Wolfestown, Quebec (1851 census)
Wolfestown was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 366. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63244710. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.962°N, 71.561°W.
Population
In 1851, Wolfestown had a population of 366: 187 male and 179 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 366 |
| 1861 | 1,472 |
| 1871 | 2,089 |
| 1901 | 738 |
| 1911 | 1,119 |
| 1921 | 1,053 |
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, Wolfestown shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 153 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 366 total population, 187 males, 179 females, Male members of the family who are present: 178, Female members of the family who are present: 171, 132 single males, 125 single females, 53 families, 53 married males, 52 married females, 11 male births, 11 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 9, Females present who are not members of the family: 8, 8 female births, 8 females attending school, Male members of the family who are present: 2, 2 widowed females, 2 widowed males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 30 single males aged 10 to 15, 28 single females aged 10 to 15, 27 females aged 5 to 10, 27 single males aged 15 to 20, 22 single females aged 15 to 20, 19 males aged 5 to 10, 16 married females aged 40 to 50, 16 married males aged 20 to 30, 15 married females aged 30 to 40, 15 married males aged 30 to 40, 15 single males aged 20 to 30, 14 married females aged 20 to 30, 12 married males aged 40 to 50, 10 females aged 4 to 5, 10 males under age 1, 9 males aged 3 to 4, 8 females under age 1, 7 males aged 2 to 3, 7 married males aged 50 to 60, 7 single females aged 20 to 30, 6 females age 3 to 4, 6 females aged 1 to 2, 6 females aged 2 to 3, 5 males aged 1 to 2, 5 males of unknown age, 4 females of unknown age, 3 males aged 4 to 5, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 married females aged 50 to 60, 2 married females aged 60 to 70, 2 married males aged 60 to 70, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 30 to 40, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 142 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 130 French Canadians, 75 persons originating in Ireland, 13 persons originating in England or Wales, 2 persons originating in Newfoundland, 2 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 5,966 acres of land in farms, 5,753 bushels of potatoes, 5,039 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,610 pounds of maple sugar, 3,764 pounds of homemade butter, 1,879 bushels of oats, 980 bushels of buckwheat, 927 acres of farmland under cultivation, 831 acres of farmland under crops, 407 bushels of wheat, 312 bushels of turnips, 291 tons of hay, 205 pounds of flax or hemp, 164 bushels of barley, 121 bushels of rye, 115 acres of oats, 98 pounds of wool produced on farms, 96 acres of farmland in pasture, 82 milk cows, 77 acres of buckwheat, 73 acres of potatoes, 57 swine, 55 occupants of farms, 48 calves and heifers, 48 sheep, 44 acres of wheat, 43 horses, 40 bulls, oxen, or steers, 30 barrels of pork, 29 bushels of peas, 25 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 24 barrels of beef, 22 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 21 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 15 acres of barley, 14 acres of rye, 8 acres of turnips, 7 pounds of hops, 6 acres of peas, 4 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 pounds of tobacco, 2 bushels of beans. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 2,000 feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production, 128 yards of flannel, $110 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 47 yards of fulled cloth, 2 employees in saw mills, 2 saw mills, 2 saw mills powered by water, 2 saw mills reporting daily production, 2 saw mills returning capital, 1 carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills not reporting, Logs produced by saw mills reporting production by number of logs: , carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, employees in carding and fulling mills, employees in grist mills, grist mills, grist mills not reporting, 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 not reporting, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills reporting production by number of logs, saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, tanneries, tanneries reporting, tanneries returning capital, woollen factories, woollen factories reporting, woollen factories 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), yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills. barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 1 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 3 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC062006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC099014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63244710
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). "Wolfestown, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/wolfestown-qc062006-1851/.