Farnham, Town—Ville, Quebec (1901 census)
Farnham, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 3,114. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.284°N, 72.976°W.
Population
In 1901, Farnham, Town—Ville had a population of 3,114: 1,598 male and 1,516 female residents. Population density was 2604.5 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Farnham, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 575 |
| Number of females | 1,516 |
| Number of males | 1,598 |
| Number of married females | 523 |
| Number of married males | 530 |
| Number of single females | 892 |
| Number of single males | 1,017 |
| Number of widowed females | 101 |
| Number of widowed males | 51 |
| POP F | 1,516 |
| POP M | 1,598 |
| POP TOT | 3,114 |
| Total population | 3,114 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 537 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 1,050 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 1,050 |
| FAMILIES | 575 |
| HOUSES | 537 |
| MARRIED F | 523 |
| MARRIED M | 530 |
| SINGLE F | 892 |
| SINGLE M | 1,017 |
| WIDOWED F | 101 |
| WIDOWED M | 51 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC170005— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/farnham-town-ville-qc170005-1901/.