Farnham, Quebec (1901 census)
Farnham was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,388. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.269°N, 72.960°W.
Population
In 1901, Farnham had a population of 1,388: 704 male and 684 female residents. Population density was 36.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,304 |
| 1861 | 2,530 |
| 1861 | 1,925 |
| 1871 | 2,066 |
| 1871 | 1,380 |
| 1881 | 2,499 |
| 1881 | 1,305 |
| 1891 | 1,520 |
| 1891 | 2,045 |
| 1901 | 1,388 |
| 1911 | 1,240 |
| 1921 | 1,158 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Farnham shared boundaries with:
- Farnham E.
- Farnham, Town—Ville
- L'Ange Gardien
- Notre Dame de Stanbridge
- St. Alexandre
- St. Césaire
- St. Ignace de Stanbridge
- Ste. Brigide
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 284 |
| Number of females | 684 |
| Number of males | 704 |
| Number of married females | 252 |
| Number of married males | 259 |
| Number of single females | 403 |
| Number of single males | 426 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| POP F | 684 |
| POP M | 704 |
| POP TOT | 1,388 |
| Total population | 1,388 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 264 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 26,857 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 26,857 |
| FAMILIES | 284 |
| HOUSES | 264 |
| MARRIED F | 252 |
| MARRIED M | 259 |
| SINGLE F | 403 |
| SINGLE M | 426 |
| WIDOWED F | 29 |
| WIDOWED M | 19 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC170006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC072002— 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 1901 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, Quebec (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/farnham-qc170006-1901/.