Cherbourg, Quebec (1891 census)
Cherbourg was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 739. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.873°N, 67.072°W.
Population
In 1891, Cherbourg had a population of 739: 387 male and 352 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 551 |
| 1881 | 690 |
| 1891 | 739 |
| 1901 | 453 |
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 Cherbourg, 1881 (29.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Cherbourg shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 74 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 739 total population, 387 males, 352 females, 243 married persons, 129 families, 122 married females, 121 married males, 9 widowed persons, 5.70 average size of families, 5 widowed males, 4 widowed females. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 487 single persons under 18, 261 single males under 18, 226 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 737 French Canadians, 2 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 84 houses, 84 houses built of wood, 84 occupied houses, 66 houses of 1 story, 57 houses of 4 rooms, 22 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 17 uninhabited houses, 16 houses of 2 stories, 8 houses under construction, 4 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of 3 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 11,646 acres of land in farms, 11,499 bushels of potatoes, 9,420 pounds of homemade butter, 6,303 acres of improved land in farms, 5,343 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,623 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,782 bushels of oats, 2,672 acres of farmland under crops, 1,995 bushels of spring wheat, 1,622 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 788 bushels of barley, 666 bushels of peas, 656 acres of hay crops, 551 sheep, 470 chickens, 343 acres of wheat, 319 tons of hay, 317 acres of oats, 247 sheep slaughtered or sold, 244 bushels of turnips, 187 swine, 182 swine slaughtered or sold, 160 milk cows, 120 occupants of farms, 113 farm occupants who own their land, 109 acres of potatoes, 107 cattle killed or sold, 98 horses aged over 3 years, 87 acres of barley, 75 other cattle, 43 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 41 bushels of rye, 29 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 27 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 20 horses aged 3 years and under, 16 ducks, 14 geese, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 10 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 8 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 7 farm occupants who rent their land, 5 other fowl, 4 bushels of buckwheat, 4 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 3 oxen, 2 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC183002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC188001_1891— 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). "Cherbourg, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/cherbourg-qc183002-1891/.