Maddington, Quebec (1861 census)
Maddington was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 39. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63244234. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.225°N, 72.106°W.
Population
In 1861, Maddington had a population of 39: 21 male and 18 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 39 |
| 1911 | 355 |
| 1921 | 383 |
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 Blandford, 1851 (5.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of St. Louis, 1871 (8.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Maddington shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 39 total population, Male members of the family who are present: 21, 21 males, 18 females, Female members of the family who are present: 17, 13 single males, 10 single females, 8 married females, 7 married males, 5 adult males unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 1, 1 adult females unable to read or write, 1 widowed males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 3 males aged 5 to 10, 3 married females aged 20 to 30, 3 married males aged 20 to 30, 3 single males aged 15 to 20, 2 females aged 4 to 5, 2 females aged 5 to 10, 2 males aged 2 to 3, 2 males aged 3 to 4, 2 married females aged 30 to 40, 2 married females aged 50 to 60, 2 married males aged 50 to 60, 2 married males aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 10 to 15, 2 single females aged 15 to 20, 2 single females aged 20 to 30, 2 single males aged 20 to 30, 1 married females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 39 French Canadians. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $17,700 value farms (dollars), 2,428 acres of land in farms, 2,148 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,035 bushels of oats, $1,700 value all livestock, 1,412 bushels of potatoes, 1,275 pounds of homemade butter, $1,200 value horses aged over 3 years, $617 value farm implements in dollars, 560 pounds of maple sugar, 280 acres of farmland under cultivation, 250 bushels of buckwheat, 247 bushels of spring wheat, 208 pounds of wool produced on farms, 185 acres of farmland under crops, 173 pounds of flax or hemp, 114 bushels of turnips, 91 acres of farmland in pasture, 84 acres of oats, 84 sheep, 77 tons of hay, 75 bushels of rye, 62 bushels of peas, 50 bushels of barley, $48 value garden and orchard crops, 38 bulls, oxen, or steers, 36 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 29 calves and heifers, 28 milk cows, 24 swine, 21 acres of buckwheat, 19 acres of spring wheat, 15 barrels of pork, 13 horses aged over 3 years, 11 acres of potatoes, 8 occupants of farms, 7 acres of peas, 7 acres of rye, 6 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 4 acres of barley, 4 acres of farmland in gardens, 3 horses aged 3 years and under, 2 barrels of beef, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 acres of turnips, 1 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $351 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 210 yards of flannel, 193 yards of linen, 91 yards of fulled cloth, 12 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC003009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC038005_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63244234
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). "Maddington, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/maddington-qc003009-1861/.