Three Rivers, Parish, Quebec (1861 census)
Three Rivers, Parish was a parish in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 607. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.351°N, 72.632°W.
Population
In 1861, Three Rivers, Parish had a population of 607: 291 male and 316 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 801 |
| 1861 | 607 |
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 Three Rivers, Parish, 1851 (85.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Three Rivers, Parish shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 136 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 607 total population, 316 females, Female members of the family who are present: 305, 291 males, Male members of the family who are present: 278, 212 single females, 189 single males, 100 married males, 92 married females, 90 adult females unable to read or write, 72 adult males unable to read or write, 28 males attending school, 21 female births, 20 females attending school, 14 male births, Males present who are not members of the family: 13, 12 widowed females, Females present who are not members of the family: 11, 2 widowed males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 48 males aged 5 to 10, 44 females aged 5 to 10, 38 single females aged 10 to 15, 36 single females aged 15 to 20, 34 married females aged 20 to 30, 34 single males aged 10 to 15, 29 married males aged 20 to 30, 27 married males aged 30 to 40, 25 single males aged 15 to 20, 23 married females aged 30 to 40, 21 single females aged 20 to 30, 18 married males aged 50 to 60, 18 single males aged 20 to 30, 16 married males aged 40 to 50, 14 males aged 1 to 2, 13 females age 3 to 4, 12 females aged 2 to 3, 12 married females aged 40 to 50, 12 married females aged 50 to 60, 11 males aged 2 to 3, 9 females aged 1 to 2, 9 males aged 4 to 5, 8 males aged 3 to 4, 7 married females aged 60 to 70, 7 married males aged 60 to 70, 6 females aged 4 to 5, 6 single females aged 30 to 40, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 single males aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 574 French Canadians, 25 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 4 persons originating in the United States, 2 persons originating in Scotland, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Ireland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $191,523 value farms (dollars), 17,412 bushels of oats, 14,862 acres of land in farms, $13,100 value all livestock, 12,367 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,524 bushels of potatoes, 9,037 pounds of homemade butter, $5,654 value horses aged over 3 years, $4,158 value farm implements in dollars, 3,541 bushels of turnips, 2,907 pounds of maple sugar, 2,495 acres of farmland under cultivation, 1,910 acres of farmland under crops, 1,863 bushels of spring wheat, 1,433 bushels of rye, 1,370 bushels of buckwheat, 821 bushels of peas, 786 pounds of flax or hemp, 785 bushels of barley, 750 tons of hay, 711 acres of oats, 575 acres of farmland in pasture, 566 pounds of wool produced on farms, $377 value garden and orchard crops, 345 bushels of carrots, 214 occupants of farms, 213 sheep, 211 calves and heifers, 210 milk cows, 156 acres of rye, 152 swine, 146 acres of spring wheat, 103 barrels of pork, 99 horses aged over 3 years, 90 acres of buckwheat, 86 acres of potatoes, 83 acres of peas, 73 bushels of corn, 68 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 66 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 59 bulls, oxen, or steers, 50 barrels of beef, 37 acres of barley, 37 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 24 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 23 horses aged 3 years and under, 13 acres of turnips, 13 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 11 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 10 acres of farmland in gardens, 7 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 6 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 4 bushels of beans, 3 acres of corn, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $1,988 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 466 yards of flannel, 262 yards of linen, 259 yards of fulled cloth, 105 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 8 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC052006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC052006— 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). "Three Rivers, Parish, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/three-rivers-parish-qc052006-1861/.