Alleyn & Cawood, Quebec (1891 census)
Alleyn & Cawood was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 268. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.911°N, 76.237°W.
Population
In 1891, Alleyn & Cawood had a population of 268: 153 male and 115 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 330 |
| 1891 | 268 |
| 1901 | 328 |
| 1911 | 323 |
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, Alleyn & Cawood shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 268 total population, 153 males, 115 females, 83 married persons, 50 families, 42 married females, 41 married males, 12 widowed persons, 9 widowed females, 5.40 average size of families, 3 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 173 single persons under 18, 109 single males under 18, 64 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 267 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 49 occupied houses, 48 houses, 48 houses built of wood, 26 houses of 2 stories, 21 houses of 1 story, 13 houses of 4 rooms, 12 houses of 3 rooms, 12 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 9 uninhabited houses, 6 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses of 5 rooms, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 15,965 pounds of homemade butter, 13,738 acres of land in farms, 12,186 bushels of oats, 10,493 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,822 bushels of potatoes, 3,245 acres of improved land in farms, 2,723 acres of farmland under crops, 1,745 bushels of turnips, 1,719 bushels of peas, 1,631 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,261 bushels of spring wheat, 1,084 acres of hay crops, 910 chickens, 774 tons of hay, 706 acres of oats, 546 bushels of buckwheat, 497 acres of farmland in pasture, 392 sheep, 244 sheep slaughtered or sold, 241 bushels of rye, 224 other cattle, 208 milk cows, 140 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 119 acres of wheat, 116 swine, 116 swine slaughtered or sold, 92 horses aged over 3 years, 75 cattle killed or sold, 69 geese, 59 acres of potatoes, 51 occupants of farms, 50 bushels of corn, 49 farm occupants who own their land, 45 turkeys, 38 horses aged 3 years and under, 26 bushels of beans, 25 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 25 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 20 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 18 bushels of barley, 14 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 12 acres of turnips, 11 ducks, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 acres of barley, 2 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 1 other fowl, 1 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC177003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC185005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Alleyn & Cawood, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/alleyn-cawood-qc177003-1891/.