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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q141731. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 608 |
| 1871 | 730 |
| 1881 | 992 |
| 1891 | 1,034 |
| 1901 | 995 |
| 1911 | 1,458 |
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 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,034 total population, 532 males, 502 females, 317 married persons, 178 families, 159 married females, 158 married males, 41 widowed persons, 33 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 5.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 676 single persons under 18, 366 single males under 18, 310 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,004 French Canadians, 30 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 157 houses, 157 occupied houses, 136 houses of 1 story, 135 houses built of wood, 71 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 22 houses built of brick, 22 houses of 4 rooms, 20 houses of 5 rooms, 17 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 17 houses of 2 stories, 13 houses of 3 rooms, 11 uninhabited houses, 8 houses of 2 rooms, 5 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of more than 3 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 9,076 pounds of homemade butter, 8,048 bushels of potatoes, 4,540 acres of land in farms, 4,177 bushels of oats, 2,975 acres of improved land in farms, 2,594 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,833 acres of farmland under crops, 1,565 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,056 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,002 acres of hay crops, 769 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 756 tons of hay, 631 chickens, 494 bushels of turnips, 425 bushels of spring wheat, 398 bushels of buckwheat, 305 acres of oats, 285 sheep slaughtered or sold, 249 swine slaughtered or sold, 192 cattle killed or sold, 190 milk cows, 188 sheep, 168 bushels of corn, 138 occupants of farms, 111 farm occupants who own their land, 107 bushels of barley, 107 horses aged over 3 years, 101 swine, 99 bushels of beans, 96 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 94 other cattle, 86 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 71 bushels of peas, 63 acres of potatoes, 53 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 47 acres of wheat, 27 farm occupants who rent their land, 19 oxen, 14 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 13 horses aged 3 years and under, 11 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 11 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 11 turkeys, 9 acres of barley, 8 geese, 6 acres of turnips, 6 bushels of rye, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 ducks, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC153001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC158036— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141731
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoriaville
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoriaville
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/.