Waltham, Quebec (1851 census)
Waltham was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 186. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.956°N, 76.919°W.
Population
In 1851, Waltham had a population of 186: 98 male and 88 female residents.
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 1851
In the 1851 census, Waltham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 186 total population, 98 males, Male members of the family who are present: 91, Female members of the family who are present: 88, 88 females, 69 single males, 58 single females, 28 married females, 28 married males, 23 families, Males present who are not members of the family: 7, 6 female births, 5 male births, Male members of the family who are present: 4, 2 widowed females, 1 widowed males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 18 males aged 5 to 10, 17 females aged 5 to 10, 15 married females aged 20 to 30, 11 single females aged 10 to 15, 10 married males aged 30 to 40, 9 single males aged 10 to 15, 8 single males aged 15 to 20, 8 single males aged 20 to 30, 7 married males aged 20 to 30, 7 married males aged 40 to 50, 6 males aged 2 to 3, 6 males aged 3 to 4, 6 married females aged 30 to 40, 5 females aged 4 to 5, 5 females under age 1, 5 males under age 1, 4 females age 3 to 4, 4 males aged 4 to 5, 4 single females aged 15 to 20, 3 females aged 1 to 2, 3 females aged 2 to 3, 3 married females aged 50 to 60, 3 married males aged 60 to 70, 2 married females aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 20 to 30, 2 single males aged 30 to 40, 1 males aged 1 to 2, 1 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 married females aged 60 to 70, 1 married males aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 136 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 31 persons originating in Ireland, 11 persons originating in the United States, 7 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in Scotland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 4,656 acres of land in farms, 4,008 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,087 bushels of oats, 1,515 pounds of homemade butter, 1,506 bushels of potatoes, 648 acres of farmland under cultivation, 632 bushels of wheat, 441 acres of farmland under crops, 270 bushels of turnips, 265 bushels of peas, 233 pounds of wool produced on farms, 207 acres of farmland in pasture, 160 tons of hay, 130 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 129 acres of oats, 128 sheep, 125 swine, 113 pounds of maple sugar, 109 barrels of pork, 107 bushels of corn, 82 bushels of rye, 71 barrels of beef, 68 pounds of flax or hemp, 67 acres of wheat, 59 calves and heifers, 57 milk cows, 40 occupants of farms, 34 acres of peas, 32 bushels of buckwheat, 31 acres of potatoes, 31 bushels of barley, 29 bulls, oxen, or steers, 28 horses, 21 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 15 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 14 bushels of beans, 10 acres of rye, 6 acres of corn, 5 acres of buckwheat, 4 acres of barley, 2 acres of turnips, 2 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 pounds of hops. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 244 yards of flannel, 30 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 2 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC067023— 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 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). "Waltham, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/waltham-qc067023-1851/.