Winslow, Quebec (1861 census)
Winslow was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,617. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.728°N, 71.149°W.
Population
In 1861, Winslow had a population of 1,617.
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 Winslow S, 1871 (63.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Winslow N, 1871 (36.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Winslow shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,617 total population, 2 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 749 French Canadians, 433 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 422 persons originating in Scotland, 4 persons originating in England or Wales, 3 persons originating in Ireland, 3 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in all other places. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $125,383 value farms (dollars), 36,521 pounds of maple sugar, $31,996 value all livestock, 22,565 bushels of potatoes, 22,395 acres of land in farms, 17,354 pounds of homemade butter, 16,927 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 16,495 bushels of barley, 9,082 bushels of oats, $8,614 value horses aged over 3 years, 5,468 acres of farmland under cultivation, $4,446 value farm implements in dollars, 4,332 bushels of turnips, 4,308 acres of farmland under crops, 2,374 bushels of rye, 2,211 bushels of buckwheat, 2,125 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,260 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,035 tons of hay, 879 sheep, 603 acres of barley, 574 calves and heifers, 568 swine, 486 acres of oats, 442 milk cows, 403 bushels of peas, 366 pounds of flax or hemp, 329 bushels of spring wheat, 320 barrels of pork, 305 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 272 acres of potatoes, 236 occupants of farms, 203 acres of rye, 159 bulls, oxen, or steers, 130 horses aged over 3 years, 130 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 122 acres of buckwheat, 122 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 101 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 56 acres of turnips, 46 acres of peas, 46 barrels of beef, 39 horses aged 3 years and under, 28 acres of spring wheat, 15 bushels of carrots, 14 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 8 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 bushels of beans, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 1,592 yards of fulled cloth, $1,525 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 843 yards of flannel, 302 yards of linen, $150 value carriages for hire (dollars), 128 carriages for pleasure, 2 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC016011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC016011— 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). "Winslow, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/winslow-qc016011-1861/.