Northfield, Quebec (1891 census)
Northfield was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 431. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.084°N, 75.953°W.
Population
In 1891, Northfield had a population of 431: 214 male and 217 female residents. Population density was 8.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 206 |
| 1871 | 461 |
| 1881 | 413 |
| 1891 | 431 |
| 1901 | 530 |
| 1911 | 552 |
| 1921 | 560 |
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, Northfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 165 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.70 |
| FAM NO | 64 |
| Number of families | 64 |
| Number of females | 217 |
| Number of males | 214 |
| Number of married females | 63 |
| Number of married males | 63 |
| Number of married persons | 126 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 11 |
| POP F | 217 |
| POP M | 214 |
| POP TOT | 431 |
| Total population | 431 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 149 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 145 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 294 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 294 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 137 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 5 |
| Number of houses | 59 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 59 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 24 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 59 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 64 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 7 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 12 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 678 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,535 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,441 |
| Acres of hay crops | 762 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,331 |
| Acres of land in farms | 13,666 |
| Acres of oats | 667 |
| Acres of potatoes | 65 |
| Acres of turnips | 11 |
| Acres of wheat | 173 |
| BAR AC | 7 |
| BAR BU | 88 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 88 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 575 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 114 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,052 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,881 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,630 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,742 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,586 |
| BWT BU | 575 |
| CRN BU | 114 |
| HAY AC | 762 |
| HAY TONS | 640 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 59 |
| Number of chickens | 1,724 |
| Number of ducks | 36 |
| Number of employees on farms | 5 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 63 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 79 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 27 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 103 |
| Number of milk cows | 229 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 71 |
| Number of other cattle | 319 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 4 |
| Number of sheep | 460 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 139 |
| Number of swine | 342 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 182 |
| Number of turkeys | 157 |
| OAT AC | 667 |
| OAT BU | 10,052 |
| PEA BU | 1,881 |
| POT AC | 65 |
| POT BU | 4,630 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 56 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 500 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 917 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 15,537 |
| RYE BU | 50 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 640 |
| WHT AC | 173 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,742 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 25 |
| A 11 50 | 1 |
| A 201 PL | 19 |
| A 51 100 | 22 |
| BEN BU | 23 |
| BUTTER LB | 15,537 |
| CATTLE KS | 59 |
| CHEESE LB | 56 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 149 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 145 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 294 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 500 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 27 |
| DUCKS | 36 |
| FAMILIES | 64 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 917 |
| FRN CA | 294 |
| GEESE | 79 |
| GRA BU | 12 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,724 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 103 |
| HOUSES | 59 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 59 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 11 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 59 |
| INF 11 A | 4 |
| MD FEM | 63 |
| MD MALE | 63 |
| MD TOT | 126 |
| MILK COWS | 229 |
| NAME CD | Ottawa, County—Comté |
| OC E | 5 |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 63 |
| OC TOT | 71 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 319 |
| OTHERS | 137 |
| SHEEP | 460 |
| SHEEP KS | 139 |
| SILOS | 1 |
| SUP AM | 3,131 |
| SUP FOR | 10,535 |
| SUP JV | 12 |
| SUP PAT | 678 |
| SUP SC | 2,441 |
| SUP TOT | 13,666 |
| SWINE | 342 |
| SWINE KS | 182 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 64 |
| TUR AC | 11 |
| TUR BU | 1,586 |
| TURKEY | 157 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 5 |
| WID FEM | 5 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 11 |
| WORKING OX | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC176032— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC057019— 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). "Northfield, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/northfield-qc176032-1891/.