Ascot, Quebec (1891 census)
Ascot was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,934. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63242331. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.370°N, 71.861°W.
Population
In 1891, Ascot had a population of 3,934: 2,123 male and 1,811 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,970 |
| 1891 | 3,934 |
| 1901 | 3,702 |
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, Ascot shared boundaries with:
- Compton
- Eaton
- Hatley
- Lennoxville, Village
- Sherbrooke, Est, Ward—Quartier
- Sherbrooke, Sud, Ward—Quartier
- Stoke
- Waterville, Village
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 87 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,934 total population, 2,123 males, 1,811 females, 1,356 married persons, 734 families, 680 married males, 676 married females, 138 widowed persons, 77 widowed females, 61 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,440 single persons under 18, 1,382 single males under 18, 1,058 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,430 persons who are not French Canadian, 1,504 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 670 occupied houses, 668 houses, 648 houses built of wood, 626 houses of 1 story, 246 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 115 houses of 4 rooms, 108 houses of 3 rooms, 73 houses of 5 rooms, 51 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 50 houses of 2 rooms, 40 houses of 2 stories, 38 uninhabited houses, 19 houses of 1 room, 18 houses built of brick, 5 houses of over 15 rooms, 5 houses under construction, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 146,198 pounds of homemade butter, 56,258 bushels of potatoes, 42,440 acres of land in farms, 39,688 bushels of turnips, 38,654 bushels of oats, 27,282 acres of improved land in farms, 16,098 acres of farmland under crops, 15,158 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 11,265 bushels of barley, 11,241 tons of hay, 10,993 acres of farmland in pasture, 10,232 acres of hay crops, 8,351 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 7,557 chickens, 5,307 bushels of buckwheat, 3,747 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 3,522 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,359 sheep, 2,306 bushels of spring wheat, 1,859 other cattle, 1,829 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,810 milk cows, 1,648 acres of oats, 1,510 bushels of corn, 1,305 cattle killed or sold, 1,086 swine, 1,058 swine slaughtered or sold, 926 horses aged over 3 years, 591 bushels of peas, 512 bushels of beans, 503 occupants of farms, 491 acres of barley, 430 farm occupants who own their land, 346 acres of potatoes, 337 horses aged 3 years and under, 252 ducks, 191 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 151 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 137 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 132 acres of wheat, 100 geese, 97 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 93 acres of turnips, 88 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 69 farm occupants who rent their land, 58 turkeys, 45 oxen, 30 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 17 bushels of rye, 14 other fowl, 13 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 4 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC189005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC193001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63242331
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). "Ascot, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ascot-qc189005-1891/.