Aldfield, Quebec (1861 census)
Aldfield was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 150. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28029343. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.738°N, 76.238°W.
Population
In 1861, Aldfield had a population of 150: 86 male and 64 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 150 |
| 1881 | 682 |
| 1891 | 666 |
| 1901 | 817 |
| 1911 | 765 |
| 1921 | 703 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Onslow, Aldfield, 1871 (41.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Aldfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 95 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 150 total population, 86 males, Male members of the family who are present: 85, 66 single males, 64 females, Female members of the family who are present: 63, 45 single females, 20 married males, 16 married females, 11 adult males unable to read or write, 7 adult females unable to read or write, 3 widowed females, Females present who are not members of the family: 1, Males present who are not members of the family: 1, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 male births. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 16 females aged 5 to 10, 14 single males aged 10 to 15, 11 males aged 5 to 10, 9 married males aged 30 to 40, 9 single females aged 10 to 15, 8 married males aged 40 to 50, 7 males aged 2 to 3, 7 single males aged 15 to 20, 7 single males aged 20 to 30, 6 males aged 4 to 5, 6 married females aged 30 to 40, 6 married females aged 40 to 50, 5 females aged 4 to 5, 5 males aged 1 to 2, 4 females age 3 to 4, 4 single females aged 15 to 20, 4 single males aged 30 to 40, 3 females aged 2 to 3, 3 married females aged 20 to 30, 3 single females aged 20 to 30, 2 males aged 3 to 4, 2 married males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 50 to 60, 1 married males aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 86 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 58 persons originating in Ireland, 5 persons originating in England or Wales, 3 Indigenous females, 2 Indigenous males, 1 persons originating in Scotland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $4,257 value farms (dollars), 2,900 acres of land in farms, 2,635 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,573 bushels of potatoes, $1,387 value all livestock, 1,355 bushels of oats, 760 pounds of homemade butter, $492 value horses aged over 3 years, 401 bushels of spring wheat, 265 acres of farmland under cultivation, 240 bushels of turnips, $230 value farm implements in dollars, 212 acres of farmland under crops, 110 bushels of winter wheat, 72 pounds of wool produced on farms, 57 tons of hay, 56 acres of oats, 53 acres of farmland in pasture, 35 sheep, 33 calves and heifers, 33 swine, 32 acres of spring wheat, 31 acres of potatoes, 29 occupants of farms, 28 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 22 milk cows, 17 bushels of corn, 15 bushels of peas, $13 value garden and orchard crops, 10 barrels of pork, 9 acres of winter wheat, 8 horses aged over 3 years, 7 bushels of barley, 7 horses aged 3 years and under, 4 acres of turnips, 4 bulls, oxen, or steers, 2 acres of peas, 2 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 2 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 1 acres of corn, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 109 yards of flannel, $33 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 3 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC040002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC079002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q28029343
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). "Aldfield, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/aldfield-qc040002-1861/.