Cowansville, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
Cowansville, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 639. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142107. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.206°N, 72.748°W.
Population
In 1891, Cowansville, Village had a population of 639: 317 male and 322 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 639 |
| 1901 | 699 |
| 1911 | 881 |
| 1921 | 1,094 |
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 Dunham, 1881 (1.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Cowansville, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 152 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 137 |
| Number of families | 137 |
| Number of females | 322 |
| Number of males | 317 |
| Number of married females | 116 |
| Number of married males | 116 |
| Number of married persons | 232 |
| Number of widowed females | 26 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 35 |
| POP F | 322 |
| POP M | 317 |
| POP TOT | 639 |
| Total population | 639 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 180 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 192 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 372 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 138 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 501 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 136 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 39 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 97 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 45 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 86 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 67 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 9 |
| Number of occupied houses | 136 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (56 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 24 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 81 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 246 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 186 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 507 |
| Acres of hay crops | 463 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 834 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,020 |
| Acres of oats | 46 |
| Acres of potatoes | 26 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 5 |
| BAR AC | 24 |
| BAR BU | 674 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 674 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 85 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 681 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,390 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,459 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 98 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 711 |
| BWT BU | 85 |
| CRN BU | 681 |
| HAY AC | 463 |
| HAY TONS | 502 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 337 |
| Number of chickens | 551 |
| Number of ducks | 6 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 69 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 33 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 17 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 102 |
| Number of milk cows | 200 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 103 |
| Number of other cattle | 67 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 90 |
| Number of sheep | 16 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 268 |
| Number of swine | 77 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 287 |
| Number of turkeys | 1 |
| OAT AC | 46 |
| OAT BU | 1,390 |
| POT AC | 26 |
| POT BU | 3,459 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 96 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 9,629 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 502 |
| WHT AC | 5 |
| WHT SP BU | 98 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 3 |
| A 11 50 | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 4 |
| BEN BU | 16 |
| BUTTER LB | 9,629 |
| CATTLE KS | 337 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 180 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 192 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 372 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 96 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 17 |
| DUCKS | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 137 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FRN CA | 138 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 551 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 102 |
| HOUSES | 136 |
| HOUSES B | 39 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 19 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 11 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 45 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 67 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 9 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 86 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 97 |
| INF 11 A | 90 |
| MD FEM | 116 |
| MD MALE | 116 |
| MD TOT | 232 |
| MILK COWS | 200 |
| NAME CD | Missisquoi |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 33 |
| OC P | 69 |
| OC TOT | 103 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 67 |
| OTHERS | 501 |
| SHEEP | 16 |
| SHEEP KS | 268 |
| SUP AM | 834 |
| SUP FOR | 186 |
| SUP JV | 81 |
| SUP PAT | 246 |
| SUP SC | 507 |
| SUP TOT | 1,020 |
| SWINE | 77 |
| SWINE KS | 287 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 136 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 711 |
| TURKEY | 1 |
| WID FEM | 26 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 35 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC169002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC072016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q142107
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). "Cowansville, Village, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/cowansville-village-qc169002-1891/.