Beauport, Quebec (1891 census)
Beauport was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,644. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.904°N, 71.215°W.
Population
In 1891, Beauport had a population of 4,644: 2,243 male and 2,401 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 4,053 |
| 1881 | 4,429 |
| 1891 | 4,644 |
| 1901 | 6,800 |
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, Beauport shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 4,644 total population, 2,401 females, 2,243 males, 1,573 married persons, 878 families, 788 married males, 785 married females, 216 widowed persons, 122 widowed females, 94 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,855 single persons under 18, 1,494 single females under 18, 1,361 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 4,517 French Canadians, 127 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 845 houses, 845 occupied houses, 763 houses of 1 story, 435 houses built of wood, 410 houses built of stone, 213 houses of 3 rooms, 208 houses of 4 rooms, 168 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 125 houses of 2 rooms, 110 houses of 5 rooms, 81 houses of 2 stories, 17 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 16 uninhabited houses, 9 houses under construction, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 42,951 pounds of homemade butter, 34,960 bushels of oats, 33,261 bushels of turnips, 27,538 acres of land in farms, 26,730 bushels of potatoes, 17,757 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,781 acres of improved land in farms, 8,433 acres of farmland under crops, 7,488 chickens, 3,612 tons of hay, 2,584 bushels of spring wheat, 2,579 acres of hay crops, 2,038 acres of oats, 1,713 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,177 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,137 bushels of barley, 712 milk cows, 708 bushels of buckwheat, 656 bushels of peas, 598 horses aged over 3 years, 555 sheep, 551 bushels of corn, 527 occupants of farms, 517 swine slaughtered or sold, 487 farm occupants who own their land, 415 other cattle, 385 swine, 384 bushels of beans, 260 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 217 acres of potatoes, 204 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 202 acres of turnips, 192 sheep slaughtered or sold, 171 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 139 acres of wheat, 131 ducks, 95 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 86 cattle killed or sold, 82 horses aged 3 years and under, 77 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 70 other fowl, 66 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 60 bushels of winter wheat, 53 acres of barley, 40 geese, 32 farm occupants who rent their land, 29 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 13 turkeys, 8 employees on farms, 6 oxen, 2 bushels of rye. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC180002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC185002— 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). "Beauport, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/beauport-qc180002-1891/.