Cleveland, Quebec (1891 census)
Cleveland was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,249. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.686°N, 72.096°W.
Population
In 1891, Cleveland had a population of 1,249: 633 male and 616 female residents. Population density was 22.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,916 |
| 1871 | 1,398 |
| 1881 | 1,715 |
| 1891 | 1,249 |
| 1901 | 1,216 |
| 1911 | 1,130 |
| 1921 | 977 |
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, Cleveland shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 235 |
| Number of families | 235 |
| Number of females | 616 |
| Number of males | 633 |
| Number of married females | 210 |
| Number of married males | 207 |
| Number of married persons | 417 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 48 |
| POP F | 616 |
| POP M | 633 |
| POP TOT | 1,249 |
| Total population | 1,249 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 378 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 406 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 784 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 385 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 864 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 233 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 25 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 4 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 204 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 220 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 12 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 138 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 233 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 35 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 306 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 99 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,897 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,080 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,122 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,769 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 13,118 |
| Acres of land in farms | 23,198 |
| Acres of oats | 1,206 |
| Acres of potatoes | 184 |
| Acres of turnips | 31 |
| Acres of wheat | 276 |
| BAR AC | 306 |
| BAR BU | 5,586 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 5,586 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 162 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,737 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 224 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 26,492 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 306 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 28,136 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,041 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9,382 |
| BWT BU | 1,737 |
| CRN BU | 224 |
| HAY AC | 4,769 |
| HAY TONS | 5,263 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 639 |
| Number of chickens | 2,858 |
| Number of ducks | 47 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 183 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 6 |
| Number of geese | 69 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 157 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 390 |
| Number of milk cows | 903 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 191 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,052 |
| Number of oxen | 46 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 52 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 84 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 3 |
| Number of sheep | 1,415 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,268 |
| Number of swine | 339 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 467 |
| Number of turkeys | 73 |
| OAT AC | 1,206 |
| OAT BU | 26,492 |
| PEA BU | 306 |
| POT AC | 184 |
| POT BU | 28,136 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,920 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 7,913 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 78,837 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,263 |
| WHT AC | 276 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,041 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 52 |
| A 11 50 | 33 |
| A 201 PL | 19 |
| A 51 100 | 84 |
| BEN BU | 162 |
| BUTTER LB | 78,837 |
| CATTLE KS | 639 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,920 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 378 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 406 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 784 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 7,913 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 157 |
| DUCKS | 47 |
| FAMILIES | 235 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FRN CA | 385 |
| GEESE | 69 |
| GRA BU | 9 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,858 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 390 |
| HOUSES | 233 |
| HOUSES B | 25 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 31 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 41 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 220 |
| HOUSES S | 4 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 138 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 12 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 35 |
| HOUSES W | 204 |
| INF 11 A | 3 |
| MD FEM | 210 |
| MD MALE | 207 |
| MD TOT | 417 |
| MILK COWS | 903 |
| NAME CD | Richmond and Wolfe |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 6 |
| OC P | 183 |
| OC TOT | 191 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,052 |
| OTHERS | 864 |
| SHEEP | 1,415 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,268 |
| SUP AM | 13,118 |
| SUP FOR | 10,080 |
| SUP JV | 99 |
| SUP PAT | 5,897 |
| SUP SC | 7,122 |
| SUP TOT | 23,198 |
| SWINE | 339 |
| SWINE KS | 467 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 233 |
| TUR AC | 31 |
| TUR BU | 9,382 |
| TURKEY | 73 |
| WID FEM | 28 |
| WID MALE | 20 |
| WID TOT | 48 |
| WORKING OX | 46 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC182002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC083002— 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). "Cleveland, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/cleveland-qc182002-1891/.