Warwick, Quebec (1861 census)
Warwick was a census subdivision in Arthabaska County, Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,380. 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. Population density was 13.4 people per square mile.
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 contained Warwick, Village, 1871 (4.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Kingsey Falls, E, 1871 (19.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Albert, 1871 (37.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Warwick shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 294 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Female members of the family who are present | 595 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 24 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 730 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 31 |
| Number of adult females unable to read or write | 67 |
| Number of adult males unable to read or write | 119 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 19 |
| Number of females | 619 |
| Number of females attending school | 77 |
| Number of lunatic males | 1 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 16 |
| Number of males | 761 |
| Number of males attending school | 110 |
| Number of married females | 197 |
| Number of married males | 220 |
| Number of single females | 410 |
| Number of single males | 527 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| POP FX N.1 | 619 |
| POP MX N.1 | 761 |
| POP TOT | 1,380 |
| POP XX N.1 | 1,380 |
| Total population | 1,380 |
Age structure (49 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 29 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 30 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 28 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 30 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 95 |
| Number of females of unknown age | 1 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 35 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 34 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 28 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 25 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 110 |
| Number of males of unknown age | 36 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 7 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 63 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 57 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 37 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 25 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 5 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 3 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 55 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 69 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 44 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 35 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 15 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 74 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 67 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 32 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 98 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 88 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 51 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 4 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
Ethnic origin (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 980 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 314 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 10 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 58 |
| Number of persons originating in New Brunswick | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 2 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 15 |
Agriculture (74 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 54 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 167 |
| Acres of corn | 6 |
| Acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers | 13 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens | 25 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,572 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,913 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,878 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 4,475 |
| Acres of land in farms | 14,388 |
| Acres of oats | 805 |
| Acres of peas | 83 |
| Acres of potatoes | 192 |
| Acres of rye | 173 |
| Acres of spring wheat | 390 |
| Acres of turnips | 26 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 31 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 217 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 867 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,162 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 98 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 65 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 135 |
| Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 19,365 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 958 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 19,965 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,120 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,008 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,248 |
| C20 WHT SP AC | 390 |
| C21 WHT SP BU | 5,008 |
| C22 BAR AC | 54 |
| C23 BAR BU | 867 |
| C24 RYE AC | 173 |
| C25 RYE BU | 2,120 |
| C26 PEA AC | 83 |
| C27 PEA BU | 958 |
| C28 OAT AC | 805 |
| C29 OAT BU | 19,365 |
| C30 BWT AC | 167 |
| C31 BWT BU | 3,162 |
| C34 POT AC | 192 |
| C35 POT BU | 19,965 |
| C43 HAY TONS | 590 |
| C47 WOOL LBS | 2,328 |
| C63 BEEF BAR | 31 |
| C64 PORK BAR | 217 |
| HRS ov03 V | 9,038 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 188 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 411 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 53 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 153 |
