Farnham E., Quebec (1911 census)
Farnham E. was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,808. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3046501. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.266°N, 72.778°W.
Population
In 1911, Farnham E. had a population of 1,808: 926 male and 882 female residents. Population density was 33.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,788 |
| 1911 | 1,808 |
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, VL, 1921 (3.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Farnham E. shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 35,021 area in acres, 1,808 total population, 926 males in the population, 882 females in the population, 550 single (never-married) males, 482 single (never-married) females, 360 families, 353 married males, 333 married females, 66 widowed females, 54.72 area in square miles, 33.04 population per square mile, 19 widowed males, 2 legally separated males, 2 males with marital status not given, 1 legally separated females. 1,882 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,044 persons of French origin, 425 persons of British origin (English), 141 persons of British origin (Irish), 121 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 43 persons of Dutch origin, 10 persons of German origin, 7 persons of British origin (other), 4 persons of Swiss origin, 1 persons of Polish origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,121 Roman Catholics, 236 Anglicans (Church of England), 140 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 123 Congregationalists, 92 Methodists, 69 Presbyterians, 12 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 11 Adventists, 11 Baptists, 3 Friends (Quakers), 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 360 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC149004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC149004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3046501
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Farnham
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Farnham
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/farnham-e-qc149004-1911/.