Hampden, Marston, Whitton, Quebec (1871 census)
Hampden, Marston, Whitton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 936. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.574°N, 71.042°W.
Population
In 1871, Hampden, Marston, Whitton had a population of 936: 491 male and 445 female residents. Population density was 3.1 people per square mile.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Hampden, 1861 (18.7% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Marston, 1861 (39.7% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Whitton, 1861 (41.6% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Hamden, 1881 (18.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Marston S, 1881 (20.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Marston N, 1881 (19.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Whitton, 1881 (41.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Hampden, Marston, Whitton shared boundaries with:
- Bury
- Lingwick
- Newport, Ditton, Chesham, Clinton, Emberton
- Spalding, Ditchfield, Woburn, Clinton
- St. Sébastien
- Winslow N
- Winslow S
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 155 |
| Number of females | 445 |
| Number of males | 491 |
| Number of married females | 143 |
| Number of married males | 142 |
| Number of married persons | 285 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 21 |
| Total population | 936 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 289 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 341 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 630 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 147 |
| Number of occupied houses | 148 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 7,148 |
| BWT BU | 1,381 |
| CRN BU | 9 |
| HAY AC | 2,009 |
| HAY TONS | 1,352 |
| OAT BU | 4,509 |
| PEA BU | 21 |
| POT AC | 165 |
| POT BU | 20,844 |
| RYE BU | 128 |
| Total area (acres) | 180,800 |
| WHT SP BU | 196 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 13 |
| AREA | 180,800 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 19 |
| CD | 142 |
| CSD | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 155 |
| FEMALE | 445 |
| GRA BU | 219 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 148 |
| INHABITED | 147 |
| MALE | 491 |
| MARRIED F | 143 |
| MARRIED M | 142 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 285 |
| POPULATION | 936 |
| ROOT BU | 36 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 289 |
| SINGLE M | 341 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 630 |
| TUR BU | 1,051 |
| UNINHABITED | 3 |
| WIDOWED F | 13 |
| WIDOWED M | 8 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 21 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC142010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC142010— 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 1871 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). "Hampden, Marston, Whitton, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/hampden-marston-whitton-qc142010-1871/.