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 density was 28.9 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Barford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 308 |
| Number of families | 308 |
| Number of females | 819 |
| Number of males | 812 |
| Number of married females | 307 |
| Number of married males | 306 |
| Number of married persons | 613 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 48 |
| POP F | 819 |
| POP M | 812 |
| POP TOT | 1,631 |
| Total population | 1,631 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 484 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 486 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 970 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,201 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 430 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 15 |
| Number of houses | 289 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 287 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 24 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 279 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 100 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 304 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 33 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 268 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 143 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,570 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,663 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,260 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,279 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 14,973 |
| Acres of land in farms | 24,636 |
| Acres of oats | 804 |
| Acres of potatoes | 190 |
| Acres of turnips | 24 |
| Acres of wheat | 116 |
| BAR AC | 268 |
| BAR BU | 6,517 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 6,517 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 225 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,671 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 87 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 22,485 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 561 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 30,442 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,123 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,224 |
| BWT BU | 5,671 |
| CRN BU | 87 |
| HAY AC | 5,279 |
| HAY TONS | 5,042 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 554 |
| Number of chickens | 3,630 |
| Number of ducks | 121 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 256 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 44 |
| Number of geese | 110 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 228 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 508 |
| Number of milk cows | 938 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 301 |
| Number of other cattle | 877 |
| Number of other fowl | 48 |
| Number of oxen | 66 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 55 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 100 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 99 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 33 |
| Number of sheep | 1,380 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,178 |
| Number of swine | 436 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 568 |
| Number of turkeys | 41 |
| OAT AC | 804 |
| OAT BU | 22,485 |
| PEA BU | 561 |
| POT AC | 190 |
| POT BU | 30,442 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 530 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,952 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 730 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 71,673 |
| RYE BU | 4 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,042 |
| WHT AC | 116 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,123 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 55 |
| A 11 50 | 100 |
| A 201 PL | 14 |
| A 51 100 | 99 |
| BEN BU | 225 |
| BUTTER LB | 71,673 |
| CATTLE KS | 554 |
| CHEESE LB | 530 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 484 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 486 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 970 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,952 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 228 |
| DUCKS | 121 |
| FAMILIES | 308 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 730 |
| FRN CA | 1,201 |
| GEESE | 110 |
| GRA BU | 20 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,630 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 508 |
| HOUSES | 289 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 42 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 279 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 100 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 47 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 38 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 33 |
| HOUSES W | 287 |
| INF 11 A | 33 |
| MD FEM | 307 |
| MD MALE | 306 |
| MD TOT | 613 |
| MILK COWS | 938 |
| NAME CD | Stanstead |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 44 |
| OC P | 256 |
| OC TOT | 301 |
| OTHER FOWL | 48 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 877 |
| OTHERS | 430 |
| SHEEP | 1,380 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,178 |
| SUP AM | 14,973 |
| SUP FOR | 9,663 |
| SUP JV | 143 |
| SUP PAT | 6,570 |
| SUP SC | 8,260 |
| SUP TOT | 24,636 |
| SWINE | 436 |
| SWINE KS | 568 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 304 |
| TUR AC | 24 |
| TUR BU | 5,224 |
| TURKEY | 41 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 15 |
| WID FEM | 28 |
| WID MALE | 20 |
| WID TOT | 48 |
| WORKING OX | 66 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC191001— 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 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/.