Farnham E, Quebec (1891 census)
Farnham E was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,045. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.269°N, 72.781°W.
Population
In 1891, Farnham E had a population of 2,045: 1,058 male and 987 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,925 |
| 1871 | 2,066 |
| 1881 | 2,499 |
| 1891 | 2,045 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Farnham E., 1901 (92.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Alphonse, 1901 (7.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Farnham E shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,045 total population, 1,058 males, 987 females, 774 married persons, 413 families, 387 married females, 387 married males, 85 widowed persons, 59 widowed females, 26 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,186 single persons under 18, 645 single males under 18, 541 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,039 persons who are not French Canadian, 1,006 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 405 houses, 405 occupied houses, 394 houses of 1 story, 357 houses built of wood, 202 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 50 houses of 4 rooms, 47 houses built of brick, 44 houses of 3 rooms, 44 houses of 5 rooms, 39 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 17 houses of 2 rooms, 11 houses of 2 stories, 10 uninhabited houses, 5 houses of 1 room, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 607,219 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 71,808 pounds of homemade butter, 33,367 bushels of oats, 32,632 acres of land in farms, 31,103 bushels of potatoes, 23,068 acres of improved land in farms, 12,183 bushels of corn, 11,587 acres of farmland in pasture, 11,263 acres of farmland under crops, 9,564 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,752 tons of hay, 6,541 acres of hay crops, 5,664 bushels of barley, 4,955 chickens, 4,441 bushels of turnips, 3,985 bushels of spring wheat, 3,491 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,821 milk cows, 1,697 bushels of buckwheat, 1,432 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,386 acres of oats, 1,244 other cattle, 1,050 bushels of peas, 1,031 swine, 929 sheep, 656 horses aged over 3 years, 645 sheep slaughtered or sold, 601 bushels of beans, 525 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 513 cattle killed or sold, 361 occupants of farms, Capacity of silos (tons): 315, 308 farm occupants who own their land, 254 acres of barley, 222 acres of wheat, 218 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 216 horses aged 3 years and under, 198 acres of potatoes, 140 turkeys, 94 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 86 geese, 81 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 79 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 78 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 53 farm occupants who rent their land, 40 ducks, 29 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 26 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 20 oxen, 10 acres of turnips, 4 bushels of rye, 1 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC144004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC144004— 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). "Farnham E, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/farnham-e-qc144004-1891/.