Beresford, Quebec (1861 census)
Beresford was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 380. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.067°N, 74.329°W.
Population
In 1861, Beresford had a population of 380: 189 male and 191 female residents.
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 (13.3% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Ste. Agathe des Monts, 1871 (82.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Beresford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 115 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 380 total population, 191 females, 189 males, Male members of the family who are present: 183, Female members of the family who are present: 182, 128 single females, 127 single males, 72 adult males unable to read or write, 67 adult females unable to read or write, 60 married males, 59 married females, Females present who are not members of the family: 9, 9 male births, 8 female births, Males present who are not members of the family: 6, 4 widowed females, 2 widowed males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 36 males aged 5 to 10, 33 females aged 5 to 10, 32 single females aged 10 to 15, 25 married females aged 20 to 30, 24 single males aged 10 to 15, 20 married females aged 30 to 40, 20 married males aged 20 to 30, 18 single females aged 15 to 20, 17 single males aged 15 to 20, 16 married males aged 40 to 50, 12 married males aged 30 to 40, 12 single males aged 20 to 30, 10 females age 3 to 4, 9 females aged 2 to 3, 9 males aged 2 to 3, 9 males aged 3 to 4, 8 females aged 4 to 5, 7 males aged 4 to 5, 7 married males aged 50 to 60, 6 females aged 1 to 2, 6 married females aged 40 to 50, 6 married females aged 50 to 60, 4 married males aged 60 to 70, 3 males aged 1 to 2, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 20 to 30, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 married females aged 60 to 70, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 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 380 French Canadians. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $23,720 value farms (dollars), 9,450 bushels of potatoes, 8,200 acres of land in farms, 7,960 pounds of maple sugar, 7,274 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,510 bushels of oats, 3,907 bushels of barley, $3,752 value all livestock, 2,865 pounds of homemade butter, 2,163 bushels of buckwheat, $1,905 value horses aged over 3 years, $1,191 value farm implements in dollars, 926 acres of farmland under cultivation, 748 acres of potatoes, 603 acres of farmland under crops, 462 bushels of rye, 320 acres of farmland in pasture, 270 bushels of turnips, 230 bushels of peas, 173 acres of oats, 149 acres of barley, 142 pounds of wool produced on farms, 106 pounds of flax or hemp, 94 acres of buckwheat, 86 swine, 83 bulls, oxen, or steers, 73 milk cows, 72 bushels of spring wheat, 64 sheep, 62 occupants of farms, 61 calves and heifers, 48 tons of hay, 46 horses aged over 3 years, 44 barrels of pork, $44 value garden and orchard crops, 35 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 30 acres of rye, 15 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 14 acres of peas, 8 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 6 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 5 acres of spring wheat, 5 horses aged 3 years and under, 4 acres of turnips, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 acres of farmland in gardens, 3 barrels of beef. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $148 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 120 yards of flannel, 108 yards of linen, 75 yards of fulled cloth, 9 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 11 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC055001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC055001— 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). "Beresford, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/beresford-qc055001-1861/.