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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q5072963. 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 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 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 250 total population, 126 females, 124 males, 67 married persons, 40 families, 34 married females, 33 married males, 14 widowed persons, 8 widowed females, 6.30 average size of families, 6 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 169 single persons under 18, 85 single males under 18, 84 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 139 French Canadians, 111 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 39 houses, 39 occupied houses, 36 houses built of wood, 34 houses of 1 story, 23 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 6 houses of 5 rooms, 5 houses of 2 stories, 5 uninhabited houses, 4 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses of 4 rooms, 2 houses built of brick, 2 houses of 3 rooms, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 3,290 bushels of oats, 2,890 pounds of homemade butter, 1,528 acres of land in farms, 1,308 bushels of potatoes, 906 acres of improved land in farms, 677 bushels of peas, 629 acres of farmland under crops, 622 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 440 bushels of spring wheat, 356 chickens, 309 bushels of rye, 260 acres of farmland in pasture, 181 tons of hay, 178 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 165 acres of oats, 153 acres of hay crops, 115 bushels of barley, 76 swine slaughtered or sold, 75 bushels of buckwheat, 70 swine, 67 cattle killed or sold, 61 bushels of turnips, 57 other cattle, 54 milk cows, 50 sheep, 42 occupants of farms, 35 horses aged over 3 years, 35 sheep slaughtered or sold, 34 farm occupants who own their land, 30 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 25 acres of wheat, 23 bushels of beans, 22 bushels of corn, 17 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 13 acres of potatoes, 13 geese, 9 horses aged 3 years and under, 9 turkeys, 8 farm occupants who rent their land, 5 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 4 acres of barley, 4 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 2 acres of turnips, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 ducks, 2 other fowl, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q5072963
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chapeau,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chapeau_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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/.