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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,057 total population, 552 males, 505 females, 310 married persons, 166 families, 155 married females, 155 married males, 29 widowed persons, 18 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 6.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 718 single persons under 18, 386 single males under 18, 332 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 810 French Canadians, 247 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 164 occupied houses, 153 houses, 153 houses built of wood, 112 houses of 1 story, 42 houses of 3 rooms, 41 houses of 2 stories, 31 houses of 2 rooms, 28 houses of 4 rooms, 24 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 15 houses of 5 rooms, 12 houses of 1 room, 11 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 3 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 30,770 pounds of homemade butter, 23,526 bushels of oats, 21,853 acres of land in farms, 13,342 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,358 bushels of potatoes, 8,511 acres of improved land in farms, 7,340 acres of farmland under crops, 6,897 bushels of peas, 2,540 chickens, 2,021 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,997 bushels of spring wheat, 1,493 acres of oats, 1,409 tons of hay, 1,266 acres of hay crops, 1,199 bushels of rye, 1,114 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,018 bushels of buckwheat, 699 sheep, 586 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 539 other cattle, 538 bushels of turnips, 464 swine, 447 milk cows, 424 bushels of barley, 366 swine slaughtered or sold, 300 other fowl, 273 sheep slaughtered or sold, 261 horses aged over 3 years, 218 bushels of corn, 217 acres of wheat, 158 bushels of beans, 156 occupants of farms, 132 farm occupants who own their land, 124 acres of potatoes, 121 cattle killed or sold, 78 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 57 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 55 turkeys, 53 geese, 53 horses aged 3 years and under, 50 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 42 acres of barley, 24 farm occupants who rent their land, 22 ducks, 20 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 13 oxen, 13 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 7 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 4 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.