Mansfield, Quebec (1851 census)
Mansfield was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 426. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q29167388. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.893°N, 76.741°W.
Population
In 1851, Mansfield had a population of 426: 281 male and 145 female residents.
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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Mansfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 426 total population, 281 males, Male members of the family who are present: 253, 194 single males, 145 females, Female members of the family who are present: 120, 96 single females, 79 married males, 55 families, 45 married females, Males present who are not members of the family: 28, Females present who are not members of the family: 25, 21 females attending school, 14 males attending school, Male members of the family who are present: 10, 9 female births, 8 widowed males, 5 male births, 4 widowed females, Female members of the family who are absent: 2. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 59 single males aged 20 to 30, 44 single males aged 15 to 20, 31 males aged 5 to 10, 29 females aged 5 to 10, 25 married males aged 20 to 30, 25 married males aged 30 to 40, 20 married males aged 40 to 50, 19 married females aged 30 to 40, 17 single females aged 10 to 15, 16 married females aged 20 to 30, 13 single males aged 10 to 15, 12 single females aged 15 to 20, 10 single males aged 30 to 40, 9 females age 3 to 4, 8 males aged 4 to 5, 8 males of unknown age, 7 females under age 1, 6 females aged 1 to 2, 6 males aged 1 to 2, 6 males aged 3 to 4, 6 married males aged 50 to 60, 5 females aged 4 to 5, 5 males under age 1, 5 single females aged 20 to 30, 4 females aged 2 to 3, 4 married females aged 50 to 60, 3 males aged 2 to 3, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 married females aged 40 to 50, 2 females of unknown age, 2 married males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 216 French Canadians, 126 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 34 persons originating in Ireland, 28 persons originating in Scotland, 14 persons whose origin is unknown, 3 persons originating in the United States, 2 persons originating in England or Wales, 2 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 6,191 acres of land in farms, 5,235 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,375 bushels of oats, 2,774 bushels of potatoes, 1,559 bushels of turnips, 956 acres of farmland under cultivation, 920 pounds of maple sugar, 900 pounds of homemade butter, 689 acres of farmland under crops, 471 bushels of peas, 440 pounds of wool produced on farms, 308 tons of hay, 267 acres of farmland in pasture, 188 sheep, 179 acres of oats, 127 swine, 125 barrels of pork, 107 bushels of rye, 103 bushels of corn, 102 barrels of beef, 100 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 98 milk cows, 80 bushels of wheat, 77 bulls, oxen, or steers, 73 calves and heifers, 56 horses, 55 bushels of barley, 52 acres of peas, 44 occupants of farms, 40 acres of potatoes, 21 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 12 acres of rye, 12 acres of turnips, 12 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 7 acres of wheat, 6 acres of corn, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 2 acres of barley, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 50 yards of flannel, 15 yards of fulled cloth, feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production, Logs produced by saw mills reporting production by number of logs: , carding and fulling mills, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, employees in grist mills, employees in saw mills, grist mills, grist mills not reporting, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills powered by water, grist mills reporting annual production, grist mills reporting daily production, grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, grist mills reporting weekly production, grist mills returning capital, saw mill plants, saw mills, saw mills not reporting, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills powered by water, saw mills reporting annual production, saw mills reporting daily production, saw mills reporting production by number of logs, saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, saw mills returning capital, tanneries, tanneries not reporting, pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, $ value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), $ value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), $ value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $ value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills. barrels of flour produced per day by grist mills reporting daily production. barrels of flour produced per week by grist mills reporting weekly production. barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 3 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC067014— 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 1851 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 (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/mansfield-qc067014-1851/.