Hemmingford, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
Hemmingford, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 300. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3130214. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.047°N, 73.586°W.
Population
In 1891, Hemmingford, Village had a population of 300: 148 male and 152 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 300 |
| 1901 | 338 |
| 1911 | 313 |
| 1921 | 345 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Hemmingford, 1881 (0.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Hemmingford, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 300 total population, 152 females, 148 males, 104 married persons, 69 families, 53 married males, 51 married females, 4.30 average size of families, 3 widowed persons, 2 widowed females, 1 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 193 single persons under 18, 99 single females under 18, 94 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 215 persons who are not French Canadian, 85 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 69 houses, 69 occupied houses, 59 houses of 1 story, 54 houses built of wood, 35 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 14 houses of 4 rooms, 10 houses of 2 stories, 8 houses built of stone, 8 houses of 5 rooms, 7 houses built of brick, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 uninhabited houses, 4 houses of 3 rooms, 3 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 2,332 pounds of homemade butter, 1,240 bushels of oats, 1,016 acres of land in farms, 941 bushels of potatoes, 856 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 702 acres of improved land in farms, 416 acres of farmland under crops, 401 bushels of corn, 314 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 272 chickens, 255 acres of farmland in pasture, 247 tons of hay, 223 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 188 acres of hay crops, 156 bushels of turnips, 106 acres of oats, 71 milk cows, 62 occupants of farms, 51 bushels of buckwheat, 50 bushels of barley, 50 horses aged over 3 years, 50 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 50 sheep, 47 farm occupants who own their land, 37 bushels of peas, 31 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 25 horses aged 3 years and under, 23 bushels of spring wheat, 15 farm occupants who rent their land, 15 other cattle, 13 acres of potatoes, 8 sheep slaughtered or sold, 7 swine, 6 cattle killed or sold, 5 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 4 acres of barley, 3 ducks, 3 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 swine slaughtered or sold, 2 acres of turnips, 2 acres of wheat, 2 other fowl, 1 bushels of beans, 1 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 1 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC156007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC058011_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3130214
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemmingford,_Quebec_(village)
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemmingford_(municipalit%C3%A9_de_village)
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, Village, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/hemmingford-village-qc156007-1891/.