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 density was 19.0 people per square mile.
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 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 196 |
| Number of families | 196 |
| Number of females | 500 |
| Number of males | 566 |
| Number of married females | 180 |
| Number of married males | 179 |
| Number of married persons | 359 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 27 |
| POP F | 500 |
| POP M | 566 |
| POP TOT | 1,066 |
| Total population | 1,066 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 304 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 376 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 680 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 389 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 677 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 159 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 159 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 140 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 15 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 159 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 92 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 22 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,319 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,841 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 14,187 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,061 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 16,528 |
| Acres of land in farms | 28,369 |
| Acres of oats | 173 |
| Acres of potatoes | 43 |
| Acres of turnips | 10 |
| Acres of wheat | 8 |
| BAR AC | 92 |
| BAR BU | 1,565 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,565 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 175 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 671 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,285 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,564 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 96 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,074 |
| BWT BU | 671 |
| HAY AC | 1,061 |
| HAY TONS | 815 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 21 |
| Number of chickens | 1,080 |
| Number of ducks | 16 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 114 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 23 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 167 |
| Number of milk cows | 203 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 119 |
| Number of other cattle | 156 |
| Number of other fowl | 25 |
| Number of oxen | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 20 |
| Number of sheep | 469 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 25 |
| Number of swine | 37 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 38 |
| Number of turkeys | 1 |
| OAT AC | 173 |
| OAT BU | 3,285 |
| PEA BU | 10 |
| POT AC | 43 |
| POT BU | 7,564 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 20 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 52 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,826 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 9,765 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 815 |
| WHT AC | 8 |
| WHT SP BU | 96 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 39 |
| A 11 50 | 13 |
| A 201 PL | 15 |
| A 51 100 | 32 |
| BEN BU | 175 |
| BUTTER LB | 9,765 |
| CATTLE KS | 21 |
| CHEESE LB | 20 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 304 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 376 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 680 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 52 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 23 |
| DUCKS | 16 |
| FAMILIES | 196 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,826 |
| FRN CA | 389 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,080 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 167 |
| HOUSES | 159 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 38 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 140 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 46 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 15 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 159 |
| INF 11 A | 20 |
| MD FEM | 180 |
| MD MALE | 179 |
| MD TOT | 359 |
| MILK COWS | 203 |
| NAME CD | Compton |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 114 |
| OC TOT | 119 |
| OTHER FOWL | 25 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 156 |
| OTHERS | 677 |
| SHEEP | 469 |
| SHEEP KS | 25 |
| SUP AM | 16,528 |
| SUP FOR | 11,841 |
| SUP JV | 22 |
| SUP PAT | 2,319 |
| SUP SC | 14,187 |
| SUP TOT | 28,369 |
| SWINE | 37 |
| SWINE KS | 38 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 159 |
| TUR AC | 10 |
| TUR BU | 1,074 |
| TURKEY | 1 |
| WID FEM | 16 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 27 |
| WORKING OX | 18 |
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/.