Cap Chat, Quebec (1891 census)
Cap Chat was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,237. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.072°N, 66.639°W.
Population
In 1891, Cap Chat had a population of 1,237: 660 male and 577 female residents. Population density was 43.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 966 |
| 1861 | 450 |
| 1871 | 930 |
| 1881 | 1,427 |
| 1891 | 1,237 |
| 1901 | 1,416 |
| 1911 | 1,469 |
| 1921 | 1,897 |
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, Cap Chat shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.70 |
| FAM NO | 185 |
| Number of families | 185 |
| Number of females | 577 |
| Number of males | 660 |
| Number of married females | 188 |
| Number of married males | 188 |
| Number of married persons | 376 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 26 |
| POP F | 577 |
| POP M | 660 |
| POP TOT | 1,237 |
| Total population | 1,237 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 372 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 463 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 835 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,224 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 13 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 153 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 151 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 37 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 115 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 37 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 153 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 200 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 11 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,100 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,362 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,457 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,593 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 10,568 |
| Acres of land in farms | 16,930 |
| Acres of oats | 721 |
| Acres of potatoes | 167 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 744 |
| BAR AC | 200 |
| BAR BU | 3,340 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,340 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 39 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 15,196 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 5,200 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 22,321 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 836 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 8,606 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 499 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 5 |
| BWT BU | 21 |
| HAY AC | 1,593 |
| HAY TONS | 1,032 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 120 |
| Number of chickens | 1,204 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 175 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 117 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 62 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 171 |
| Number of milk cows | 427 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 181 |
| Number of other cattle | 233 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 50 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 72 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 6 |
| Number of sheep | 1,068 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 387 |
| Number of swine | 425 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 212 |
| Number of turkeys | 1 |
| OAT AC | 721 |
| OAT BU | 15,196 |
| PEA BU | 5,200 |
| POT AC | 167 |
| POT BU | 22,321 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 463 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,826 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 29,480 |
| RYE BU | 836 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,032 |
| WHT AC | 744 |
| WHT FALL BU | 5 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,606 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 43 |
| A 11 50 | 50 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 72 |
| BUTTER LB | 29,480 |
| CATTLE KS | 120 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 372 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 463 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 835 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 463 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 62 |
| FAMILIES | 185 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,826 |
| FRN CA | 1,224 |
| GEESE | 117 |
| GRA BU | 39 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,204 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 171 |
| HOUSES | 153 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 30 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 37 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 115 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 26 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 37 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 20 |
| HOUSES W | 151 |
| INF 11 A | 6 |
| MD FEM | 188 |
| MD MALE | 188 |
| MD TOT | 376 |
| MILK COWS | 427 |
| NAME CD | Gaspé |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 175 |
| OC TOT | 181 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 233 |
| OTHERS | 13 |
| SHEEP | 1,068 |
| SHEEP KS | 387 |
| SUP AM | 10,568 |
| SUP FOR | 6,362 |
| SUP JV | 11 |
| SUP PAT | 4,100 |
| SUP SC | 6,457 |
| SUP TOT | 16,930 |
| SWINE | 425 |
| SWINE KS | 212 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 153 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 499 |
| TURKEY | 1 |
| WID FEM | 17 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 26 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC154002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC056003— 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). "Cap Chat, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/cap-chat-qc154002-1891/.