Farnham W.-O., Quebec (1911 census)
Farnham W.-O. was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,240. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.270°N, 72.959°W.
Population
In 1911, Farnham W.-O. had a population of 1,240: 661 male and 579 female residents. Population density was 29.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,240 |
| 1921 | 1,158 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Farnham W.-O. shared boundaries with:
- Farnham E.
- Farnham, T-V
- L'Ange Gardien
- Notre Dame de Stanbridge
- St. Alexandre
- St. Césaire
- St. Ignace de Stanbridge
- Ste. Brigide
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 26,857 area in acres, 1,240 total population, 661 males in the population, 579 females in the population, 431 single (never-married) males, 357 single (never-married) females, 218 families, 212 married females, 212 married males, 41.96 area in square miles, 29.55 population per square mile, 16 widowed males, 9 widowed females, 2 legally separated males, 1 females with marital status not given. 1,388 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,103 persons of French origin, 64 persons of British origin (Irish), 41 persons of British origin (English), 18 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 3 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,142 Roman Catholics, 62 Anglicans (Church of England), 13 Methodists, 11 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 10 Presbyterians, 9 Congregationalists, 4 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 218 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC175002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC072002— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/farnham-w-o-qc175002-1911/.