Hincks, Quebec (1861 census)
Hincks was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 262. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63243269. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.970°N, 75.863°W.
Population
In 1861, Hincks had a population of 262.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 262 |
| 1871 | 406 |
| 1881 | 495 |
| 1891 | 522 |
| 1901 | 782 |
| 1911 | 733 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1851 (0.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Hincks shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 48 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 262 total population. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 130 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 99 French Canadians, 30 persons originating in Ireland, 3 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $9,530 value farms (dollars), 6,791 acres of land in farms, 6,162 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $4,861 value all livestock, 2,330 bushels of potatoes, $2,325 value horses aged over 3 years, 2,314 bushels of oats, 1,300 bushels of turnips, 744 bushels of spring wheat, $726 value farm implements in dollars, 629 acres of farmland under cultivation, 502 acres of farmland under crops, 233 bushels of peas, 144 tons of hay, 143 acres of oats, 125 acres of farmland in pasture, 101 sheep, 90 bushels of buckwheat, 71 acres of spring wheat, 66 swine, 61 calves and heifers, 52 milk cows, 40 bulls, oxen, or steers, 37 occupants of farms, 36 acres of potatoes, 35 horses aged over 3 years, 26 bushels of carrots, 25 bushels of winter wheat, 23 acres of peas, 22 bushels of barley, 18 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 15 bushels of corn, 13 horses aged 3 years and under, 12 acres of turnips, 11 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 5 acres of buckwheat, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 2 acres of farmland in gardens, 1 acres of barley, 1 acres of corn, 1 acres of winter wheat. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 60 yards of flannel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC039020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC205009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63243269
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1861 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). "Hincks, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/hincks-qc039020-1861/.