York, Quebec (1861 census)
York was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 205. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28321524. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.784°N, 64.554°W.
Population
In 1861, York had a population of 205: 157 male and 129 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 205 |
| 1871 | 283 |
| 1881 | 485 |
| 1891 | 350 |
| 1901 | 417 |
| 1911 | 523 |
| 1921 | 661 |
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 York & Gaspé Bay S, Township, 1851 (52.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, York shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 87 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 205 total population, 157 males, 129 females, 98 single males, 80 single females, 57 married males, 48 married females, 17 adult males unable to read or write, 12 adult females unable to read or write, 5 females attending school, 2 female births, 2 males attending school, 2 widowed males, 1 widowed females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 20 single males aged 20 to 30, 19 single males aged 15 to 20, 16 single females aged 20 to 30, 12 married females aged 20 to 30, 10 married males aged 50 to 60, 10 single females aged 15 to 20, 8 married males aged 20 to 30, 5 females age 3 to 4, 5 males aged 1 to 2, 5 males aged 2 to 3, 5 married males aged 60 to 70, 4 males aged 3 to 4, 4 married females aged 50 to 60, 4 married females aged 60 to 70, 3 females aged 2 to 3, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 138 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 32 French Canadians, 14 persons originating in England or Wales, 6 persons originating in New Brunswick, 3 persons originating in Ireland, 2 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in Spain or Portugal, 1 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. 7 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $33,250 value farms (dollars), $5,358 value all livestock, 4,945 acres of land in farms, 4,640 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,915 pounds of homemade butter, 3,532 bushels of potatoes, $2,200 value horses aged over 3 years, $903 value farm implements in dollars, 859 bushels of oats, 330 pounds of wool produced on farms, 305 acres of farmland under cultivation, 263 acres of farmland under crops, 230 tons of hay, 209 bushels of barley, 167 bushels of turnips, $115 value garden and orchard crops, 112 sheep, 95 bushels of spring wheat, 61 calves and heifers, 58 swine, 53 milk cows, 51 barrels of pork, 37 acres of farmland in pasture, 37 bulls, oxen, or steers, 36 acres of oats, 35 occupants of farms, 24 horses aged over 3 years, 22 barrels of beef, 20 acres of potatoes, 12 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 10 acres of barley, 10 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 10 pounds of hops, 8 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 7 horses aged 3 years and under, 6 bushels of carrots, 5 acres of farmland in gardens, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 acres of spring wheat, 3 bushels of beans, 2 acres of turnips. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $555 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 107 yards of fulled cloth, 10 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 2 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC019016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC056029— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q28321524
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). "York, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/york-qc019016-1861/.