Cameron, Quebec (1891 census)
Cameron was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 513. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.235°N, 75.869°W.
Population
In 1891, Cameron had a population of 513: 257 male and 256 female residents. Population density was 7.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 237 |
| 1871 | 382 |
| 1881 | 448 |
| 1891 | 513 |
| 1901 | 623 |
| 1911 | 619 |
| 1921 | 699 |
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, Cameron shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 152 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 7 |
| FAM NO | 73 |
| Number of families | 73 |
| Number of females | 256 |
| Number of males | 257 |
| Number of married females | 77 |
| Number of married males | 77 |
| Number of married persons | 154 |
| Number of widowed females | 4 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 8 |
| POP F | 256 |
| POP M | 257 |
| POP TOT | 513 |
| Total population | 513 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 175 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 176 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 351 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 425 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 88 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 11 |
| Number of houses | 62 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 62 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 20 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 61 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 73 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 5 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 3 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 875 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,074 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,734 |
| Acres of hay crops | 574 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,612 |
| Acres of land in farms | 9,686 |
| Acres of oats | 765 |
| Acres of potatoes | 56 |
| Acres of turnips | 9 |
| Acres of wheat | 182 |
| BAR AC | 5 |
| BAR BU | 70 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 70 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 571 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 11,435 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,780 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,371 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,493 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,300 |
| BWT BU | 571 |
| HAY AC | 574 |
| HAY TONS | 508 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 49 |
| Number of chickens | 869 |
| Number of ducks | 6 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 68 |
| Number of geese | 5 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 32 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 105 |
| Number of milk cows | 235 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 68 |
| Number of other cattle | 255 |
| Number of oxen | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 2 |
| Number of sheep | 488 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 100 |
| Number of swine | 227 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 154 |
| Number of turkeys | 31 |
| OAT AC | 765 |
| OAT BU | 11,435 |
| PEA BU | 1,780 |
| POT AC | 56 |
| POT BU | 4,371 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 20 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,475 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 12,995 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 508 |
| WHT AC | 182 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,493 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 26 |
| A 11 50 | 8 |
| A 201 PL | 8 |
| A 51 100 | 24 |
| BUTTER LB | 12,995 |
| CATTLE KS | 49 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 175 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 176 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 351 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 20 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 32 |
| DUCKS | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 73 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 7 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,475 |
| FRN CA | 425 |
| GEESE | 5 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 869 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 105 |
| HOUSES | 62 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 61 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 62 |
| INF 11 A | 2 |
| MD FEM | 77 |
| MD MALE | 77 |
| MD TOT | 154 |
| MILK COWS | 235 |
| NAME CD | Ottawa, County—Comté |
| OC P | 68 |
| OC TOT | 68 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 255 |
| OTHERS | 88 |
| SHEEP | 488 |
| SHEEP KS | 100 |
| SUP AM | 3,612 |
| SUP FOR | 6,074 |
| SUP JV | 3 |
| SUP PAT | 875 |
| SUP SC | 2,734 |
| SUP TOT | 9,686 |
| SWINE | 227 |
| SWINE KS | 154 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 73 |
| TUR AC | 9 |
| TUR BU | 1,300 |
| TURKEY | 31 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 11 |
| WID FEM | 4 |
| WID MALE | 4 |
| WID TOT | 8 |
| WORKING OX | 16 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC176011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC057005— 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). "Cameron, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/cameron-qc176011-1891/.