Upton, Quebec (1861 census)
Upton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,942. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q138094585. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.915°N, 72.722°W.
Population
In 1861, Upton had a population of 2,942: 1,492 male and 1,450 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
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Upton, Township, 1851 (63.7% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Bonaventure, 1871 (45.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Guillaume, VL, 1871 (54.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Upton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 144 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,942 total population, 1,492 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,450, 1,450 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,396, 890 single females, 866 single males, 614 married males, 528 married females, 374 adult males unable to read or write, 321 adult females unable to read or write, 168 females attending school, 156 males attending school, 76 male births, 72 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 54, Males present who are not members of the family: 42, 32 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 5 lunatic females, 1 blind females, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 192 females aged 5 to 10, 190 married females aged 20 to 30, 178 married males aged 30 to 40, 170 married females aged 30 to 40, 156 single males aged 10 to 15, 150 married males aged 20 to 30, 148 males aged 5 to 10, 148 single females aged 15 to 20, 128 single females aged 10 to 15, 124 single males aged 15 to 20, 116 married males aged 40 to 50, 96 single females aged 20 to 30, 92 single males aged 20 to 30, 88 males aged 2 to 3, 80 married males aged 50 to 60, 72 males aged 4 to 5, 68 females age 3 to 4, 66 females aged 4 to 5, 56 married females aged 40 to 50, 52 females aged 2 to 3, 43 females aged 1 to 2, 40 males aged 3 to 4, 38 males aged 1 to 2, 36 married males aged 60 to 70, 35 married females aged 15 to 20, 32 married females aged 50 to 60, 30 married males aged 70 to 80, 25 married females aged 70 to 80, 24 single males aged 30 to 40, 21 married males aged 15 to 20, 20 married females aged 60 to 70, 12 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 10 single females aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 single females aged 30 to 40, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 single females aged 60 to 70, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 single females aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,939 French Canadians, 1 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $527,106 value farms (dollars), $55,295 value all livestock, 44,165 bushels of oats, $27,237 value horses aged over 3 years, 25,242 acres of land in farms, 24,400 pounds of maple sugar, 20,805 bushels of potatoes, 18,895 bushels of spring wheat, 17,938 pounds of homemade butter, 15,998 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $10,160 value farm implements in dollars, 9,243 acres of farmland under cultivation, 8,103 bushels of peas, 6,583 acres of farmland under crops, 4,604 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,160 bushels of turnips, 2,861 bushels of buckwheat, 2,645 bushels of barley, 2,623 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,365 acres of oats, 1,982 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,748 acres of spring wheat, 1,682 sheep, $992 value garden and orchard crops, 919 swine, 770 milk cows, 714 tons of hay, 680 calves and heifers, 618 acres of peas, 543 horses aged over 3 years, 469 barrels of pork, 434 bushels of rye, 399 occupants of farms, 319 bulls, oxen, or steers, 277 acres of buckwheat, 254 acres of potatoes, 207 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 176 acres of barley, 160 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 120 bushels of corn, 101 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 88 horses aged 3 years and under, 38 barrels of beef, 37 acres of farmland in gardens, 36 acres of rye, 31 bushels of carrots, 23 acres of turnips, 23 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 22 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 21 acres of corn, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 bushels of beans, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $10,121 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 3,600 yards of linen, 3,040 yards of flannel, 2,548 yards of fulled cloth, 452 carriages for pleasure, $59 value carriages for hire (dollars), 11 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 3 pounds of fresh fish sold, 1 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 14 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 4, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC018005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC018005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q138094585
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). "Upton, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/upton-qc018005-1861/.