Causapscal, Quebec (1891 census)
Causapscal was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 155. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.368°N, 67.224°W.
Population
In 1891, Causapscal had a population of 155: 78 male and 77 female residents. Population density was 2.2 people per square mile.
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 was contained in St. Edmond, Lac au Saumon, 1881 (32.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of St. Jacques le Majeur, 1901 (65.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Causapscal shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 145 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.20 |
| FAM NO | 25 |
| Number of families | 25 |
| Number of females | 77 |
| Number of males | 78 |
| Number of married females | 22 |
| Number of married males | 22 |
| Number of married persons | 44 |
| Number of widowed males | 1 |
| Number of widowed persons | 1 |
| POP F | 77 |
| POP M | 78 |
| POP TOT | 155 |
| Total population | 155 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 55 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 55 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 110 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 151 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 24 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 24 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 24 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (53 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 18 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 3 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 554 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,606 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 671 |
| Acres of hay crops | 181 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,228 |
| Acres of land in farms | 3,834 |
| Acres of oats | 72 |
| Acres of potatoes | 10 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 13 |
| BAR AC | 18 |
| BAR BU | 275 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 275 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,453 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 471 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,122 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 125 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 123 |
| HAY AC | 181 |
| HAY TONS | 142 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 11 |
| Number of chickens | 168 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 23 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 3 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 1 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 22 |
| Number of milk cows | 54 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 24 |
| Number of other cattle | 43 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 3 |
| Number of sheep | 210 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 41 |
| Number of swine | 47 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 38 |
| OAT AC | 72 |
| OAT BU | 1,453 |
| PEA BU | 471 |
| POT AC | 10 |
| POT BU | 1,122 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 602 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 514 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 5,080 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 142 |
| WHT AC | 13 |
| WHT SP BU | 125 |
Other recorded variables (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 8 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 8 |
| BUTTER LB | 5,080 |
| CATTLE KS | 11 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 55 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 55 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 110 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 602 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 25 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 514 |
| FRN CA | 151 |
| GEESE | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 168 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 22 |
| HOUSES | 24 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 17 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 24 |
| INF 11 A | 3 |
| MD FEM | 22 |
| MD MALE | 22 |
| MD TOT | 44 |
| MILK COWS | 54 |
| NAME CD | Rimouski |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 23 |
| OC TOT | 24 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 43 |
| OTHERS | 4 |
| SHEEP | 210 |
| SHEEP KS | 41 |
| SUP AM | 1,228 |
| SUP FOR | 2,606 |
| SUP JV | 3 |
| SUP PAT | 554 |
| SUP SC | 671 |
| SUP TOT | 3,834 |
| SWINE | 47 |
| SWINE KS | 38 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 24 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 123 |
| WID FEM | 0 |
| WID MALE | 1 |
| WID TOT | 1 |
| WORKING OX | 14 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC183001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC183001— 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). "Causapscal, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/causapscal-qc183001-1891/.