Hincks, Quebec (1891 census)
Hincks was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 522. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63243269. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.970°N, 75.863°W.
Population
In 1891, Hincks had a population of 522: 282 male and 240 female residents.
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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Hincks shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 522 total population, 282 males, 240 females, 172 married persons, 97 families, 86 married females, 86 married males, 17 widowed persons, 12 widowed females, 5.40 average size of families, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 333 single persons under 18, 191 single males under 18, 142 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 356 French Canadians, 166 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 93 occupied houses, 80 houses, 80 houses built of wood, 78 houses of 1 story, 35 houses of 1 room, 14 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 13 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 13 houses of 2 rooms, 13 houses of 3 rooms, 10 uninhabited houses, 6 houses under construction, 4 houses of 4 rooms, 2 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses of 5 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 18,466 pounds of homemade butter, 18,227 acres of land in farms, 13,151 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 11,896 bushels of oats, 5,919 bushels of potatoes, 5,076 acres of improved land in farms, 4,170 acres of farmland under crops, 2,443 bushels of spring wheat, 2,366 bushels of peas, 1,909 bushels of turnips, 1,492 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,452 tons of hay, 1,278 chickens, 1,093 acres of hay crops, 878 acres of farmland in pasture, 787 bushels of buckwheat, 763 acres of oats, 469 sheep, 431 other cattle, 374 bushels of barley, 348 swine, 307 acres of wheat, 300 milk cows, 248 swine slaughtered or sold, 189 sheep slaughtered or sold, 136 horses aged over 3 years, 120 cattle killed or sold, 95 occupants of farms, 92 bushels of corn, 91 farm occupants who own their land, 85 acres of potatoes, 52 horses aged 3 years and under, 46 geese, 40 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 28 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 28 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 23 acres of barley, 23 bushels of beans, 21 turkeys, 19 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 18 bushels of winter wheat, 17 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 11 acres of turnips, 7 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 6 oxen, 4 ducks, 4 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 other fowl, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC176017— 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 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). "Hincks, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/hincks-qc176017-1891/.