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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q63243255. 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 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Hartwell shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,204 total population, 628 males, 576 females, 406 married persons, 220 families, 203 married females, 203 married males, 21 widowed persons, 11 widowed males, 10 widowed females, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 777 single persons under 18, 414 single males under 18, 363 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,194 French Canadians, 10 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 192 occupied houses, 191 houses, 191 houses built of wood, 170 houses of 1 story, 78 houses of 2 rooms, 54 houses of 3 rooms, 21 houses of 2 stories, 19 houses of 4 rooms, 16 houses of 1 room, 12 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 9 uninhabited houses, 8 houses of 5 rooms, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 28,025 pounds of homemade butter, 19,810 acres of land in farms, 17,480 bushels of oats, 13,096 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12,137 bushels of potatoes, 6,714 acres of improved land in farms, 5,014 acres of farmland under crops, 2,545 chickens, 2,296 bushels of buckwheat, 1,764 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,635 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,523 bushels of peas, 1,360 acres of hay crops, 1,264 acres of oats, 1,197 bushels of spring wheat, 1,014 tons of hay, 910 bushels of turnips, 640 bushels of barley, 613 sheep, 388 swine, 358 milk cows, 269 bushels of corn, 250 bushels of rye, 244 swine slaughtered or sold, 241 other cattle, 228 horses aged over 3 years, 200 sheep slaughtered or sold, 193 occupants of farms, 186 farm occupants who own their land, 119 acres of potatoes, 115 acres of wheat, 92 cattle killed or sold, 89 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 65 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 52 turkeys, 50 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 49 acres of barley, 49 horses aged 3 years and under, 38 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 34 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 25 bushels of beans, 24 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 22 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 18 geese, 12 oxen, 11 ducks, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 acres of turnips, 6 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 other fowl, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q63243255
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/.