Hereford, Quebec (1861–1911)

Hereford was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in 4 censuses between 1861 and 1911. Population grew substantially across the period (from 366 in 1861 to 1,779 in 1911).

Historical lineage

Descendant places

• later split into Hereford Gore in 1881
• later split into Hereford E in 1881
• later split into Hereford W-O in 1881
• later split into St. Venant de Hereford in 1921
• later split into Hereford (St. Herménégilde) in 1921

Population trajectory across census years

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

Identifiers

• Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC155009_1911 — assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap
• Wikidata: not yet grounded.

Sources

Census tabulations from the 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.