Hereford, Quebec (1861 census)

Hereford was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 366. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.092°N, 71.568°W.

Population

In 1861, Hereford had a population of 366.

Population trajectory across census years

Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, Hereford shared boundaries with:

• Barford
• Clifton
• Newport and Auckland

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 366 total population, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 176 French Canadians, 163 persons originating in the United States, 17 persons originating in Ireland, 7 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1 persons originating in Scotland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $55,950 value farms (dollars), $18,840 value all livestock, 16,050 pounds of maple sugar, 13,740 bushels of potatoes, 13,040 pounds of homemade butter, 10,735 bushels of oats, 9,747 acres of land in farms, 6,321 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 6,198 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,919 bushels of buckwheat, $4,965 value horses aged over 3 years, 3,549 acres of farmland under cultivation, $2,740 value farm implements in dollars, 2,331 acres of farmland under crops, 1,373 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,218 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,116 tons of hay, 667 bushels of barley, 541 bushels of turnips, $390 value garden and orchard crops, 371 sheep, 342 bushels of rye, 327 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 321 calves and heifers, 249 acres of oats, 196 bushels of spring wheat, 179 milk cows, 165 acres of buckwheat, 157 barrels of pork, 150 pounds of flax or hemp, 99 bushels of corn, 90 bulls, oxen, or steers, 76 acres of potatoes, 74 swine, 68 barrels of beef, 65 occupants of farms, 63 horses aged over 3 years, 44 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 41 horses aged 3 years and under, 27 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 24 acres of barley, 21 acres of rye, 15 bushels of beans, 14 acres of spring wheat, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 8 bushels of peas, 8 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 3 acres of corn, 3 acres of turnips, 3 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $2,365 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 745 yards of flannel, 231 yards of fulled cloth, 63 carriages for pleasure, $55 value carriages for hire (dollars), 45 yards of linen, 2 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Identifiers

• TCP UID: QC016006 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC155009_1911 — 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 1861 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, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/hereford-qc016006-1861/.