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 |
|---|---|
| 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 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,733 total population, 867 males, 866 females, 418 married persons, 340 families, 212 married females, 206 married males, 66 widowed persons, 34 widowed females, 32 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,249 single persons under 18, 629 single males under 18, 620 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,194 persons who are not French Canadian, 539 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 335 houses, 335 occupied houses, 327 houses of 1 story, 257 houses built of wood, 180 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 56 houses of 4 rooms, 42 houses built of stone, 40 houses of 3 rooms, 40 uninhabited houses, 36 houses built of brick, 36 houses of 5 rooms, 10 houses of 2 rooms, 9 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 8 houses of 2 stories, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 93,995 pounds of homemade butter, 34,583 acres of land in farms, 28,412 bushels of oats, 24,523 acres of improved land in farms, 23,545 bushels of potatoes, 12,356 acres of farmland in pasture, 11,907 acres of farmland under crops, 10,060 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,700 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 6,660 chickens, 6,411 tons of hay, 6,236 bushels of buckwheat, 6,087 bushels of corn, 5,597 acres of hay crops, 2,708 bushels of barley, 2,522 acres of oats, 2,481 bushels of turnips, 1,977 bushels of spring wheat, 1,810 other cattle, 1,792 sheep, 1,540 milk cows, 1,037 bushels of peas, 973 sheep slaughtered or sold, 730 horses aged over 3 years, 694 cattle killed or sold, 638 swine slaughtered or sold, 480 swine, 467 horses aged 3 years and under, 324 occupants of farms, 296 acres of potatoes, 286 geese, 277 farm occupants who own their land, 260 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 246 bushels of beans, 239 acres of wheat, 226 acres of barley, 171 turkeys, 128 ducks, 117 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 104 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 47 farm occupants who rent their land, 41 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 40 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 30 oxen, 22 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 bushels of rye, 8 acres of turnips, 5 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC156006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC058006_1891— 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 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/.