Wentworth, Quebec (1861 census)
Wentworth was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 343. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63244703. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.826°N, 74.416°W.
Population
In 1861, Wentworth had a population of 343: 176 male and 167 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 343 |
| 1901 | 1,064 |
| 1911 | 855 |
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 Wentworth, Montcalm, Wolfe, 1871 (42.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Wentworth shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 110 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 343 total population, 176 males, Male members of the family who are present: 172, 167 females, Female members of the family who are present: 161, 118 single males, 110 single females, 58 married males, 53 married females, Females present who are not members of the family: 6, 5 adult females unable to read or write, 5 male births, Males present who are not members of the family: 4, 4 widowed females, 2 adult males unable to read or write, 1 blind females, 1 female births, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 28 males aged 5 to 10, 27 single females aged 20 to 30, 27 single males aged 10 to 15, 25 single females aged 15 to 20, 21 females aged 5 to 10, 20 single males aged 20 to 30, 18 single males aged 15 to 20, 17 single females aged 10 to 15, 15 married females aged 20 to 30, 12 married females aged 40 to 50, 12 married males aged 30 to 40, 12 married males aged 60 to 70, 11 married males aged 40 to 50, 10 married males aged 20 to 30, 10 married males aged 50 to 60, 9 married females aged 30 to 40, 8 married females aged 50 to 60, 7 males aged 3 to 4, 7 married females aged 60 to 70, 6 females age 3 to 4, 6 females aged 2 to 3, 6 males aged 4 to 5, 4 females aged 1 to 2, 4 males aged 2 to 3, 3 females aged 4 to 5, 2 males aged 1 to 2, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 males of unknown age, 1 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 211 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 70 persons originating in Ireland, 50 French Canadians, 5 persons originating in England or Wales, 3 persons originating in Scotland, 3 persons whose origin is unknown, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $14,200 value farms (dollars), 12,381 pounds of homemade butter, $9,981 value all livestock, 8,820 acres of land in farms, 7,552 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,426 bushels of oats, 5,559 bushels of potatoes, $4,232 value farm implements in dollars, $3,091 value horses aged over 3 years, 1,530 pounds of maple sugar, 1,313 bushels of turnips, 1,268 acres of farmland under cultivation, 931 bushels of buckwheat, 756 pounds of wool produced on farms, 679 acres of farmland in pasture, 584 acres of farmland under crops, 470 bushels of carrots, 394 bushels of spring wheat, 361 acres of oats, 327 tons of hay, 317 bushels of peas, 301 bushels of corn, 266 sheep, 235 bushels of barley, 194 milk cows, 143 bulls, oxen, or steers, 119 swine, 89 acres of potatoes, 69 horses aged over 3 years, 60 occupants of farms, 45 acres of buckwheat, 40 barrels of beef, 33 acres of spring wheat, 31 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 28 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 27 bushels of rye, 26 horses aged 3 years and under, 23 acres of peas, 23 barrels of pork, 18 acres of barley, 12 acres of turnips, 5 acres of farmland in gardens, 1 acres of corn, 1 acres of rye, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 673 yards of flannel, 513 yards of fulled cloth, $154 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 40 yards of linen, 10 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC002012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC142012_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63244703
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). "Wentworth, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/wentworth-qc002012-1861/.