Chicoutimi, Quebec (1891 census)
Chicoutimi was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,071. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.396°N, 71.057°W.
Population
In 1891, Chicoutimi had a population of 2,071: 1,099 male and 972 female residents. Population density was 38.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,071 |
| 1901 | 1,970 |
| 1911 | 2,321 |
| 1921 | 1,922 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Chicoutimi shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 367 |
| Number of families | 367 |
| Number of females | 972 |
| Number of males | 1,099 |
| Number of married females | 320 |
| Number of married males | 320 |
| Number of married persons | 640 |
| Number of widowed females | 43 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 70 |
| POP F | 972 |
| POP M | 1,099 |
| POP TOT | 2,071 |
| Total population | 2,071 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 609 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 752 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,361 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,068 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 240 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 10 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 230 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 226 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 13 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 84 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 240 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 45 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 257 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 74 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 8,334 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 14,763 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 15,089 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,992 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 23,497 |
| Acres of land in farms | 38,260 |
| Acres of oats | 4,175 |
| Acres of potatoes | 289 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| Acres of wheat | 985 |
| BAR AC | 257 |
| BAR BU | 2,921 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,921 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 39 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,799 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 49 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 53,007 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 4,053 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 30,440 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,944 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 401 |
| BWT BU | 1,799 |
| CRN BU | 6 |
| HAY AC | 4,992 |
| HAY TONS | 4,072 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 683 |
| Number of chickens | 4,796 |
| Number of ducks | 27 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 240 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 13 |
| Number of geese | 1,291 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 177 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 488 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,694 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 254 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,133 |
| Number of other fowl | 24 |
| Number of oxen | 128 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 87 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 64 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 56 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 25 |
| Number of sheep | 3,681 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,939 |
| Number of swine | 1,368 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,050 |
| Number of turkeys | 139 |
| OAT AC | 4,175 |
| OAT BU | 53,007 |
| PEA BU | 4,053 |
| POT AC | 289 |
| POT BU | 30,440 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,670 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,355 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 44,498 |
| RYE BU | 13 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,072 |
| WHT AC | 985 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,944 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 87 |
| A 11 50 | 22 |
| A 201 PL | 56 |
| A 51 100 | 64 |
| BEN BU | 39 |
| BUTTER LB | 44,498 |
| CATTLE KS | 683 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 609 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 752 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,361 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,670 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 177 |
| DUCKS | 27 |
| FAMILIES | 367 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 5,355 |
| FRN CA | 2,068 |
| GEESE | 1,291 |
| GRA BU | 49 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,796 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 488 |
| HOUSES | 240 |
| HOUSES B | 10 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 43 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 49 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 226 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 84 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 42 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 13 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 45 |
| HOUSES W | 230 |
| INF 11 A | 25 |
| MD FEM | 320 |
| MD MALE | 320 |
| MD TOT | 640 |
| MILK COWS | 1,694 |
| NAME CD | Chicoutimi and Saguenay |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 13 |
| OC P | 240 |
| OC TOT | 254 |
| OTHER FOWL | 24 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,133 |
| OTHERS | 3 |
| SHEEP | 3,681 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,939 |
| SUP AM | 23,497 |
| SUP FOR | 14,763 |
| SUP JV | 74 |
| SUP PAT | 8,334 |
| SUP SC | 15,089 |
| SUP TOT | 38,260 |
| SWINE | 1,368 |
| SWINE KS | 1,050 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 240 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 401 |
| TURKEY | 139 |
| WID FEM | 43 |
| WID MALE | 27 |
| WID TOT | 70 |
| WORKING OX | 128 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC149001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC050003— 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). "Chicoutimi, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/chicoutimi-qc149001-1891/.