Wolfestown, Quebec (1861 census)
Wolfestown was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,472. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.962°N, 71.561°W.
Population
In 1861, Wolfestown had a population of 1,472: 831 male and 641 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,472 |
| 1871 | 2,089 |
| 1901 | 738 |
| 1911 | 1,119 |
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 contained Wolfestown, 1871 (80.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Wolfestown shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 141 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,472 total population, 831 males, Male members of the family who are present: 811, 641 females, Female members of the family who are present: 631, 591 single males, 426 single females, 234 married males, 220 adult males unable to read or write, 211 married females, 151 adult females unable to read or write, 30 female births, 30 male births, Males present who are not members of the family: 20, Females present who are not members of the family: 10, 6 widowed males, 4 widowed females, 3 females attending school, 2 males attending school, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 130 males aged 5 to 10, 100 females aged 5 to 10, 100 single males aged 10 to 15, 88 single males aged 15 to 20, 80 married males aged 20 to 30, 80 single females aged 10 to 15, 80 single males aged 20 to 30, 79 married females aged 20 to 30, 70 married males aged 30 to 40, 60 married females aged 30 to 40, 60 single females aged 15 to 20, 40 married males aged 40 to 50, 30 females age 3 to 4, 30 females aged 1 to 2, 30 females aged 2 to 3, 30 males aged 1 to 2, 30 males aged 2 to 3, 30 males aged 3 to 4, 30 males aged 4 to 5, 30 married females aged 40 to 50, 30 married males aged 50 to 60, 30 single females aged 20 to 30, 26 males of unknown age, 20 females aged 4 to 5, 20 married females aged 50 to 60, 10 married females aged 60 to 70, 9 married females aged 15 to 20, 8 single females aged 30 to 40, 7 married males aged 60 to 70, 6 single males aged 30 to 40, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 married males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 females of unknown age, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,230 French Canadians, 149 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 82 persons originating in Ireland, 6 persons originating in England or Wales, 3 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $77,526 value farms (dollars), 26,156 acres of land in farms, 24,807 pounds of homemade butter, 23,473 pounds of maple sugar, 21,742 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 21,732 bushels of potatoes, $20,378 value all livestock, 9,873 bushels of buckwheat, 7,696 bushels of oats, $7,294 value horses aged over 3 years, 4,554 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 4,414 acres of farmland under cultivation, 3,594 bushels of turnips, 2,873 acres of farmland under crops, 2,732 bushels of barley, $2,277 value farm implements in dollars, 2,069 bushels of rye, 1,530 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,107 pounds of wool produced on farms, 935 pounds of flax or hemp, 927 bushels of spring wheat, 789 tons of hay, 466 acres of buckwheat, 453 acres of oats, 428 sheep, 373 swine, $322 value garden and orchard crops, 266 occupants of farms, 253 acres of potatoes, 242 bushels of peas, 233 calves and heifers, 227 milk cows, 202 barrels of pork, 195 acres of barley, 190 horses aged over 3 years, 158 acres of rye, 155 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 102 bulls, oxen, or steers, 79 acres of spring wheat, 78 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 67 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 59 acres of turnips, 39 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 34 horses aged 3 years and under, 33 acres of peas, 11 acres of farmland in gardens, 6 barrels of beef, 5 pounds of hops, 4 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 acres of mangel wurtzel, 3 bushels of beans, 1 bushels of carrots, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $853 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 636 yards of flannel, 492 yards of fulled cloth, 223 yards of linen, 95 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 10 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC059009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC192022— 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). "Wolfestown, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/wolfestown-qc059009-1861/.