Cap de la Magdeleine, Quebec (1891 census)
Cap de la Magdeleine was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,289. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.401°N, 72.503°W.
Population
In 1891, Cap de la Magdeleine had a population of 1,289: 661 male and 628 female residents. Population density was 56.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,027 |
| 1871 | 1,226 |
| 1881 | 1,437 |
| 1891 | 1,289 |
| 1901 | 1,464 |
| 1911 | 2,101 |
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 de la Magdeleine shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 243 |
| Number of families | 243 |
| Number of females | 628 |
| Number of males | 661 |
| Number of married females | 214 |
| Number of married males | 214 |
| Number of married persons | 428 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 42 |
| POP F | 628 |
| POP M | 661 |
| POP TOT | 1,289 |
| Total population | 1,289 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 393 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 426 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 819 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,264 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 25 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 222 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 219 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 16 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 220 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 73 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 62 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 24 |
| Number of occupied houses | 222 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 36 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 7 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,085 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,182 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,415 |
| Acres of hay crops | 538 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,507 |
| Acres of land in farms | 11,689 |
| Acres of oats | 2,158 |
| Acres of potatoes | 178 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| Acres of wheat | 60 |
| BAR AC | 36 |
| BAR BU | 591 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 591 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,133 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 621 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 25,033 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 395 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,032 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 623 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 830 |
| BWT BU | 3,133 |
| CRN BU | 621 |
| HAY AC | 538 |
| HAY TONS | 686 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 120 |
| Number of chickens | 3,104 |
| Number of ducks | 43 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 198 |
| Number of geese | 4 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 37 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 181 |
| Number of milk cows | 370 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 198 |
| Number of other cattle | 333 |
| Number of other fowl | 12 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 87 |
| Number of sheep | 918 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 401 |
| Number of swine | 416 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 239 |
| OAT AC | 2,158 |
| OAT BU | 25,033 |
| PEA BU | 395 |
| POT AC | 178 |
| POT BU | 20,032 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 500 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 153 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,831 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 18,015 |
| RYE BU | 25 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 686 |
| WHT AC | 60 |
| WHT SP BU | 623 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 39 |
| A 11 50 | 20 |
| A 201 PL | 7 |
| A 51 100 | 45 |
| BEN BU | 28 |
| BUTTER LB | 18,015 |
| CATTLE KS | 120 |
| CHEESE LB | 500 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 393 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 426 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 819 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 153 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 37 |
| DUCKS | 43 |
| FAMILIES | 243 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,831 |
| FRN CA | 1,264 |
| GEESE | 4 |
| GRA BU | 5 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,104 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 181 |
| HOUSES | 222 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 62 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 220 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 24 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 73 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 33 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 21 |
| HOUSES W | 219 |
| INF 11 A | 87 |
| MD FEM | 214 |
| MD MALE | 214 |
| MD TOT | 428 |
| MILK COWS | 370 |
| NAME CD | Champlain |
| OC P | 198 |
| OC TOT | 198 |
| OTHER FOWL | 12 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 333 |
| OTHERS | 25 |
| SHEEP | 918 |
| SHEEP KS | 401 |
| SUP AM | 6,507 |
| SUP FOR | 5,182 |
| SUP JV | 7 |
| SUP PAT | 2,085 |
| SUP SC | 4,415 |
| SUP TOT | 11,689 |
| SWINE | 416 |
| SWINE KS | 239 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 222 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 830 |
| WID FEM | 21 |
| WID MALE | 21 |
| WID TOT | 42 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC146001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC151001— 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 de la Magdeleine, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/cap-de-la-magdeleine-qc146001-1891/.