Woburn, Ditchfield, Quebec (1881 census)
Woburn, Ditchfield was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 339. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.432°N, 70.835°W.
Population
In 1881, Woburn, Ditchfield had a population of 339: 189 male and 150 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Spalding, Ditchfield, Woburn, Clinton, 1871 (51.7% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ditchfield, 1891 (54.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Woburn, Ditchfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 85 |
| Number of families | 85 |
| Number of females | 150 |
| Number of males | 189 |
| Number of married females | 67 |
| Number of married males | 70 |
| Number of married persons | 137 |
| Number of widowed females | 3 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 7 |
| POP TOT | 339 |
| Total population | 339 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 80 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 115 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 195 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 77 |
| Number of occupied houses | 77 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 207 |
| Acres of potatoes | 36 |
| Acres of wheat | 19 |
| BAR BU | 558 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 558 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,224 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 29 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,221 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 82 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 72 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,586 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 218 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 171 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,092 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 35 |
| BWT BU | 1,224 |
| CRN BU | 3 |
| HAY AC | 207 |
| HAY TONS | 137 |
| OAT BU | 1,221 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 72 |
| POT AC | 36 |
| POT BU | 2,586 |
| RYE BU | 218 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 137 |
| WHT AC | 19 |
| WHT SP BU | 171 |
| WHT WTR BU | 35 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 80 |
| C UNMD M | 115 |
| C UNMD TOT | 195 |
| D OCC | 77 |
| FEMALE | 150 |
| GRA BU | 29 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 77 |
| H UNINH | 19 |
| MALE | 189 |
| MD F | 67 |
| MD M | 70 |
| MD TOT | 137 |
| NUMBER CD | 48 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 82 |
| TUR BU | 2,092 |
| WID F | 3 |
| WID M | 4 |
| WID TOT | 7 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC048020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC048020— 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 1881 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). "Woburn, Ditchfield, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/woburn-ditchfield-qc048020-1881/.