Causapscal, Quebec (1891 census)
Causapscal was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 155. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.368°N, 67.224°W.
Population
In 1891, Causapscal had a population of 155: 78 male and 77 female residents.
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 St. Edmond, Lac au Saumon, 1881 (32.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of St. Jacques le Majeur (Causapscal), 1901 (65.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Causapscal shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 71 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 155 total population, 78 males, 77 females, 44 married persons, 25 families, 22 married females, 22 married males, 6.20 average size of families, 1 widowed males, 1 widowed persons. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 110 single persons under 18, 55 single females under 18, 55 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 151 French Canadians, 4 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 24 houses, 24 houses built of wood, 24 occupied houses, 17 houses of 1 story, 8 houses of 4 rooms, 6 houses of 2 stories, 5 houses of 3 rooms, 5 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 4 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of 5 rooms, 1 houses under construction, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 5,080 pounds of homemade butter, 3,834 acres of land in farms, 2,606 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,453 bushels of oats, 1,228 acres of improved land in farms, 1,122 bushels of potatoes, 671 acres of farmland under crops, 602 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 554 acres of farmland in pasture, 514 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 471 bushels of peas, 275 bushels of barley, 210 sheep, 181 acres of hay crops, 168 chickens, 142 tons of hay, 125 bushels of spring wheat, 123 bushels of turnips, 72 acres of oats, 54 milk cows, 47 swine, 43 other cattle, 41 sheep slaughtered or sold, 38 swine slaughtered or sold, 24 occupants of farms, 23 farm occupants who own their land, 22 horses aged over 3 years, 18 acres of barley, 14 oxen, 13 acres of wheat, 11 cattle killed or sold, 10 acres of potatoes, 8 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 8 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 3 geese, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 acres of turnips, 1 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 horses aged 3 years and under, 1 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC183001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC183001— 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). "Causapscal, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/causapscal-qc183001-1891/.