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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 785 |
| 1861 | 1,060 |
| 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 74 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 785 total population, 432 males, 353 females, 227 married persons, 129 families, 114 married males, 113 married females, 35 widowed persons, 18 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 6.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 523 single persons under 18, 301 single males under 18, 222 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 464 persons who are not French Canadian, 321 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 122 occupied houses, 119 houses, 119 houses of 1 story, 118 houses built of wood, 65 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 17 houses of 4 rooms, 17 houses of 5 rooms, 16 houses under construction, 12 uninhabited houses, 9 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 6 houses of 2 rooms, 5 houses of 3 rooms, 3 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses built of brick. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 16,228 pounds of homemade butter, 13,934 acres of land in farms, 11,068 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,342 bushels of potatoes, 3,407 bushels of oats, 2,866 acres of improved land in farms, 2,128 bushels of turnips, 1,497 bushels of barley, 1,459 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,398 acres of farmland under crops, 900 tons of hay, 853 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 634 acres of hay crops, 623 chickens, 400 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 306 sheep, 172 swine, 171 swine slaughtered or sold, 167 acres of oats, 164 bushels of spring wheat, 159 milk cows, 137 other cattle, 121 occupants of farms, 117 farm occupants who own their land, 85 sheep slaughtered or sold, 84 acres of potatoes, 80 oxen, 74 acres of barley, 68 cattle killed or sold, 65 horses aged over 3 years, 60 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 27 acres of turnips, 25 other fowl, 25 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 21 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 11 horses aged 3 years and under, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 9 acres of wheat, 6 ducks, 5 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 geese, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC154003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC159002_1911— 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/.