Mansfield, Quebec (1861 census)
Mansfield was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 502. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q29167388. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.893°N, 76.741°W.
Population
In 1861, Mansfield had a population of 502.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 426 |
| 1861 | 502 |
| 1921 | 809 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Mansfield, Pontefract, 1871 (48.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Mansfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 58 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 502 total population. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 261 French Canadians, 173 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 36 persons originating in Ireland, 27 persons originating in Scotland, 3 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 2 persons originating in New Brunswick. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $29,074 value farms (dollars), $14,593 value all livestock, 7,041 acres of land in farms, 6,871 bushels of oats, $6,706 value horses aged over 3 years, 5,815 pounds of homemade butter, 5,277 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,214 bushels of potatoes, 3,994 bushels of spring wheat, 3,303 acres of farmland under crops, $2,669 value farm implements in dollars, 2,224 bushels of peas, 1,764 acres of farmland under cultivation, 1,700 bushels of turnips, 806 pounds of wool produced on farms, 460 acres of farmland in pasture, 379 tons of hay, 360 bushels of barley, 347 bushels of winter wheat, 322 acres of oats, 265 acres of spring wheat, 240 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 236 sheep, 171 swine, 166 bushels of rye, 150 calves and heifers, 144 acres of peas, 125 milk cows, 118 barrels of pork, 78 barrels of beef, 75 horses aged over 3 years, 61 bulls, oxen, or steers, 55 acres of potatoes, 50 bushels of corn, 49 occupants of farms, 26 acres of winter wheat, 24 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 23 acres of barley, 19 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 17 horses aged 3 years and under, 14 acres of rye, 12 bushels of buckwheat, 6 acres of turnips, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 acres of buckwheat, 1 acres of corn, 1 acres of farmland in gardens, 1 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 743 yards of flannel, $374 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 13 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC040010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC079016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q29167388
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). "Mansfield, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/mansfield-qc040010-1861/.