Cameron, Quebec (1891 census)
Cameron was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 513. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28160564. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 237 |
| 1871 | 382 |
| 1881 | 448 |
| 1891 | 513 |
| 1901 | 623 |
| 1911 | 619 |
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 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 513 total population, 257 males, 256 females, 154 married persons, 77 married females, 77 married males, 73 families, 8 widowed persons, 7 average size of families, 4 widowed females, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 351 single persons under 18, 176 single males under 18, 175 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 425 French Canadians, 88 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 73 occupied houses, 62 houses, 62 houses built of wood, 61 houses of 1 story, 20 houses of 1 room, 17 houses of 2 rooms, 15 houses of 3 rooms, 11 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 6 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 3 uninhabited houses, 2 houses of 4 rooms, 2 houses of 5 rooms, 1 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 12,995 pounds of homemade butter, 11,435 bushels of oats, 9,686 acres of land in farms, 6,074 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,371 bushels of potatoes, 3,612 acres of improved land in farms, 2,734 acres of farmland under crops, 1,780 bushels of peas, 1,493 bushels of spring wheat, 1,475 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,300 bushels of turnips, 875 acres of farmland in pasture, 869 chickens, 765 acres of oats, 574 acres of hay crops, 571 bushels of buckwheat, 508 tons of hay, 488 sheep, 255 other cattle, 235 milk cows, 227 swine, 182 acres of wheat, 154 swine slaughtered or sold, 105 horses aged over 3 years, 100 sheep slaughtered or sold, 70 bushels of barley, 68 farm occupants who own their land, 68 occupants of farms, 56 acres of potatoes, 49 cattle killed or sold, 32 horses aged 3 years and under, 31 turkeys, 26 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 24 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 20 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 16 oxen, 9 acres of turnips, 8 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 ducks, 5 acres of barley, 5 geese, 3 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC176011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC205005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q28160564
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/.