Hincks, Quebec (1891 census)
Hincks was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 522. 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 density was 5.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 262 |
| 1871 | 406 |
| 1881 | 495 |
| 1891 | 522 |
| 1901 | 782 |
| 1911 | 733 |
| 1921 | 730 |
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 161 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 97 |
| Number of families | 97 |
| Number of females | 240 |
| Number of males | 282 |
| Number of married females | 86 |
| Number of married males | 86 |
| Number of married persons | 172 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 17 |
| POP F | 240 |
| POP M | 282 |
| POP TOT | 522 |
| Total population | 522 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 142 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 191 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 333 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 356 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 166 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 13 |
| Number of houses | 80 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 80 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 35 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 78 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 93 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 23 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 28 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 878 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 13,151 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,170 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,093 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,076 |
| Acres of land in farms | 18,227 |
| Acres of oats | 763 |
| Acres of potatoes | 85 |
| Acres of turnips | 11 |
| Acres of wheat | 307 |
| BAR AC | 23 |
| BAR BU | 374 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 374 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 787 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 92 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 11,896 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,366 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,919 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,443 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,909 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 18 |
| BWT BU | 787 |
| CRN BU | 92 |
| HAY AC | 1,093 |
| HAY TONS | 1,452 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 120 |
| Number of chickens | 1,278 |
| Number of ducks | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 91 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 46 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 52 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 136 |
| Number of milk cows | 300 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 95 |
| Number of other cattle | 431 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of oxen | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 3 |
| Number of sheep | 469 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 189 |
| Number of swine | 348 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 248 |
| Number of turkeys | 21 |
| OAT AC | 763 |
| OAT BU | 11,896 |
| PEA BU | 2,366 |
| POT AC | 85 |
| POT BU | 5,919 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,492 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 18,466 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,452 |
| WHT AC | 307 |
| WHT FALL BU | 18 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,443 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 40 |
| A 11 50 | 7 |
| A 201 PL | 28 |
| A 51 100 | 17 |
| BEN BU | 23 |
| BUTTER LB | 18,466 |
| CATTLE KS | 120 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 142 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 191 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 333 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,492 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 52 |
| DUCKS | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 97 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FRN CA | 356 |
| GEESE | 46 |
| GRA BU | 19 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,278 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 136 |
| HOUSES | 80 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 78 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 14 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 10 |
| HOUSES W | 80 |
| INF 11 A | 3 |
| MD FEM | 86 |
| MD MALE | 86 |
| MD TOT | 172 |
| MILK COWS | 300 |
| NAME CD | Ottawa, County—Comté |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 91 |
| OC TOT | 95 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 431 |
| OTHERS | 166 |
| SHEEP | 469 |
| SHEEP KS | 189 |
| SILOS | 1 |
| SUP AM | 5,076 |
| SUP FOR | 13,151 |
| SUP JV | 28 |
| SUP PAT | 878 |
| SUP SC | 4,170 |
| SUP TOT | 18,227 |
| SWINE | 348 |
| SWINE KS | 248 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 93 |
| TUR AC | 11 |
| TUR BU | 1,909 |
| TURKEY | 21 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 13 |
| WID FEM | 12 |
| WID MALE | 5 |
| WID TOT | 17 |
| WORKING OX | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC176017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC057009— 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). "Hincks, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/hincks-qc176017-1891/.