Northfield, Quebec (1891 census)
Northfield was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 431. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63244342. 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 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 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 431 total population, 217 females, 214 males, 126 married persons, 64 families, 63 married females, 63 married males, 11 widowed persons, 6.70 average size of families, 6 widowed males, 5 widowed females. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 294 single persons under 18, 149 single females under 18, 145 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 294 French Canadians, 137 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 64 occupied houses, 59 houses, 59 houses built of wood, 59 houses of 1 story, 24 houses of 1 room, 11 houses of 2 rooms, 11 houses of 3 rooms, 7 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 5 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 5 houses of 4 rooms, 3 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of 5 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 15,537 pounds of homemade butter, 13,666 acres of land in farms, 10,535 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,052 bushels of oats, 4,630 bushels of potatoes, 3,331 acres of improved land in farms, 2,441 acres of farmland under crops, 1,881 bushels of peas, 1,742 bushels of spring wheat, 1,724 chickens, 1,586 bushels of turnips, 917 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 762 acres of hay crops, 678 acres of farmland in pasture, 667 acres of oats, 640 tons of hay, 575 bushels of buckwheat, 500 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 460 sheep, 342 swine, 319 other cattle, 229 milk cows, 182 swine slaughtered or sold, 173 acres of wheat, 157 turkeys, 139 sheep slaughtered or sold, 114 bushels of corn, 103 horses aged over 3 years, 88 bushels of barley, 79 geese, 71 occupants of farms, 65 acres of potatoes, 63 farm occupants who own their land, 59 cattle killed or sold, 56 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 50 bushels of rye, 36 ducks, 27 horses aged 3 years and under, 25 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 23 bushels of beans, 22 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 19 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 18 oxen, 12 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 12 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 11 acres of turnips, 7 acres of barley, 5 employees on farms, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 other fowl, 1 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q63244342
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/.