Hemmingford, Quebec (1891 census)
Hemmingford was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,733. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3130215. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.060°N, 73.605°W.
Population
In 1891, Hemmingford had a population of 1,733: 867 male and 866 female residents.
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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Hemmingford shared boundaries with:
- Havelock
- Hemmingford, Village
- St. Bernard de Lacolle
- St. Jean Chrysostôme
- St. Patrice de Sherrington
- Ste. Clothilde
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 163 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 340 |
| Number of families | 340 |
| Number of females | 866 |
| Number of males | 867 |
| Number of married females | 212 |
| Number of married males | 206 |
| Number of married persons | 418 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 32 |
| Number of widowed persons | 66 |
| POP F | 866 |
| POP M | 867 |
| POP TOT | 1,733 |
| Total population | 1,733 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 620 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 629 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,249 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 539 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,194 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 335 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 36 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 42 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 257 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 327 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 56 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 180 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 335 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 40 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 226 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 260 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 12,356 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,060 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 11,907 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,597 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 24,523 |
| Acres of land in farms | 34,583 |
| Acres of oats | 2,522 |
| Acres of potatoes | 296 |
| Acres of turnips | 8 |
| Acres of wheat | 239 |
| BAR AC | 226 |
| BAR BU | 2,708 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,708 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 246 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6,236 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 6,087 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 28,412 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,037 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 23,545 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,977 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,481 |
| BWT BU | 6,236 |
| CRN BU | 6,087 |
| HAY AC | 5,597 |
| HAY TONS | 6,411 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 694 |
| Number of chickens | 6,660 |
| Number of ducks | 128 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 277 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 47 |
| Number of geese | 286 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 467 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 730 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,540 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 324 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,810 |
| Number of oxen | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 117 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 104 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 40 |
| Number of sheep | 1,792 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 973 |
| Number of swine | 480 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 638 |
| Number of turkeys | 171 |
| OAT AC | 2,522 |
| OAT BU | 28,412 |
| PEA BU | 1,037 |
| POT AC | 296 |
| POT BU | 23,545 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 7,700 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 93,995 |
| RYE BU | 9 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,411 |
| WHT AC | 239 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,977 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 117 |
| A 11 50 | 41 |
| A 201 PL | 22 |
| A 51 100 | 104 |
| BEN BU | 246 |
| BUTTER LB | 93,995 |
| CATTLE KS | 694 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 620 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 629 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,249 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 7,700 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 467 |
| DUCKS | 128 |
| FAMILIES | 340 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FRN CA | 539 |
| GEESE | 286 |
| GRA BU | 5 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,660 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 730 |
| HOUSES | 335 |
| HOUSES B | 36 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 9 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 36 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 56 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 327 |
| HOUSES S | 42 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 180 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 40 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 40 |
| HOUSES W | 257 |
| INF 11 A | 40 |
| MD FEM | 212 |
| MD MALE | 206 |
| MD TOT | 418 |
| MILK COWS | 1,540 |
| NAME CD | Huntingdon |
| OC F | 47 |
| OC P | 277 |
| OC TOT | 324 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,810 |
| OTHERS | 1,194 |
| SHEEP | 1,792 |
| SHEEP KS | 973 |
| SILOS | 1 |
| SUP AM | 24,523 |
| SUP FOR | 10,060 |
| SUP JV | 260 |
| SUP PAT | 12,356 |
| SUP SC | 11,907 |
| SUP TOT | 34,583 |
| SWINE | 480 |
| SWINE KS | 638 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 335 |
| TUR AC | 8 |
| TUR BU | 2,481 |
| TURKEY | 171 |
| WID FEM | 34 |
| WID MALE | 32 |
| WID TOT | 66 |
| WORKING OX | 30 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC156006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC058006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3130215
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). "Hemmingford, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/hemmingford-qc156006-1891/.