Masham, Quebec (1861 census)

Masham was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,764. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.683°N, 76.039°W.

Population

In 1861, Masham had a population of 1,764.

Population trajectory across census years

Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, Masham shared boundaries with:

• Aldfield
• Eardley
• Low
• Onslow
• Wakefield

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 68 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,764 total population. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,392 French Canadians, 249 persons originating in Ireland, 79 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 15 persons originating in Scotland, 15 persons originating in the United States, 11 persons originating in England or Wales, 2 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in all other places. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $81,570 value farms (dollars), $44,794 value all livestock, 33,287 bushels of oats, 28,976 bushels of potatoes, 27,130 pounds of homemade butter, $22,695 value horses aged over 3 years, 20,515 acres of land in farms, 15,220 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $9,526 value farm implements in dollars, 5,295 acres of farmland under cultivation, 4,562 bushels of spring wheat, 4,553 pounds of maple sugar, 4,187 bushels of turnips, 3,876 acres of farmland under crops, 3,549 bushels of peas, 3,484 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,781 acres of oats, 1,495 tons of hay, 1,416 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,226 sheep, 1,083 bushels of winter wheat, 1,052 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 916 swine, 713 calves and heifers, 612 bushels of barley, 517 milk cows, 455 acres of spring wheat, 444 bushels of rye, 365 bulls, oxen, or steers, 330 acres of peas, 314 barrels of pork, 301 horses aged over 3 years, 283 acres of potatoes, 246 occupants of farms, 142 horses aged 3 years and under, 139 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 89 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 87 barrels of beef, 80 bushels of corn, 61 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 58 acres of barley, 58 bushels of carrots, 52 acres of winter wheat, 39 acres of rye, 36 pounds of flax or hemp, 32 bushels of buckwheat, 24 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 21 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 13 acres of turnips, 7 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 6 bushels of beans, 3 acres of buckwheat, 3 acres of farmland in gardens, 1 acres of corn, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 4,312 yards of flannel, 380 yards of fulled cloth, $346 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 8 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Identifiers

• TCP UID: QC039028 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC205015 — 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 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). "Masham, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/masham-qc039028-1861/.