Mansfield & Pontefract, Quebec (1891 census)
Mansfield & Pontefract was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,057. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.009°N, 76.725°W.
Population
In 1891, Mansfield & Pontefract had a population of 1,057: 552 male and 505 female residents. Population density was 5.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 786 |
| 1881 | 1,165 |
| 1891 | 1,057 |
| 1901 | 1,151 |
| 1911 | 1,345 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Mansfield & Pontefract shared boundaries with:
- Bryson (Village) & Upper Litchfield
- Fort Coulonge, Village
- Leslie, Clapham & Huddersfield
- NO DATA
- Unorganized Territory
- Waltham & Bryson
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.40 |
| FAM NO | 166 |
| Number of families | 166 |
| Number of females | 505 |
| Number of males | 552 |
| Number of married females | 155 |
| Number of married males | 155 |
| Number of married persons | 310 |
| Number of widowed females | 18 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 29 |
| POP F | 505 |
| POP M | 552 |
| POP TOT | 1,057 |
| Total population | 1,057 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 332 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 386 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 718 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 810 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 247 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 11 |
| Number of houses | 153 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 153 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 12 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 112 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 41 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 164 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 42 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 57 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,114 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 13,342 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,340 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,266 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,511 |
| Acres of land in farms | 21,853 |
| Acres of oats | 1,493 |
| Acres of potatoes | 124 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 217 |
| BAR AC | 42 |
| BAR BU | 424 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 424 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 158 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,018 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 218 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 23,526 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 6,897 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,358 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,199 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,997 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 538 |
| BWT BU | 1,018 |
| CRN BU | 218 |
| HAY AC | 1,266 |
| HAY TONS | 1,409 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 121 |
| Number of chickens | 2,540 |
| Number of ducks | 22 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 132 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 24 |
| Number of geese | 53 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 53 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 261 |
| Number of milk cows | 447 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 156 |
| Number of other cattle | 539 |
| Number of other fowl | 300 |
| Number of oxen | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 50 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 78 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 7 |
| Number of sheep | 699 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 273 |
| Number of swine | 464 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 366 |
| Number of turkeys | 55 |
| OAT AC | 1,493 |
| OAT BU | 23,526 |
| PEA BU | 6,897 |
| POT AC | 124 |
| POT BU | 10,358 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 4 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 586 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,021 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 30,770 |
| RYE BU | 1,199 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,409 |
| WHT AC | 217 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,997 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 50 |
| A 11 50 | 8 |
| A 201 PL | 13 |
| A 51 100 | 78 |
| BEN BU | 158 |
| BUTTER LB | 30,770 |
| CATTLE KS | 121 |
| CHEESE LB | 4 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 332 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 386 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 718 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 586 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 53 |
| DUCKS | 22 |
| FAMILIES | 166 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,021 |
| FRN CA | 810 |
| GEESE | 53 |
| GRA BU | 20 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,540 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 261 |
| HOUSES | 153 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 28 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 112 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 24 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 42 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 31 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 41 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 153 |
| INF 11 A | 7 |
| MD FEM | 155 |
| MD MALE | 155 |
| MD TOT | 310 |
| MILK COWS | 447 |
| NAME CD | Pontiac |
| OC F | 24 |
| OC P | 132 |
| OC TOT | 156 |
| OTHER FOWL | 300 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 539 |
| OTHERS | 247 |
| SHEEP | 699 |
| SHEEP KS | 273 |
| SUP AM | 8,511 |
| SUP FOR | 13,342 |
| SUP JV | 57 |
| SUP PAT | 1,114 |
| SUP SC | 7,340 |
| SUP TOT | 21,853 |
| SWINE | 464 |
| SWINE KS | 366 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 164 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 538 |
| TURKEY | 55 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 11 |
| WID FEM | 18 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 29 |
| WORKING OX | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC177015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC185017— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/mansfield-pontefract-qc177015-1891/.