Basin, Quebec (1891 census)
Basin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 839. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.255°N, 61.957°W.
Population
In 1891, Basin had a population of 839: 439 male and 400 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 839 |
| 1901 | 1,034 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Hâvre Amherst, 1881 (79.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Basin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 66 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 839 total population, 439 males, 400 females, 329 married persons, 165 married males, 164 married females, 140 families, 31 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 6.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 479 single persons under 18, 263 single males under 18, 216 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 829 French Canadians, 10 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 139 houses, 139 houses built of wood, 139 occupied houses, 138 houses of 1 story, 61 houses of 1 room, 26 houses of 2 rooms, 22 houses of 3 rooms, 16 houses of 4 rooms, 10 houses under construction, 9 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 5 houses of 5 rooms, 1 houses of 2 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 14,837 bushels of potatoes, 9,221 pounds of homemade butter, 4,792 bushels of oats, 2,700 bushels of turnips, 2,604 acres of land in farms, 2,567 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,075 acres of improved land in farms, 1,652 acres of farmland under crops, 1,319 acres of hay crops, 1,181 sheep, 1,045 chickens, 1,027 tons of hay, 529 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 356 swine, 350 acres of farmland in pasture, 204 sheep slaughtered or sold, 201 milk cows, 196 bushels of barley, 194 other cattle, 168 acres of potatoes, 167 geese, 148 occupants of farms, 144 farm occupants who own their land, 142 swine slaughtered or sold, 132 horses aged over 3 years, 124 acres of oats, 81 ducks, 78 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 73 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 65 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 59 oxen, 47 cattle killed or sold, 39 acres of turnips, 16 horses aged 3 years and under, 7 acres of barley, 4 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 2 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC154001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC154022— 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). "Basin, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/basin-qc154001-1891/.