Farnham, T-V, Quebec (1911 census)
Farnham, T-V was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,560. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141743. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.284°N, 72.976°W.
Population
In 1911, Farnham, T-V had a population of 3,560: 1,814 male and 1,746 female residents. Population density was 2169.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 3,560 |
| 1921 | 3,343 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Farnham, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 3,560 total population, 2,169.41 population per square mile, 1,814 males in the population, 1,746 females in the population, 1,113 single (never-married) males, 1,050 area in acres, 1,020 single (never-married) females, 672 families, 632 married males, 612 married females, 113 widowed females, 69 widowed males, 1.64 area in square miles, 1 females with marital status not given. 3,114 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 2,783 persons of French origin, 640 persons of British origin (English), 78 persons of British origin (Irish), 18 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 12 persons of German origin. 6 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 4 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 2,898 Roman Catholics, 472 Anglicans (Church of England), 119 Methodists, 33 Presbyterians, 19 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 7 Salvation Army adherents, 6 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 6 Baptists, 6 Jews, 5 Adventists, 3 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 2 Congregationalists, 1 Mormons (Latter-day Saints). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 578 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC175013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC072014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141743
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farnham,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farnham_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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, T-V, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/farnham-t-v-qc175013-1911/.