Blake, Quebec (1861 census)
Blake was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 70. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28535114. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.098°N, 75.781°W.
Population
In 1861, Blake had a population of 70.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 70 |
| 1911 | 262 |
| 1921 | 218 |
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 was contained in NO DATA, 1851 (0.3% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Lièvres, W-O, 1871 (37.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Blake shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 70 total population. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 33 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 32 French Canadians, 5 persons originating in Ireland, 4 negroes or coloured persons. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $1,671 value all livestock, $1,400 value farms (dollars), $1,292 value horses aged over 3 years, 900 acres of land in farms, 792 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 705 bushels of oats, 570 bushels of potatoes, 300 bushels of turnips, 108 acres of farmland under cultivation, 105 bushels of spring wheat, 83 acres of farmland under crops, 67 acres of oats, $48 value farm implements in dollars, 38 sheep, 29 tons of hay, 25 acres of farmland in pasture, 23 horses aged over 3 years, 19 swine, 7 acres of spring wheat, 7 calves and heifers, 7 milk cows, 6 acres of potatoes, 5 bushels of peas, 5 bulls, oxen, or steers, 5 horses aged 3 years and under, 4 occupants of farms, 3 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 2 acres of turnips, 1 acres of peas, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC039007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC062004_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q28535114
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). "Blake, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/blake-qc039007-1861/.