Hereford E, Quebec (1881 census)
Hereford E was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 523. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.092°N, 71.525°W.
Population
In 1881, Hereford E had a population of 523: 288 male and 235 female residents.
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 Hereford, 1871 (42.7% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Hereford & Paquetteville, Village, 1891 (42.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Hereford E shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 523 total population, 288 males, 235 females, 193 married persons, 108 families, 98 married males, 95 married females, 14 widowed persons, 9 widowed females, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 316 single persons under 18, 185 single males under 18, 131 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 103 inhabited houses, 103 occupied houses, 3 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 8,387 bushels of oats, 8,093 bushels of potatoes, 4,644 bushels of buckwheat, 2,399 bushels of turnips, 2,116 acres of hay crops, 1,925 tons of hay, 558 bushels of spring wheat, 250 bushels of barley, 154 bushels of other root crops, 146 bushels of peas and beans, 79 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 76 acres of potatoes, 54 bushels of corn, 46 acres of wheat, 17 bushels of winter wheat, 5 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 523 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC054013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC054013— 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 1881 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). "Hereford E, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/hereford-e-qc054013-1881/.