Cacouna, Quebec (1891 census)
Cacouna was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 899. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2932587. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.930°N, 69.461°W.
Population
In 1891, Cacouna had a population of 899: 451 male and 448 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,335 |
| 1881 | 1,047 |
| 1891 | 899 |
| 1901 | 707 |
| 1911 | 653 |
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, Cacouna shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 899 total population, 451 males, 448 females, 282 married persons, 141 married females, 141 married males, 133 families, 26 widowed persons, 15 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 6.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 591 single persons under 18, 299 single males under 18, 292 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 898 French Canadians, 1 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 133 houses, 133 houses built of wood, 133 houses of 1 story, 133 occupied houses, 40 houses of 3 rooms, 30 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 29 houses of 4 rooms, 25 houses of 5 rooms, 8 uninhabited houses, 5 houses of 1 room, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 41,380 bushels of potatoes, 36,629 pounds of homemade butter, 15,733 acres of land in farms, 12,596 acres of improved land in farms, 10,662 bushels of oats, 9,412 acres of farmland under crops, 3,156 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,137 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,647 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,216 acres of hay crops, 1,758 bushels of rye, 1,676 bushels of spring wheat, 1,665 tons of hay, 1,406 bushels of barley, 1,209 acres of oats, 1,125 bushels of turnips, 1,045 chickens, 815 sheep, 779 bushels of peas, 589 milk cows, 427 swine, 379 sheep slaughtered or sold, 329 acres of potatoes, 300 other cattle, 275 acres of wheat, 210 horses aged over 3 years, 185 swine slaughtered or sold, 162 acres of barley, 156 occupants of farms, 139 geese, 131 farm occupants who own their land, 72 cattle killed or sold, 54 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 48 horses aged 3 years and under, 48 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 41 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 36 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 28 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 22 oxen, 16 bushels of beans, 16 turkeys, 15 farm occupants who rent their land, 14 bushels of buckwheat, 13 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 12 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 12 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 10 acres of turnips, 10 employees on farms, 3 ducks. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Georges-Honoré Deschênes | 1841–1892 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC192002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC201002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2932587
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cacouna
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cacouna
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). "Cacouna, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/cacouna-qc192002-1891/.