Bowman, Quebec (1861 census)
Bowman was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 232. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2922715. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.910°N, 75.676°W.
Population
In 1861, Bowman had a population of 232.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 232 |
| 1901 | 427 |
| 1911 | 428 |
| 1921 | 428 |
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 (0.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Bowman, Bigelow, 1871 (59.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Bowman shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 42 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 232 total population. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 170 French Canadians, 42 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 19 persons originating in Ireland, 1 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $5,578 value all livestock, $5,000 value horses aged over 3 years, $2,825 value farms (dollars), 1,738 acres of land in farms, 1,424 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,063 bushels of oats, 910 bushels of potatoes, 384 tons of hay, 314 acres of farmland under cultivation, 164 acres of farmland under crops, 143 acres of farmland in pasture, 131 bushels of peas, $93 value farm implements in dollars, 72 pounds of wool produced on farms, 63 acres of oats, 31 swine, 30 bushels of buckwheat, 30 bushels of corn, 28 sheep, 23 milk cows, 14 acres of potatoes, 13 horses aged over 3 years, 12 occupants of farms, 10 bushels of barley, 10 horses aged 3 years and under, 7 acres of farmland in gardens, 7 acres of peas, 6 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 5 bushels of spring wheat, 4 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 3 acres of buckwheat, 1 acres of barley, 1 acres of corn, 1 acres of spring wheat, 1 bulls, oxen, or steers, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC039008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC062006_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2922715
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowman,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowman_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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). "Bowman, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/bowman-qc039008-1861/.