Bidwell, Quebec (1861 census)

Bidwell was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 23. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.982°N, 75.308°W.

Population

In 1861, Bidwell had a population of 23.

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 (8.9% share).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, Bidwell shared boundaries with:

• Derry, East and West
• Hartwell
• Killaly and Sicotte
• Preston
• Suffolk, Wells and Villeneuve

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 4 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 23 total population. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 17 French Canadians, 6 negroes or coloured persons, 6 persons native to Canada, not of French origin. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Identifiers

• TCP UID: QC039005 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC039005 — 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). "Bidwell, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/bidwell-qc039005-1861/.