Farnham, Town—Ville, Quebec (1891 census)
Farnham, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,822. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141743. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.284°N, 72.976°W.
Population
In 1891, Farnham, Town—Ville had a population of 2,822: 1,452 male and 1,370 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,317 |
| 1881 | 1,880 |
| 1891 | 2,822 |
| 1901 | 3,114 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Farnham, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,822 total population, 1,452 males, 1,370 females, 1,052 married persons, 578 families, 526 married females, 526 married males, 59 widowed persons, 42 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,711 single persons under 18, 909 single males under 18, 802 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,110 French Canadians, 712 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 528 houses, 528 occupied houses, 434 houses built of wood, 283 houses of 2 stories, 225 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 211 houses of 1 story, 88 houses built of brick, 82 houses of 5 rooms, 68 houses of 4 rooms, 67 houses of 3 rooms, 37 houses of 2 rooms, 34 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 29 houses of 3 stories, 13 houses of over 15 rooms, 10 houses under construction, 10 uninhabited houses, 4 houses built of stone, 3 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 10,805 pounds of homemade butter, 7,149 bushels of potatoes, 6,643 bushels of turnips, 5,352 bushels of oats, 3,137 acres of land in farms, 2,604 acres of improved land in farms, 1,718 chickens, 1,606 acres of farmland under crops, 1,113 tons of hay, 965 acres of hay crops, 890 acres of farmland in pasture, 572 bushels of barley, 533 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 467 bushels of peas, 455 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 437 bushels of corn, 406 milk cows, 404 acres of oats, 238 horses aged over 3 years, 207 swine, 200 occupants of farms, 170 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 154 bushels of spring wheat, 134 bushels of buckwheat, 134 sheep, 133 farm occupants who own their land, 129 bushels of beans, 117 other cattle, 108 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 80 sheep slaughtered or sold, 66 bushels of winter wheat, 65 farm occupants who rent their land, 61 acres of potatoes, 52 swine slaughtered or sold, 38 cattle killed or sold, 37 acres of barley, 36 horses aged 3 years and under, 27 acres of wheat, 27 geese, 22 ducks, 19 turkeys, 14 other fowl, 12 acres of turnips, 12 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 9 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 8 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 6 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 5 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 employees on farms, 2 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC169005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC170005— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/farnham-town-ville-qc169005-1891/.