Year: 1891
| Province: Quebec
Coaticook, Town—Ville, Quebec (1891 census)
Coaticook, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,086. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.136°N, 71.810°W.
Population
In 1891, Coaticook, Town—Ville had a population of 3,086: 1,521 male and 1,565 female residents. Population density was 688.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
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, Coaticook, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 598 |
| Number of families | 598 |
| Number of females | 1,565 |
| Number of males | 1,521 |
| Number of married females | 545 |
| Number of married males | 540 |
| Number of married persons | 1,085 |
| Number of widowed females | 88 |
| Number of widowed males | 34 |
| Number of widowed persons | 122 |
| POP F | 1,565 |
| POP M | 1,521 |
| POP TOT | 3,086 |
| Total population | 3,086 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 932 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 947 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,879 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,673 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,413 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of houses | 562 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 53 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 509 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 397 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 69 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 154 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 72 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 332 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 562 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Acres of barley | 34 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 106 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 675 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 433 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 997 |
| Acres of hay crops | 864 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,778 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,211 |
| Acres of oats | 57 |
| Acres of potatoes | 54 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 3 |
| BAR AC | 34 |
| BAR BU | 932 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 932 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 51 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 400 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,898 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,878 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 78 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,840 |
| BWT BU | 400 |
| HAY AC | 864 |
| HAY TONS | 1,039 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 52 |
| Number of chickens | 2,986 |
| Number of ducks | 33 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 234 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 70 |
| Number of geese | 9 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 96 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 410 |
| Number of milk cows | 313 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 304 |
| Number of other cattle | 138 |
| Number of oxen | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 278 |
| Number of sheep | 202 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 216 |
| Number of swine | 219 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 81 |
| Number of turkeys | 16 |
| OAT AC | 57 |
| OAT BU | 1,898 |
| PEA BU | 26 |
| POT AC | 54 |
| POT BU | 7,878 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 697 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 456 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 11,382 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,039 |
| WHT AC | 3 |
| WHT SP BU | 78 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| A 101 200 | 4 |
| A 11 50 | 15 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 5 |
| BEN BU | 51 |
| BUTTER LB | 11,382 |
| CATTLE KS | 52 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 932 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 947 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,879 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 697 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 96 |
| DUCKS | 33 |
| FAMILIES | 598 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 456 |
| FRN CA | 1,673 |
| GEESE | 9 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,986 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 410 |
| HOUSES | 562 |
| HOUSES B | 53 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 69 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 72 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 46 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 397 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 332 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 19 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 154 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 21 |
| HOUSES W | 509 |
| INF 11 A | 278 |
| MD FEM | 545 |
| MD MALE | 540 |
| MD TOT | 1,085 |
| MILK COWS | 313 |
| NAME CD | Stanstead |
| OC F | 70 |
| OC P | 234 |
| OC TOT | 304 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 138 |
| OTHERS | 1,413 |
| SHEEP | 202 |
| SHEEP KS | 216 |
| SUP AM | 1,778 |
| SUP FOR | 433 |
| SUP JV | 106 |
| SUP PAT | 675 |
| SUP SC | 997 |
| SUP TOT | 2,211 |
| SWINE | 219 |
| SWINE KS | 81 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 562 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 1,840 |
| TURKEY | 16 |
| WID FEM | 88 |
| WID MALE | 34 |
| WID TOT | 122 |
| WORKING OX | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC191004 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC090009 — 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). "Coaticook, Town—Ville, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph.
Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/coaticook-town-ville-qc191004-1891/.