Year: 1861
| Province: Quebec
| County: Gaspé
York, Quebec (1861 census)
York was a census subdivision in Gaspé County, Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 205. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.784°N, 64.554°W.
Population
In 1861, York had a population of 205. Population density was 3.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
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
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, York shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 145 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of adult females unable to read or write | 12 |
| Number of adult males unable to read or write | 17 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 2 |
| Number of females attending school | 5 |
| Number of males attending school | 2 |
| Number of married females | 48 |
| Number of married males | 57 |
| Number of single females | 80 |
| Number of single males | 98 |
| Number of widowed females | 1 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| POP FX N.1 | 129 |
| POP MX N.1 | 157 |
| POP TOT | 205 |
| POP XX N.1 | 286 |
| Total population | 205 |
Age structure (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 5 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 3 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 5 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 5 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 4 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 12 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 4 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 4 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 8 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 10 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 5 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 10 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 16 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 19 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 20 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 32 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 138 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 14 |
| Number of persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands | 7 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 3 |
| Number of persons originating in New Brunswick | 6 |
| Number of persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island | 2 |
| Number of persons originating in Spain or Portugal | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 1 |
| Number of persons whose origin is unknown | 1 |
Agriculture (53 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Acres of barley | 10 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens | 5 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 37 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,640 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 263 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 305 |
| Acres of land in farms | 4,945 |
| Acres of oats | 36 |
| Acres of potatoes | 20 |
| Acres of spring wheat | 3 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 22 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 51 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 209 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 859 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,532 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 95 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 167 |
| C20 WHT SP AC | 3 |
| C21 WHT SP BU | 95 |
| C22 BAR AC | 10 |
| C23 BAR BU | 209 |
| C28 OAT AC | 36 |
| C29 OAT BU | 859 |
| C34 POT AC | 20 |
| C35 POT BU | 3,532 |
| C43 HAY TONS | 230 |
| C47 WOOL LBS | 330 |
| C63 BEEF BAR | 22 |
| C64 PORK BAR | 51 |
| HRS ov03 V | 2,200 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 37 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 61 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 7 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 24 |
| Number of milk cows | 53 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of sheep | 112 |
| Number of swine | 58 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 3,915 |
| Pounds of hops produced in the past year | 10 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 330 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 230 |
| Value of all livestock | 5,358 |
| Value of farm implements in dollars | 903 |
| Value of farms (dollars) | 33,250 |
| Value of garden and orchard crops produced in the past year | 115 |
Manufacturing & industry (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of carriages for pleasure | 10 |
| Value of carriages for pleasure (dollars) | 555 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 107 |
Fisheries (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Barrels of salted fish sold in the past year | 2 |
Other recorded variables (44 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| C01 TOTAL | 35 |
| C04 OCC 20 TO 50 | 8 |
| C05 OCC 50 TO 100 | 12 |
| C06 OCC 100 TO 200 | 10 |
| C07 OCC OVR 200 | 5 |
| C08 HELD | 4,945 |
| C09 UNDR CULT | 305 |
| C10 UNDR CROP | 263 |
| C11 UNDR PAST | 37 |
| C12 GARDENS | 5 |
| C13 WOOD WILD | 4,640 |
| C14 CASH FARM | 33,250 |
| C15 CASH IMP | 903 |
| C16 GARDN VALUE | 115 |
| C36 TUR AC | 2 |
| C37 TUR BU | 167 |
| C38 CAR BU | 6 |
| C41 BEN BU | 3 |
| C44 HOP LBS | 10 |
| C48 FLLD CLOTH YRDS | 107 |
| C52 BULLS OX STEERS | 37 |
| C53 MILK COWS | 53 |
| C54 CALVES HEIFERS | 61 |
| C55 HORSES | 24 |
| C56 HORSES VAL | 2,200 |
| C57 COLTS FILLIES | 7 |
| C58 SHEEP | 112 |
| C59 SWINE | 58 |
| C60 TOT VALUE | 5,358 |
| C61 BUTTER LB | 3,915 |
| C66 FISH SALTED | 2 |
| C68 CAR PLEASURE | 10 |
| C69 VALUE DOL P | 555 |
| CD NAME | Gaspé |
| England and Wales | 14 |
| Guernsey Jersey and other British Islands | 7 |
| Ireland | 3 |
| Natives of Canada French Origin | 32 |
| Natives of Canada Not of French Origin | 138 |
| New Brunswick | 6 |
| Not Known | 1 |
| Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island | 2 |
| Spain and Portugal | 1 |
| United States | 1 |
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: 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). "York, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph.
Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/york-qc019016-1861/.