Harrington, Quebec (1891 census)
Harrington was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 720. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.853°N, 74.623°W.
Population
In 1891, Harrington had a population of 720: 369 male and 351 female residents. Population density was 7.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 718 |
| 1891 | 720 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Harrington & Montcalm, 1901 (62.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Harrington shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 125 |
| Number of families | 125 |
| Number of females | 351 |
| Number of males | 369 |
| Number of married females | 109 |
| Number of married males | 107 |
| Number of married persons | 216 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 25 |
| POP F | 351 |
| POP M | 369 |
| POP TOT | 720 |
| Total population | 720 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 226 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 253 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 479 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 94 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 626 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 122 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 121 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 78 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 44 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 122 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 26 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 23 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,792 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 12,414 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,271 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,891 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,086 |
| Acres of land in farms | 19,500 |
| Acres of oats | 1,349 |
| Acres of potatoes | 97 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 105 |
| BAR AC | 26 |
| BAR BU | 401 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 401 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,283 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 246 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 20,714 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,544 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,168 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,097 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 675 |
| BWT BU | 2,283 |
| CRN BU | 246 |
| HAY AC | 1,891 |
| HAY TONS | 1,505 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 154 |
| Number of chickens | 2,586 |
| Number of ducks | 26 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 126 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 6 |
| Number of geese | 28 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 82 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 192 |
| Number of milk cows | 600 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 132 |
| Number of other cattle | 432 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 13 |
| Number of sheep | 744 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 396 |
| Number of swine | 200 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 266 |
| Number of turkeys | 37 |
| OAT AC | 1,349 |
| OAT BU | 20,714 |
| PEA BU | 1,544 |
| POT AC | 97 |
| POT BU | 8,168 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 695 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 733 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,827 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 41,180 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,505 |
| WHT AC | 105 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,097 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 48 |
| A 11 50 | 7 |
| A 201 PL | 19 |
| A 51 100 | 45 |
| BEN BU | 13 |
| BUTTER LB | 41,180 |
| CATTLE KS | 154 |
| CHEESE LB | 695 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 226 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 253 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 479 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 733 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 82 |
| DUCKS | 26 |
| FAMILIES | 125 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,827 |
| FRN CA | 94 |
| GEESE | 28 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,586 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 192 |
| HOUSES | 122 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 32 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 78 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 12 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 29 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 35 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 44 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 121 |
| INF 11 A | 13 |
| MD FEM | 109 |
| MD MALE | 107 |
| MD TOT | 216 |
| MILK COWS | 600 |
| NAME CD | Argenteuil |
| OC F | 6 |
| OC P | 126 |
| OC TOT | 132 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 432 |
| OTHERS | 626 |
| SHEEP | 744 |
| SHEEP KS | 396 |
| SUP AM | 7,086 |
| SUP FOR | 12,414 |
| SUP JV | 23 |
| SUP PAT | 1,792 |
| SUP SC | 5,271 |
| SUP TOT | 19,500 |
| SWINE | 200 |
| SWINE KS | 266 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 122 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 675 |
| TURKEY | 37 |
| WID FEM | 16 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 25 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC137007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC137007— 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). "Harrington, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/harrington-qc137007-1891/.