Cacouna, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
Cacouna, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 620. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2932587. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.903°N, 69.502°W.
Population
In 1891, Cacouna, Village had a population of 620: 296 male and 324 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 641 |
| 1881 | 648 |
| 1891 | 620 |
| 1901 | 589 |
| 1911 | 517 |
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, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 74 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 620 total population, 324 females, 296 males, 196 married persons, 105 families, 98 married females, 98 married males, 24 widowed persons, 19 widowed females, 6 average size of families, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 400 single persons under 18, 207 single females under 18, 193 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 590 French Canadians, 30 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 104 occupied houses, 102 houses, 101 houses built of wood, 76 houses of 1 story, 50 uninhabited houses, 47 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 26 houses of 2 stories, 22 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 10 houses of 4 rooms, 7 houses of 2 rooms, 6 houses of over 15 rooms, 5 houses of 3 rooms, 5 houses of 5 rooms, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 15,058 bushels of potatoes, 9,895 pounds of homemade butter, 2,915 bushels of oats, 2,902 acres of land in farms, 2,170 acres of improved land in farms, 2,013 acres of farmland under crops, 876 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 732 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 649 chickens, 630 bushels of rye, 619 acres of hay crops, 548 tons of hay, 481 bushels of barley, 292 acres of oats, 223 sheep, 201 bushels of spring wheat, 182 milk cows, 177 swine, 174 swine slaughtered or sold, 164 bushels of turnips, 156 sheep slaughtered or sold, 150 acres of farmland in pasture, 118 acres of potatoes, 106 bushels of peas, 99 horses aged over 3 years, 96 occupants of farms, 80 farm occupants who own their land, 71 other cattle, 64 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 49 acres of barley, 43 cattle killed or sold, 31 acres of wheat, 30 other fowl, 16 farm occupants who rent their land, 14 bushels of buckwheat, 13 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 11 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 10 horses aged 3 years and under, 8 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 7 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 3 geese, 2 oxen, 1 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC192003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC201024— 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, Village, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/cacouna-village-qc192003-1891/.