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Year: 1861  |  Province: Quebec  |  Wikidata: Q3130215

Hemmingford, Quebec (1861 census)

Hemmingford was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 4,005. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3130215. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.051°N, 73.661°W.

Population

In 1861, Hemmingford had a population of 4,005: 2,140 male and 1,865 female residents.

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

Later boundary forms

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, Hemmingford shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 4,005 total population, 2,140 males, Male members of the family who are present: 2,044, 1,865 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,784, 1,457 single males, 1,187 single females, 628 married males, 617 married females, 309 males attending school, 267 females attending school, 192 adult males unable to read or write, 158 adult females unable to read or write, Males present who are not members of the family: 96, 86 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 81, 72 female births, 61 widowed females, 55 widowed males, 2 deaf and dumb females, 2 lunatic females, 2 lunatic males, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 324 males aged 5 to 10, 291 single males aged 10 to 15, 250 females aged 5 to 10, 249 single females aged 10 to 15, 215 single males aged 15 to 20, 203 single males aged 20 to 30, 181 single females aged 15 to 20, 176 married females aged 30 to 40, 165 married males aged 30 to 40, 150 married males aged 40 to 50, 148 married females aged 20 to 30, 140 single females aged 20 to 30, 119 married females aged 40 to 50, 112 married males aged 20 to 30, 87 married males aged 50 to 60, 86 married females aged 50 to 60, 77 married males aged 60 to 70, 73 males aged 1 to 2, 72 females aged 1 to 2, 72 males aged 3 to 4, 71 females age 3 to 4, 68 males aged 2 to 3, 55 females aged 2 to 3, 54 males aged 4 to 5, 50 females aged 4 to 5, 49 married females aged 60 to 70, 46 single males aged 30 to 40, 23 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 21 married females aged 15 to 20, 21 married males aged 70 to 80, 20 single females aged 30 to 40, 15 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 13 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 13 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 12 married females aged 70 to 80, 12 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 11 single males aged 40 to 50, 10 males of unknown age, 10 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 7 single females aged 40 to 50, 7 single females aged 60 to 70, 7 single males aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 4 females of unknown age, 4 married males aged 15 to 20, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 single females aged 70 to 80, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,188 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 745 French Canadians, 731 persons originating in Ireland, 120 persons originating in Scotland, 120 persons originating in the United States, 96 persons originating in England or Wales, 4 Indigenous males, 2 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in all other places. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 persons originating in Russia or Poland — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $689,710 value farms (dollars), $125,888 value all livestock, 101,123 pounds of homemade butter, 85,413 bushels of potatoes, 61,820 bushels of oats, $54,105 value horses aged over 3 years, 52,739 acres of land in farms, 29,352 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $27,061 value farm implements in dollars, 23,387 acres of farmland under cultivation, 12,461 pounds of maple sugar, 12,117 acres of farmland under crops, 11,620 bushels of spring wheat, 11,095 acres of farmland in pasture, 10,321 pounds of wool produced on farms, 6,998 bushels of turnips, 6,526 bushels of buckwheat, 5,710 bushels of carrots, 5,270 bushels of corn, $3,902 value garden and orchard crops, 3,622 bushels of peas, 3,118 sheep, 3,082 tons of hay, 3,049 bushels of barley, 2,935 acres of oats, 1,712 milk cows, 1,595 calves and heifers, 972 horses aged over 3 years, 927 acres of spring wheat, 793 barrels of pork, 720 barrels of beef, 692 swine, 687 acres of potatoes, 667 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 572 occupants of farms, 459 horses aged 3 years and under, 446 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 334 acres of buckwheat, 272 acres of peas, 246 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 221 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 214 pounds of flax or hemp, 200 acres of corn, 200 bushels of beans, 184 acres of barley, 175 acres of farmland in gardens, 168 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 152 pounds of hops, 119 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 100 bulls, oxen, or steers, 71 bushels of rye, 41 acres of turnips, 40 gallons of cider, 23 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 12 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 11 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 5 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 4 acres of rye, 3 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $12,668 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 4,649 yards of flannel, 2,795 yards of fulled cloth, 509 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 28 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 15, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 13, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Identifiers

Sources

Census tabulations from the 1861 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). "Hemmingford, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/hemmingford-qc021003-1861/.