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 |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 150 |
| 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 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 666 total population, 362 males, 304 females, 247 married persons, 125 married males, 124 families, 122 married females, 16 widowed persons, 9 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 403 single persons under 18, 230 single males under 18, 173 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 476 French Canadians, 190 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 124 houses, 124 houses built of wood, 124 houses of 1 story, 124 occupied houses, 88 houses of 1 room, 22 houses of 2 rooms, 15 uninhabited houses, 6 houses of 3 rooms, 5 houses of 4 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 2 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 1 houses of 5 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 16,633 acres of land in farms, 15,390 pounds of homemade butter, 13,649 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,713 bushels of oats, 5,465 bushels of potatoes, 2,984 acres of improved land in farms, 2,372 acres of farmland under crops, 1,910 bushels of peas, 1,559 chickens, 1,095 acres of hay crops, 839 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 833 bushels of spring wheat, 674 tons of hay, 607 acres of farmland in pasture, 551 acres of oats, 435 bushels of turnips, 279 other cattle, 254 milk cows, 246 bushels of buckwheat, 230 swine, 220 sheep, 180 bushels of rye, 171 bushels of barley, 158 swine slaughtered or sold, 149 horses aged over 3 years, 127 acres of wheat, 121 occupants of farms, 119 farm occupants who own their land, 107 acres of potatoes, 104 bushels of beans, 100 turkeys, 56 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 49 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 43 bushels of corn, 42 geese, 42 horses aged 3 years and under, 39 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 14 acres of barley, 12 cattle killed or sold, 12 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 12 sheep slaughtered or sold, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 10 ducks, 6 acres of turnips, 5 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.