Hinchinbrooke, Quebec (1881 census)
Hinchinbrooke was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,334. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.043°N, 74.091°W.
Population
In 1881, Hinchinbrooke had a population of 2,334: 1,160 male and 1,174 female residents. Population density was 38.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,657 |
| 1861 | 2,725 |
| 1871 | 2,441 |
| 1881 | 2,334 |
| 1891 | 2,209 |
| 1901 | 2,018 |
| 1911 | 1,740 |
| 1921 | 1,647 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Hinchinbrooke shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 448 |
| Number of families | 448 |
| Number of females | 1,174 |
| Number of males | 1,160 |
| Number of married females | 360 |
| Number of married males | 355 |
| Number of married persons | 715 |
| Number of widowed females | 82 |
| Number of widowed males | 32 |
| Number of widowed persons | 114 |
| POP TOT | 2,334 |
| Total population | 2,334 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 732 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 773 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,505 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 440 |
| Number of occupied houses | 440 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 6,028 |
| Acres of potatoes | 345 |
| Acres of wheat | 787 |
| BAR BU | 3,043 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,043 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,766 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 199 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 9,209 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 48,884 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,660 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 22,161 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 30,554 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 134 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,566 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 963 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 12 |
| BWT BU | 1,766 |
| CRN BU | 9,209 |
| HAY AC | 6,028 |
| HAY TONS | 5,616 |
| OAT BU | 48,884 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 22,161 |
| POT AC | 345 |
| POT BU | 30,554 |
| RYE BU | 134 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,616 |
| WHT AC | 787 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,566 |
| WHT WTR BU | 12 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 732 |
| C UNMD M | 773 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,505 |
| D OCC | 440 |
| FEMALE | 1,174 |
| GRA BU | 199 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 440 |
| H UNINH | 12 |
| MALE | 1,160 |
| MD F | 360 |
| MD M | 355 |
| MD TOT | 715 |
| NUMBER CD | 72 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,660 |
| TUR BU | 963 |
| WID F | 82 |
| WID M | 32 |
| WID TOT | 114 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC072004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC058007— 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). "Hinchinbrooke, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/hinchinbrooke-qc072004-1881/.