| Number of milk cows | 335 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 168 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 70 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 74 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 1 |
| Number of sheep | 831 |
| Number of swine | 359 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 525 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 764 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 14,650 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 18,146 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,328 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 590 |
| Value of all livestock | 27,568 |
| Value of farm implements in dollars | 2,982 |
| Value of farms (dollars) | 80,765 |
| Value of garden and orchard crops produced in the past year | 505 |
Manufacturing & industry (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of carriages for pleasure | 54 |
| Value of carriages for pleasure (dollars) | 1,485 |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 1,522 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 1,019 |
| Yards of linen produced in the past year | 781 |
Deaths & mortality (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| 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 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 8 |
Other recorded variables (129 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C01 TOTAL | 168 |
| C02 OCC UNDR 10 | 1 |
| C03 OCC 10 TO 20 | 1 |
| C04 OCC 20 TO 50 | 70 |
| C05 OCC 50 TO 100 | 74 |
| C06 OCC 100 TO 200 | 17 |
| C07 OCC OVR 200 | 5 |
| C08 HELD | 14,388 |
| C09 UNDR CULT | 4,475 |
| C1 Males | 761 |
| C10 UNDR CROP | 2,878 |
| C11 UNDR PAST | 1,572 |
| C116 Ages not given M | 36 |
| C117 Ages not given F | 1 |
| C118 Ages not given Deaths M | 2 |
| C119 Ages not given Deaths F | 5 |
| C12 GARDENS | 25 |
| C12 Under 2 Years M | 35 |
| C120 Married M | 220 |
| C121 Single M | 527 |
| C122 Widowed M | 14 |
| C123 Total M | 761 |
| C124 Married F | 197 |
| C125 Single F | 410 |
| C126 Widows F | 12 |
| C127 Total F | 619 |
| C128 Grand Total | 1,380 |
| C129 Deaths M | 2 |
| C13 Under 2 Years F | 30 |
| C13 WOOD WILD | 9,913 |
| C130 Deaths F | 6 |
| C131 Deaths Total | 8 |
| C136 Attending School M | 110 |
| C137 Attending School F | 77 |
| C138 Adults unable to read or write M | 119 |
| C139 Adults unable to read or write F | 67 |
| C14 CASH FARM | 80,765 |
| C144 Lunatics M | 1 |
| C15 CASH IMP | 2,982 |
| C16 GARDN VALUE | 505 |
| C16 Under 3 years M | 34 |
| C17 LAND HELD | 13 |
| C17 Under 3 years F | 28 |
| C2 Females | 619 |
| C20 Under 4 years M | 28 |
| C21 Under 4 years F | 29 |
| C24 Under 5 years M | 25 |
| C25 Under 5 years F | 30 |
| C28 Between 5 and 10 Years M | 110 |
| C29 Between 5 and 10 years F | 95 |
| C3 Total | 1,380 |
| C32 INDN CRN AC | 6 |
| C33 Between 10 and 15 years Single M | 98 |
| C33 INDN CRN BU | 135 |
| C35 Between 10 and 15 years Single F | 74 |
| C36 TUR AC | 26 |
| C37 TUR BU | 5,248 |
| C38 CAR BU | 98 |
| C39 Between 15 and 20 years Single M | 88 |
| C4 Members of Family M | 730 |
| C40 Between 15 and 20 years Married F | 7 |
| C40 MAN WURT BU | 20 |
| C41 BEN BU | 9 |
| C41 Between 15 and 20 years Single F | 67 |
| C42 CLV TIM GRA | 65 |
| C44 Between 20 and 30 years Married M | 55 |
| C45 Between 20 and 30 years Single M | 51 |
| C45 MPL SGR LBS | 18,146 |
| C46 Between 20 and 30 years Widowers M | 1 |
| C47 Between 20 and 30 years Married F | 63 |
| C48 Between 20 and 30 years Single F | 32 |
| C48 FLLD CLOTH YRDS | 1,019 |
| C49 Between 20 and 30 years Widows F | 1 |
| C49 FLAN YRDS | 1,522 |
| C5 Members of Family F | 595 |
| C50 FLX HEM LBS | 764 |
| C51 LIN YRDS | 781 |
| C52 Between 30 and 40 years Married M | 69 |
| C52 BULLS OX STEERS | 188 |
| C53 MILK COWS | 335 |
| C54 Between 30 and 40 years Widowers M | 1 |
| C54 CALVES HEIFERS | 411 |
| C55 Between 30 and 40 years Married F | 57 |
| C55 HORSES | 153 |
| C56 Between 30 and 40 years Single F | 3 |
| C56 HORSES VAL | 9,038 |
| C57 Between 30 and 40 years Widows F | 2 |
| C57 COLTS FILLIES | 53 |
| C58 SHEEP | 831 |
| C59 SWINE | 359 |
| C6 Not Members of Family M | 31 |
| C60 Between 40 and 50 years Married M | 44 |
| C60 TOT VALUE | 27,568 |
| C61 Between 40 and 50 years Single M | 2 |
| C61 BUTTER LB | 14,650 |
| C62 Between 40 and 50 years Widowers M | 1 |
| C62 CHEESE LB | 525 |
| C63 Between 40 and 50 years Married F | 37 |
| C64 Between 40 and 50 years Single F | 1 |
| C65 Between 40 and 50 years Widows F | 1 |
| C67 Between 40 and 50 years Deaths F | 1 |
| C68 Between 50 and 60 years Married M | 35 |
| C68 CAR PLEASURE | 54 |
| C69 Between 50 and 60 years Single M | 4 |
| C69 VALUE DOL P | 1,485 |
| C7 Not Members of Family F | 24 |
| C70 Between 50 and 60 years Widowers M | 4 |
| C71 Between 50 and 60 years Married F | 25 |
| C73 Between 50 and 60 years Widows F | 3 |
| C76 Between 60 and 70 years Married M | 15 |
| C78 Between 60 and 70 years Widowers M | 2 |
| C79 Between 60 and 70 years Married F | 5 |
| C8 Births in 1860 M | 16 |
| C81 Between 60 and 70 years Widows F | 4 |
| C84 Between 70 and 80 years Married M | 2 |
| C86 Between 70 and 80 years Widowers M | 3 |
| C87 Between 70 and 80 years Married F | 3 |
| C88 Between 70 and 80 years Single F | 1 |
| C89 Between 70 and 80 years Widows F | 1 |
| C9 Births in 1860 F | 19 |
| C94 Between 80 and 90 years Widowers M | 2 |
| CD NAME | Arthabaska |
| England and Wales | 10 |
| Ireland | 58 |
| Natives of Canada French Origin | 980 |
| Natives of Canada Not of French Origin | 314 |
| New Brunswick | 1 |
| Scotland | 2 |
| United States | 15 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC003012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC003012— 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). "Warwick, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/warwick-qc003012-1861/.