Preston, Quebec (1861 census)
Preston was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 65. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63244489. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.038°N, 75.119°W.
Population
In 1861, Preston had a population of 65.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 65 |
| 1901 | 193 |
| 1911 | 214 |
| 1921 | 264 |
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 (0.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Nation, N, 1871 (52.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Preston shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 65 total population. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 35 French Canadians, 30 persons native to Canada, not of French origin. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $3,486 value all livestock, $1,800 value horses aged over 3 years, $1,000 value farms (dollars), 500 bushels of oats, 300 acres of land in farms, $300 value farm implements in dollars, 210 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 200 bushels of potatoes, 200 pounds of homemade butter, 90 acres of farmland under cultivation, 69 acres of farmland in pasture, 66 bulls, oxen, or steers, 30 horses aged over 3 years, 25 tons of hay, 20 acres of farmland under crops, 20 acres of oats, 20 barrels of pork, 12 barrels of beef, 12 swine, 3 milk cows, 1 acres of farmland in gardens, 1 acres of potatoes, 1 occupants of farms, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC039032— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC062044— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63244489
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). "Preston, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/preston-qc039032-1861/.