Mansfield, Pontefract, Quebec (1881 census)
Mansfield, Pontefract was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,165. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.008°N, 76.726°W.
Population
In 1881, Mansfield, Pontefract had a population of 1,165: 624 male and 541 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 786 |
| 1881 | 1,165 |
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 contained Basse Coulonge, 1871 (44.8% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Mansfield, Pontefract, 1871 (55.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Fort Coulonge, Village, 1891 (0.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Mansfield, Pontefract shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,165 total population, 624 males, 541 females, 362 married persons, 190 families, 181 married females, 181 married males, 26 widowed persons, 14 widowed males, 12 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 777 single persons under 18, 429 single males under 18, 348 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 180 occupied houses, 179 inhabited houses, 9 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 18,061 bushels of oats, 11,590 bushels of potatoes, 6,112 bushels of peas and beans, 2,486 bushels of turnips, 2,280 bushels of spring wheat, 2,100 bushels of rye, 1,161 acres of hay crops, 1,070 bushels of other root crops, 1,045 tons of hay, 886 bushels of buckwheat, 793 bushels of barley, 475 bushels of corn, 396 acres of wheat, 182 bushels of winter wheat, 121 acres of potatoes, 10 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,169 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC098013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC098013— 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 1881 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). "Mansfield, Pontefract, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/mansfield-pontefract-qc098013-1881/.