Cawood, Quebec (1861 census)
Cawood was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 200. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63242752. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.850°N, 76.239°W.
Population
In 1861, Cawood had a population of 200.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 200 |
| 1921 | 104 |
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 Pikanock, 1871 (21.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Cawood shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 200 total population. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 132 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 46 persons originating in Ireland, 10 persons originating in Scotland, 8 persons originating in England or Wales, 4 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes 1,600 acres of land in farms, 1,550 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $1,500 value all livestock, $1,500 value farms (dollars), 1,030 bushels of potatoes, $500 value horses aged over 3 years, 290 bushels of oats, 255 bushels of spring wheat, $102 value farm implements in dollars, 75 bushels of corn, 55 bushels of peas, 50 acres of farmland under crops, 50 acres of farmland under cultivation, 17 swine, 17 tons of hay, 13 acres of spring wheat, 9 acres of oats, 9 barrels of pork, 9 calves and heifers, 9 occupants of farms, 7 bulls, oxen, or steers, 7 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 6 milk cows, 5 horses aged over 3 years, 4 acres of potatoes, 3 horses aged 3 years and under, 3 sheep, 2 acres of peas, 2 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 1 acres of corn. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC040019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC079007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63242752
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). "Cawood, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/cawood-qc040019-1861/.