Carleton, Quebec (1891 census)
Carleton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,078. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.166°N, 66.159°W.
Population
In 1891, Carleton had a population of 1,078: 534 male and 544 female residents. Population density was 16.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 855 |
| 1861 | 958 |
| 1871 | 1,033 |
| 1881 | 1,033 |
| 1891 | 1,078 |
| 1901 | 1,061 |
| 1911 | 709 |
| 1921 | 1,214 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Tracadièche, 1881 (1.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Carleton 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 | 7.20 |
| FAM NO | 150 |
| Number of families | 150 |
| Number of females | 544 |
| Number of males | 534 |
| Number of married females | 139 |
| Number of married males | 138 |
| Number of married persons | 277 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 52 |
| POP F | 544 |
| POP M | 534 |
| POP TOT | 1,078 |
| Total population | 1,078 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 370 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 379 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 749 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,074 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 148 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 148 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 8 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 83 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 64 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 56 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 148 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 105 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 46 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,626 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,528 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,756 |
| Acres of hay crops | 841 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,428 |
| Acres of land in farms | 14,956 |
| Acres of oats | 845 |
| Acres of potatoes | 295 |
| Acres of turnips | 35 |
| Acres of wheat | 201 |
| BAR AC | 105 |
| BAR BU | 1,639 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,639 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 56 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,584 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 33 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 11,514 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,033 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 49,960 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 83 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,809 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,512 |
| BWT BU | 1,584 |
| CRN BU | 33 |
| HAY AC | 841 |
| HAY TONS | 1,029 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 122 |
| Number of chickens | 2,681 |
| Number of ducks | 38 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 134 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 12 |
| Number of geese | 212 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 22 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 155 |
| Number of milk cows | 259 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 147 |
| Number of other cattle | 271 |
| Number of other fowl | 17 |
| Number of oxen | 61 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 46 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 24 |
| Number of sheep | 966 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 278 |
| Number of swine | 379 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 300 |
| OAT AC | 845 |
| OAT BU | 11,514 |
| PEA BU | 1,033 |
| POT AC | 295 |
| POT BU | 49,960 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 287 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,425 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 12,595 |
| RYE BU | 83 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,029 |
| WHT AC | 201 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,809 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 46 |
| A 11 50 | 28 |
| A 201 PL | 13 |
| A 51 100 | 36 |
| BEN BU | 56 |
| BUTTER LB | 12,595 |
| CATTLE KS | 122 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 370 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 379 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 749 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 287 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 22 |
| DUCKS | 38 |
| FAMILIES | 150 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 7.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,425 |
| FRN CA | 1,074 |
| GEESE | 212 |
| GRA BU | 7 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,681 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 155 |
| HOUSES | 148 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 42 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 83 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 56 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 64 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 148 |
| INF 11 A | 24 |
| MD FEM | 139 |
| MD MALE | 138 |
| MD TOT | 277 |
| MILK COWS | 259 |
| NAME CD | Bonaventure |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 12 |
| OC P | 134 |
| OC TOT | 147 |
| OTHER FOWL | 17 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 271 |
| OTHERS | 4 |
| SHEEP | 966 |
| SHEEP KS | 278 |
| SUP AM | 5,428 |
| SUP FOR | 9,528 |
| SUP JV | 46 |
| SUP PAT | 1,626 |
| SUP SC | 3,756 |
| SUP TOT | 14,956 |
| SWINE | 379 |
| SWINE KS | 300 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 148 |
| TUR AC | 35 |
| TUR BU | 4,512 |
| WID FEM | 35 |
| WID MALE | 17 |
| WID TOT | 52 |
| WORKING OX | 61 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC143001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC044001— 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). "Carleton, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/carleton-qc143001-1891/.