Year: 1861 | Province: Quebec | County: Verchères

Verchères, Quebec (1861 census)

Name: Verchères (1861)
Address: Quebec, CA

Verchères was a census subdivision in Verchères County, Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,210. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.747°N, 73.309°W.

Population

In 1861, Verchères had a population of 3,210. Population density was 76.8 people per square mile.

Population trajectory across census years

Year	Population
1851	3,063
1861	3,210
1871	2,739
1881	2,308
1891	2,040
1901	1,689
1911	1,697
1921	946

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 319 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.

Population & families (26 variables)

Variable	Value
Female members of the family who are present	1,666
Females present who are not members of the family	138
Male members of the family who are present	1,688
Males present who are not members of the family	121
Number of adult females unable to read or write	405
Number of adult males unable to read or write	401
Number of blind females	4
Number of female births in the past year	67
Number of females	1,804
Number of females attending school	164
Number of lunatic females	3
Number of lunatic males	7
Number of male births in the past year	93
Number of males	1,809
Number of males attending school	180
Number of married females	503
Number of married males	528
Number of single females	1,225
Number of single males	1,243
Number of widowed females	76
Number of widowed males	38
POP FX N.1	1,804
POP MX N.1	1,809
POP TOT	3,210
POP XX N.1	3,613
Total population	3,210

Age structure (46 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of females age 3 to 4	35
Number of females aged 1 to 2	70
Number of females aged 2 to 3	41
Number of females aged 4 to 5	48
Number of females aged 5 to 10	218
Number of females of unknown age	34
Number of males aged 1 to 2	73
Number of males aged 2 to 3	52
Number of males aged 3 to 4	52
Number of males aged 4 to 5	48
Number of males aged 5 to 10	217
Number of males of unknown age	9
Number of married females aged 15 to 20	3
Number of married females aged 20 to 30	110
Number of married females aged 30 to 40	140
Number of married females aged 40 to 50	110
Number of married females aged 70 to 80	13
Number of married females aged 80 to 90	3
Number of married females aged 90 to 100	1
Number of married males aged 20 to 30	115
Number of married males aged 30 to 40	120
Number of married males aged 40 to 50	115
Number of married males aged 70 to 80	20
Number of married males aged 80 to 90	4
Number of single females aged 10 to 15	281
Number of single females aged 15 to 20	195
Number of single females aged 20 to 30	120
Number of single females aged 30 to 40	40
Number of single females aged 40 to 50	37
Number of single females aged 70 to 80	5
Number of single males aged 10 to 15	297
Number of single males aged 15 to 20	201
Number of single males aged 20 to 30	143
Number of single males aged 30 to 40	26
Number of single males aged 40 to 50	17
Number of single males aged 70 to 80	2
Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40	1
Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50	9
Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80	23
Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90	9
Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30	1
Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40	3
Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50	6
Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80	6
Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90	4
Number of widowed males aged 90 to 100	1

Ethnic origin (3 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of French Canadians	3,200
Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin	9
Number of persons originating in the United States	1

Agriculture (70 variables)

