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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3130215. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,398 |
| 1881 | 2,315 |
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 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,315 total population, 1,182 males, 1,133 females, 738 married persons, 442 families, 372 married females, 366 married males, 113 widowed persons, 64 widowed females, 49 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,464 single persons under 18, 767 single males under 18, 697 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 427 inhabited houses, 427 occupied houses, 48 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 71,560 bushels of oats, 38,483 bushels of potatoes, 11,954 bushels of corn, 8,664 bushels of buckwheat, 5,132 tons of hay, 4,934 acres of hay crops, 3,883 bushels of other root crops, 2,697 bushels of peas and beans, 2,344 bushels of spring wheat, 1,781 bushels of barley, 757 bushels of turnips, 360 acres of potatoes, 296 acres of wheat, 60 bushels of rye, 11 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,315 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC072001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC072001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3130215
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemmingford,_Quebec_(township)
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemmingford_(municipalit%C3%A9_de_canton)
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/.