Barford, Quebec (1881 census)
Barford was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,466. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.088°N, 71.729°W.
Population
In 1881, Barford had a population of 1,466: 761 male and 705 female residents. Population density was 26.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 428 |
| 1861 | 700 |
| 1871 | 1,339 |
| 1881 | 1,466 |
| 1891 | 1,631 |
| 1901 | 1,527 |
| 1911 | 943 |
| 1921 | 1,010 |
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 was contained in Barford, 1871 (87.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Barford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 257 |
| Number of families | 257 |
| Number of females | 705 |
| Number of males | 761 |
| Number of married females | 270 |
| Number of married males | 270 |
| Number of married persons | 540 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 44 |
| POP TOT | 1,466 |
| Total population | 1,466 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 408 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 474 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 882 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 239 |
| Number of occupied houses | 239 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 31 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,932 |
| Acres of potatoes | 316 |
| Acres of wheat | 275 |
| BAR BU | 3,484 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,484 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 9,307 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 304 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 198 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 23,288 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,950 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 710 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 45,344 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 125 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,787 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,189 |
| BWT BU | 9,307 |
| CRN BU | 198 |
| HAY AC | 3,932 |
| HAY TONS | 3,932 |
| OAT BU | 23,288 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 710 |
| POT AC | 316 |
| POT BU | 45,344 |
| RYE BU | 125 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,932 |
| WHT AC | 275 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,787 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 408 |
| C UNMD M | 474 |
| C UNMD TOT | 882 |
| D OCC | 239 |
| FEMALE | 705 |
| GRA BU | 304 |
| H CON | 10 |
| H INHAB | 239 |
| H UNINH | 31 |
| MALE | 761 |
| MD F | 270 |
| MD M | 270 |
| MD TOT | 540 |
| NUMBER CD | 56 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,950 |
| TUR BU | 4,189 |
| WID F | 27 |
| WID M | 17 |
| WID TOT | 44 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC056009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC090001— 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). "Barford, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/barford-qc056009-1881/.