Chapeau, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
Chapeau, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 250. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.903°N, 77.066°W.
Population
In 1891, Chapeau, Village had a population of 250: 124 male and 126 female residents. Population density was 102.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 250 |
| 1901 | 230 |
| 1911 | 277 |
| 1921 | 314 |
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 was contained in Chapeau (Village), Allumette Island, 1881 (3.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Chapeau, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.30 |
| FAM NO | 40 |
| Number of families | 40 |
| Number of females | 126 |
| Number of males | 124 |
| Number of married females | 34 |
| Number of married males | 33 |
| Number of married persons | 67 |
| Number of widowed females | 8 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 14 |
| POP F | 126 |
| POP M | 124 |
| POP TOT | 250 |
| Total population | 250 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 84 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 85 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 169 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 139 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 111 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 39 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 36 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 34 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 39 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 4 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 17 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 260 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 622 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 629 |
| Acres of hay crops | 153 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 906 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,528 |
| Acres of oats | 165 |
| Acres of potatoes | 13 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 25 |
| BAR AC | 4 |
| BAR BU | 115 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 115 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 75 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,290 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 677 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,308 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 309 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 440 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 61 |
| BWT BU | 75 |
| CRN BU | 22 |
| HAY AC | 153 |
| HAY TONS | 181 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 67 |
| Number of chickens | 356 |
| Number of ducks | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 34 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 8 |
| Number of geese | 13 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 9 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 35 |
| Number of milk cows | 54 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 42 |
| Number of other cattle | 57 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 30 |
| Number of sheep | 50 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 35 |
| Number of swine | 70 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 76 |
| Number of turkeys | 9 |
| OAT AC | 165 |
| OAT BU | 3,290 |
| PEA BU | 677 |
| POT AC | 13 |
| POT BU | 1,308 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 178 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 2,890 |
| RYE BU | 309 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 181 |
| WHT AC | 25 |
| WHT SP BU | 440 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 4 |
| A 11 50 | 1 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 5 |
| BEN BU | 23 |
| BUTTER LB | 2,890 |
| CATTLE KS | 67 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 84 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 85 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 169 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 178 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 9 |
| DUCKS | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 40 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.30 |
| FRN CA | 139 |
| GEESE | 13 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 356 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 35 |
| HOUSES | 39 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 34 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 23 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 36 |
| INF 11 A | 30 |
| MD FEM | 34 |
| MD MALE | 33 |
| MD TOT | 67 |
| MILK COWS | 54 |
| NAME CD | Pontiac |
| OC F | 8 |
| OC P | 34 |
| OC TOT | 42 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 57 |
| OTHERS | 111 |
| SHEEP | 50 |
| SHEEP KS | 35 |
| SUP AM | 906 |
| SUP FOR | 622 |
| SUP JV | 17 |
| SUP PAT | 260 |
| SUP SC | 629 |
| SUP TOT | 1,528 |
| SWINE | 70 |
| SWINE KS | 76 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 39 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 61 |
| TURKEY | 9 |
| WID FEM | 8 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 14 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC177008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC079025— 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). "Chapeau, Village, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/chapeau-village-qc177008-1891/.