Charlesbourg, Quebec (1891 census)
Charlesbourg was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,328. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.889°N, 71.296°W.
Population
In 1891, Charlesbourg had a population of 2,328: 1,128 male and 1,200 female residents. Population density was 72.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,063 |
| 1861 | 2,447 |
| 1871 | 2,403 |
| 1881 | 2,333 |
| 1891 | 2,328 |
| 1901 | 2,512 |
| 1911 | 2,127 |
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 Charlesbourg, 1881 (85.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Charlesbourg shared boundaries with:
- Beauport
- St. Ambroise
- St. Dunstan, Lac Beauport
- St. Roch, North—Nord
- St. Roch, South —Sud
- Stoneham & Tewkesbury
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 412 |
| Number of families | 412 |
| Number of females | 1,200 |
| Number of males | 1,128 |
| Number of married females | 364 |
| Number of married males | 364 |
| Number of married persons | 728 |
| Number of widowed females | 62 |
| Number of widowed males | 42 |
| Number of widowed persons | 104 |
| POP F | 1,200 |
| POP M | 1,128 |
| POP TOT | 2,328 |
| Total population | 2,328 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 774 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 722 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,496 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,272 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 56 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 391 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 13 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 35 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 343 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 190 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 196 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 55 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 59 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 176 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of occupied houses | 391 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 37 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 86 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 461 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,431 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 14,447 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,593 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,531 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 12,485 |
| Acres of land in farms | 26,932 |
| Acres of oats | 2,151 |
| Acres of potatoes | 431 |
| Acres of turnips | 132 |
| Acres of wheat | 26 |
| BAR AC | 86 |
| BAR BU | 1,570 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,570 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 393 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 548 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 811 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 33,125 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 360 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 53,358 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 276 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 15,732 |
| BWT BU | 548 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 80 |
| CRN BU | 811 |
| HAY AC | 4,531 |
| HAY TONS | 7,036 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 152 |
| Number of chickens | 8,972 |
| Number of ducks | 48 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 344 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 11 |
| Number of geese | 29 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 88 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 532 |
| Number of milk cows | 913 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 356 |
| Number of other cattle | 384 |
| Number of other fowl | 85 |
| Number of oxen | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 83 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 85 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 122 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 54 |
| Number of sheep | 219 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 114 |
| Number of swine | 823 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 658 |
| Number of turkeys | 3 |
| OAT AC | 2,151 |
| OAT BU | 33,125 |
| PEA BU | 360 |
| POT AC | 431 |
| POT BU | 53,358 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 193 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 748 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 232 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 66,043 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,036 |
| WHT AC | 26 |
| WHT SP BU | 276 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 83 |
| A 11 50 | 85 |
| A 201 PL | 12 |
| A 51 100 | 122 |
| BEN BU | 393 |
| BUTTER LB | 66,043 |
| CATTLE KS | 152 |
| CHEESE LB | 193 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 774 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 722 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,496 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 748 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 88 |
| DUCKS | 48 |
| FAMILIES | 412 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 232 |
| FRN CA | 2,272 |
| GEESE | 29 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 8,972 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 532 |
| HOUSES | 391 |
| HOUSES B | 13 |
| HOUSES CON | 8 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 59 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 55 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 190 |
| HOUSES S | 35 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 176 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 44 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 32 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 196 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 37 |
| HOUSES W | 343 |
| INF 11 A | 54 |
| MD FEM | 364 |
| MD MALE | 364 |
| MD TOT | 728 |
| MILK COWS | 913 |
| NAME CD | Quebec, County—Comté |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 11 |
| OC P | 344 |
| OC TOT | 356 |
| OTHER FOWL | 85 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 384 |
| OTHERS | 56 |
| SHEEP | 219 |
| SHEEP KS | 114 |
| SILOS | 80 |
| SUP AM | 12,485 |
| SUP FOR | 14,447 |
| SUP JV | 461 |
| SUP PAT | 3,431 |
| SUP SC | 8,593 |
| SUP TOT | 26,932 |
| SWINE | 823 |
| SWINE KS | 658 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 391 |
| TUR AC | 132 |
| TUR BU | 15,732 |
| TURKEY | 3 |
| WID FEM | 62 |
| WID MALE | 42 |
| WID TOT | 104 |
| WORKING OX | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC180003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC190003— 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). "Charlesbourg, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/charlesbourg-qc180003-1891/.