Hereford, Quebec (1891 census)
Hereford was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,814. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3280323. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.092°N, 71.568°W.
Population
In 1891, Hereford had a population of 1,814: 1,005 male and 809 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 346 |
| 1861 | 366 |
| 1871 | 1,230 |
| 1891 | 1,814 |
| 1901 | 1,864 |
| 1911 | 1,779 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Hereford W-O, 1881 (50.2% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Hereford E, 1881 (42.7% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Hereford Gore, 1881 (7.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Hereford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,814 total population, 1,005 males, 809 females, 635 married persons, 337 families, 318 married males, 317 married females, 53 widowed persons, 30 widowed females, 23 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,126 single persons under 18, 664 single males under 18, 462 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,294 French Canadians, 520 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 299 houses, 299 houses built of wood, 299 occupied houses, 197 houses of 1 story, 104 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 102 houses of 2 stories, 52 houses of 4 rooms, 49 houses of 3 rooms, 42 houses of 2 rooms, 36 uninhabited houses, 34 houses of 5 rooms, 11 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 houses of over 15 rooms, 5 houses under construction, 2 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 55,738 pounds of homemade butter, 41,520 acres of land in farms, 27,975 bushels of potatoes, 25,035 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 24,390 bushels of oats, 16,485 acres of improved land in farms, 10,084 acres of farmland under crops, 9,063 bushels of buckwheat, 6,840 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 6,526 acres of hay crops, 6,332 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,894 tons of hay, 4,056 bushels of barley, 3,435 chickens, 2,976 bushels of turnips, 1,688 sheep, 1,242 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,112 other cattle, 994 acres of oats, 875 milk cows, 858 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 641 cattle killed or sold, 640 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 563 horses aged over 3 years, 508 swine slaughtered or sold, 430 swine, 315 occupants of farms, 293 horses aged 3 years and under, 292 farm occupants who own their land, 216 geese, 189 acres of potatoes, 179 acres of barley, 174 bushels of peas, 152 oxen, 144 bushels of winter wheat, 132 ducks, 111 bushels of spring wheat, 99 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 83 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 69 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 56 bushels of corn, 54 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 52 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 42 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 27 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 25 bushels of beans, 23 farm occupants who rent their land, 18 turkeys, 14 acres of turnips, 14 acres of wheat. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC150010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC155009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3280323
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 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). "Hereford, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/hereford-qc150010-1891/.