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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 14 |
| 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:
- Clifton E & W-O, & St. Edwidge and Martinville, Village
- Ditton
- Emberton
- Hereford & Paquetteville, Village
- Newport
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 677 total population, 364 males, 313 females, 232 married persons, 116 married females, 116 married males, 111 families, 8 widowed persons, 6.10 average size of families, 4 widowed females, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 437 single persons under 18, 244 single males under 18, 193 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 636 French Canadians, 41 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 95 houses, 95 houses built of wood, 95 occupied houses, 83 houses of 1 story, 38 houses of 4 rooms, 17 houses of 5 rooms, 16 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 13 houses of 3 rooms, 12 houses of 2 stories, 11 houses of 2 rooms, 3 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 64,202 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 16,423 acres of land in farms, 12,185 pounds of homemade butter, 11,811 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,174 bushels of potatoes, 8,282 bushels of oats, 4,612 acres of improved land in farms, 2,911 bushels of buckwheat, 2,725 acres of farmland under crops, 1,863 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,863 acres of hay crops, 1,724 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,265 tons of hay, 970 chickens, 603 bushels of barley, 411 sheep, 342 acres of oats, 309 sheep slaughtered or sold, 285 bushels of turnips, 253 milk cows, 213 other cattle, 183 horses aged over 3 years, 132 swine slaughtered or sold, 116 swine, 112 cattle killed or sold, 105 occupants of farms, 104 farm occupants who own their land, 102 bushels of peas, 102 bushels of spring wheat, 73 horses aged 3 years and under, 62 acres of potatoes, 56 oxen, 47 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 43 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 36 geese, 33 acres of barley, 30 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 24 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 20 ducks, 20 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 acres of wheat, 7 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 3 bushels of beans, 3 turkeys, 2 acres of turnips, 2 other fowl, 1 employees on farms, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.