Godmanchester, Quebec (1891 census)
Godmanchester was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,673. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63243222. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.080°N, 74.237°W.
Population
In 1891, Godmanchester had a population of 1,673: 866 male and 807 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,055 |
| 1881 | 1,893 |
| 1891 | 1,673 |
| 1901 | 1,735 |
| 1911 | 1,623 |
| 1921 | 1,603 |
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, Godmanchester shared boundaries with:
- Dundee
- Elgin
- Hinchinbrooke
- Huntingdon, Village
- St. Anicet
- St. Malachie d'Ormstown
- St. Stanislas de Kostka
- Ste. Barbe
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 1,673 total population, 866 males, 807 females, 539 married persons, 337 families, 270 married females, 269 married males, 99 widowed persons, 59 widowed females, 40 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,035 single persons under 18, 557 single males under 18, 478 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,366 persons who are not French Canadian, 307 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 337 houses, 337 occupied houses, 323 houses of 1 story, 260 houses built of wood, 168 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 48 houses built of brick, 44 houses of 3 rooms, 42 houses of 5 rooms, 36 houses of 4 rooms, 29 houses built of stone, 24 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 21 houses of 2 rooms, 14 houses of 2 stories, 2 houses of 1 room, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 50,542 bushels of oats, 45,826 pounds of homemade butter, 32,552 acres of land in farms, 27,066 acres of improved land in farms, 24,192 bushels of potatoes, 15,223 acres of farmland under crops, 11,565 acres of farmland in pasture, 11,261 bushels of turnips, 9,300 chickens, 7,617 tons of hay, 6,381 acres of hay crops, 5,486 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,398 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 5,026 bushels of corn, 4,893 bushels of barley, 4,496 bushels of spring wheat, 3,701 bushels of peas, 3,251 acres of oats, 2,688 milk cows, 1,619 other cattle, 1,531 bushels of buckwheat, 1,383 sheep, 1,137 swine, 1,103 cattle killed or sold, 1,013 swine slaughtered or sold, 789 horses aged over 3 years, 605 sheep slaughtered or sold, 592 acres of wheat, 404 acres of barley, 397 geese, 384 horses aged 3 years and under, 349 ducks, 331 occupants of farms, 290 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 278 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 274 farm occupants who own their land, 267 acres of potatoes, 258 bushels of beans, 240 turkeys, 119 bushels of rye, 110 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 107 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 57 farm occupants who rent their land, 52 acres of turnips, 52 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 37 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 25 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 13 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC156004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC058004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63243222
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). "Godmanchester, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/godmanchester-qc156004-1891/.