Harrington, Quebec (1891 census)
Harrington was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 720. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63243254. 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 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 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 720 total population, 369 males, 351 females, 216 married persons, 125 families, 109 married females, 107 married males, 25 widowed persons, 16 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 479 single persons under 18, 253 single males under 18, 226 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 626 persons who are not French Canadian, 94 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 122 houses, 122 occupied houses, 121 houses built of wood, 78 houses of 1 story, 44 houses of 2 stories, 35 houses of 2 rooms, 32 houses of 4 rooms, 29 houses of 3 rooms, 12 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 11 houses of 5 rooms, 4 houses under construction, 3 houses of 1 room, 2 uninhabited houses, 1 houses built of brick, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 41,180 pounds of homemade butter, 20,714 bushels of oats, 19,500 acres of land in farms, 12,414 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,168 bushels of potatoes, 7,086 acres of improved land in farms, 5,271 acres of farmland under crops, 2,827 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,586 chickens, 2,283 bushels of buckwheat, 1,891 acres of hay crops, 1,792 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,544 bushels of peas, 1,505 tons of hay, 1,349 acres of oats, 1,097 bushels of spring wheat, 744 sheep, 733 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 695 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 675 bushels of turnips, 600 milk cows, 432 other cattle, 401 bushels of barley, 396 sheep slaughtered or sold, 266 swine slaughtered or sold, 246 bushels of corn, 200 swine, 192 horses aged over 3 years, 154 cattle killed or sold, 132 occupants of farms, 126 farm occupants who own their land, 105 acres of wheat, 97 acres of potatoes, 82 horses aged 3 years and under, 48 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 45 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 37 turkeys, 28 geese, 26 acres of barley, 26 ducks, 23 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 19 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 13 bushels of beans, 13 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 7 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 6 acres of turnips, 6 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q63243254
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/.