Pontefract, Quebec (1861 census)
Pontefract was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 127. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.050°N, 76.720°W.
Population
In 1861, Pontefract had a population of 127: 1,225 male and 883 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 127 |
| 1921 | 216 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1851 (0.4% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Basse Coulonge, 1871 (61.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Pontefract shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 95 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,225 males, 883 females, Male members of the family who are present: 867, Female members of the family who are present: 785, Males present who are not members of the family: 358, 127 total population, Females present who are not members of the family: 98, 45 male births, 41 female births. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 229 single males aged 20 to 30, 158 single males aged 15 to 20, 133 males aged 5 to 10, 128 females aged 5 to 10, 126 married males aged 30 to 40, 116 married males aged 20 to 30, 108 single females aged 10 to 15, 106 married females aged 20 to 30, 91 married females aged 30 to 40, 87 single females aged 15 to 20, 78 single males aged 10 to 15, 72 married males aged 40 to 50, 48 males aged 1 to 2, 47 single females aged 20 to 30, 45 females aged 2 to 3, 40 males aged 2 to 3, 40 males aged 3 to 4, 39 married females aged 40 to 50, 38 females aged 4 to 5, 38 single males aged 30 to 40, 36 females aged 1 to 2, 33 females age 3 to 4, 32 males aged 4 to 5, 22 married males aged 50 to 60, 20 married females aged 15 to 20, 18 married females aged 50 to 60, 10 single males aged 40 to 50, 8 single females aged 30 to 40, 7 married males aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 married females aged 60 to 70, 4 married males aged 15 to 20, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 single males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 3 married males aged 10 to 15, 1 married females aged 10 to 15 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 62 French Canadians, 46 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 14 persons originating in Ireland, 4 persons originating in Scotland, 2 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in the East Indies. 1 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes 2,000 bushels of oats, $1,500 value farms (dollars), $920 value all livestock, $800 value horses aged over 3 years, 400 acres of land in farms, 300 bushels of peas, 300 bushels of potatoes, 270 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $260 value farm implements in dollars, 130 acres of farmland under crops, 130 acres of farmland under cultivation, 100 acres of oats, 100 bushels of turnips, 20 tons of hay, 15 acres of peas, 8 horses aged over 3 years, 3 milk cows, 2 acres of potatoes, 1 acres of turnips, 1 occupants of farms, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC040012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC079019— 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). "Pontefract, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/pontefract-qc040012-1861/.