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 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 density was 2360.3 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Farnham, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 578 |
| Number of families | 578 |
| Number of females | 1,370 |
| Number of males | 1,452 |
| Number of married females | 526 |
| Number of married males | 526 |
| Number of married persons | 1,052 |
| Number of widowed females | 42 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 59 |
| POP F | 1,370 |
| POP M | 1,452 |
| POP TOT | 2,822 |
| Total population | 2,822 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 802 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 909 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,711 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,110 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 712 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 528 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 88 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 4 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 434 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 211 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 283 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 67 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 29 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 68 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 82 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 225 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of occupied houses | 528 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 37 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 108 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 890 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 533 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,606 |
| Acres of hay crops | 965 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,604 |
| Acres of land in farms | 3,137 |
| Acres of oats | 404 |
| Acres of potatoes | 61 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| Acres of wheat | 27 |
| BAR AC | 37 |
| BAR BU | 572 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 572 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 129 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 134 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 437 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,352 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 467 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,149 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 154 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,643 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 66 |
| BWT BU | 134 |
| CRN BU | 437 |
| HAY AC | 965 |
| HAY TONS | 1,113 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 38 |
| Number of chickens | 1,718 |
| Number of ducks | 22 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 133 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 65 |
| Number of geese | 27 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 36 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 238 |
| Number of milk cows | 406 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 200 |
| Number of other cattle | 117 |
| Number of other fowl | 14 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 170 |
| Number of sheep | 134 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 80 |
| Number of swine | 207 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 52 |
| Number of turkeys | 19 |
| OAT AC | 404 |
| OAT BU | 5,352 |
| PEA BU | 467 |
| POT AC | 61 |
| POT BU | 7,149 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 455 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 5 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 10,805 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,113 |
| WHT AC | 27 |
| WHT FALL BU | 66 |
| WHT SP BU | 154 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 6 |
| A 11 50 | 9 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 12 |
| BEN BU | 129 |
| BUTTER LB | 10,805 |
| CATTLE KS | 38 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 802 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 909 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,711 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 455 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 36 |
| DUCKS | 22 |
| FAMILIES | 578 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 5 |
| FRN CA | 2,110 |
| GEESE | 27 |
| GRA BU | 8 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,718 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 238 |
| HOUSES | 528 |
| HOUSES B | 88 |
| HOUSES CON | 10 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 34 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 82 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 68 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 211 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES S | 4 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 225 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 13 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 67 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 29 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 37 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 283 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 10 |
| HOUSES W | 434 |
| INF 11 A | 170 |
| MD FEM | 526 |
| MD MALE | 526 |
| MD TOT | 1,052 |
| MILK COWS | 406 |
| NAME CD | Missisquoi |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 65 |
| OC P | 133 |
| OC TOT | 200 |
| OTHER FOWL | 14 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 117 |
| OTHERS | 712 |
| SHEEP | 134 |
| SHEEP KS | 80 |
| SUP AM | 2,604 |
| SUP FOR | 533 |
| SUP JV | 108 |
| SUP PAT | 890 |
| SUP SC | 1,606 |
| SUP TOT | 3,137 |
| SWINE | 207 |
| SWINE KS | 52 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 528 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 6,643 |
| TURKEY | 19 |
| WID FEM | 42 |
| WID MALE | 17 |
| WID TOT | 59 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC169005— 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 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/.