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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q63242812. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,071 |
| 1901 | 1,970 |
| 1911 | 2,321 |
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 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,071 total population, 1,099 males, 972 females, 640 married persons, 367 families, 320 married females, 320 married males, 70 widowed persons, 43 widowed females, 27 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,361 single persons under 18, 752 single males under 18, 609 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,068 French Canadians, 3 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 240 houses, 240 occupied houses, 230 houses built of wood, 226 houses of 1 story, 84 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 49 houses of 4 rooms, 45 uninhabited houses, 43 houses of 5 rooms, 42 houses of 3 rooms, 16 houses of 2 rooms, 13 houses of 2 stories, 10 houses built of brick, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 houses under construction, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 53,007 bushels of oats, 44,498 pounds of homemade butter, 38,260 acres of land in farms, 30,440 bushels of potatoes, 23,497 acres of improved land in farms, 15,089 acres of farmland under crops, 14,763 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,334 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,670 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 5,944 bushels of spring wheat, 5,355 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 4,992 acres of hay crops, 4,796 chickens, 4,175 acres of oats, 4,072 tons of hay, 4,053 bushels of peas, 3,681 sheep, 2,921 bushels of barley, 1,939 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,799 bushels of buckwheat, 1,694 milk cows, 1,368 swine, 1,291 geese, 1,133 other cattle, 1,050 swine slaughtered or sold, 985 acres of wheat, 683 cattle killed or sold, 488 horses aged over 3 years, 401 bushels of turnips, 289 acres of potatoes, 257 acres of barley, 254 occupants of farms, 240 farm occupants who own their land, 177 horses aged 3 years and under, 139 turkeys, 128 oxen, 87 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 74 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 64 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 56 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 49 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 39 bushels of beans, 27 ducks, 25 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 24 other fowl, 22 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 13 bushels of rye, 13 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 bushels of corn, 5 acres of turnips, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC149001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC154004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63242812
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/.