Verchères, Quebec (1861 census)
Verchères was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,210. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2514459. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.747°N, 73.309°W.
Population
In 1861, Verchères had a population of 3,210: 1,809 male and 1,804 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,063 |
| 1861 | 3,210 |
| 1871 | 2,739 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Verchères shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 148 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,210 total population, 1,809 males, 1,804 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,688, Female members of the family who are present: 1,666, 1,243 single males, 1,225 single females, 528 married males, 503 married females, 405 adult females unable to read or write, 401 adult males unable to read or write, 180 males attending school, 164 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 138, Males present who are not members of the family: 121, 93 male births, 76 widowed females, 67 female births, 38 widowed males, 7 lunatic males, 4 blind females, 3 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 297 single males aged 10 to 15, 281 single females aged 10 to 15, 218 females aged 5 to 10, 217 males aged 5 to 10, 201 single males aged 15 to 20, 195 single females aged 15 to 20, 143 single males aged 20 to 30, 140 married females aged 30 to 40, 120 married males aged 30 to 40, 120 single females aged 20 to 30, 115 married males aged 20 to 30, 115 married males aged 40 to 50, 110 married females aged 20 to 30, 110 married females aged 40 to 50, 73 males aged 1 to 2, 70 females aged 1 to 2, 52 males aged 2 to 3, 52 males aged 3 to 4, 48 females aged 4 to 5, 48 males aged 4 to 5, 41 females aged 2 to 3, 40 single females aged 30 to 40, 37 single females aged 40 to 50, 35 females age 3 to 4, 34 females of unknown age, 26 single males aged 30 to 40, 23 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 20 married males aged 70 to 80, 17 single males aged 40 to 50, 13 married females aged 70 to 80, 9 males of unknown age, 9 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 9 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 6 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 single females aged 70 to 80, 4 married males aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 married females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 3,200 French Canadians, 9 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $849,310 value farms (dollars), $94,665 value all livestock, 75,200 bushels of oats, $56,613 value horses aged over 3 years, 32,004 bushels of peas, 30,775 pounds of homemade butter, 30,667 acres of land in farms, 25,549 pounds of flax or hemp, $24,047 value farm implements in dollars, 20,530 bushels of barley, 20,117 bushels of potatoes, 17,768 acres of farmland under cultivation, 15,212 pounds of maple sugar, 14,103 acres of farmland under crops, 7,939 pounds of wool produced on farms, 7,899 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,375 bushels of spring wheat, 5,350 acres of oats, 3,592 sheep, 3,587 acres of farmland in pasture, $3,508 value garden and orchard crops, 3,500 acres of peas, 2,583 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 2,272 tons of hay, 1,416 acres of barley, 1,269 milk cows, 1,063 bushels of corn, 1,041 swine, 992 calves and heifers, 958 horses aged over 3 years, 952 barrels of pork, 598 acres of spring wheat, 480 horses aged 3 years and under, 390 bushels of buckwheat, 310 barrels of beef, 292 occupants of farms, 235 bushels of rye, 159 acres of potatoes, 126 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 92 bulls, oxen, or steers, 78 acres of farmland in gardens, 66 acres of corn, 60 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 53 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 31 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 27 acres of buckwheat, 26 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 20 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 14 acres of rye, 8 acres of mangel wurtzel, 5 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $18,960 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 4,337 yards of flannel, 4,162 yards of linen, 3,544 yards of fulled cloth, 896 carriages for pleasure, $105 value carriages for hire (dollars), 10 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 48 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 24, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 24, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 10, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 6, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC058007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC119006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2514459
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verch%C3%A8res
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verch%C3%A8res
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). "Verchères, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/verch-res-qc058007-1861/.