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Year: 1861  |  Province: Quebec  |  Wikidata: Q142397

Warwick, Quebec (1861 census)

Warwick was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,380. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142397. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.973°N, 72.073°W.

Population

In 1861, Warwick had a population of 1,380: 761 male and 619 female residents.

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

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, Warwick shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 143 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,380 total population, 761 males, Male members of the family who are present: 730, 619 females, Female members of the family who are present: 595, 527 single males, 410 single females, 220 married males, 197 married females, 119 adult males unable to read or write, 110 males attending school, 77 females attending school, 67 adult females unable to read or write, Males present who are not members of the family: 31, Females present who are not members of the family: 24, 19 female births, 16 male births, 14 widowed males, 12 widowed females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 110 males aged 5 to 10, 98 single males aged 10 to 15, 95 females aged 5 to 10, 88 single males aged 15 to 20, 74 single females aged 10 to 15, 69 married males aged 30 to 40, 67 single females aged 15 to 20, 63 married females aged 20 to 30, 57 married females aged 30 to 40, 55 married males aged 20 to 30, 51 single males aged 20 to 30, 44 married males aged 40 to 50, 37 married females aged 40 to 50, 36 males of unknown age, 35 males aged 1 to 2, 35 married males aged 50 to 60, 34 males aged 2 to 3, 32 single females aged 20 to 30, 30 females aged 1 to 2, 30 females aged 4 to 5, 29 females age 3 to 4, 28 females aged 2 to 3, 28 males aged 3 to 4, 25 males aged 4 to 5, 25 married females aged 50 to 60, 15 married males aged 60 to 70, 7 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 married females aged 60 to 70, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 females of unknown age, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 980 French Canadians, 314 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 58 persons originating in Ireland, 15 persons originating in the United States, 10 persons originating in England or Wales, 2 persons originating in Scotland, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $80,765 value farms (dollars), $27,568 value all livestock, 19,965 bushels of potatoes, 19,365 bushels of oats, 18,146 pounds of maple sugar, 14,650 pounds of homemade butter, 14,388 acres of land in farms, 9,913 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $9,038 value horses aged over 3 years, 5,248 bushels of turnips, 5,008 bushels of spring wheat, 4,475 acres of farmland under cultivation, 3,162 bushels of buckwheat, $2,982 value farm implements in dollars, 2,878 acres of farmland under crops, 2,328 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,120 bushels of rye, 1,572 acres of farmland in pasture, 958 bushels of peas, 867 bushels of barley, 831 sheep, 805 acres of oats, 764 pounds of flax or hemp, 590 tons of hay, 525 pounds of cheese produced on farms, $505 value garden and orchard crops, 411 calves and heifers, 390 acres of spring wheat, 359 swine, 335 milk cows, 217 barrels of pork, 192 acres of potatoes, 188 bulls, oxen, or steers, 173 acres of rye, 168 occupants of farms, 167 acres of buckwheat, 153 horses aged over 3 years, 135 bushels of corn, 98 bushels of carrots, 83 acres of peas, 74 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 70 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 65 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 54 acres of barley, 53 horses aged 3 years and under, 31 barrels of beef, 26 acres of turnips, 25 acres of farmland in gardens, 20 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 17 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 13 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 9 bushels of beans, 6 acres of corn, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 1,522 yards of flannel, $1,485 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,019 yards of fulled cloth, 781 yards of linen, 54 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 8 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 5, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Identifiers

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). "Warwick, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/warwick-qc003012-1861/.