Denholm, Quebec (1861 census)
Denholm was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 213. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63242978. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.836°N, 75.829°W.
Population
In 1861, Denholm had a population of 213.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 213 |
| 1881 | 244 |
| 1891 | 334 |
| 1911 | 313 |
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 Wakefield, 1871 (39.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Denholm shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 48 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 213 total population. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 80 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 78 French Canadians, 46 persons originating in Ireland, 4 persons originating in England or Wales, 3 persons originating in Scotland, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $14,590 value all livestock, $11,025 value horses aged over 3 years, $6,633 value farms (dollars), 6,400 acres of land in farms, 6,033 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $2,366 value farm implements in dollars, 1,970 bushels of oats, 1,942 pounds of homemade butter, 1,770 bushels of potatoes, 830 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 730 bushels of turnips, 368 bushels of spring wheat, 367 acres of farmland under cultivation, 266 acres of farmland under crops, 191 pounds of wool produced on farms, 162 tons of hay, 140 acres of oats, 120 bushels of winter wheat, 101 acres of farmland in pasture, 75 horses aged over 3 years, 60 sheep, 35 calves and heifers, 34 bulls, oxen, or steers, 34 swine, 31 barrels of pork, 28 milk cows, 28 occupants of farms, 24 acres of spring wheat, 23 acres of potatoes, 20 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 19 barrels of beef, 9 acres of turnips, 6 acres of mangel wurtzel, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 acres of winter wheat, 2 horses aged 3 years and under, 2 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $200 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 167 yards of flannel, 50 yards of fulled cloth. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC039014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC205006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63242978
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). "Denholm, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/denholm-qc039014-1861/.