Waltham, Quebec (1871 census)
Waltham was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 404. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.956°N, 76.919°W.
Population
In 1871, Waltham had a population of 404: 200 male and 204 female residents. Population density was 6.4 people per square mile.
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).
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 became part of Waltham & Bryson, 1881 (40.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Waltham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 61 |
| Number of females | 204 |
| Number of males | 200 |
| Number of married females | 61 |
| Number of married males | 59 |
| Number of married persons | 120 |
| Number of widowed females | 4 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 11 |
| Total population | 404 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 139 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 134 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 273 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 61 |
| Number of occupied houses | 61 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 25 |
| BWT BU | 115 |
| CRN BU | 227 |
| HAY AC | 536 |
| HAY TONS | 475 |
| OAT BU | 6,040 |
| PEA BU | 696 |
| POT AC | 69 |
| POT BU | 7,998 |
| RYE BU | 259 |
| Total area (acres) | 36,800 |
| WHT SP BU | 802 |
| WHT WTR BU | 176 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 130 |
| AREA | 36,800 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 86 |
| CD | 91 |
| CSD | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 61 |
| FEMALE | 204 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 61 |
| INHABITED | 61 |
| MALE | 200 |
| MARRIED F | 61 |
| MARRIED M | 59 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 120 |
| POPULATION | 404 |
| ROOT BU | 67 |
| SINGLE F | 139 |
| SINGLE M | 134 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 273 |
| TUR BU | 15 |
| UNINHABITED | 8 |
| WIDOWED F | 4 |
| WIDOWED M | 7 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC091010— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/waltham-qc091010-1871/.