Arundel, Quebec (1891 census)
Arundel was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 743. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63242330. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.987°N, 74.633°W.
Population
In 1891, Arundel had a population of 743: 397 male and 346 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 26 |
| 1881 | 606 |
| 1891 | 743 |
| 1901 | 1,323 |
| 1911 | 1,479 |
| 1921 | 1,434 |
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, Arundel 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 743 total population, 397 males, 346 females, 228 married persons, 123 families, 114 married females, 114 married males, 13 widowed persons, 7 widowed females, 6 average size of families, 6 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 502 single persons under 18, 277 single males under 18, 225 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 386 persons who are not French Canadian, 357 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 119 houses, 119 houses built of wood, 119 occupied houses, 98 houses of 1 story, 39 houses of 4 rooms, 27 houses of 3 rooms, 25 houses of 2 rooms, 21 houses of 2 stories, 16 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 8 houses of 5 rooms, 7 uninhabited houses, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 46,465 pounds of homemade butter, 22,471 acres of land in farms, 22,214 bushels of oats, 16,533 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12,575 bushels of potatoes, 5,938 acres of improved land in farms, 4,029 acres of farmland under crops, 3,377 bushels of buckwheat, 2,639 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,180 chickens, 1,872 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,736 acres of hay crops, 1,690 bushels of peas, 1,612 tons of hay, 1,571 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,298 acres of oats, 753 bushels of turnips, 713 sheep, 594 milk cows, 465 bushels of barley, 452 other cattle, 423 sheep slaughtered or sold, 368 bushels of spring wheat, 288 swine slaughtered or sold, 215 swine, 189 horses aged over 3 years, 175 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 160 cattle killed or sold, 159 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 118 occupants of farms, 114 farm occupants who own their land, 107 horses aged 3 years and under, 92 acres of potatoes, 92 bushels of corn, 50 acres of wheat, 50 ducks, 48 turkeys, 40 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 37 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 33 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 33 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 32 geese, 32 other fowl, 29 oxen, 27 acres of barley, 20 bushels of winter wheat, 11 bushels of beans, 8 acres of turnips, 6 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 6 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 4 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC137001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC037001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63242330
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). "Arundel, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/arundel-qc137001-1891/.