Hatley, Quebec (1891 census)
Hatley was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,577. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3128315. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.229°N, 72.006°W.
Population
In 1891, Hatley had a population of 2,577: 1,320 male and 1,257 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,318 |
| 1881 | 2,485 |
| 1891 | 2,577 |
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 contained Hatley N., VL, 1901 (2.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Hatley 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 2,577 total population, 1,320 males, 1,257 females, 991 married persons, 542 families, 496 married males, 495 married females, 120 widowed persons, 81 widowed females, 39 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,466 single persons under 18, 785 single males under 18, 681 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,760 persons who are not French Canadian, 817 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 504 houses, 504 occupied houses, 502 houses built of wood, 425 houses of 1 story, 272 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 79 houses of 2 stories, 62 houses of 4 rooms, 51 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 46 houses of 5 rooms, 30 houses of 3 rooms, 26 uninhabited houses, 24 houses of 2 rooms, 14 houses of 1 room, 7 houses under construction, 5 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses built of brick. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 139,872 pounds of homemade butter, 47,640 bushels of potatoes, 43,881 acres of land in farms, 34,435 bushels of oats, 27,754 acres of improved land in farms, 17,429 bushels of turnips, 16,127 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 14,811 acres of farmland under crops, 14,653 bushels of barley, 12,880 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 12,513 acres of farmland in pasture, 10,838 acres of hay crops, 10,491 tons of hay, 7,359 bushels of buckwheat, 5,561 chickens, 4,111 bushels of spring wheat, 4,086 bushels of corn, 3,286 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,493 sheep, 1,905 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,886 other cattle, 1,785 milk cows, 1,754 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,328 acres of oats, 1,226 cattle killed or sold, 1,059 swine, 922 bushels of peas, 897 bushels of beans, 875 horses aged over 3 years, 526 acres of barley, 492 occupants of farms, 432 farm occupants who own their land, 430 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 422 horses aged 3 years and under, 312 acres of potatoes, 221 acres of wheat, 134 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 121 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 112 ducks, 112 geese, 105 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 96 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 90 turkeys, Capacity of silos (tons): 80, 72 oxen, 60 farm occupants who rent their land, 56 acres of turnips, 50 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 41 other fowl, 36 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC191006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC191006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3128315
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatley,_Quebec_(historic_township)
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatley_(canton)
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). "Hatley, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/hatley-qc191006-1891/.