Hereford, Quebec (1851–1911)

Hereford was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in 6 censuses between 1851 and 1911. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q3280323, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years. Population grew substantially across the period (from 346 in 1851 to 1,779 in 1911).

Historical lineage

Ancestor places

• incorporates territory from Hereford W-O in 1891
• incorporates territory from Hereford E in 1891
• incorporates territory from Hereford Gore in 1891

Descendant places

• later split into St. Venant de Hereford in 1921
• later split into Hereford (St. Herménégilde) in 1921
• later split into Hereford Gore in 1881
• later split into Hereford E in 1881
• later split into Hereford W-O in 1881

Population trajectory across census years

Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).

Identifiers

• Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC155009 — assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap
• Wikidata: Q3280323

Sources

Census tabulations from the 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.