trajectory across census years

Year	Population
1861	1,935
1861	1,219
1871	1,050
1871	836
1881	1,398
1881	894
1891	1,457
1901	1,822
1911	1,990
1921	2,056

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 Terrebonne, 1851 (2.3% share).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, Terrebonne, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 300 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.

Population & families (28 variables)

Variable	Value
Female members of the family who are present	596
Females present who are not members of the family	28
Male members of the family who are present	562
Males present who are not members of the family	33
Number of adult females unable to read or write	80
Number of adult males unable to read or write	139
Number of blind males	1
Number of deaf and dumb females	1
Number of deaf and dumb males	3
Number of female births in the past year	23
Number of females	624
Number of females attending school	168
Number of lunatic females	1
Number of lunatic males	2
Number of male births in the past year	17
Number of males	595
Number of males attending school	176
Number of married females	159
Number of married males	164
Number of single females	450
Number of single males	423
Number of widowed females	15
Number of widowed males	8
POP FX N.1	624
POP MX N.1	595
POP TOT	1,219
POP XX N.1	1,219
Total population	1,219

Age structure (46 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of females age 3 to 4	20
Number of females aged 1 to 2	19
Number of females aged 2 to 3	14
Number of females aged 4 to 5	12
Number of females aged 5 to 10	124
Number of males aged 1 to 2	23
Number of males aged 2 to 3	15
Number of males aged 3 to 4	17
Number of males aged 4 to 5	14
Number of males aged 5 to 10	143
Number of married females aged 15 to 20	8
Number of married females aged 20 to 30	38
Number of married females aged 30 to 40	42
Number of married females aged 40 to 50	35
Number of married females aged 50 to 60	29
Number of married females aged 60 to 70	6
Number of married females aged 70 to 80	1
Number of married males aged 20 to 30	36
Number of married males aged 30 to 40	42
Number of married males aged 40 to 50	27
Number of married males aged 50 to 60	36
Number of married males aged 60 to 70	17
Number of married males aged 70 to 80	5
Number of married males aged 80 to 90	1
Number of single females aged 10 to 15	110
Number of single females aged 15 to 20	69
Number of single females aged 20 to 30	41
Number of single females aged 30 to 40	8
Number of single females aged 40 to 50	5
Number of single females aged 50 to 60	1
Number of single females aged 60 to 70	3
Number of single females aged 70 to 80	1
Number of single males aged 10 to 15	86
Number of single males aged 15 to 20	70
Number of single males aged 20 to 30	32
Number of single males aged 30 to 40	4
Number of single males aged 40 to 50	2
Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30	1
Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50	2
Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60	3
Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70	2
Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80	5
Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90	2
Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60	4
Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70	2
Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80	2

Ethnic origin (5 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of French Canadians	1,212
Number of persons originating in France	2
Number of persons originating in Ireland	2
Number of persons originating in Scotland	2
Number of persons originating in the United States	1

Agriculture (78 variables)

Variable	Value
Acres of barley	269
Acres of buckwheat	135
Acres of corn	18
Acres of farmland in gardens	49
Acres of farmland in pasture	3,574
Acres of farmland in woodland or forest	8,298
Acres of farmland under crops	5,447
Acres of farmland under cultivation	9,070
Acres of land in farms	17,368
Acres of mangel wurtzel	13
Acres of oats	1,950
Acres of peas	586
Acres of potatoes	152
Acres of rye	200
Acres of spring wheat	78
Acres of turnips	7
Acres of winter wheat	162
Barrels of beef produced in the past year	131
Barrels of pork produced in the past year	229
Bushels of barley produced in the past year	4,495
Bushels of beans produced in the past year	95
Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year	1,949
Bushels of carrots produced in the past year	1,063
Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year	62
Bushels of corn produced in the past year	145
Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year	1,878
Bushels of oats produced in the past year	30,085
Bushels of peas produced in the past year	5,466
Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year	13,145
Bushels of rye produced in the past year	1,008
Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year	771
Bushels of turnips produced in the past year	450
Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year	1,466
C18 WHT FALL AC	162
C19 WHT FALL BU	1,466
C20 WHT SP AC	78
C21 WHT SP BU	771
C22 BAR AC	269
C23 BAR BU	4,495
C24 RYE AC	200
C25 RYE BU	1,008
C26 PEA AC	586
C27 PEA BU	5,466
C28 OAT AC	1,950
C29 OAT BU	30,085
C30 BWT AC	135
C31 BWT BU	1,949
C34 POT AC	152
C35 POT BU	13,145
C43 HAY TONS	821
C47 WOOL LBS	2,805
C63 BEEF BAR	131
C64 PORK BAR	229
HRS ov03 V	26,437
Number of bulls, oxen, or steers	524
Number of calves and heifers	415
Number of horses aged 3 years and under	136
Number of horses aged over 3 years	305
Number of milk cows	602
Number of occupants of farms	132
Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres	1
Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres	39
Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres	7
Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres	21
Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres	30
Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres	34
Number of sheep	947
Number of swine	346
Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year	410
Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year	1,090
Pounds of homemade butter	23,222
Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year	3,840
Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year	2,805
Tons of hay produced in the past year	821
Value of all livestock	41,352
Value of farm implements in dollars	11,715
Value of farms (dollars)	348,794
Value of garden and orchard crops produced in the past year	1,950

Manufacturing & industry (7 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of carriages for hire	6
Number of carriages for pleasure	245
Value of carriages for hire (dollars)	30
Value of carriages for pleasure (dollars)	6,494
Yards of flannel produced in the past year	2,029
Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year	1,253
Yards of linen produced in the past year	2,123

