Bryson (Village) & Upper Litchfield, Quebec (1891 census)
Bryson (Village) & Upper Litchfield was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,944. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.798°N, 76.592°W.
Population
In 1891, Bryson (Village) & Upper Litchfield had a population of 1,944: 1,013 male and 931 female residents. Population density was 24.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,603 |
| 1891 | 1,944 |
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 Bryson, VL, 1901 (1.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Litchfield, 1901 (90.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Bryson (Village) & Upper Litchfield 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 | 6.60 |
| FAM NO | 296 |
| Number of families | 296 |
| Number of females | 931 |
| Number of males | 1,013 |
| Number of married females | 253 |
| Number of married males | 253 |
| Number of married persons | 506 |
| Number of widowed females | 45 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 62 |
| POP F | 931 |
| POP M | 1,013 |
| POP TOT | 1,944 |
| Total population | 1,944 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 633 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 743 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,376 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 557 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,387 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 289 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 5 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 282 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 40 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 249 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 86 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 37 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 82 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 289 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 99 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 64 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,831 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 18,149 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 11,573 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,829 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 13,468 |
| Acres of land in farms | 31,617 |
| Acres of oats | 2,797 |
| Acres of potatoes | 278 |
| Acres of turnips | 16 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,139 |
| BAR AC | 99 |
| BAR BU | 1,136 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,136 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 296 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 915 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 42 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 731 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 42,929 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 12,846 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,001 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 315 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 11,020 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,466 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 18 |
| BWT BU | 915 |
| CRN BU | 731 |
| HAY AC | 2,829 |
| HAY TONS | 2,532 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 397 |
| Number of chickens | 5,787 |
| Number of ducks | 114 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 254 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 21 |
| Number of geese | 241 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 185 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 501 |
| Number of milk cows | 931 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 275 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,103 |
| Number of other fowl | 82 |
| Number of oxen | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 54 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 123 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 66 |
| Number of sheep | 1,369 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 483 |
| Number of swine | 898 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 759 |
| Number of turkeys | 246 |
| OAT AC | 2,797 |
| OAT BU | 42,929 |
| PEA BU | 12,846 |
| POT AC | 278 |
| POT BU | 17,001 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 119 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,557 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 66,327 |
| RYE BU | 315 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,532 |
| WHT AC | 1,139 |
| WHT FALL BU | 18 |
| WHT SP BU | 11,020 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 54 |
| A 11 50 | 12 |
| A 201 PL | 20 |
| A 51 100 | 123 |
| BEN BU | 296 |
| BUTTER LB | 66,327 |
| CATTLE KS | 397 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 633 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 743 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,376 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 119 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 185 |
| DUCKS | 114 |
| FAMILIES | 296 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,557 |
| FRN CA | 557 |
| GEESE | 241 |
| GRA BU | 42 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,787 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 501 |
| HOUSES | 289 |
| HOUSES B | 5 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 31 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 40 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 249 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 82 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 86 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 37 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 20 |
| HOUSES W | 282 |
| INF 11 A | 66 |
| MD FEM | 253 |
| MD MALE | 253 |
| MD TOT | 506 |
| MILK COWS | 931 |
| NAME CD | Pontiac |
| OC F | 21 |
| OC P | 254 |
| OC TOT | 275 |
| OTHER FOWL | 82 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,103 |
| OTHERS | 1,387 |
| SHEEP | 1,369 |
| SHEEP KS | 483 |
| SUP AM | 13,468 |
| SUP FOR | 18,149 |
| SUP JV | 64 |
| SUP PAT | 1,831 |
| SUP SC | 11,573 |
| SUP TOT | 31,617 |
| SWINE | 898 |
| SWINE KS | 759 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 289 |
| TUR AC | 16 |
| TUR BU | 1,466 |
| TURKEY | 246 |
| WID FEM | 45 |
| WID MALE | 17 |
| WID TOT | 62 |
| WORKING OX | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC177006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC177006— 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). "Bryson (Village) & Upper Litchfield, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/bryson-village-upper-litchfield-qc177006-1891/.