Ponsonby, Quebec (1891 census)
Ponsonby was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 301. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63244477. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.916°N, 74.783°W.
Population
In 1891, Ponsonby had a population of 301: 162 male and 139 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 310 |
| 1891 | 301 |
| 1901 | 452 |
| 1911 | 547 |
| 1921 | 643 |
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, Ponsonby shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 301 total population, 162 males, 139 females, 103 married persons, 58 families, 52 married males, 51 married females, 5.20 average size of families, 5 widowed persons, 3 widowed females, 2 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 193 single persons under 18, 108 single males under 18, 85 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 162 French Canadians, 139 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 55 occupied houses, 40 houses, 40 houses built of wood, 35 houses of 1 story, 18 houses of 2 rooms, 15 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 10 houses of 4 rooms, 5 houses of 2 stories, 5 houses of 5 rooms, 4 houses of 3 rooms, 4 uninhabited houses, 3 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 13,411 pounds of homemade butter, 11,079 acres of land in farms, 9,092 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,244 bushels of potatoes, 4,144 bushels of oats, 2,563 bushels of turnips, 1,987 acres of improved land in farms, 1,520 acres of farmland under crops, 1,007 chickens, 660 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 582 tons of hay, 575 acres of hay crops, 453 acres of farmland in pasture, 421 bushels of peas, 369 acres of oats, 251 bushels of barley, 226 sheep, 206 bushels of buckwheat, 180 other cattle, 179 milk cows, 169 bushels of spring wheat, 127 swine, 90 swine slaughtered or sold, 88 cattle killed or sold, 73 sheep slaughtered or sold, 64 horses aged over 3 years, 59 occupants of farms, 53 ducks, 50 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 47 farm occupants who own their land, 44 acres of potatoes, 30 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 28 bushels of rye, 27 acres of barley, 27 bushels of corn, 26 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 25 horses aged 3 years and under, 25 turkeys, 22 acres of wheat, 19 bushels of beans, 17 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 14 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 14 acres of turnips, 13 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 12 farm occupants who rent their land, 11 geese, 8 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 7 oxen, 3 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC176034— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC062040— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63244477
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). "Ponsonby, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ponsonby-qc176034-1891/.