Cacouna, Quebec (1891 census)
Cacouna was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 899. 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 density was 43.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,335 |
| 1881 | 1,047 |
| 1891 | 899 |
| 1901 | 707 |
| 1911 | 653 |
| 1921 | 618 |
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 153 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.80 |
| FAM NO | 133 |
| Number of families | 133 |
| Number of females | 448 |
| Number of males | 451 |
| Number of married females | 141 |
| Number of married males | 141 |
| Number of married persons | 282 |
| Number of widowed females | 15 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 26 |
| POP F | 448 |
| POP M | 451 |
| POP TOT | 899 |
| Total population | 899 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 292 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 299 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 591 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 898 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 133 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 133 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 133 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 30 |
| Number of occupied houses | 133 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 162 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 28 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,156 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,137 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,412 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,216 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 12,596 |
| Acres of land in farms | 15,733 |
| Acres of oats | 1,209 |
| Acres of potatoes | 329 |
| Acres of turnips | 10 |
| Acres of wheat | 275 |
| BAR AC | 162 |
| BAR BU | 1,406 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,406 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,662 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 779 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 41,380 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,758 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,676 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,125 |
| BWT BU | 14 |
| HAY AC | 2,216 |
| HAY TONS | 1,665 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 72 |
| Number of chickens | 1,045 |
| Number of ducks | 3 |
| Number of employees on farms | 10 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 131 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 15 |
| Number of geese | 139 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 48 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 210 |
| Number of milk cows | 589 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 156 |
| Number of other cattle | 300 |
| Number of oxen | 22 |
| 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 | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 36 |
| Number of sheep | 815 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 379 |
| Number of swine | 427 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 185 |
| Number of turkeys | 16 |
| OAT AC | 1,209 |
| OAT BU | 10,662 |
| PEA BU | 779 |
| POT AC | 329 |
| POT BU | 41,380 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 48 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,647 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 36,629 |
| RYE BU | 1,758 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,665 |
| WHT AC | 275 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,676 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 54 |
| A 11 50 | 12 |
| A 201 PL | 13 |
| A 51 100 | 41 |
| BEN BU | 16 |
| BUTTER LB | 36,629 |
| CATTLE KS | 72 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 292 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 299 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 591 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 48 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 48 |
| DUCKS | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 133 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,647 |
| FRN CA | 898 |
| GEESE | 139 |
| GRA BU | 12 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,045 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 210 |
| HOUSES | 133 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 29 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 133 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 30 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 40 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 133 |
| INF 11 A | 36 |
| MD FEM | 141 |
| MD MALE | 141 |
| MD TOT | 282 |
| MILK COWS | 589 |
| NAME CD | Témiscouata |
| OC E | 10 |
| OC F | 15 |
| OC P | 131 |
| OC TOT | 156 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 300 |
| OTHERS | 1 |
| SHEEP | 815 |
| SHEEP KS | 379 |
| SUP AM | 12,596 |
| SUP FOR | 3,137 |
| SUP PAT | 3,156 |
| SUP SC | 9,412 |
| SUP TOT | 15,733 |
| SWINE | 427 |
| SWINE KS | 185 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 133 |
| TUR AC | 10 |
| TUR BU | 1,125 |
| TURKEY | 16 |
| WID FEM | 15 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 26 |
| WORKING OX | 22 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC192002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC095002— 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). "Cacouna, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/cacouna-qc192002-1891/.