Hereford & Paquetteville, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
Hereford & Paquetteville, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,814. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.092°N, 71.568°W.
Population
In 1891, Hereford & Paquetteville, Village had a population of 1,814: 1,005 male and 809 female residents. Population density was 17.2 people per square mile.
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 contained Hereford W-O, 1881 (50.2% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Hereford E, 1881 (42.7% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Hereford Gore, 1881 (7.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Hereford & Paquetteville, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 337 |
| Number of families | 337 |
| Number of females | 809 |
| Number of males | 1,005 |
| Number of married females | 317 |
| Number of married males | 318 |
| Number of married persons | 635 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 53 |
| POP F | 809 |
| POP M | 1,005 |
| POP TOT | 1,814 |
| Total population | 1,814 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 462 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 664 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,126 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,294 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 520 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 299 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 299 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 197 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 102 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 104 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 299 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 36 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 179 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 69 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,332 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 25,035 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 10,084 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,526 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 16,485 |
| Acres of land in farms | 41,520 |
| Acres of oats | 994 |
| Acres of potatoes | 189 |
| Acres of turnips | 14 |
| Acres of wheat | 14 |
| BAR AC | 179 |
| BAR BU | 4,056 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,056 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 9,063 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 42 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 56 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 24,390 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 174 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 27,975 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 111 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,976 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 144 |
| BWT BU | 9,063 |
| CRN BU | 56 |
| HAY AC | 6,526 |
| HAY TONS | 5,894 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 641 |
| Number of chickens | 3,435 |
| Number of ducks | 132 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 292 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 23 |
| Number of geese | 216 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 293 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 563 |
| Number of milk cows | 875 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 315 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,112 |
| Number of oxen | 152 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 83 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 52 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 99 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 54 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 27 |
| Number of sheep | 1,688 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,242 |
| Number of swine | 430 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 508 |
| Number of turkeys | 18 |
| OAT AC | 994 |
| OAT BU | 24,390 |
| PEA BU | 174 |
| POT AC | 189 |
| POT BU | 27,975 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 640 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,840 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 858 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 55,738 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,894 |
| WHT AC | 14 |
| WHT FALL BU | 144 |
| WHT SP BU | 111 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 83 |
| A 11 50 | 52 |
| A 201 PL | 54 |
| A 51 100 | 99 |
| BEN BU | 25 |
| BUTTER LB | 55,738 |
| CATTLE KS | 641 |
| CHEESE LB | 640 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 462 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 664 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,126 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,840 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 293 |
| DUCKS | 132 |
| FAMILIES | 337 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 858 |
| FRN CA | 1,294 |
| GEESE | 216 |
| GRA BU | 42 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,435 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 563 |
| HOUSES | 299 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 34 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 52 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 197 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 104 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 49 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 42 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 102 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 36 |
| HOUSES W | 299 |
| INF 11 A | 27 |
| MD FEM | 317 |
| MD MALE | 318 |
| MD TOT | 635 |
| MILK COWS | 875 |
| NAME CD | Compton |
| OC F | 23 |
| OC P | 292 |
| OC TOT | 315 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,112 |
| OTHERS | 520 |
| SHEEP | 1,688 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,242 |
| SUP AM | 16,485 |
| SUP FOR | 25,035 |
| SUP JV | 69 |
| SUP PAT | 6,332 |
| SUP SC | 10,084 |
| SUP TOT | 41,520 |
| SWINE | 430 |
| SWINE KS | 508 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 299 |
| TUR AC | 14 |
| TUR BU | 2,976 |
| TURKEY | 18 |
| WID FEM | 30 |
| WID MALE | 23 |
| WID TOT | 53 |
| WORKING OX | 152 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC150010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC150010— 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). "Hereford & Paquetteville, Village, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/hereford-paquetteville-village-qc150010-1891/.