Farnham, Town—Ville, Quebec (1871 census)
Farnham, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,317. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.284°N, 72.976°W.
Population
In 1871, Farnham, Town—Ville had a population of 1,317: 657 male and 660 female residents. Population density was 1101.5 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).
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Farnham, 1861 (3.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Farnham, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 275 |
| Number of females | 660 |
| Number of males | 657 |
| Number of married females | 250 |
| Number of married males | 254 |
| Number of married persons | 504 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 33 |
| Total population | 1,317 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 388 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 392 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 780 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 253 |
| Number of occupied houses | 253 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 12 |
| BWT BU | 152 |
| CRN BU | 317 |
| HAY AC | 235 |
| HAY TONS | 210 |
| OAT BU | 2,248 |
| PEA BU | 258 |
| POT AC | 20 |
| POT BU | 4,820 |
| RYE BU | 30 |
| Total area (acres) | 227 |
| WHT SP BU | 168 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 9 |
| AREA | 227 |
| BEING BUILT | 9 |
| BEN BU | 22 |
| CD | 125 |
| CSD | 12 |
| FAMILIES | 275 |
| FEMALE | 660 |
| GRA BU | 11 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 253 |
| INHABITED | 253 |
| MALE | 657 |
| MARRIED F | 250 |
| MARRIED M | 254 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 504 |
| POPULATION | 1,317 |
| ROOT BU | 161 |
| SINGLE F | 388 |
| SINGLE M | 392 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 780 |
| TUR BU | 31 |
| UNINHABITED | 3 |
| WIDOWED F | 22 |
| WIDOWED M | 11 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 33 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC125012— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/farnham-town-ville-qc125012-1871/.