Hereford, Quebec (1871 census)
Hereford was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,230. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.092°N, 71.568°W.
Population
In 1871, Hereford had a population of 1,230: 646 male and 584 female residents. Population density was 11.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 346 |
| 1861 | 366 |
| 1871 | 1,230 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Hereford W-O, 1881 (50.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Hereford E, 1881 (42.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Hereford Gore, 1881 (7.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Hereford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 219 |
| Number of females | 584 |
| Number of males | 646 |
| Number of married females | 212 |
| Number of married males | 216 |
| Number of married persons | 428 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 20 |
| Total population | 1,230 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 358 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 424 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 782 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 219 |
| Number of occupied houses | 219 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 37 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 769 |
| BWT BU | 10,882 |
| CRN BU | 697 |
| HAY AC | 3,527 |
| HAY TONS | 3,285 |
| OAT BU | 11,340 |
| PEA BU | 302 |
| POT AC | 177 |
| POT BU | 28,944 |
| RYE BU | 58 |
| Total area (acres) | 64,300 |
| WHT SP BU | 879 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 77 |
| AREA | 64,300 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 154 |
| CD | 142 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 219 |
| FEMALE | 584 |
| GRA BU | 607 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 219 |
| INHABITED | 219 |
| MALE | 646 |
| MARRIED F | 212 |
| MARRIED M | 216 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 428 |
| POPULATION | 1,230 |
| ROOT BU | 215 |
| SINGLE F | 358 |
| SINGLE M | 424 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 782 |
| TUR BU | 1,302 |
| UNINHABITED | 37 |
| WIDOWED F | 14 |
| WIDOWED M | 6 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 20 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC142001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC142001— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/hereford-qc142001-1871/.