Beaumont, Quebec (1891 census)
Beaumont was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 811. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.818°N, 70.986°W.
Population
In 1891, Beaumont had a population of 811: 407 male and 404 female residents. Population density was 46.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,153 |
| 1861 | 1,229 |
| 1871 | 1,142 |
| 1881 | 922 |
| 1891 | 811 |
| 1901 | 716 |
| 1911 | 746 |
| 1921 | 736 |
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, Beaumont shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 149 |
| Number of families | 149 |
| Number of females | 404 |
| Number of males | 407 |
| Number of married females | 134 |
| Number of married males | 135 |
| Number of married persons | 269 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 37 |
| POP F | 404 |
| POP M | 407 |
| POP TOT | 811 |
| Total population | 811 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 248 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 257 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 505 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 806 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 5 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 136 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 18 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 116 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 123 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 12 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 65 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 136 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 39 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 111 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,146 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,299 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,378 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,320 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,635 |
| Acres of land in farms | 12,934 |
| Acres of oats | 1,662 |
| Acres of potatoes | 318 |
| Acres of turnips | 45 |
| Acres of wheat | 184 |
| BAR AC | 39 |
| BAR BU | 615 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 615 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 33 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,749 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 13,214 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 462 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 30,543 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 79 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,963 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,324 |
| BWT BU | 1,749 |
| CRN BU | 4 |
| HAY AC | 4,320 |
| HAY TONS | 1,931 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 135 |
| Number of chickens | 1,254 |
| Number of ducks | 13 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 125 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 13 |
| Number of geese | 6 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 70 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 189 |
| Number of milk cows | 417 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 138 |
| Number of other cattle | 302 |
| Number of other fowl | 34 |
| Number of oxen | 147 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 54 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 46 |
| Number of sheep | 429 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 302 |
| Number of swine | 205 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 524 |
| OAT AC | 1,662 |
| OAT BU | 13,214 |
| PEA BU | 462 |
| POT AC | 318 |
| POT BU | 30,543 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,090 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 664 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 35,987 |
| RYE BU | 79 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,931 |
| WHT AC | 184 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,963 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 54 |
| A 11 50 | 9 |
| A 201 PL | 13 |
| A 51 100 | 16 |
| BEN BU | 33 |
| BUTTER LB | 35,987 |
| CATTLE KS | 135 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 248 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 257 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 505 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,090 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 70 |
| DUCKS | 13 |
| FAMILIES | 149 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 664 |
| FRN CA | 806 |
| GEESE | 6 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,254 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 189 |
| HOUSES | 136 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 28 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 26 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 123 |
| HOUSES S | 18 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 65 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 12 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 20 |
| HOUSES W | 116 |
| INF 11 A | 46 |
| MD FEM | 134 |
| MD MALE | 135 |
| MD TOT | 269 |
| MILK COWS | 417 |
| NAME CD | Bellechasse |
| OC F | 13 |
| OC P | 125 |
| OC TOT | 138 |
| OTHER FOWL | 34 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 302 |
| OTHERS | 5 |
| SHEEP | 429 |
| SHEEP KS | 302 |
| SUP AM | 9,635 |
| SUP FOR | 3,299 |
| SUP JV | 111 |
| SUP PAT | 3,146 |
| SUP SC | 6,378 |
| SUP TOT | 12,934 |
| SWINE | 205 |
| SWINE KS | 524 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 136 |
| TUR AC | 45 |
| TUR BU | 1,324 |
| WID FEM | 22 |
| WID MALE | 15 |
| WID TOT | 37 |
| WORKING OX | 147 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC141002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC042001— 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). "Beaumont, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/beaumont-qc141002-1891/.