Arundel, Quebec (1891 census)
Arundel was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 743. 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 density was 14.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6 |
| FAM NO | 123 |
| Number of families | 123 |
| Number of females | 346 |
| Number of males | 397 |
| Number of married females | 114 |
| Number of married males | 114 |
| Number of married persons | 228 |
| Number of widowed females | 7 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 13 |
| POP F | 346 |
| POP M | 397 |
| POP TOT | 743 |
| Total population | 743 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 225 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 277 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 502 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 357 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 386 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 119 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 119 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 98 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 21 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 119 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 27 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 37 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,872 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 16,533 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,029 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,736 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,938 |
| Acres of land in farms | 22,471 |
| Acres of oats | 1,298 |
| Acres of potatoes | 92 |
| Acres of turnips | 8 |
| Acres of wheat | 50 |
| BAR AC | 27 |
| BAR BU | 465 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 465 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,377 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 159 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 92 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 22,214 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,690 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,575 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 368 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 753 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 20 |
| BWT BU | 3,377 |
| CRN BU | 92 |
| HAY AC | 1,736 |
| HAY TONS | 1,612 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 160 |
| Number of chickens | 2,180 |
| Number of ducks | 50 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 114 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 32 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 107 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 189 |
| Number of milk cows | 594 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 118 |
| Number of other cattle | 452 |
| Number of other fowl | 32 |
| Number of oxen | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 6 |
| Number of sheep | 713 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 423 |
| Number of swine | 215 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 288 |
| Number of turkeys | 48 |
| OAT AC | 1,298 |
| OAT BU | 22,214 |
| PEA BU | 1,690 |
| POT AC | 92 |
| POT BU | 12,575 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 175 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,571 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,639 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 46,465 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,612 |
| WHT AC | 50 |
| WHT FALL BU | 20 |
| WHT SP BU | 368 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 40 |
| A 11 50 | 6 |
| A 201 PL | 33 |
| A 51 100 | 33 |
| BEN BU | 11 |
| BUTTER LB | 46,465 |
| CATTLE KS | 160 |
| CHEESE LB | 175 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 225 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 277 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 502 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,571 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 107 |
| DUCKS | 50 |
| FAMILIES | 123 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,639 |
| FRN CA | 357 |
| GEESE | 32 |
| GRA BU | 159 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,180 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 189 |
| HOUSES | 119 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 39 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 98 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 16 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 25 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 21 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 7 |
| HOUSES W | 119 |
| INF 11 A | 6 |
| MD FEM | 114 |
| MD MALE | 114 |
| MD TOT | 228 |
| MILK COWS | 594 |
| NAME CD | Argenteuil |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 114 |
| OC TOT | 118 |
| OTHER FOWL | 32 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 452 |
| OTHERS | 386 |
| SHEEP | 713 |
| SHEEP KS | 423 |
| SUP AM | 5,938 |
| SUP FOR | 16,533 |
| SUP JV | 37 |
| SUP PAT | 1,872 |
| SUP SC | 4,029 |
| SUP TOT | 22,471 |
| SWINE | 215 |
| SWINE KS | 288 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 119 |
| TUR AC | 8 |
| TUR BU | 753 |
| TURKEY | 48 |
| WID FEM | 7 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 13 |
| WORKING OX | 29 |
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: 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). "Arundel, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/arundel-qc137001-1891/.