Wakefield, Quebec (1851 census)
Wakefield was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 588. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63244699. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.701°N, 75.830°W.
Population
In 1851, Wakefield had a population of 588: 319 male and 269 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 588 |
| 1861 | 927 |
| 1871 | 1,338 |
| 1881 | 1,365 |
| 1891 | 1,852 |
| 1911 | 1,432 |
| 1921 | 757 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Wakefield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 173 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 588 total population, 319 males, 269 females, Male members of the family who are present: 257, Female members of the family who are present: 237, 217 single males, 180 single females, 95 families, 91 married males, 80 married females, Males present who are not members of the family: 62, Females present who are not members of the family: 32, Male members of the family who are present: 19, 15 females attending school, 15 males attending school, 12 female births, 12 male births, 11 widowed males, 9 widowed females, Female members of the family who are absent: 4, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 45 females aged 5 to 10, 42 males aged 5 to 10, 39 married females aged 20 to 30, 38 married males aged 20 to 30, 38 single males aged 10 to 15, 35 single males aged 20 to 30, 29 married males aged 30 to 40, 28 single females aged 10 to 15, 25 single females aged 15 to 20, 23 single males aged 15 to 20, 17 females aged 2 to 3, 15 females under age 1, 15 males under age 1, 15 married females aged 30 to 40, 15 married females aged 40 to 50, 14 females aged 1 to 2, 14 males aged 1 to 2, 14 males of unknown age, 14 single females aged 20 to 30, 13 married males aged 40 to 50, 11 males aged 3 to 4, 10 males aged 4 to 5, 10 married males aged 50 to 60, 9 females age 3 to 4, 7 married females aged 15 to 20, 7 single males aged 30 to 40, 6 females aged 4 to 5, 6 females of unknown age, 6 males aged 2 to 3, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 married females aged 60 to 70, 3 married males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 married females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 323 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 239 persons originating in Ireland, 12 persons originating in Scotland, 8 French Canadians, 6 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 17,280 pounds of homemade butter, 11,495 acres of land in farms, 10,736 bushels of oats, 8,836 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,540 bushels of potatoes, 2,659 acres of farmland under cultivation, 2,642 bushels of turnips, 2,296 bushels of wheat, 2,003 acres of farmland under crops, 1,618 pounds of maple sugar, 1,351 pounds of wool produced on farms, 868 tons of hay, 833 bushels of peas, 653 acres of farmland in pasture, 465 acres of oats, 440 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 427 sheep, 235 milk cows, 228 swine, 200 acres of wheat, 182 gallons of cider, 169 calves and heifers, 166 barrels of pork, 135 bulls, oxen, or steers, 107 horses, 105 acres of potatoes, 102 bushels of corn, 86 barrels of beef, 85 occupants of farms, 55 acres of peas, 40 bushels of barley, 39 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 35 bushels of rye, 31 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 16 bushels of beans, 10 acres of turnips, 9 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 8 acres of corn, 6 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 4 acres of rye, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 2 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 1 acres of barley. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 1,854 yards of flannel, 379 yards of fulled cloth, 1 yards of linen, feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production, Logs produced by saw mills reporting production by number of logs: , breweries, carding and fulling mills, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, employees in foundries, employees in grist mills, employees in saw mills, employees in tanneries, foundries, foundries not reporting, foundries reporting, foundries returning capital, grist mills, grist mills not reporting, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills powered by water, grist mills reporting annual production, grist mills reporting daily production, grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, grist mills reporting weekly production, grist mills returning capital, saw mill plants, saw mills, saw mills not reporting, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills powered by water, saw mills reporting annual production, saw mills reporting daily production, saw mills reporting production by number of logs, saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, saw mills returning capital, tanneries, tanneries not reporting, tanneries reporting, tanneries returning capital, pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, $ value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), $ value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), $ value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $ value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), $ value iron produced in foundries in the past year (pounds sterling), yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills. barrels of flour produced per day by grist mills reporting daily production. barrels of flour produced per week by grist mills reporting weekly production. barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. $ value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 9 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC067022— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC057025— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63244699
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851 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). "Wakefield, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/wakefield-qc067022-1851/.