Hartwell, Quebec (1891 census)
Hartwell was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,204. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.915°N, 75.120°W.
Population
In 1891, Hartwell had a population of 1,204: 628 male and 576 female residents. Population density was 16.2 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Hartwell shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 220 |
| Number of families | 220 |
| Number of females | 576 |
| Number of males | 628 |
| Number of married females | 203 |
| Number of married males | 203 |
| Number of married persons | 406 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 21 |
| POP F | 576 |
| POP M | 628 |
| POP TOT | 1,204 |
| Total population | 1,204 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 363 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 414 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 777 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,194 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 10 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 191 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 191 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 16 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 170 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 78 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 21 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 192 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 49 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 65 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,635 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 13,096 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,014 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,360 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,714 |
| Acres of land in farms | 19,810 |
| Acres of oats | 1,264 |
| Acres of potatoes | 119 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 115 |
| BAR AC | 49 |
| BAR BU | 640 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 640 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,296 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 269 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 17,480 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,523 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,137 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 250 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,197 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 910 |
| BWT BU | 2,296 |
| CRN BU | 269 |
| HAY AC | 1,360 |
| HAY TONS | 1,014 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 92 |
| Number of chickens | 2,545 |
| Number of ducks | 11 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 186 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 6 |
| Number of geese | 18 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 49 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 228 |
| Number of milk cows | 358 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 193 |
| Number of other cattle | 241 |
| Number of other fowl | 6 |
| Number of oxen | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 89 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 22 |
| Number of sheep | 613 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 200 |
| Number of swine | 388 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 244 |
| Number of turkeys | 52 |
| OAT AC | 1,264 |
| OAT BU | 17,480 |
| PEA BU | 1,523 |
| POT AC | 119 |
| POT BU | 12,137 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,764 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 28,025 |
| RYE BU | 250 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,014 |
| WHT AC | 115 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,197 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 38 |
| A 11 50 | 34 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 89 |
| BEN BU | 25 |
| BUTTER LB | 28,025 |
| CATTLE KS | 92 |
| CHEESE LB | 50 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 363 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 414 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 777 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,764 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 49 |
| DUCKS | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 220 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FRN CA | 1,194 |
| GEESE | 18 |
| GRA BU | 24 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,545 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 228 |
| HOUSES | 191 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 19 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 170 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 12 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 54 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 78 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 21 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 9 |
| HOUSES W | 191 |
| INF 11 A | 22 |
| MD FEM | 203 |
| MD MALE | 203 |
| MD TOT | 406 |
| MILK COWS | 358 |
| NAME CD | Ottawa, County—Comté |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 6 |
| OC P | 186 |
| OC TOT | 193 |
| OTHER FOWL | 6 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 241 |
| OTHERS | 10 |
| SHEEP | 613 |
| SHEEP KS | 200 |
| SUP AM | 6,714 |
| SUP FOR | 13,096 |
| SUP JV | 65 |
| SUP PAT | 1,635 |
| SUP SC | 5,014 |
| SUP TOT | 19,810 |
| SWINE | 388 |
| SWINE KS | 244 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 192 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 910 |
| TURKEY | 52 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 10 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 21 |
| WORKING OX | 12 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC176016— 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 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). "Hartwell, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/hartwell-qc176016-1891/.