Varennes, Quebec (1861 census)
Varennes was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,153. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142014. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.680°N, 73.395°W.
Population
In 1861, Varennes had a population of 3,153: 1,535 male and 1,618 female residents.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Varennes shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,153 total population, 1,618 females, 1,535 males, Female members of the family who are present: 1,424, Male members of the family who are present: 1,314, 1,103 single females, 1,039 single males, 455 married females, 447 married males, 381 adult males unable to read or write, 321 males attending school, 251 adult females unable to read or write, 239 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 221, Females present who are not members of the family: 194, 64 male births, 62 female births, 60 widowed females, 49 widowed males, 3 blind males, 2 lunatic females, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 241 single males aged 10 to 15, 233 single males aged 15 to 20, 223 single females aged 10 to 15, 223 single females aged 15 to 20, 183 females aged 5 to 10, 179 males aged 5 to 10, 133 married females aged 20 to 30, 121 single females aged 20 to 30, 118 single males aged 20 to 30, 110 married males aged 30 to 40, 109 married females aged 30 to 40, 98 married males aged 40 to 50, 95 married females aged 40 to 50, 88 married males aged 20 to 30, 80 married males aged 50 to 60, 60 married females aged 50 to 60, 50 females aged 4 to 5, 45 females age 3 to 4, 45 females aged 1 to 2, 45 females aged 2 to 3, 44 males aged 4 to 5, 42 males aged 1 to 2, 42 single females aged 30 to 40, 41 males aged 3 to 4, 41 married males aged 60 to 70, 40 males aged 2 to 3, 40 married females aged 60 to 70, 22 married males aged 70 to 80, 15 females of unknown age, 15 married females aged 70 to 80, 15 single females aged 50 to 60, 15 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 14 single females aged 40 to 50, 14 single males aged 30 to 40, 13 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 12 single females aged 70 to 80, 10 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 9 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 9 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 9 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 8 married males aged 80 to 90, 8 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 7 single females aged 60 to 70, 7 single males aged 40 to 50, 7 single males aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 4 single males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 males of unknown age, 1 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 3,144 French Canadians, 5 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in Ireland, 1 persons originating in Switzerland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $1,167,284 value farms (dollars), 93,287 bushels of oats, $63,279 value all livestock, $39,607 value farm implements in dollars, 33,201 acres of land in farms, 31,544 bushels of barley, $28,576 value horses aged over 3 years, 23,873 acres of farmland under cultivation, 23,461 pounds of maple sugar, 22,893 bushels of potatoes, 21,529 pounds of homemade butter, 19,366 bushels of peas, 15,706 acres of farmland under crops, 9,328 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,926 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,439 acres of oats, 5,296 pounds of wool produced on farms, 5,230 bushels of spring wheat, 4,835 pounds of flax or hemp, $3,682 value garden and orchard crops, 2,684 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 2,533 tons of hay, 2,005 acres of peas, 1,899 acres of barley, 1,829 sheep, 1,805 bushels of corn, 802 milk cows, 799 bulls, oxen, or steers, 772 swine, 682 barrels of pork, 612 acres of spring wheat, 611 calves and heifers, 571 horses aged over 3 years, 453 bushels of buckwheat, 285 occupants of farms, 260 horses aged 3 years and under, 241 acres of farmland in gardens, 205 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 172 acres of potatoes, 160 barrels of beef, 159 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 122 bushels of rye, 120 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 110 acres of corn, 90 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 38 acres of buckwheat, 31 bushels of beans, 25 bushels of carrots, 24 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 22 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 15 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 14 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 11 acres of rye, 10 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 5 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $9,068 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 3,973 yards of flannel, 3,412 yards of linen, 2,726 yards of fulled cloth, 532 carriages for pleasure, $351 value carriages for hire (dollars), 67 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 32 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 17, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 15, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 8, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 3, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among females 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 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Augustin de Lisle | 1802–1865 | died here |
| Joseph-Julien Perrault | 1826–1866 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC058006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC058006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q142014
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varennes,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varennes_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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). "Varennes, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/varennes-qc058006-1861/.