Farnham, Town—Ville, Quebec (1881 census)
Farnham, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,880. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.284°N, 72.976°W.
Population
In 1881, Farnham, Town—Ville had a population of 1,880: 926 male and 954 female residents. Population density was 1572.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,317 |
| 1881 | 1,880 |
| 1891 | 2,822 |
| 1901 | 3,114 |
| 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Farnham, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 402 |
| Number of families | 402 |
| Number of females | 954 |
| Number of males | 926 |
| Number of married females | 348 |
| Number of married males | 347 |
| Number of married persons | 695 |
| Number of widowed females | 53 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 81 |
| POP TOT | 1,880 |
| Total population | 1,880 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 553 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 551 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,104 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 324 |
| Number of occupied houses | 324 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 356 |
| Acres of potatoes | 78 |
| Acres of wheat | 40 |
| BAR BU | 280 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 280 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 106 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,273 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,430 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 657 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 818 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,464 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 359 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 48 |
| BWT BU | 106 |
| CRN BU | 1,273 |
| HAY AC | 356 |
| HAY TONS | 418 |
| OAT BU | 5,430 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 818 |
| POT AC | 78 |
| POT BU | 8,464 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 418 |
| WHT AC | 40 |
| WHT SP BU | 359 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 553 |
| C UNMD M | 551 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,104 |
| D OCC | 324 |
| FEMALE | 954 |
| GRA BU | 18 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 324 |
| H UNINH | 23 |
| MALE | 926 |
| MD F | 348 |
| MD M | 347 |
| MD TOT | 695 |
| NUMBER CD | 65 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 657 |
| TUR BU | 48 |
| WID F | 53 |
| WID M | 28 |
| WID TOT | 81 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC065009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC072014— 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 1881 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, Town—Ville, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/farnham-town-ville-qc065009-1881/.