Ixworth, Quebec (1851 census)
Ixworth was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 587. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.297°N, 69.922°W.
Population
In 1851, Ixworth had a population of 587: 295 male and 292 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 587 |
| 1861 | 784 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Ixworth shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 140 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 587 total population, 295 males, 292 females, Male members of the family who are present: 285, Female members of the family who are present: 270, 190 single males, 185 single females, 99 married males, 98 families, 98 married females, 30 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 22, 12 female births, Males present who are not members of the family: 10, 9 widowed females, Male members of the family who are present: 6, 6 males attending school, 6 widowed males, 4 females attending school, Female members of the family who are absent: 3, 1 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 59 males aged 5 to 10, 53 females aged 5 to 10, 34 married females aged 30 to 40, 30 single females aged 10 to 15, 28 married males aged 40 to 50, 27 married females aged 20 to 30, 27 single males aged 15 to 20, 26 married males aged 30 to 40, 24 single females aged 15 to 20, 23 married males aged 20 to 30, 23 single males aged 10 to 15, 22 males under age 1, 20 married females aged 40 to 50, 18 males aged 1 to 2, 15 females age 3 to 4, 14 females aged 1 to 2, 14 females under age 1, 11 females aged 4 to 5, 10 females aged 2 to 3, 10 males aged 2 to 3, 10 males aged 3 to 4, 10 males aged 4 to 5, 10 married males aged 60 to 70, 9 married males aged 50 to 60, 8 single females aged 20 to 30, 8 single males aged 20 to 30, 7 married females aged 50 to 60, 7 married females aged 60 to 70, 4 single females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 3 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 30 to 40, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 585 French Canadians, 2 persons native to Canada, not of French origin. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 23,735 tons of hay, 5,155 acres of land in farms, 4,047 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,184 pounds of homemade butter, 1,816 pounds of maple sugar, 1,158 bushels of oats, 1,108 acres of farmland under cultivation, 955 bushels of wheat, 714 acres of farmland under crops, 699 bushels of potatoes, 553 pounds of wool produced on farms, 447 pounds of flax or hemp, 384 acres of farmland in pasture, 374 sheep, 364 bushels of barley, 315 bushels of peas, 128 calves and heifers, 127 milk cows, 112 bushels of rye, 107 swine, 83 horses, 81 acres of wheat, 75 occupants of farms, 70 acres of oats, 48 barrels of pork, 36 acres of potatoes, 35 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 33 acres of barley, 31 acres of peas, 20 pounds of tobacco, 15 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 12 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 11 acres of rye, 11 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 10 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 8 bulls, oxen, or steers, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 728 yards of linen, $600 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 525 yards of flannel, 495 yards of fulled cloth, $200 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 10 employees in saw mills, 5 saw mills, 5 saw mills not reporting, 5 saw mills powered by water, 4 employees in grist mills, 2 saw mills returning capital, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills returning capital, breweries, breweries not reporting, carding and fulling mills, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, tanneries, tanneries reporting, pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, $ value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), $ value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, 2 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC058002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC026001— 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 1851 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). "Ixworth, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ixworth-qc058002-1851/.