Waltham, Quebec (1861 census)
Waltham was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 400. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.956°N, 76.919°W.
Population
In 1861, Waltham had a population of 400.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 186 |
| 1861 | 400 |
| 1871 | 404 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Waltham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 400 total population. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 160 French Canadians, 158 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 57 persons originating in Ireland, 13 persons whose origin is unknown, 9 Indigenous persons, 6 persons originating in England or Wales, 5 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in Scotland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $44,870 value farms (dollars), 15,616 bushels of potatoes, 15,349 bushels of oats, 11,606 acres of land in farms, $10,455 value all livestock, 9,073 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $8,436 value horses aged over 3 years, 5,382 pounds of homemade butter, 2,903 bushels of winter wheat, $2,842 value farm implements in dollars, 2,798 bushels of spring wheat, 2,533 acres of farmland under cultivation, 2,111 acres of farmland under crops, 1,609 bushels of peas, 741 acres of oats, 633 bushels of rye, 546 tons of hay, 464 bushels of barley, 414 acres of farmland in pasture, 301 pounds of maple sugar, 296 pounds of wool produced on farms, 206 acres of spring wheat, 169 swine, 160 bushels of turnips, 160 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 149 acres of winter wheat, 136 calves and heifers, $134 value garden and orchard crops, 107 sheep, 105 bushels of buckwheat, 105 milk cows, 100 acres of peas, 97 acres of potatoes, 79 barrels of pork, 79 occupants of farms, 71 horses aged over 3 years, 69 bushels of corn, 49 acres of rye, 40 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 32 barrels of beef, 28 horses aged 3 years and under, 28 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 25 acres of barley, 24 bulls, oxen, or steers, 8 acres of farmland in gardens, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 acres of buckwheat, 3 acres of corn, 2 acres of turnips, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $505 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 366 yards of flannel, 40 yards of fulled cloth, 6 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC040016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC091010— 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). "Waltham, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/waltham-qc040016-1861/.