Woodbridge, Quebec (1851 census)
Woodbridge was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 172. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.455°N, 69.696°W.
Population
In 1851, Woodbridge had a population of 172: 86 male and 86 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 172 |
| 1861 | 500 |
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, Woodbridge shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 130 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 172 total population, 86 females, 86 males, Female members of the family who are present: 85, Male members of the family who are present: 82, 57 single females, 56 single males, 30 families, 28 married females, 28 married males, Males present who are not members of the family: 4, Male members of the family who are present: 3, Female members of the family who are absent: 2, 2 females attending school, 2 widowed males, Females present who are not members of the family: 1, 1 males attending school, 1 widowed females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 19 females aged 5 to 10, 18 males aged 5 to 10, 11 married females aged 20 to 30, 10 married males aged 30 to 40, 9 married females aged 30 to 40, 9 married males aged 20 to 30, 7 females under age 1, 7 males aged 1 to 2, 7 single females aged 10 to 15, 7 single males aged 15 to 20, 6 males aged 3 to 4, 5 females aged 2 to 3, 5 males aged 4 to 5, 5 married females aged 40 to 50, 5 married males aged 50 to 60, 5 single males aged 10 to 15, 4 females age 3 to 4, 4 females aged 1 to 2, 4 males aged 2 to 3, 4 single females aged 15 to 20, 3 females aged 4 to 5, 3 males under age 1, 3 single females aged 20 to 30, 2 married females aged 50 to 60, 2 married males aged 40 to 50, 2 married males aged 60 to 70, 1 married females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 single males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 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 172 French Canadians. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 8,970 tons of hay, 3,205 acres of land in farms, 2,808 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,490 pounds of homemade butter, 1,150 pounds of maple sugar, 929 bushels of potatoes, 445 bushels of wheat, 397 acres of farmland under cultivation, 298 bushels of oats, 288 acres of farmland under crops, 280 bushels of barley, 245 pounds of flax or hemp, 226 pounds of wool produced on farms, 162 bushels of peas, 152 bushels of rye, 109 acres of farmland in pasture, 102 sheep, 78 acres of wheat, 45 swine, 43 milk cows, 36 acres of peas, 36 occupants of farms, 34 acres of oats, 32 horses, 31 acres of barley, 29 acres of rye, 27 calves and heifers, 23 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 21 barrels of pork, 18 pounds of tobacco, 16 acres of potatoes, 10 bushels of buckwheat, 7 bulls, oxen, or steers, 5 barrels of beef, 5 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 4 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 2 bushels of turnips, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 acres of buckwheat, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes $600 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 473 yards of linen, 308 yards of flannel, $190 value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), 158 yards of fulled cloth, $40 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 2 employees in grist mills, 2 employees in saw mills, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 1 grist mills returning capital, 1 saw mills, 1 saw mills not reporting, 1 saw mills powered by water, 1 saw mills returning capital, gallons of beer produced in breweries, breweries, breweries not reporting, breweries reporting, breweries returning capital, carding and fulling mills, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, employees in breweries, grist mills not reporting, grist mills powered by steam, saw mills powered by steam, 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 saw mills (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 2 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
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 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC058009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC026013— 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). "Woodbridge, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/woodbridge-qc058009-1851/.