Farnham W-O, Quebec (1881 census)
Farnham W-O was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,305. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.269°N, 72.960°W.
Population
In 1881, Farnham W-O had a population of 1,305: 677 male and 628 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,380 |
| 1881 | 1,305 |
| 1891 | 1,520 |
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 W-O shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,305 total population, 677 males, 628 females, 476 married persons, 242 families, 238 married females, 238 married males, 42 widowed persons, 25 widowed females, 17 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 787 single persons under 18, 422 single males under 18, 365 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 222 inhabited houses, 222 occupied houses, 45 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 35,167 bushels of oats, 14,956 bushels of potatoes, 4,439 bushels of corn, 3,049 tons of hay, 2,971 bushels of peas and beans, 2,742 acres of hay crops, 1,819 bushels of barley, 1,730 bushels of spring wheat, 1,194 bushels of other root crops, 1,136 bushels of buckwheat, 725 bushels of turnips, 250 acres of wheat, 144 acres of potatoes, 120 bushels of rye, 80 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 4 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,305 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC065010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC169006_1871— 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 W-O, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/farnham-w-o-qc065010-1881/.