Farnham W-O, Quebec (1891 census)
Farnham W-O was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,520. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.269°N, 72.960°W.
Population
In 1891, Farnham W-O had a population of 1,520: 812 male and 708 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Farnham W-O shared boundaries with:
- Farnham E
- Farnham, Town—Ville
- L’Ange Gardien
- N.-D. de Stanbridge, Village
- St. Alexandre
- St. Césaire
- St. Ignace
- Ste. Brigitte
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,520 total population, 812 males, 708 females, 535 married persons, 291 families, 270 married males, 265 married females, 45 widowed persons, 24 widowed females, 21 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 940 single persons under 18, 521 single males under 18, 419 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,279 French Canadians, 241 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 266 houses, 266 occupied houses, 240 houses built of wood, 138 houses of 1 story, 128 houses of 2 stories, 84 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 71 houses of 4 rooms, 51 houses of 3 rooms, 44 houses of 5 rooms, 23 houses built of brick, 10 houses of 2 rooms, 6 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 uninhabited houses, 3 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 43,361 pounds of homemade butter, 36,313 bushels of oats, 26,700 bushels of potatoes, 21,543 acres of land in farms, 18,417 acres of improved land in farms, 12,033 bushels of turnips, 10,802 acres of farmland under crops, 8,609 bushels of corn, 7,503 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,763 chickens, 5,117 acres of hay crops, 4,767 tons of hay, 3,824 bushels of barley, 3,649 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,273 bushels of buckwheat, 3,126 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,207 acres of oats, 2,043 bushels of spring wheat, 1,878 bushels of peas, 1,440 milk cows, 813 sheep, 691 other cattle, 530 sheep slaughtered or sold, 507 horses aged over 3 years, 432 swine, 301 bushels of beans, 242 occupants of farms, 204 acres of barley, 192 acres of potatoes, 190 farm occupants who own their land, 189 cattle killed or sold, 172 geese, 153 horses aged 3 years and under, 148 acres of wheat, 147 swine slaughtered or sold, 147 turkeys, 120 bushels of rye, 112 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 91 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 77 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, Capacity of silos (tons): 75, 57 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 52 farm occupants who rent their land, 46 ducks, 42 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 34 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 27 acres of turnips, 18 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 11 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC169006— 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 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 W-O, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/farnham-w-o-qc169006-1891/.