Ashford, Quebec (1861 census)
Ashford was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,097. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.209°N, 70.010°W.
Population
In 1861, Ashford had a population of 1,097: 547 male and 550 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 61 |
| 1861 | 1,097 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Ashford, 1851 (80.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Ashford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 139 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,097 total population, 550 females, 547 males, Female members of the family who are present: 534, Male members of the family who are present: 531, 346 single males, 345 single females, 201 married females, 198 married males, 122 adult males unable to read or write, 82 females attending school, 71 adult females unable to read or write, 62 males attending school, 23 female births, 23 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 16, Males present who are not members of the family: 16, 4 widowed females, 3 widowed males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 89 females aged 5 to 10, 88 males aged 5 to 10, 69 single females aged 10 to 15, 59 married females aged 30 to 40, 59 single males aged 10 to 15, 54 married males aged 30 to 40, 53 married females aged 20 to 30, 52 single females aged 15 to 20, 50 married males aged 20 to 30, 48 single males aged 15 to 20, 37 married females aged 40 to 50, 36 married males aged 40 to 50, 31 married males aged 50 to 60, 30 single males aged 20 to 30, 25 males aged 3 to 4, 25 single females aged 20 to 30, 24 males aged 4 to 5, 23 females age 3 to 4, 22 married females aged 50 to 60, 19 married females aged 60 to 70, 18 females aged 4 to 5, 18 males aged 1 to 2, 18 males aged 2 to 3, 18 married males aged 60 to 70, 11 females aged 1 to 2, 10 females aged 2 to 3, 10 single females aged 30 to 40, 8 married females aged 70 to 80, 8 married males aged 70 to 80, 7 single males aged 30 to 40, 6 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 married females aged 80 to 90, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,097 French Canadians. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $164,629 value farms (dollars), $24,791 value all livestock, 20,458 pounds of homemade butter, 19,506 pounds of maple sugar, 16,531 bushels of potatoes, 11,567 acres of land in farms, $9,871 value horses aged over 3 years, 7,039 bushels of oats, 6,986 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $6,455 value farm implements in dollars, 4,581 acres of farmland under cultivation, 4,281 bushels of spring wheat, 2,405 acres of farmland under crops, 2,127 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,868 bushels of barley, 1,748 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,222 bushels of rye, 945 pounds of flax or hemp, 899 sheep, $862 value garden and orchard crops, 670 bushels of peas, 653 bushels of turnips, 574 tons of hay, 549 swine, 387 acres of oats, 372 acres of spring wheat, 345 milk cows, 297 calves and heifers, 263 barrels of pork, 158 occupants of farms, 153 horses aged over 3 years, 145 acres of rye, 140 acres of barley, 136 acres of potatoes, 101 barrels of beef, 79 acres of peas, 74 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 49 acres of farmland in gardens, 41 bulls, oxen, or steers, 32 horses aged 3 years and under, 30 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 23 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 16 bushels of buckwheat, 16 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 13 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 7 bushels of carrots, 4 acres of turnips, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 acres of buckwheat. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $3,018 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,709 yards of flannel, 1,437 yards of fulled cloth, 1,331 yards of linen, 178 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 29 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 15, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 14, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 9, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC023001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC023001— 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). "Ashford, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ashford-qc023001-1861/.