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 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 density was 727.9 people per square mile.
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 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.30 |
| FAM NO | 69 |
| Number of families | 69 |
| Number of females | 152 |
| Number of males | 148 |
| Number of married females | 51 |
| Number of married males | 53 |
| Number of married persons | 104 |
| Number of widowed females | 2 |
| Number of widowed males | 1 |
| Number of widowed persons | 3 |
| POP F | 152 |
| POP M | 148 |
| POP TOT | 300 |
| Total population | 300 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 99 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 94 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 193 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 85 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 215 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 69 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 7 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 8 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 54 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 59 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 10 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 69 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 4 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 31 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 255 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 314 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 416 |
| Acres of hay crops | 188 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 702 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,016 |
| Acres of oats | 106 |
| Acres of potatoes | 13 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 2 |
| BAR AC | 4 |
| BAR BU | 50 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 51 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 401 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,240 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 37 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 941 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 156 |
| BWT BU | 51 |
| CRN BU | 401 |
| HAY AC | 188 |
| HAY TONS | 247 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 6 |
| Number of chickens | 272 |
| Number of ducks | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 47 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 15 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 25 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 50 |
| Number of milk cows | 71 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 62 |
| Number of other cattle | 15 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 50 |
| Number of sheep | 50 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 8 |
| Number of swine | 7 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 3 |
| Number of turkeys | 1 |
| OAT AC | 106 |
| OAT BU | 1,240 |
| PEA BU | 37 |
| POT AC | 13 |
| POT BU | 941 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 856 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 223 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 2,332 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 247 |
| WHT AC | 2 |
| WHT SP BU | 23 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 11 50 | 5 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 3 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 2,332 |
| CATTLE KS | 6 |
| CHEESE LB | 856 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 99 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 94 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 193 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 223 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 25 |
| DUCKS | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 69 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.30 |
| FRN CA | 85 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 272 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 50 |
| HOUSES | 69 |
| HOUSES B | 7 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 14 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 59 |
| HOUSES S | 8 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 35 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 10 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 54 |
| INF 11 A | 50 |
| MD FEM | 51 |
| MD MALE | 53 |
| MD TOT | 104 |
| MILK COWS | 71 |
| NAME CD | Huntingdon |
| OC F | 15 |
| OC P | 47 |
| OC TOT | 62 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 15 |
| OTHERS | 215 |
| SHEEP | 50 |
| SHEEP KS | 8 |
| SUP AM | 702 |
| SUP FOR | 314 |
| SUP JV | 31 |
| SUP PAT | 255 |
| SUP SC | 416 |
| SUP TOT | 1,016 |
| SWINE | 7 |
| SWINE KS | 3 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 69 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 156 |
| TURKEY | 1 |
| WID FEM | 2 |
| WID MALE | 1 |
| WID TOT | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC156007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC058011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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/.