Wexford, Quebec (1851 census)
Wexford was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 145. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.040°N, 74.040°W.
Population
In 1851, Wexford had a population of 145: 75 male and 70 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 145 |
| 1861 | 707 |
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, Wexford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 137 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 145 total population, 75 males, 70 females, Male members of the family who are present: 69, Female members of the family who are present: 64, 51 single males, 45 single females, 24 married females, 22 married males, 15 families, Female members of the family who are absent: 13, Male members of the family who are present: 8, 5 female births, 4 male births, 2 widowed males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 widowed females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 14 males aged 5 to 10, 13 females aged 5 to 10, 12 married females aged 20 to 30, 10 single males aged 10 to 15, 8 married males aged 30 to 40, 8 single females aged 15 to 20, 6 females age 3 to 4, 6 married females aged 40 to 50, 6 married females aged 50 to 60, 6 married males aged 20 to 30, 6 single males aged 15 to 20, 5 females under age 1, 5 males aged 3 to 4, 4 females aged 1 to 2, 4 males aged 1 to 2, 4 males aged 2 to 3, 4 males under age 1, 4 married females aged 30 to 40, 4 married males aged 50 to 60, 3 females aged 2 to 3, 3 males aged 4 to 5, 3 married males aged 40 to 50, 3 single females aged 10 to 15, 2 married females aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 20 to 30, 1 females aged 4 to 5, 1 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 97 French Canadians, 27 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 19 persons originating in Ireland, 2 persons originating in Scotland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 2,605 pounds of maple sugar, 2,240 acres of land in farms, 2,234 bushels of potatoes, 2,186 bushels of oats, 1,914 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,450 tons of hay, 580 bushels of turnips, 467 bushels of buckwheat, 326 acres of farmland under cultivation, 214 acres of farmland under crops, 112 acres of farmland in pasture, 98 acres of oats, 72 bushels of wheat, 65 bushels of barley, 60 pounds of homemade butter, 46 bushels of peas, 39 acres of buckwheat, 37 bushels of rye, 35 acres of potatoes, 29 swine, 22 occupants of farms, 22 pounds of tobacco, 17 milk cows, 17 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 13 barrels of pork, 10 bushels of corn, 8 horses, 7 acres of wheat, 7 sheep, 6 acres of peas, 5 bulls, oxen, or steers, 5 calves and heifers, 4 acres of barley, 4 acres of turnips, 4 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 2 acres of rye, 2 barrels of beef, 1 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 23 yards of flannel, gallons of beer produced in breweries, breweries, breweries reporting, breweries returning capital, carding and fulling mills, carding and fulling mills not reporting, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, employees in carding and fulling mills, employees in grist mills, employees in saw mills, employees in tanneries, foundries returning capital, grist mills, grist mills not reporting, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills powered by water, grist mills reporting annual production, grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, grist mills returning capital, saw mill plants, saw mills, saw mills not reporting, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills powered by water, saw mills reporting annual production, saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, saw mills returning capital, tanneries, tanneries not reporting, tanneries reporting, tanneries returning capital, 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), $ value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $ value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling). barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. $ value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 4 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC059016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC034010— 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). "Wexford, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/wexford-qc059016-1851/.