Hamden, Quebec (1891 census)
Hamden was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,066. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.513°N, 71.227°W.
Population
In 1891, Hamden had a population of 1,066: 566 male and 500 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 547 |
| 1891 | 1,066 |
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, Hamden shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,066 total population, 566 males, 500 females, 359 married persons, 196 families, 180 married females, 179 married males, 27 widowed persons, 16 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 680 single persons under 18, 376 single males under 18, 304 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 677 persons who are not French Canadian, 389 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 159 houses, 159 houses built of wood, 159 occupied houses, 140 houses of 1 story, 46 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 38 houses of 4 rooms, 30 houses of 3 rooms, 20 houses of 2 rooms, 18 houses of 5 rooms, 15 houses of 2 stories, 4 houses of 1 room, 4 houses of 3 stories, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 uninhabited houses, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 28,369 acres of land in farms, 16,528 acres of improved land in farms, 14,187 acres of farmland under crops, 11,841 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,765 pounds of homemade butter, 7,564 bushels of potatoes, 3,285 bushels of oats, 2,319 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,826 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,565 bushels of barley, 1,080 chickens, 1,074 bushels of turnips, 1,061 acres of hay crops, 815 tons of hay, 671 bushels of buckwheat, 469 sheep, 203 milk cows, 175 bushels of beans, 173 acres of oats, 167 horses aged over 3 years, 156 other cattle, 119 occupants of farms, 114 farm occupants who own their land, 96 bushels of spring wheat, 92 acres of barley, 52 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 43 acres of potatoes, 39 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 38 swine slaughtered or sold, 37 swine, 32 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 25 other fowl, 25 sheep slaughtered or sold, 23 horses aged 3 years and under, 22 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 21 cattle killed or sold, 20 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 20 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 18 oxen, 16 ducks, 15 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 13 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 10 acres of turnips, 10 bushels of peas, 8 acres of wheat, 5 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC150009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC150009_1881— 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). "Hamden, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/hamden-qc150009-1891/.