Clarendon N, Quebec (1891 census)

Clarendon N was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,403. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.668°N, 76.490°W.

Population

In 1891, Clarendon N had a population of 1,403: 738 male and 665 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 Clarendon, 1881 (59.0% share).

Later boundary forms

• In a later year, this CSD became part of Clarendon, 1901 (59.0% share).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891

In the 1891 census, Clarendon N shared boundaries with:

• Bristol N
• Bristol S
• Clarendon S
• Litchfield
• Portage du Fort, VL
• Shawville, Village
• Thorne

Full census record, 1891

The 1891 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.

Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,403 total population, 738 males, 665 females, 405 married persons, 230 families, 203 married males, 202 married females, 57 widowed persons, 40 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 6.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)

Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 941 single persons under 18, 518 single males under 18, 423 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,364 persons who are not French Canadian, 39 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 230 occupied houses, 226 houses, 221 houses built of wood, 215 houses of 1 story, 112 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 43 houses of 3 rooms, 41 houses of 4 rooms, 20 houses of 5 rooms, 16 uninhabited houses, 10 houses of 2 stories, 6 houses of 2 rooms, 5 houses built of brick, 4 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)

Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 89,150 bushels of oats, 77,375 pounds of homemade butter, 38,952 acres of land in farms, 30,435 bushels of potatoes, 21,037 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 17,915 acres of improved land in farms, 14,514 bushels of spring wheat, 14,218 acres of farmland under crops, 13,784 bushels of peas, 6,983 chickens, 5,930 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,997 acres of oats, 3,989 bushels of rye, 3,590 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,767 acres of hay crops, 2,401 tons of hay, 1,728 bushels of buckwheat, 1,545 acres of wheat, 1,471 sheep, 1,045 milk cows, 997 other cattle, 879 swine slaughtered or sold, 820 swine, 660 bushels of turnips, 602 sheep slaughtered or sold, 527 horses aged over 3 years, 401 bushels of barley, 322 geese, 293 acres of potatoes, 246 cattle killed or sold, 240 turkeys, 219 occupants of farms, 213 farm occupants who own their land, 196 bushels of beans, 192 horses aged 3 years and under, 141 bushels of corn, 107 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 82 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 75 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 73 ducks, 44 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 33 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 25 acres of barley, 12 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 7 other fowl, 6 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 acres of turnips, 2 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)

Identifiers

• TCP UID: QC177010 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC177010 — 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). "Clarendon N, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/clarendon-n-qc177010-1891/.