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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q63242728. 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 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 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,237 total population, 660 males, 577 females, 376 married persons, 188 married females, 188 married males, 185 families, 26 widowed persons, 17 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 6.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 835 single persons under 18, 463 single males under 18, 372 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,224 French Canadians, 13 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 153 houses, 153 occupied houses, 151 houses built of wood, 115 houses of 1 story, 37 houses of 1 room, 37 houses of 2 stories, 30 houses of 4 rooms, 26 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 24 houses of 3 rooms, 20 uninhabited houses, 19 houses of 5 rooms, 14 houses of 2 rooms, 5 houses under construction, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses built of brick, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 29,480 pounds of homemade butter, 22,321 bushels of potatoes, 16,930 acres of land in farms, 15,196 bushels of oats, 10,568 acres of improved land in farms, 8,606 bushels of spring wheat, 6,457 acres of farmland under crops, 6,362 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,200 bushels of peas, 4,100 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,340 bushels of barley, 2,826 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,593 acres of hay crops, 1,204 chickens, 1,068 sheep, 1,032 tons of hay, 836 bushels of rye, 744 acres of wheat, 721 acres of oats, 499 bushels of turnips, 463 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 427 milk cows, 425 swine, 387 sheep slaughtered or sold, 233 other cattle, 212 swine slaughtered or sold, 200 acres of barley, 181 occupants of farms, 175 farm occupants who own their land, 171 horses aged over 3 years, 167 acres of potatoes, 120 cattle killed or sold, 117 geese, 72 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 62 horses aged 3 years and under, 50 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 43 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 39 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 21 bushels of buckwheat, 11 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 acres of turnips, 6 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 5 bushels of winter wheat, 4 oxen, 3 employees on farms, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 other fowl, 1 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q63242728
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/.