Adstock, Quebec (1891 census)
Adstock was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 682. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2825345. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.019°N, 71.117°W.
Population
In 1891, Adstock had a population of 682: 358 male and 324 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 58 |
| 1891 | 682 |
| 1901 | 988 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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. Evariste, 1881 (52.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Adstock shared boundaries with:
- St. Ephrem de Tring
- St. Vital de Lambton
- St. Évariste de Forsyth
- Thetford Mines, Black Lake Mines & Coleraine
- Thetford N
- Thetford S
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 682 total population, 358 males, 324 females, 246 married persons, 135 families, 123 married females, 123 married males, 8 widowed persons, 5.10 average size of families, 5 widowed males, 3 widowed females. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 428 single persons under 18, 230 single males under 18, 198 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 676 French Canadians, 6 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 106 occupied houses, 105 houses, 105 houses built of wood, 102 houses of 1 story, 43 houses of 1 room, 34 houses of 2 rooms, 20 houses under construction, 16 uninhabited houses, 15 houses of 3 rooms, 6 houses of 5 rooms, 4 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 3 houses of 2 stories, 3 houses of 4 rooms, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 16,317 acres of land in farms, 11,977 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,911 pounds of homemade butter, 7,247 bushels of oats, 4,340 acres of improved land in farms, 2,985 bushels of potatoes, 2,787 bushels of buckwheat, 2,625 acres of farmland under crops, 1,696 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,635 acres of hay crops, 989 tons of hay, 959 bushels of barley, 918 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 822 chickens, 679 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 652 acres of oats, 618 sheep, 387 bushels of peas, 276 sheep slaughtered or sold, 228 milk cows, 207 other cattle, 156 bushels of spring wheat, 135 occupants of farms, 132 farm occupants who own their land, 129 swine slaughtered or sold, 108 oxen, 98 swine, 96 horses aged over 3 years, 79 acres of barley, 72 cattle killed or sold, 53 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 49 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 41 bushels of rye, 41 bushels of turnips, 37 horses aged 3 years and under, 35 acres of potatoes, 25 acres of wheat, 19 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 17 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 16 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 12 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 11 bushels of beans, 11 bushels of corn, 10 other fowl, 4 geese, 4 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 3 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC139001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC139001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2825345
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). "Adstock, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/adstock-qc139001-1891/.