Variable	Value
Acres of barley	1,416
Acres of buckwheat	27
Acres of corn	66
Acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers	26
Acres of farmland in gardens	78
Acres of farmland in pasture	3,587
Acres of farmland in woodland or forest	7,899
Acres of farmland under crops	14,103
Acres of farmland under cultivation	17,768
Acres of land in farms	30,667
Acres of mangel wurtzel	8
Acres of oats	5,350
Acres of peas	3,500
Acres of potatoes	159
Acres of rye	14
Acres of spring wheat	598
Barrels of beef produced in the past year	310
Barrels of pork produced in the past year	952
Bushels of barley produced in the past year	20,530
Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year	390
Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year	5
Bushels of corn produced in the past year	1,063
Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year	2,583
Bushels of oats produced in the past year	75,200
Bushels of peas produced in the past year	32,004
Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year	20,117
Bushels of rye produced in the past year	235
Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year	5,375
C20 WHT SP AC	598
C21 WHT SP BU	5,375
C22 BAR AC	1,416
C23 BAR BU	20,530
C24 RYE AC	14
C25 RYE BU	235
C26 PEA AC	3,500
C27 PEA BU	32,004
C28 OAT AC	5,350
C29 OAT BU	75,200
C30 BWT AC	27
C31 BWT BU	390
C34 POT AC	159
C35 POT BU	20,117
C43 HAY TONS	2,272
C47 WOOL LBS	7,939
C63 BEEF BAR	310
C64 PORK BAR	952
HRS ov03 V	56,613
Number of bulls, oxen, or steers	92
Number of calves and heifers	992
Number of horses aged 3 years and under	480
Number of horses aged over 3 years	958
Number of milk cows	1,269
Number of occupants of farms	292
Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres	2
Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres	126
Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres	20
Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres	60
Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres	31
Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres	53
Number of sheep	3,592
Number of swine	1,041
Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year	25,549
Pounds of homemade butter	30,775
Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year	15,212
Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year	7,939
Tons of hay produced in the past year	2,272
Value of all livestock	94,665
Value of farm implements in dollars	24,047
Value of farms (dollars)	849,310
Value of garden and orchard crops produced in the past year	3,508

Manufacturing & industry (7 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of carriages for hire	10
Number of carriages for pleasure	896
Value of carriages for hire (dollars)	105
Value of carriages for pleasure (dollars)	18,960
Yards of flannel produced in the past year	4,337
Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year	3,544
Yards of linen produced in the past year	4,162

Deaths & mortality (18 variables)

Variable	Value
Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2	3
Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30	2
Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40	5
Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50	2
Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90	2
Deaths in the past year among females of all ages	24
Deaths in the past year among females under age 1	6
Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2	3
Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15	2
Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50	2
Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90	3
Deaths in the past year among males of all ages	24
Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age	2
Deaths in the past year among males under age 1	10
Total number of deaths in the past year	48

Other recorded variables (149 variables)

