Petite Rivière, Quebec (1891 census)
Petite Rivière was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 886. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3377323. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.310°N, 70.608°W.
Population
In 1891, Petite Rivière had a population of 886: 429 male and 457 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 575 |
| 1861 | 728 |
| 1871 | 597 |
| 1881 | 765 |
| 1891 | 886 |
| 1901 | 855 |
| 1911 | 1,083 |
| 1921 | 982 |
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, Petite Rivière shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 886 total population, 457 females, 429 males, 296 married persons, 148 married females, 148 married males, 129 families, 23 widowed persons, 12 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 6.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 567 single persons under 18, 297 single females under 18, 270 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 885 French Canadians, 1 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 124 houses, 124 occupied houses, 123 houses built of wood, 105 houses of 1 story, 30 houses of 3 rooms, 26 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 21 houses of 4 rooms, 19 houses of 2 stories, 16 houses of 1 room, 16 houses of 2 rooms, 15 houses of 5 rooms, 10 uninhabited houses, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 17,990 acres of land in farms, 14,294 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 11,137 pounds of homemade butter, 4,138 bushels of potatoes, 3,696 acres of improved land in farms, 2,640 bushels of oats, 2,466 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,248 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,153 acres of farmland under crops, 1,134 chickens, 748 tons of hay, 665 bushels of spring wheat, 662 acres of hay crops, 592 bushels of rye, 520 bushels of buckwheat, 355 acres of oats, 309 sheep, 252 bushels of barley, 237 milk cows, 216 sheep slaughtered or sold, 186 swine slaughtered or sold, 149 acres of wheat, 132 bushels of peas, 124 occupants of farms, 123 farm occupants who own their land, 119 other cattle, 115 cattle killed or sold, 111 horses aged over 3 years, 101 swine, 95 geese, 77 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 65 oxen, 59 acres of potatoes, 32 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 27 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 26 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 24 acres of barley, 22 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 17 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 14 horses aged 3 years and under, 13 turkeys, 12 bushels of turnips, 8 ducks, 6 other fowl, 5 bushels of beans, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC147005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC048005_1851— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3377323
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petite-Rivi%C3%A8re-Saint-Fran%C3%A7ois
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petite-Rivi%C3%A8re-Saint-Fran%C3%A7ois
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). "Petite Rivière, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/petite-rivi-re-qc147005-1891/.