Bedford, Town—Ville, Quebec (1891 census)
Bedford, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,571. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.113°N, 72.982°W.
Population
In 1891, Bedford, Town—Ville had a population of 1,571: 785 male and 786 female residents. Population density was 109.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,571 |
| 1901 | 1,364 |
| 1911 | 1,432 |
| 1921 | 1,669 |
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 Stanbridge, 1881 (14.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Bedford, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 324 |
| Number of families | 324 |
| Number of females | 786 |
| Number of males | 785 |
| Number of married females | 285 |
| Number of married males | 285 |
| Number of married persons | 570 |
| Number of widowed females | 47 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 71 |
| POP F | 786 |
| POP M | 785 |
| POP TOT | 1,571 |
| Total population | 1,571 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 454 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 476 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 930 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 694 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 877 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 324 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 76 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 245 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 35 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 284 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 186 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 324 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 71 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 122 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,846 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,421 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,521 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,668 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,489 |
| Acres of land in farms | 8,910 |
| Acres of oats | 554 |
| Acres of potatoes | 88 |
| Acres of turnips | 10 |
| Acres of wheat | 36 |
| BAR AC | 71 |
| BAR BU | 1,275 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,275 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 194 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,180 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,671 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,349 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 517 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,255 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 102 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 468 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,835 |
| BWT BU | 1,180 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 10 |
| CRN BU | 3,671 |
| HAY AC | 2,668 |
| HAY TONS | 2,746 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 119 |
| Number of chickens | 2,438 |
| Number of ducks | 52 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 190 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 33 |
| Number of geese | 45 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 101 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 313 |
| Number of milk cows | 644 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 223 |
| Number of other cattle | 256 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 133 |
| Number of sheep | 292 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 192 |
| Number of swine | 260 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 338 |
| Number of turkeys | 32 |
| OAT AC | 554 |
| OAT BU | 10,349 |
| PEA BU | 517 |
| POT AC | 88 |
| POT BU | 10,255 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,529 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 45,785 |
| RYE BU | 102 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,746 |
| WHT AC | 36 |
| WHT SP BU | 468 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 23 |
| A 11 50 | 31 |
| A 201 PL | 9 |
| A 51 100 | 27 |
| BEN BU | 194 |
| BUTTER LB | 45,785 |
| CATTLE KS | 119 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 454 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 476 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 930 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,529 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 101 |
| DUCKS | 52 |
| FAMILIES | 324 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FRN CA | 694 |
| GEESE | 45 |
| GRA BU | 9 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,438 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 313 |
| HOUSES | 324 |
| HOUSES B | 76 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 28 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 37 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 38 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 35 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 186 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 284 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 245 |
| INF 11 A | 133 |
| MD FEM | 285 |
| MD MALE | 285 |
| MD TOT | 570 |
| MILK COWS | 644 |
| NAME CD | Missisquoi |
| OC F | 33 |
| OC P | 190 |
| OC TOT | 223 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 256 |
| OTHERS | 877 |
| SHEEP | 292 |
| SHEEP KS | 192 |
| SILOS | 10 |
| SUP AM | 7,489 |
| SUP FOR | 1,421 |
| SUP JV | 122 |
| SUP PAT | 2,846 |
| SUP SC | 4,521 |
| SUP TOT | 8,910 |
| SWINE | 260 |
| SWINE KS | 338 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 324 |
| TUR AC | 10 |
| TUR BU | 2,835 |
| TURKEY | 32 |
| WID FEM | 47 |
| WID MALE | 24 |
| WID TOT | 71 |
| WORKING OX | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC169001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC072013— 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). "Bedford, Town—Ville, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/bedford-town-ville-qc169001-1891/.