Litchfield, Quebec (1861 census)
Litchfield was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,044. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3256534. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.798°N, 76.592°W.
Population
In 1861, Litchfield had a population of 1,044: 1,751 male and 1,440 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 756 |
| 1861 | 1,044 |
| 1871 | 1,243 |
| 1901 | 1,814 |
| 1911 | 1,382 |
| 1921 | 1,236 |
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 Litchfield, 1851 (90.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Litchfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 159 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,751 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,465, 1,440 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,341, 1,295 single males, 1,044 total population, 1,035 single females, 427 married males, 363 married females, Males present who are not members of the family: 286, 249 adult males unable to read or write, 167 adult females unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 99, 75 male births, 69 males attending school, 63 female births, 63 females attending school, 42 widowed females, 29 widowed males, 3 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 267 single males aged 20 to 30, 248 males aged 5 to 10, 236 females aged 5 to 10, 210 single males aged 15 to 20, 200 single females aged 10 to 15, 179 single males aged 10 to 15, 170 single females aged 15 to 20, 133 married females aged 20 to 30, 130 married males aged 30 to 40, 112 married females aged 30 to 40, 104 married males aged 40 to 50, 101 married males aged 20 to 30, 92 single females aged 20 to 30, 70 females aged 1 to 2, 70 males aged 1 to 2, 59 married females aged 40 to 50, 58 females aged 4 to 5, 58 males aged 4 to 5, 57 females aged 2 to 3, 56 married males aged 50 to 60, 52 males aged 2 to 3, 50 single males aged 30 to 40, 49 females age 3 to 4, 48 males aged 3 to 4, 36 married females aged 50 to 60, 22 married males aged 60 to 70, 20 single males aged 40 to 50, 17 single females aged 30 to 40, 13 married females aged 15 to 20, 13 single females aged 40 to 50, 10 single males aged 50 to 60, 10 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 9 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 6 married females aged 60 to 70, 6 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 5 single females aged 60 to 70, 5 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 married males aged 15 to 20, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 married males aged 10 to 15 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 609 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 234 persons originating in Ireland, 115 French Canadians, 60 persons originating in Scotland, 16 persons originating in the United States, 7 persons originating in England or Wales, 6 Indigenous males, 5 Indigenous females, 1 male negroes or coloured persons, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. 1 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $172,320 value farms (dollars), $46,534 value all livestock, 37,006 bushels of potatoes, $30,776 value horses aged over 3 years, 30,375 pounds of homemade butter, 29,215 bushels of oats, 20,639 acres of land in farms, 16,237 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 14,491 bushels of spring wheat, $9,766 value farm implements in dollars, 7,593 bushels of peas, 4,402 acres of farmland under cultivation, 3,231 acres of farmland under crops, 2,460 bushels of winter wheat, 2,400 bushels of turnips, 2,174 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,840 pounds of maple sugar, 1,224 bushels of barley, 1,155 acres of farmland in pasture, 975 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 934 acres of oats, 902 tons of hay, 792 acres of spring wheat, 641 swine, 611 sheep, 429 milk cows, 427 calves and heifers, 400 barrels of pork, 368 acres of peas, 225 bushels of corn, 221 horses aged over 3 years, 201 barrels of beef, 198 acres of potatoes, 144 occupants of farms, 110 bulls, oxen, or steers, 105 acres of winter wheat, 91 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 80 bushels of buckwheat, 74 horses aged 3 years and under, 47 acres of barley, 46 bushels of rye, 37 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 16 acres of farmland in gardens, 12 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 10 bushels of carrots, 8 acres of corn, 4 acres of turnips, 3 acres of rye, 2 acres of buckwheat, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 1,781 yards of flannel, 436 yards of fulled cloth. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 27 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 14, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 13, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 7, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC040009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC079015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3256534
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litchfield,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litchfield_(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). "Litchfield, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/litchfield-qc040009-1861/.