Variable	Value
BRACES	31
C01 TOTAL	292
C02 OCC UNDR 10	53
C03 OCC 10 TO 20	2
C04 OCC 20 TO 50	20
C05 OCC 50 TO 100	60
C06 OCC 100 TO 200	126
C07 OCC OVR 200	31
C08 HELD	30,667
C09 UNDR CULT	17,768
C1 Males	1,809
C10 Deaths under 1 year M	10
C10 UNDR CROP	14,103
C102 Between 90 and 100 years Widowers M	1
C103 Between 90 and 100 years Married F	1
C11 Deaths under 1 year F	6
C11 UNDR PAST	3,587
C116 Ages not given M	9
C117 Ages not given F	34
C118 Ages not given Deaths M	2
C12 GARDENS	78
C12 Under 2 Years M	73
C120 Married M	528
C121 Single M	1,243
C122 Widowed M	38
C123 Total M	1,809
C124 Married F	503
C125 Single F	1,225
C126 Widows F	76
C127 Total F	1,804
C128 Grand Total	3,613
C129 Deaths M	24
C13 Under 2 Years F	70
C13 WOOD WILD	7,899
C130 Deaths F	24
C131 Deaths Total	48
C136 Attending School M	180
C137 Attending School F	164
C138 Adults unable to read or write M	401
C139 Adults unable to read or write F	405
C14 CASH FARM	849,310
C14 Deaths under 2 years M	3
C143 Blind F	4
C144 Lunatics M	7
C145 Lunatics F	3
C15 CASH IMP	24,047
C15 Deaths under 2 years F	3
C16 GARDN VALUE	3,508
C16 Under 3 years M	52
C17 LAND HELD	26
C17 Under 3 years F	41
C2 Females	1,804
C20 Under 4 years M	52
C21 Under 4 years F	35
C24 Under 5 years M	48
C25 Under 5 years F	48
C28 Between 5 and 10 Years M	217
C29 Between 5 and 10 years F	218
C3 Total	3,613
C32 INDN CRN AC	66
C33 Between 10 and 15 years Single M	297
C33 INDN CRN BU	1,063
C35 Between 10 and 15 years Single F	281
C36 Between 10 and 15 years Deaths M	2
C39 Between 15 and 20 years Single M	201
C39 MAN WURT AC	8
C4 Members of Family M	1,688
C40 Between 15 and 20 years Married F	3
C40 MAN WURT BU	2,583
C41 Between 15 and 20 years Single F	195
C42 Between 15 and 20 years Deaths M	1
C42 CLV TIM GRA	5
C44 Between 20 and 30 years Married M	115
C45 Between 20 and 30 years Single M	143
C45 MPL SGR LBS	15,212
C46 Between 20 and 30 years Widowers M	1
C47 Between 20 and 30 years Married F	110
C48 Between 20 and 30 years Single F	120
C48 FLLD CLOTH YRDS	3,544
C49 FLAN YRDS	4,337
C5 Members of Family F	1,666
C50 FLX HEM LBS	25,549
C51 Between 20 and 30 years Deaths F	2
C51 LIN YRDS	4,162
C52 Between 30 and 40 years Married M	120
C52 BULLS OX STEERS	92
C53 Between 30 and 40 years Single M	26
C53 MILK COWS	1,269
C54 Between 30 and 40 years Widowers M	3
C54 CALVES HEIFERS	992
C55 Between 30 and 40 years Married F	140
C55 HORSES	958
C56 Between 30 and 40 years Single F	40
C56 HORSES VAL	56,613
C57 Between 30 and 40 years Widows F	1
C57 COLTS FILLIES	480
C58 Between 30 and 40 years Deaths M	1
C58 SHEEP	3,592
C59 Between 30 and 40 years Deaths F	5
C59 SWINE	1,041
C6 Not Members of Family M	121
C60 Between 40 and 50 years Married M	115
C60 TOT VALUE	94,665
C61 Between 40 and 50 years Single M	17
C61 BUTTER LB	30,775
C62 Between 40 and 50 years Widowers M	6
C63 Between 40 and 50 years Married F	110
C64 Between 40 and 50 years Single F	37
C65 Between 40 and 50 years Widows F	9
C66 Between 40 and 50 years Deaths M	2
C67 Between 40 and 50 years Deaths F	2
C68 Between 50 and 60 years Married M	90
C68 CAR PLEASURE	896
C69 Between 50 and 60 years Single M	10
C69 VALUE DOL P	18,960
C7 Not Members of Family F	138
C70 Between 50 and 60 years Widowers M	6
C70 CAR HIRE	10
C71 Between 50 and 60 years Married F	85
C71 VALUE DOL H	105
C72 Between 50 and 60 years Single F	25
C73 Between 50 and 60 years Widows F	13
C75 Between 50 and 60 years Deaths F	1
C76 Between 60 and 70 years Married M	64
C77 Between 60 and 70 years Single M	3
C78 Between 60 and 70 years Widowers M	11
C79 Between 60 and 70 years Married F	38
C8 Births in 1860 M	93
C80 Between 60 and 70 years Single F	9
C81 Between 60 and 70 years Widows F	23
C83 Between 60 and 70 years Deaths F	2
C84 Between 70 and 80 years Married M	20
C85 Between 70 and 80 years Single M	2
C86 Between 70 and 80 years Widowers M	6
C87 Between 70 and 80 years Married F	13
C88 Between 70 and 80 years Single F	5
C89 Between 70 and 80 years Widows F	23
C9 Births in 1860 F	67
C91 Between 70 and 80 years Deaths F	1
C92 Between 80 and 90 years Married M	4
C94 Between 80 and 90 years Widowers M	4
C95 Between 80 and 90 years Married F	3
C97 Between 80 and 90 years Widows F	9
C98 Between 80 and 90 years Deaths M	3
C99 Between 80 and 90 years Deaths F	2
CD NAME	Verchères
Natives of Canada French Origin	3,200
Natives of Canada Not of French Origin	9
United States	1

Identifiers

TCP UID: QC058007 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC098008 — 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). "Verchères, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/verch-res-qc058007-1861/.