Huntingdon, Village, and Godmanchester, Quebec (1861 census)
Huntingdon, Village, and Godmanchester was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,891. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.080°N, 74.236°W.
Population
In 1861, Huntingdon, Village, and Godmanchester had a population of 2,891: 1,445 male and 1,446 female residents.
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 contained Huntingdon, Village, 1851 (1.4% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Huntingdon, Village, 1871 (1.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Huntingdon, Village, and Godmanchester shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 169 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,891 total population, 1,446 females, 1,445 males, Female members of the family who are present: 1,341, Male members of the family who are present: 1,317, 1,060 single males, 1,000 single females, 383 married females, 356 married males, 313 males attending school, 245 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 128, 111 adult females unable to read or write, 109 adult males unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 105, 63 widowed females, 48 female births, 32 male births, 29 widowed males, 3 lunatic females, 1 blind males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 218 single males aged 10 to 15, 207 females aged 5 to 10, 184 single females aged 10 to 15, 179 males aged 5 to 10, 174 single males aged 20 to 30, 171 single males aged 15 to 20, 161 single females aged 20 to 30, 157 single females aged 15 to 20, 116 married females aged 20 to 30, 100 married females aged 30 to 40, 94 married males aged 20 to 30, 92 married males aged 30 to 40, 77 married males aged 40 to 50, 72 married females aged 40 to 50, 67 married males aged 50 to 60, 56 married females aged 50 to 60, 50 males aged 1 to 2, 49 males aged 4 to 5, 48 females aged 4 to 5, 48 males aged 2 to 3, 46 females age 3 to 4, 42 females aged 1 to 2, 40 single males aged 30 to 40, 39 females aged 2 to 3, 32 single females aged 30 to 40, 31 males aged 3 to 4, 31 married males aged 60 to 70, 22 single males aged 40 to 50, 21 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 20 married females aged 60 to 70, 20 single males aged 50 to 60, 13 single females aged 40 to 50, 12 married females aged 15 to 20, 12 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 11 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 10 single females aged 50 to 60, 10 single males aged 60 to 70, 10 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 single females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 5 females of unknown age, 5 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 married males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 3 males of unknown age, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 single males aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,896 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 443 persons originating in Ireland, 225 French Canadians, 205 persons originating in Scotland, 78 persons originating in the United States, 42 persons originating in England or Wales. 2 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $394,141 value farms (dollars), $111,071 value all livestock, 74,549 pounds of homemade butter, $47,865 value horses aged over 3 years, 44,919 bushels of oats, 35,025 bushels of potatoes, 31,328 acres of land in farms, $23,819 value farm implements in dollars, 17,593 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 15,286 bushels of spring wheat, 14,741 bushels of carrots, 13,735 acres of farmland under cultivation, 10,830 bushels of peas, 8,393 pounds of wool produced on farms, 7,790 acres of farmland in pasture, 7,164 bushels of barley, 6,258 acres of peas, 5,888 acres of farmland under crops, 4,456 pounds of maple sugar, 3,356 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,673 sheep, 2,641 bushels of turnips, 2,478 bushels of corn, 1,919 tons of hay, 1,606 acres of oats, 1,584 calves and heifers, 1,504 milk cows, 1,290 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 1,039 acres of spring wheat, 809 swine, 706 horses aged over 3 years, 563 bushels of rye, 407 barrels of pork, 375 bushels of buckwheat, 318 occupants of farms, 299 acres of barley, 292 acres of potatoes, 291 horses aged 3 years and under, 246 barrels of beef, $199 value garden and orchard crops, 195 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 146 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 123 acres of corn, 87 bushels of beans, 65 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 57 acres of farmland in gardens, 49 pounds of hops, 45 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 39 bulls, oxen, or steers, 38 acres of rye, 19 acres of buckwheat, 11 acres of turnips, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 acres of mangel wurtzel, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $12,592 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,278 yards of flannel, 487 yards of fulled cloth, 369 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 30 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 15, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 15, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 5, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 90 to 100: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| James A. (James Alexander) Robb | 1859–1929 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC021005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC021005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Huntingdon, Village, and Godmanchester, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/huntingdon-village-and-godmanchester-qc021005-1861/.