Shefford, Quebec (1861 census)
Shefford was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,712. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63244599. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.382°N, 72.564°W.
Population
In 1861, Shefford had a population of 3,712: 1,960 male and 1,752 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,512 |
| 1861 | 3,712 |
| 1871 | 3,542 |
| 1881 | 2,936 |
| 1891 | 3,241 |
| 1901 | 1,425 |
| 1911 | 1,394 |
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 contained Waterloo, T-V, 1871 (2.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Shefford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,712 total population, 1,960 males, 1,752 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,672, Female members of the family who are present: 1,590, 1,318 single males, 1,151 single females, 610 married males, 557 married females, 335 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 288, 282 females attending school, 193 adult males unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 162, 137 adult females unable to read or write, 74 female births, 57 male births, 44 widowed females, 32 widowed males, 3 blind females, 3 lunatic females, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 264 females aged 5 to 10, 249 males aged 5 to 10, 248 single males aged 10 to 15, 248 single males aged 15 to 20, 233 single females aged 10 to 15, 223 single males aged 20 to 30, 192 married females aged 20 to 30, 166 single females aged 15 to 20, 164 married males aged 30 to 40, 147 married males aged 40 to 50, 145 married females aged 30 to 40, 138 married males aged 20 to 30, 122 single females aged 20 to 30, 103 married females aged 40 to 50, 95 married males aged 50 to 60, 78 married females aged 50 to 60, 68 females age 3 to 4, 65 males aged 2 to 3, 64 females aged 4 to 5, 62 males aged 1 to 2, 59 females aged 2 to 3, 59 males aged 3 to 4, 54 females aged 1 to 2, 52 males aged 4 to 5, 44 married males aged 60 to 70, 30 single males aged 30 to 40, 21 married females aged 60 to 70, 21 single females aged 30 to 40, 18 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 16 married males aged 70 to 80, 15 single males aged 40 to 50, 12 married females aged 15 to 20, 12 single females aged 40 to 50, 11 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 8 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 5 single females aged 50 to 60, 5 single females aged 60 to 70, 5 single males aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 females of unknown age, 3 married males aged 15 to 20, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 males of unknown age, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,928 French Canadians, 932 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 453 persons originating in Ireland, 294 persons originating in the United States, 68 persons originating in England or Wales, 27 persons originating in Scotland, 3 persons originating in France, 2 persons originating in Newfoundland, 1 female negroes or coloured persons, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. 2 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $1,499,896 value farms (dollars), $132,770 value all livestock, 123,567 pounds of homemade butter, $71,246 value horses aged over 3 years, 69,109 bushels of potatoes, 57,050 pounds of maple sugar, 46,038 acres of land in farms, 34,648 bushels of oats, 27,519 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 18,519 acres of farmland under cultivation, 15,083 bushels of buckwheat, $12,823 value farm implements in dollars, 12,737 bushels of spring wheat, 10,527 acres of farmland under crops, 9,571 pounds of wool produced on farms, 7,902 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,696 bushels of turnips, 6,667 tons of hay, 5,828 bushels of corn, 4,875 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,941 bushels of carrots, 2,849 sheep, 2,237 calves and heifers, 2,195 bushels of peas, $1,989 value garden and orchard crops, 1,512 milk cows, 1,419 pounds of hops, 1,099 bushels of rye, 1,069 barrels of beef, 1,023 acres of oats, 1,015 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 967 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 881 bushels of barley, 674 barrels of pork, 623 horses aged over 3 years, 485 bulls, oxen, or steers, 471 acres of buckwheat, 464 swine, 447 acres of spring wheat, 408 occupants of farms, 345 acres of potatoes, 313 pounds of flax or hemp, 257 horses aged 3 years and under, 255 bushels of beans, 165 acres of corn, 162 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 113 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 107 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 103 acres of peas, 98 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 90 acres of farmland in gardens, 66 acres of rye, 39 acres of barley, 30 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 22 acres of mangel wurtzel, 19 acres of turnips, 6 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 5 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $18,450 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 5,320 yards of flannel, 1,722 yards of fulled cloth, 594 carriages for pleasure, 298 yards of linen. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 19 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC048006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC197010_1901— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63244599
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). "Shefford, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/shefford-qc048006-1861/.