Hemmingford, Quebec (1881 census)
Hemmingford was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,315. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.060°N, 73.604°W.
Population
In 1881, Hemmingford had a population of 2,315: 1,182 male and 1,133 female residents. Population density was 36.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,025 |
| 1861 | 4,005 |
| 1871 | 2,398 |
| 1881 | 2,315 |
| 1891 | 1,733 |
| 1901 | 1,658 |
| 1911 | 1,429 |
| 1921 | 1,589 |
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 Hemmingford, Village, 1891 (0.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Hemmingford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 442 |
| Number of families | 442 |
| Number of females | 1,133 |
| Number of males | 1,182 |
| Number of married females | 372 |
| Number of married males | 366 |
| Number of married persons | 738 |
| Number of widowed females | 64 |
| Number of widowed males | 49 |
| Number of widowed persons | 113 |
| POP TOT | 2,315 |
| Total population | 2,315 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 697 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 767 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,464 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 427 |
| Number of occupied houses | 427 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 48 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,934 |
| Acres of potatoes | 360 |
| Acres of wheat | 296 |
| BAR BU | 1,781 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,781 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 8,664 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 11,954 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 71,560 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 3,883 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 2,697 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 38,483 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,344 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 757 |
| BWT BU | 8,664 |
| CRN BU | 11,954 |
| HAY AC | 4,934 |
| HAY TONS | 5,132 |
| OAT BU | 71,560 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 2,697 |
| POT AC | 360 |
| POT BU | 38,483 |
| RYE BU | 60 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,132 |
| WHT AC | 296 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,344 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 697 |
| C UNMD M | 767 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,464 |
| D OCC | 427 |
| FEMALE | 1,133 |
| GRA BU | 11 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 427 |
| H UNINH | 48 |
| MALE | 1,182 |
| MD F | 372 |
| MD M | 366 |
| MD TOT | 738 |
| NUMBER CD | 72 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 3,883 |
| TUR BU | 757 |
| WID F | 64 |
| WID M | 49 |
| WID TOT | 113 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC072001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC058006— 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 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). "Hemmingford, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/hemmingford-qc072001-1881/.