Arthabaskaville, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
Arthabaskaville, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,034. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.044°N, 71.920°W.
Population
In 1891, Arthabaskaville, Village had a population of 1,034: 532 male and 502 female residents. Population density was 297.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 608 |
| 1871 | 730 |
| 1881 | 992 |
| 1891 | 1,034 |
| 1901 | 995 |
| 1911 | 1,458 |
| 1921 | 1,234 |
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 Arthabaskaville, Village, 1881 (45.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Arthabaskaville, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 178 |
| Number of families | 178 |
| Number of females | 502 |
| Number of males | 532 |
| Number of married females | 159 |
| Number of married males | 158 |
| Number of married persons | 317 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 41 |
| POP F | 502 |
| POP M | 532 |
| POP TOT | 1,034 |
| Total population | 1,034 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 310 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 366 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 676 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,004 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 30 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 157 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 22 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 135 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 136 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 17 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 71 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 157 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 9 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 86 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,056 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,565 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,833 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,002 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,975 |
| Acres of land in farms | 4,540 |
| Acres of oats | 305 |
| Acres of potatoes | 63 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 47 |
| BAR AC | 9 |
| BAR BU | 107 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 107 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 99 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 398 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 168 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,177 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 71 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,048 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 425 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 494 |
| BWT BU | 398 |
| CRN BU | 168 |
| HAY AC | 1,002 |
| HAY TONS | 756 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 192 |
| Number of chickens | 631 |
| Number of ducks | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 111 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 27 |
| Number of geese | 8 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 13 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 107 |
| Number of milk cows | 190 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 138 |
| Number of other cattle | 94 |
| Number of oxen | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 96 |
| Number of sheep | 188 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 285 |
| Number of swine | 101 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 249 |
| Number of turkeys | 11 |
| OAT AC | 305 |
| OAT BU | 4,177 |
| PEA BU | 71 |
| POT AC | 63 |
| POT BU | 8,048 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,594 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 769 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 53 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 9,076 |
| RYE BU | 6 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 756 |
| WHT AC | 47 |
| WHT SP BU | 425 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 11 |
| A 11 50 | 11 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 14 |
| BEN BU | 99 |
| BUTTER LB | 9,076 |
| CATTLE KS | 192 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,594 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 310 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 366 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 676 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 769 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 13 |
| DUCKS | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 178 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 53 |
| FRN CA | 1,004 |
| GEESE | 8 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 631 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 107 |
| HOUSES | 157 |
| HOUSES B | 22 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 22 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 136 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 71 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 17 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 11 |
| HOUSES W | 135 |
| INF 11 A | 96 |
| MD FEM | 159 |
| MD MALE | 158 |
| MD TOT | 317 |
| MILK COWS | 190 |
| NAME CD | Drummond and Arthabaska |
| OC F | 27 |
| OC P | 111 |
| OC TOT | 138 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 94 |
| OTHERS | 30 |
| SHEEP | 188 |
| SHEEP KS | 285 |
| SUP AM | 2,975 |
| SUP FOR | 1,565 |
| SUP JV | 86 |
| SUP PAT | 1,056 |
| SUP SC | 1,833 |
| SUP TOT | 4,540 |
| SWINE | 101 |
| SWINE KS | 249 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 157 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 494 |
| TURKEY | 11 |
| WID FEM | 33 |
| WID MALE | 8 |
| WID TOT | 41 |
| WORKING OX | 19 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC153001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC038020— 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). "Arthabaskaville, Village, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/arthabaskaville-village-qc153001-1891/.