Auckland, Quebec (1891 census)
Auckland was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 677. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.245°N, 71.449°W.
Population
In 1891, Auckland had a population of 677: 364 male and 313 female residents. Population density was 8.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 260 |
| 1881 | 417 |
| 1891 | 677 |
| 1901 | 891 |
| 1911 | 1,248 |
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, Auckland shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.10 |
| FAM NO | 111 |
| Number of families | 111 |
| Number of females | 313 |
| Number of males | 364 |
| Number of married females | 116 |
| Number of married males | 116 |
| Number of married persons | 232 |
| Number of widowed females | 4 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 8 |
| POP F | 313 |
| POP M | 364 |
| POP TOT | 677 |
| Total population | 677 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 193 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 244 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 437 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 636 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 41 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 95 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 95 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 83 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 12 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 95 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 33 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 24 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,863 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,811 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,725 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,863 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,612 |
| Acres of land in farms | 16,423 |
| Acres of oats | 342 |
| Acres of potatoes | 62 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 8 |
| BAR AC | 33 |
| BAR BU | 603 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 603 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,911 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 43 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,282 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 102 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,174 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 102 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 285 |
| BWT BU | 2,911 |
| HAY AC | 1,863 |
| HAY TONS | 1,265 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 112 |
| Number of chickens | 970 |
| Number of ducks | 20 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 104 |
| Number of geese | 36 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 73 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 183 |
| Number of milk cows | 253 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 105 |
| Number of other cattle | 213 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 56 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 1 |
| Number of sheep | 411 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 309 |
| Number of swine | 116 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 132 |
| Number of turkeys | 3 |
| OAT AC | 342 |
| OAT BU | 8,282 |
| PEA BU | 102 |
| POT AC | 62 |
| POT BU | 9,174 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 64,202 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,724 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 12,185 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,265 |
| WHT AC | 8 |
| WHT SP BU | 102 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 30 |
| A 11 50 | 7 |
| A 201 PL | 20 |
| A 51 100 | 47 |
| BEN BU | 3 |
| BUTTER LB | 12,185 |
| CATTLE KS | 112 |
| CHEESE LB | 64,202 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 193 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 244 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 437 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,724 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 73 |
| DUCKS | 20 |
| FAMILIES | 111 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.10 |
| FRN CA | 636 |
| GEESE | 36 |
| GRA BU | 43 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 970 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 183 |
| HOUSES | 95 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 38 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 83 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 16 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 12 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 95 |
| INF 11 A | 1 |
| MD FEM | 116 |
| MD MALE | 116 |
| MD TOT | 232 |
| MILK COWS | 253 |
| NAME CD | Compton |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC P | 104 |
| OC TOT | 105 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 213 |
| OTHERS | 41 |
| SHEEP | 411 |
| SHEEP KS | 309 |
| SUP AM | 4,612 |
| SUP FOR | 11,811 |
| SUP JV | 24 |
| SUP PAT | 1,863 |
| SUP SC | 2,725 |
| SUP TOT | 16,423 |
| SWINE | 116 |
| SWINE KS | 132 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 95 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 285 |
| TURKEY | 3 |
| WID FEM | 4 |
| WID MALE | 4 |
| WID TOT | 8 |
| WORKING OX | 56 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC150001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC155001— 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). "Auckland, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/auckland-qc150001-1891/.