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 density was 8.2 people per square mile.
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 150 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 | 129 |
| Number of families | 129 |
| Number of females | 352 |
| Number of males | 387 |
| Number of married females | 122 |
| Number of married males | 121 |
| Number of married persons | 243 |
| Number of widowed females | 4 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 9 |
| POP F | 352 |
| POP M | 387 |
| POP TOT | 739 |
| Total population | 739 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 226 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 261 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 487 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 737 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 84 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 84 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 66 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 16 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 57 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of occupied houses | 84 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 87 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 8 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,623 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,343 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,672 |
| Acres of hay crops | 656 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,303 |
| Acres of land in farms | 11,646 |
| Acres of oats | 317 |
| Acres of potatoes | 109 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 343 |
| BAR AC | 87 |
| BAR BU | 788 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 788 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,782 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 666 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,499 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 41 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,995 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 244 |
| BWT BU | 4 |
| HAY AC | 656 |
| HAY TONS | 319 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 107 |
| Number of chickens | 470 |
| Number of ducks | 16 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 113 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 14 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 20 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 98 |
| Number of milk cows | 160 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 120 |
| Number of other cattle | 75 |
| Number of other fowl | 5 |
| Number of oxen | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 10 |
| Number of sheep | 551 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 247 |
| Number of swine | 187 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 182 |
| OAT AC | 317 |
| OAT BU | 2,782 |
| PEA BU | 666 |
| POT AC | 109 |
| POT BU | 11,499 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,622 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 9,420 |
| RYE BU | 41 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 319 |
| WHT AC | 343 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,995 |
Other recorded variables (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 29 |
| A 11 50 | 27 |
| A 201 PL | 11 |
| A 51 100 | 43 |
| BUTTER LB | 9,420 |
| CATTLE KS | 107 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 226 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 261 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 487 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,622 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 20 |
| DUCKS | 16 |
| FAMILIES | 129 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FRN CA | 737 |
| GEESE | 14 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 470 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 98 |
| HOUSES | 84 |
| HOUSES CON | 8 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 57 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 66 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 22 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 16 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 17 |
| HOUSES W | 84 |
| INF 11 A | 10 |
| MD FEM | 122 |
| MD MALE | 121 |
| MD TOT | 243 |
| MILK COWS | 160 |
| NAME CD | Rimouski |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 113 |
| OC TOT | 120 |
| OTHER FOWL | 5 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 75 |
| OTHERS | 2 |
| SHEEP | 551 |
| SHEEP KS | 247 |
| SUP AM | 6,303 |
| SUP FOR | 5,343 |
| SUP JV | 8 |
| SUP PAT | 3,623 |
| SUP SC | 2,672 |
| SUP TOT | 11,646 |
| SWINE | 187 |
| SWINE KS | 182 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 84 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 244 |
| WID FEM | 4 |
| WID MALE | 5 |
| WID TOT | 9 |
| WORKING OX | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC183002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC188001_1871— 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/.