Hartwell, Quebec (1881 census)
Hartwell was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 727. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.915°N, 75.120°W.
Population
In 1881, Hartwell had a population of 727: 391 male and 336 female residents. Population density was 9.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 727 |
| 1891 | 1,204 |
| 1901 | 1,460 |
| 1911 | 1,011 |
| 1921 | 909 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Hartwell, Suffolk, 1871 (51.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Hartwell shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 134 |
| Number of families | 134 |
| Number of females | 336 |
| Number of males | 391 |
| Number of married females | 115 |
| Number of married males | 115 |
| Number of married persons | 230 |
| Number of widowed females | 6 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 11 |
| POP TOT | 727 |
| Total population | 727 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 215 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 271 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 486 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 134 |
| Number of occupied houses | 134 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 817 |
| Acres of potatoes | 59 |
| Acres of wheat | 100 |
| BAR BU | 453 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 453 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,072 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 90 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 848 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,042 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 773 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,501 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 726 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 699 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 453 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 3 |
| BWT BU | 2,072 |
| CRN BU | 848 |
| HAY AC | 817 |
| HAY TONS | 488 |
| OAT BU | 7,042 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 773 |
| POT AC | 59 |
| POT BU | 3,501 |
| RYE BU | 726 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 488 |
| WHT AC | 100 |
| WHT SP BU | 699 |
| WHT WTR BU | 3 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 215 |
| C UNMD M | 271 |
| C UNMD TOT | 486 |
| D OCC | 134 |
| FEMALE | 336 |
| GRA BU | 90 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 134 |
| H UNINH | 7 |
| MALE | 391 |
| MD F | 115 |
| MD M | 115 |
| MD TOT | 230 |
| NUMBER CD | 97 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2 |
| TUR BU | 453 |
| WID F | 6 |
| WID M | 5 |
| WID TOT | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC097019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC062018— 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 1881 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). "Hartwell, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/hartwell-qc097019-1881/.