Calumet Island, Quebec (1891 census)
Calumet Island was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,310. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.739°N, 76.685°W.
Population
In 1891, Calumet Island had a population of 1,310: 692 male and 618 female residents. Population density was 25.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,050 |
| 1871 | 1,080 |
| 1881 | 1,269 |
| 1891 | 1,310 |
| 1901 | 1,339 |
| 1911 | 1,208 |
| 1921 | 1,271 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 167 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 | 214 |
| Number of families | 214 |
| Number of females | 618 |
| Number of males | 692 |
| Number of married females | 183 |
| Number of married males | 183 |
| Number of married persons | 366 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 46 |
| POP F | 618 |
| POP M | 692 |
| POP TOT | 1,310 |
| Total population | 1,310 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 412 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 486 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 898 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 834 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 476 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 211 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 209 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 40 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 180 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 48 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 31 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 48 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 211 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 93 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 34 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,133 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 15,215 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,228 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,676 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,395 |
| Acres of land in farms | 23,610 |
| Acres of oats | 1,741 |
| Acres of potatoes | 183 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 864 |
| BAR AC | 93 |
| BAR BU | 1,418 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,418 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 102 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 293 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,182 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 31,552 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 9,545 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 13,208 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 288 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 7,365 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 100 |
| BWT BU | 293 |
| CRN BU | 1,182 |
| HAY AC | 2,676 |
| HAY TONS | 1,646 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 203 |
| Number of chickens | 3,461 |
| Number of ducks | 37 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 164 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 21 |
| Number of geese | 93 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 171 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 326 |
| Number of milk cows | 755 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 187 |
| Number of other cattle | 802 |
| Number of other fowl | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 72 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 18 |
| Number of sheep | 761 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 266 |
| Number of swine | 507 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 561 |
| Number of turkeys | 166 |
| OAT AC | 1,741 |
| OAT BU | 31,552 |
| PEA BU | 9,545 |
| POT AC | 183 |
| POT BU | 13,208 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,178 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,738 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 53,833 |
| RYE BU | 288 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,646 |
| WHT AC | 864 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,365 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 37 |
| A 11 50 | 33 |
| A 201 PL | 27 |
| A 51 100 | 72 |
| BEN BU | 102 |
| BUTTER LB | 53,833 |
| CATTLE KS | 203 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 412 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 486 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 898 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,178 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 171 |
| DUCKS | 37 |
| FAMILIES | 214 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,738 |
| FRN CA | 834 |
| GEESE | 93 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,461 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 326 |
| HOUSES | 211 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 23 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 40 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 180 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 31 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 48 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 48 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 31 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 209 |
| INF 11 A | 18 |
| MD FEM | 183 |
| MD MALE | 183 |
| MD TOT | 366 |
| MILK COWS | 755 |
| NAME CD | Pontiac |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 21 |
| OC P | 164 |
| OC TOT | 187 |
| OTHER FOWL | 10 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 802 |
| OTHERS | 476 |
| SHEEP | 761 |
| SHEEP KS | 266 |
| SILOS | 1 |
| SUP AM | 8,395 |
| SUP FOR | 15,215 |
| SUP JV | 34 |
| SUP PAT | 2,133 |
| SUP SC | 6,228 |
| SUP TOT | 23,610 |
| SWINE | 507 |
| SWINE KS | 561 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 211 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 100 |
| TURKEY | 166 |
| WID FEM | 23 |
| WID MALE | 23 |
| WID TOT | 46 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC177007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC079006_1861— 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). "Calumet Island, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/calumet-island-qc177007-1891/.