Hartwell, Quebec (1881 census)
Hartwell was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 727. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63243255. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 290 |
| 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 727 total population, 391 males, 336 females, 230 married persons, 134 families, 115 married females, 115 married males, 11 widowed persons, 6 widowed females, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 486 single persons under 18, 271 single males under 18, 215 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 134 inhabited houses, 134 occupied houses, 7 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 7,042 bushels of oats, 3,501 bushels of potatoes, 2,072 bushels of buckwheat, 848 bushels of corn, 817 acres of hay crops, 773 bushels of peas and beans, 726 bushels of rye, 699 bushels of spring wheat, 488 tons of hay, 453 bushels of barley, 453 bushels of turnips, 100 acres of wheat, 90 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 59 acres of potatoes, 3 bushels of winter wheat, 2 bushels of other root crops. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 728 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
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: Q63243255
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/.