Suffolk, Wells and Villeneuve, Quebec (1861 census)

Name: Suffolk, Wells and Villeneuve (1861)
Address: Quebec, CA

Suffolk, Wells and Villeneuve was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 142. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.952°N, 75.352°W.

Population

In 1861, Suffolk, Wells and Villeneuve had a population of 142.

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 (0.8% share).

Later boundary forms

In a later year, this CSD contained Villeneuve, 1871 (38.3% of this CSD's polygon).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, Suffolk, Wells and Villeneuve shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 47 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 142 total population. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 142 French Canadians, 6 negroes or coloured persons. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $3,490 value farms (dollars), 2,310 acres of land in farms, 1,992 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $1,580 value all livestock, 1,207 bushels of oats, 720 bushels of potatoes, 690 pounds of homemade butter, $475 value horses aged over 3 years, 356 bushels of buckwheat, 318 acres of farmland under cultivation, 183 acres of farmland under crops, 173 pounds of wool produced on farms, 155 bushels of barley, 134 acres of farmland in pasture, 126 bushels of corn, 90 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 78 bushels of peas, 74 tons of hay, 67 acres of oats, $45 value farm implements in dollars, 37 sheep, 27 milk cows, 21 bulls, oxen, or steers, 20 occupants of farms, 20 swine, 17 acres of barley, 17 calves and heifers, 16 horses aged over 3 years, 15 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 14 acres of buckwheat, 10 acres of peas, 10 acres of potatoes, 10 barrels of pork, 10 bushels of rye, 10 bushels of spring wheat, 9 acres of corn, 4 barrels of beef, 4 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 2 acres of spring wheat, 1 acres of farmland in gardens, 1 horses aged 3 years and under, 1 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 40 yards of flannel, 15 yards of fulled cloth. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Identifiers

TCP UID: QC039034 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC039034 — 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). "Suffolk, Wells and Villeneuve, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/suffolk-wells-and-villeneuve-qc039034-1861/.