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 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 density was 36.8 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Hinchinbrooke shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 428 |
| Number of families | 428 |
| Number of females | 1,073 |
| Number of males | 1,136 |
| Number of married females | 394 |
| Number of married males | 393 |
| Number of married persons | 787 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 20 |
| POP F | 1,073 |
| POP M | 1,136 |
| POP TOT | 2,209 |
| Total population | 2,209 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 669 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 733 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,402 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 175 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,034 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 424 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 75 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 21 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 328 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 408 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 15 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 240 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 424 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 272 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 452 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 13,096 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,673 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 13,832 |
| Acres of hay crops | 7,689 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 27,380 |
| Acres of land in farms | 36,053 |
| Acres of oats | 3,016 |
| Acres of potatoes | 295 |
| Acres of turnips | 17 |
| Acres of wheat | 584 |
| BAR AC | 272 |
| BAR BU | 3,506 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,506 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 346 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,601 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 204 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 13,663 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 50,135 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,986 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 32,119 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 88 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,268 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,667 |
| BWT BU | 2,601 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 20 |
| CRN BU | 13,663 |
| HAY AC | 7,689 |
| HAY TONS | 9,751 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 773 |
| Number of chickens | 12,257 |
| Number of ducks | 811 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 364 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 42 |
| Number of geese | 1,119 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 452 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 869 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,835 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 406 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,873 |
| Number of other fowl | 7 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 102 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 50 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 137 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 94 |
| Number of sheep | 1,405 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 676 |
| Number of swine | 1,472 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,137 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,238 |
| OAT AC | 3,016 |
| OAT BU | 50,135 |
| PEA BU | 2,986 |
| POT AC | 295 |
| POT BU | 32,119 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,931 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 760 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 59,738 |
| RYE BU | 88 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 9,751 |
| WHT AC | 584 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,268 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 102 |
| A 11 50 | 50 |
| A 201 PL | 23 |
| A 51 100 | 137 |
| BEN BU | 346 |
| BUTTER LB | 59,738 |
| CATTLE KS | 773 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 669 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 733 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,402 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,931 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 452 |
| DUCKS | 811 |
| FAMILIES | 428 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 760 |
| FRN CA | 175 |
| GEESE | 1,119 |
| GRA BU | 204 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 12,257 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 869 |
| HOUSES | 424 |
| HOUSES B | 75 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 31 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 45 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 46 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 408 |
| HOUSES S | 21 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 240 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 40 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 15 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 18 |
| HOUSES W | 328 |
| INF 11 A | 94 |
| MD FEM | 394 |
| MD MALE | 393 |
| MD TOT | 787 |
| MILK COWS | 2,835 |
| NAME CD | Huntingdon |
| OC F | 42 |
| OC P | 364 |
| OC TOT | 406 |
| OTHER FOWL | 7 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,873 |
| OTHERS | 2,034 |
| SHEEP | 1,405 |
| SHEEP KS | 676 |
| SILOS | 20 |
| SUP AM | 27,380 |
| SUP FOR | 8,673 |
| SUP JV | 452 |
| SUP PAT | 13,096 |
| SUP SC | 13,832 |
| SUP TOT | 36,053 |
| SWINE | 1,472 |
| SWINE KS | 1,137 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 424 |
| TUR AC | 17 |
| TUR BU | 4,667 |
| TURKEY | 1,238 |
| WID FEM | 10 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 20 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
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: 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 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/.