Hinchinbrooke, Quebec (1891 census)
Hinchinbrooke was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,209. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q30322644. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.043°N, 74.091°W.
Population
In 1891, Hinchinbrooke had a population of 2,209: 1,136 male and 1,073 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Hinchinbrooke shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,209 total population, 1,136 males, 1,073 females, 787 married persons, 428 families, 394 married females, 393 married males, 20 widowed persons, 10 widowed females, 10 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,402 single persons under 18, 733 single males under 18, 669 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,034 persons who are not French Canadian, 175 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 424 houses, 424 occupied houses, 408 houses of 1 story, 328 houses built of wood, 240 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 75 houses built of brick, 46 houses of 4 rooms, 45 houses of 5 rooms, 40 houses of 3 rooms, 31 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 21 houses built of stone, 20 houses of 2 rooms, 18 uninhabited houses, 15 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 59,738 pounds of homemade butter, 50,135 bushels of oats, 36,053 acres of land in farms, 32,119 bushels of potatoes, 27,380 acres of improved land in farms, 13,832 acres of farmland under crops, 13,663 bushels of corn, 13,096 acres of farmland in pasture, 12,257 chickens, 9,751 tons of hay, 8,673 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,689 acres of hay crops, 4,931 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,667 bushels of turnips, 4,268 bushels of spring wheat, 3,506 bushels of barley, 3,016 acres of oats, 2,986 bushels of peas, 2,835 milk cows, 2,601 bushels of buckwheat, 1,873 other cattle, 1,472 swine, 1,405 sheep, 1,238 turkeys, 1,137 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,119 geese, 869 horses aged over 3 years, 811 ducks, 773 cattle killed or sold, 760 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 676 sheep slaughtered or sold, 584 acres of wheat, 452 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 452 horses aged 3 years and under, 406 occupants of farms, 364 farm occupants who own their land, 346 bushels of beans, 295 acres of potatoes, 272 acres of barley, 204 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 137 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 102 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 94 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 88 bushels of rye, 50 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 42 farm occupants who rent their land, 23 persons living on farms over 200 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 20, 17 acres of turnips, 7 other fowl, 2 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC156008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC058007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q30322644
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). "Hinchinbrooke, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/hinchinbrooke-qc156008-1891/.