Charlesbourg, VL, Quebec (1891 census)
Charlesbourg, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,328. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1660491. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.889°N, 71.296°W.
Population
In 1891, Charlesbourg, VL had a population of 2,328: 1,128 male and 1,200 female residents.
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 |
| 1921 | 1,267 |
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, VL, 1881 (85.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Charlesbourg, VL shared boundaries with:
- Beauport
- St. Ambroise de la J. Lorette
- St. Dunstan, Lac Beauport
- St. Roch, North—Nord
- St. Roch, South —Sud
- Stoneham and Tewkesbury
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 86 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,328 total population, 1,200 females, 1,128 males, 728 married persons, 412 families, 364 married females, 364 married males, 104 widowed persons, 62 widowed females, 42 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,496 single persons under 18, 774 single females under 18, 722 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,272 French Canadians, 56 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 391 houses, 391 occupied houses, 343 houses built of wood, 196 houses of 2 stories, 190 houses of 1 story, 176 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 59 houses of 5 rooms, 55 houses of 4 rooms, 44 houses of 3 rooms, 37 uninhabited houses, 35 houses built of stone, 32 houses of 2 rooms, 18 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 13 houses built of brick, 8 houses under construction, 5 houses of 3 stories, 4 houses of 1 room, 3 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 66,043 pounds of homemade butter, 53,358 bushels of potatoes, 33,125 bushels of oats, 26,932 acres of land in farms, 15,732 bushels of turnips, 14,447 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12,485 acres of improved land in farms, 8,972 chickens, 8,593 acres of farmland under crops, 7,036 tons of hay, 4,531 acres of hay crops, 3,431 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,151 acres of oats, 1,570 bushels of barley, 913 milk cows, 823 swine, 811 bushels of corn, 748 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 658 swine slaughtered or sold, 548 bushels of buckwheat, 532 horses aged over 3 years, 461 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 431 acres of potatoes, 393 bushels of beans, 384 other cattle, 360 bushels of peas, 356 occupants of farms, 344 farm occupants who own their land, 276 bushels of spring wheat, 232 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 219 sheep, 193 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 152 cattle killed or sold, 132 acres of turnips, 122 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 114 sheep slaughtered or sold, 88 horses aged 3 years and under, 86 acres of barley, 85 other fowl, 85 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 83 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 80, 54 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 48 ducks, 29 geese, 26 acres of wheat, 12 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 11 farm occupants who rent their land, 10 oxen, 4 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 3 turkeys, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Ferdinand Villeneuve | 1831–1909 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC180003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC081021— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1660491
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlesbourg,_Quebec_City
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlesbourg
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, VL, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/charlesbourg-vl-qc180003-1891/.