Aberford, Quebec (1861 census)
Aberford was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 191. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.318°N, 77.880°W.
Population
In 1861, Aberford had a population of 191.
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
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1851 (0.4% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of NO DATA, 1871 (0.7% share).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Bas Dumoine, 1871 (0.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Aberford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 191 total population. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 114 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 53 French Canadians, 15 persons originating in Scotland, 9 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $4,410 value all livestock, $2,660 value horses aged over 3 years, $2,450 value farms (dollars), 1,360 bushels of oats, 1,120 pounds of homemade butter, 1,100 acres of land in farms, 1,016 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 730 bushels of potatoes, $265 value farm implements in dollars, 150 pounds of maple sugar, 135 bushels of peas, 106 bushels of spring wheat, 84 acres of farmland under crops, 84 acres of farmland under cultivation, 56 pounds of wool produced on farms, 50 acres of oats, 28 horses aged over 3 years, 23 sheep, 20 swine, 17 calves and heifers, 17 milk cows, 17 tons of hay, 15 bulls, oxen, or steers, 8 acres of spring wheat, 8 occupants of farms, 6 acres of peas, 5 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 4 acres of potatoes, 4 horses aged 3 years and under, 3 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 87 yards of flannel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC040018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC040018— 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). "Aberford, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/aberford-qc040018-1861/.