Hemmingford, Quebec (1911 census)
Hemmingford was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,429. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3130215. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.060°N, 73.605°W.
Population
In 1911, Hemmingford had a population of 1,429: 718 male and 711 female residents. Population density was 23.9 people per square mile.
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 1911
In the 1911 census, Hemmingford shared boundaries with:
- Havelock
- Hemmingford, Village
- St. Bernard de Lacolle
- St. Jean Chrysostôme
- St. Patrice de Sherrington
- Ste. Clothilde
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 38,187 area in acres, 1,429 total population, 718 males in the population, 711 females in the population, 430 single (never-married) males, 414 single (never-married) females, 321 families, 259 married males, 257 married females, 59.67 area in square miles, 40 widowed females, 28 widowed males, 23.95 population per square mile, 1 divorced males. 1,658 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 618 persons of French origin, 540 persons of British origin (Irish), 170 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 75 persons of British origin (English), 8 persons of Dutch origin, 3 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 4 persons of Japanese origin — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 748 Roman Catholics, 377 Presbyterians, 200 Methodists, 103 Anglicans (Church of England), 11 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Baptists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 309 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC161006— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/hemmingford-qc161006-1911/.