Barford, Quebec (1891 census)
Barford was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,631. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.088°N, 71.729°W.
Population
In 1891, Barford had a population of 1,631: 812 male and 819 female residents.
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 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Barford shared boundaries with:
- Barnston
- Clifton E & W-O, & St. Edwidge and Martinville, Village
- Coaticook, T-V
- Compton
- Dixville, Village
- Hereford & Paquetteville, Village
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 87 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,631 total population, 819 females, 812 males, 613 married persons, 308 families, 307 married females, 306 married males, 48 widowed persons, 28 widowed females, 20 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 970 single persons under 18, 486 single males under 18, 484 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,201 French Canadians, 430 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 304 occupied houses, 289 houses, 287 houses built of wood, 279 houses of 1 story, 100 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 47 houses of 3 rooms, 42 houses of 4 rooms, 38 houses of 2 rooms, 33 uninhabited houses, 24 houses of 1 room, 23 houses of 5 rooms, 15 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 13 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 8 houses of 2 stories, 2 houses built of stone, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 71,673 pounds of homemade butter, 30,442 bushels of potatoes, 24,636 acres of land in farms, 22,485 bushels of oats, 14,973 acres of improved land in farms, 9,663 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,260 acres of farmland under crops, 6,952 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 6,570 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,517 bushels of barley, 5,671 bushels of buckwheat, 5,279 acres of hay crops, 5,224 bushels of turnips, 5,042 tons of hay, 3,630 chickens, 2,123 bushels of spring wheat, 1,380 sheep, 1,178 sheep slaughtered or sold, 938 milk cows, 877 other cattle, 804 acres of oats, 730 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 568 swine slaughtered or sold, 561 bushels of peas, 554 cattle killed or sold, 530 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 508 horses aged over 3 years, 436 swine, 301 occupants of farms, 268 acres of barley, 256 farm occupants who own their land, 228 horses aged 3 years and under, 225 bushels of beans, 190 acres of potatoes, 143 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 121 ducks, 116 acres of wheat, 110 geese, 100 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 99 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 87 bushels of corn, 66 oxen, 55 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 48 other fowl, 44 farm occupants who rent their land, 41 turkeys, 33 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 24 acres of turnips, 20 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 14 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 bushels of rye, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC191001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC200001— 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 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). "Barford, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/barford-qc191001-1891/.