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 |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,377 |
| 1861 | 3,260 |
| 1871 | 4,053 |
| 1881 | 4,429 |
| 1891 | 4,644 |
| 1901 | 6,800 |
| 1911 | 3,546 |
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 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 878 |
| Number of families | 878 |
| Number of females | 2,401 |
| Number of males | 2,243 |
| Number of married females | 785 |
| Number of married males | 788 |
| Number of married persons | 1,573 |
| Number of widowed females | 122 |
| Number of widowed males | 94 |
| Number of widowed persons | 216 |
| POP F | 2,401 |
| POP M | 2,243 |
| POP TOT | 4,644 |
| Total population | 4,644 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,494 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,361 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,855 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 4,517 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 127 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 845 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 410 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 435 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 763 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 125 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 81 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 213 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 208 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 110 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 168 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of occupied houses | 845 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 53 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 171 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,177 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 17,757 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,433 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,579 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,781 |
| Acres of land in farms | 27,538 |
| Acres of oats | 2,038 |
| Acres of potatoes | 217 |
| Acres of turnips | 202 |
| Acres of wheat | 139 |
| BAR AC | 53 |
| BAR BU | 1,137 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,137 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 384 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 708 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 551 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 34,960 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 656 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 26,730 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,584 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 33,261 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 60 |
| BWT BU | 708 |
| CRN BU | 551 |
| HAY AC | 2,579 |
| HAY TONS | 3,612 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 86 |
| Number of chickens | 7,488 |
| Number of ducks | 131 |
| Number of employees on farms | 8 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 487 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 32 |
| Number of geese | 40 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 82 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 598 |
| Number of milk cows | 712 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 527 |
| Number of other cattle | 415 |
| Number of other fowl | 70 |
| Number of oxen | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 77 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 95 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 66 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 260 |
| Number of sheep | 555 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 192 |
| Number of swine | 385 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 517 |
| Number of turkeys | 13 |
| OAT AC | 2,038 |
| OAT BU | 34,960 |
| PEA BU | 656 |
| POT AC | 217 |
| POT BU | 26,730 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 204 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,713 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 42,951 |
| RYE BU | 2 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,612 |
| WHT AC | 139 |
| WHT FALL BU | 60 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,584 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 77 |
| A 11 50 | 95 |
| A 201 PL | 29 |
| A 51 100 | 66 |
| BEN BU | 384 |
| BUTTER LB | 42,951 |
| CATTLE KS | 86 |
| CHEESE LB | 204 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,494 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,361 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,855 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,713 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 82 |
| DUCKS | 131 |
| FAMILIES | 878 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FRN CA | 4,517 |
| GEESE | 40 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 7,488 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 598 |
| HOUSES | 845 |
| HOUSES CON | 9 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 110 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 208 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 763 |
| HOUSES S | 410 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 168 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 213 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 125 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 81 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 16 |
| HOUSES W | 435 |
| INF 11 A | 260 |
| MD FEM | 785 |
| MD MALE | 788 |
| MD TOT | 1,573 |
| MILK COWS | 712 |
| NAME CD | Quebec, County—Comté |
| OC E | 8 |
| OC F | 32 |
| OC P | 487 |
| OC TOT | 527 |
| OTHER FOWL | 70 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 415 |
| OTHERS | 127 |
| SHEEP | 555 |
| SHEEP KS | 192 |
| SUP AM | 9,781 |
| SUP FOR | 17,757 |
| SUP JV | 171 |
| SUP PAT | 1,177 |
| SUP SC | 8,433 |
| SUP TOT | 27,538 |
| SWINE | 385 |
| SWINE KS | 517 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 845 |
| TUR AC | 202 |
| TUR BU | 33,261 |
| TURKEY | 13 |
| WID FEM | 122 |
| WID MALE | 94 |
| WID TOT | 216 |
| WORKING OX | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC180002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC190002— 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/.