Bowman & Villeneuve, Quebec (1891 census)
Bowman & Villeneuve was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 634. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.906°N, 75.572°W.
Population
In 1891, Bowman & Villeneuve had a population of 634: 333 male and 301 female residents. Population density was 4.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 520 |
| 1891 | 634 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Bowman, 1901 (38.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Villeneuve, 1901 (61.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Bowman & Villeneuve shared boundaries with:
- Bigelow, Wells, Blake & McGill
- Denholm
- Hincks
- Lathbury & Bidwell
- Mulgrave & Derry
- Portland E
- Portland W-O
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.10 |
| FAM NO | 104 |
| Number of families | 104 |
| Number of females | 301 |
| Number of males | 333 |
| Number of married females | 98 |
| Number of married males | 98 |
| Number of married persons | 196 |
| Number of widowed females | 8 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 15 |
| POP F | 301 |
| POP M | 333 |
| POP TOT | 634 |
| Total population | 634 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 195 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 228 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 423 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 454 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 180 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses | 101 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 101 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 35 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 92 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 9 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 104 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 22 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 38 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,221 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 13,058 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,745 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,215 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,004 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,062 |
| Acres of oats | 961 |
| Acres of potatoes | 144 |
| Acres of turnips | 9 |
| Acres of wheat | 35 |
| BAR AC | 22 |
| BAR BU | 373 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 373 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,623 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 80 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 15,254 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,554 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,127 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 252 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 570 |
| BWT BU | 2,623 |
| CRN BU | 80 |
| HAY AC | 1,215 |
| HAY TONS | 1,063 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 44 |
| Number of chickens | 1,299 |
| Number of ducks | 33 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 92 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 6 |
| Number of geese | 28 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 45 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 137 |
| Number of milk cows | 227 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 98 |
| Number of other cattle | 285 |
| Number of other fowl | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 1 |
| Number of sheep | 333 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 70 |
| Number of swine | 212 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 160 |
| Number of turkeys | 20 |
| OAT AC | 961 |
| OAT BU | 15,254 |
| PEA BU | 3,554 |
| POT AC | 144 |
| POT BU | 7,127 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 964 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 12,240 |
| RYE BU | 50 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,063 |
| WHT AC | 35 |
| WHT SP BU | 252 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 37 |
| A 11 50 | 8 |
| A 201 PL | 20 |
| A 51 100 | 32 |
| BEN BU | 19 |
| BUTTER LB | 12,240 |
| CATTLE KS | 44 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 195 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 228 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 423 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 964 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 45 |
| DUCKS | 33 |
| FAMILIES | 104 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.10 |
| FRN CA | 454 |
| GEESE | 28 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,299 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 137 |
| HOUSES | 101 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 11 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 92 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 23 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 9 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 101 |
| INF 11 A | 1 |
| MD FEM | 98 |
| MD MALE | 98 |
| MD TOT | 196 |
| MILK COWS | 227 |
| NAME CD | Ottawa, County—Comté |
| OC F | 6 |
| OC P | 92 |
| OC TOT | 98 |
| OTHER FOWL | 5 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 285 |
| OTHERS | 180 |
| SHEEP | 333 |
| SHEEP KS | 70 |
| SUP AM | 4,004 |
| SUP FOR | 13,058 |
| SUP JV | 38 |
| SUP PAT | 1,221 |
| SUP SC | 2,745 |
| SUP TOT | 17,062 |
| SWINE | 212 |
| SWINE KS | 160 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 104 |
| TUR AC | 9 |
| TUR BU | 570 |
| TURKEY | 20 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 3 |
| WID FEM | 8 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 15 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC176008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC176008— 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). "Bowman & Villeneuve, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/bowman-villeneuve-qc176008-1891/.