Aldfield, Quebec (1891 census)
Aldfield was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 666. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28029343. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.738°N, 76.238°W.
Population
In 1891, Aldfield had a population of 666: 362 male and 304 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 682 |
| 1891 | 666 |
| 1901 | 817 |
| 1911 | 765 |
| 1921 | 703 |
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, Aldfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 124 |
| Number of families | 124 |
| Number of females | 304 |
| Number of males | 362 |
| Number of married females | 122 |
| Number of married males | 125 |
| Number of married persons | 247 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 16 |
| POP F | 304 |
| POP M | 362 |
| POP TOT | 666 |
| Total population | 666 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 173 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 230 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 403 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 476 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 190 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 124 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 124 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 88 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 124 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 124 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 14 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 5 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 607 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 13,649 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,372 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,095 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,984 |
| Acres of land in farms | 16,633 |
| Acres of oats | 551 |
| Acres of potatoes | 107 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 127 |
| BAR AC | 14 |
| BAR BU | 171 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 171 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 104 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 246 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 49 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 43 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,713 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,910 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,465 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 180 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 833 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 435 |
| BWT BU | 246 |
| CRN BU | 43 |
| HAY AC | 1,095 |
| HAY TONS | 674 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 12 |
| Number of chickens | 1,559 |
| Number of ducks | 10 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 119 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 42 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 42 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 149 |
| Number of milk cows | 254 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 121 |
| Number of other cattle | 279 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 56 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 3 |
| Number of sheep | 220 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 12 |
| Number of swine | 230 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 158 |
| Number of turkeys | 100 |
| OAT AC | 551 |
| OAT BU | 5,713 |
| PEA BU | 1,910 |
| POT AC | 107 |
| POT BU | 5,465 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 839 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 15,390 |
| RYE BU | 180 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 674 |
| WHT AC | 127 |
| WHT SP BU | 833 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 39 |
| A 11 50 | 12 |
| A 201 PL | 11 |
| A 51 100 | 56 |
| BEN BU | 104 |
| BUTTER LB | 15,390 |
| CATTLE KS | 12 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 173 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 230 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 403 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 839 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 42 |
| DUCKS | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 124 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FRN CA | 476 |
| GEESE | 42 |
| GRA BU | 49 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,559 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 149 |
| HOUSES | 124 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 88 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 124 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 22 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 15 |
| HOUSES W | 124 |
| INF 11 A | 3 |
| MD FEM | 122 |
| MD MALE | 125 |
| MD TOT | 247 |
| MILK COWS | 254 |
| NAME CD | Pontiac |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 119 |
| OC TOT | 121 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 279 |
| OTHERS | 190 |
| SHEEP | 220 |
| SHEEP KS | 12 |
| SUP AM | 2,984 |
| SUP FOR | 13,649 |
| SUP JV | 5 |
| SUP PAT | 607 |
| SUP SC | 2,372 |
| SUP TOT | 16,633 |
| SWINE | 230 |
| SWINE KS | 158 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 124 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 435 |
| TURKEY | 100 |
| WID FEM | 9 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 16 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC177001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC079002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q28029343
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). "Aldfield, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/aldfield-qc177001-1891/.