Cap Rosier, Quebec (1891 census)
Cap Rosier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 785. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.847°N, 64.256°W.
Population
In 1891, Cap Rosier had a population of 785: 432 male and 353 female residents. Population density was 25.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 714 |
| 1881 | 850 |
| 1891 | 785 |
| 1901 | 1,350 |
| 1911 | 1,562 |
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 Rosier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 150 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.10 |
| FAM NO | 129 |
| Number of families | 129 |
| Number of females | 353 |
| Number of males | 432 |
| Number of married females | 113 |
| Number of married males | 114 |
| Number of married persons | 227 |
| Number of widowed females | 18 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 35 |
| POP F | 353 |
| POP M | 432 |
| POP TOT | 785 |
| Total population | 785 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 222 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 301 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 523 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 321 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 464 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses | 119 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 118 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 119 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 65 |
| Number of houses under construction | 16 |
| Number of occupied houses | 122 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (54 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 74 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 9 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,459 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,068 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,398 |
| Acres of hay crops | 634 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,866 |
| Acres of land in farms | 13,934 |
| Acres of oats | 167 |
| Acres of potatoes | 84 |
| Acres of turnips | 27 |
| Acres of wheat | 9 |
| BAR AC | 74 |
| BAR BU | 1,497 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,497 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,407 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,342 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 164 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,128 |
| HAY AC | 634 |
| HAY TONS | 900 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 68 |
| Number of chickens | 623 |
| Number of ducks | 6 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 117 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 2 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 11 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 65 |
| Number of milk cows | 159 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 121 |
| Number of other cattle | 137 |
| Number of other fowl | 25 |
| Number of oxen | 80 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 60 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 5 |
| Number of sheep | 306 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 85 |
| Number of swine | 172 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 171 |
| OAT AC | 167 |
| OAT BU | 3,407 |
| POT AC | 84 |
| POT BU | 10,342 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 400 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 853 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 16,228 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 900 |
| WHT AC | 9 |
| WHT SP BU | 164 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 21 |
| A 11 50 | 60 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 25 |
| BUTTER LB | 16,228 |
| CATTLE KS | 68 |
| CHEESE LB | 400 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 222 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 301 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 523 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 853 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 11 |
| DUCKS | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 129 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.10 |
| FRN CA | 321 |
| GEESE | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 623 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 65 |
| HOUSES | 119 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 16 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 9 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 17 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 119 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 65 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 6 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 12 |
| HOUSES W | 118 |
| INF 11 A | 5 |
| MD FEM | 113 |
| MD MALE | 114 |
| MD TOT | 227 |
| MILK COWS | 159 |
| NAME CD | Gaspé |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 117 |
| OC TOT | 121 |
| OTHER FOWL | 25 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 137 |
| OTHERS | 464 |
| SHEEP | 306 |
| SHEEP KS | 85 |
| SUP AM | 2,866 |
| SUP FOR | 11,068 |
| SUP JV | 9 |
| SUP PAT | 1,459 |
| SUP SC | 1,398 |
| SUP TOT | 13,934 |
| SWINE | 172 |
| SWINE KS | 171 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 122 |
| TUR AC | 27 |
| TUR BU | 2,128 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 3 |
| WID FEM | 18 |
| WID MALE | 17 |
| WID TOT | 35 |
| WORKING OX | 80 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC154003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC159002— 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 Rosier, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/cap-rosier-qc154003-1891/.