Deaths & mortality (6 variables)

Variable	Value
Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80	2
Deaths in the past year among females of all ages	3
Deaths in the past year among females under age 1	1
Deaths in the past year among males of all ages	1
Deaths in the past year among males under age 1	1
Total number of deaths in the past year	4

Other recorded variables (130 variables)

Variable	Value
C01 TOTAL	132
C02 OCC UNDR 10	34
C03 OCC 10 TO 20	1
C04 OCC 20 TO 50	7
C05 OCC 50 TO 100	21
C06 OCC 100 TO 200	39
C07 OCC OVR 200	30
C08 HELD	17,368
C09 UNDR CULT	9,070
C1 Males	595
C10 Deaths under 1 year M	1
C10 UNDR CROP	5,447
C11 Deaths under 1 year F	1
C11 UNDR PAST	3,574
C12 GARDENS	49
C12 Under 2 Years M	23
C120 Married M	164
C121 Single M	423
C122 Widowed M	8
C123 Total M	595
C124 Married F	159
C125 Single F	450
C126 Widows F	15
C127 Total F	624
C128 Grand Total	1,219
C129 Deaths M	1
C13 Under 2 Years F	19
C13 WOOD WILD	8,298
C130 Deaths F	3
C131 Deaths Total	4
C136 Attending School M	176
C137 Attending School F	168
C138 Adults unable to read or write M	139
C139 Adults unable to read or write F	80
C14 CASH FARM	348,794
C140 Deaf and Dumb M	3
C141 Deaf and Dumb F	1
C142 Blind M	1
C144 Lunatics M	2
C145 Lunatics F	1
C15 CASH IMP	11,715
C16 GARDN VALUE	1,950
C16 Under 3 years M	15
C17 Under 3 years F	14
C2 Females	624
C20 Under 4 years M	17
C21 Under 4 years F	20
C24 Under 5 years M	14
C25 Under 5 years F	12
C28 Between 5 and 10 Years M	143
C29 Between 5 and 10 years F	124
C3 Total	1,219
C32 INDN CRN AC	18
C33 Between 10 and 15 years Single M	86
C33 INDN CRN BU	145
C35 Between 10 and 15 years Single F	110
C36 TUR AC	7
C37 TUR BU	450
C38 CAR BU	1,063
C39 Between 15 and 20 years Single M	70
C39 MAN WURT AC	13
C4 Members of Family M	562
C40 Between 15 and 20 years Married F	8
C40 MAN WURT BU	1,878
C41 BEN BU	95
C41 Between 15 and 20 years Single F	69
C42 CLV TIM GRA	62
C44 Between 20 and 30 years Married M	36
C45 Between 20 and 30 years Single M	32
C45 MPL SGR LBS	3,840
C47 Between 20 and 30 years Married F	38
C48 Between 20 and 30 years Single F	41
C48 FLLD CLOTH YRDS	1,253
C49 Between 20 and 30 years Widows F	1
C49 FLAN YRDS	2,029
C5 Members of Family F	596
C50 FLX HEM LBS	1,090
C51 LIN YRDS	2,123
C52 Between 30 and 40 years Married M	42
C52 BULLS OX STEERS	524
C53 Between 30 and 40 years Single M	4
C53 MILK COWS	602
C54 CALVES HEIFERS	415
C55 Between 30 and 40 years Married F	42
C55 HORSES	305
C56 Between 30 and 40 years Single F	8
C56 HORSES VAL	26,437
C57 COLTS FILLIES	136
C58 SHEEP	947
C59 SWINE	346
C6 Not Members of Family M	33
C60 Between 40 and 50 years Married M	27
C60 TOT VALUE	41,352
C61 Between 40 and 50 years Single M	2
C61 BUTTER LB	23,222
C62 CHEESE LB	410
C63 Between 40 and 50 years Married F	35
C64 Between 40 and 50 years Single F	5
C65 Between 40 and 50 years Widows F	2
C68 Between 50 and 60 years Married M	36
C68 CAR PLEASURE	245
C69 VALUE DOL P	6,494
C7 Not Members of Family F	28
C70 Between 50 and 60 years Widowers M	4
C70 CAR HIRE	6
C71 Between 50 and 60 years Married F	29
C71 VALUE DOL H	30
C72 Between 50 and 60 years Single F	1
C73 Between 50 and 60 years Widows F	3
C76 Between 60 and 70 years Married M	17
C78 Between 60 and 70 years Widowers M	2
C79 Between 60 and 70 years Married F	6
C8 Births in 1860 M	17
C80 Between 60 and 70 years Single F	3
C81 Between 60 and 70 years Widows F	2
C84 Between 70 and 80 years Married M	5
C86 Between 70 and 80 years Widowers M	2
C87 Between 70 and 80 years Married F	1
C88 Between 70 and 80 years Single F	1
C89 Between 70 and 80 years Widows F	5
C9 Births in 1860 F	23
C91 Between 70 and 80 years Deaths F	2
C92 Between 80 and 90 years Married M	1
C97 Between 80 and 90 years Widows F	2
CD NAME	Terrebonne
France	2
Ireland	2
Natives of Canada French Origin	1,212
Scotland	2
United States	1

Identifiers

TCP UID: QC055011 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC096021 — 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). "Terrebonne, Town—Ville, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/terrebonne-town-ville-qc055011-1861/.