Huddersfield, Quebec (1861 census)
Huddersfield was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 244. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63243288. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.960°N, 76.561°W.
Population
In 1861, Huddersfield had a population of 244.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 244 |
| 1921 | 119 |
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 (23.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Huddersfield 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 244 total population. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 144 French Canadians, 65 persons originating in Ireland, 14 persons originating in England or Wales, 10 persons originating in Scotland, 8 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 3 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $5,330 value all livestock, $4,450 value farms (dollars), $3,280 value horses aged over 3 years, 1,960 bushels of oats, 1,000 acres of land in farms, 950 bushels of potatoes, 830 pounds of homemade butter, 825 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 350 bushels of turnips, $276 value farm implements in dollars, 236 bushels of peas, 175 acres of farmland under crops, 175 acres of farmland under cultivation, 69 acres of oats, 40 bushels of spring wheat, 33 horses aged over 3 years, 30 bulls, oxen, or steers, 21 barrels of beef, 12 milk cows, 11 acres of peas, 7 swine, 6 acres of potatoes, 5 occupants of farms, 5 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 4 tons of hay, 3 acres of spring wheat, 3 calves and heifers, 2 barrels of pork, 1 horses aged 3 years and under. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC040020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC079013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63243288
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). "Huddersfield, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/huddersfield-qc040020-1861/.