Deschambault, Quebec (1891 census)
Deschambault was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,401. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.681°N, 71.982°W.
Population
In 1891, Deschambault had a population of 2,401: 1,189 male and 1,212 female residents. Population density was 69.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,624 |
| 1861 | 2,334 |
| 1871 | 2,402 |
| 1881 | 2,657 |
| 1891 | 2,401 |
| 1901 | 1,814 |
| 1911 | 1,493 |
| 1921 | 1,342 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Deschambault, 1901 (73.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Deschambault shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6 |
| FAM NO | 402 |
| Number of families | 402 |
| Number of females | 1,212 |
| Number of males | 1,189 |
| Number of married females | 366 |
| Number of married males | 366 |
| Number of married persons | 732 |
| Number of widowed females | 57 |
| Number of widowed males | 38 |
| Number of widowed persons | 95 |
| POP F | 1,212 |
| POP M | 1,189 |
| POP TOT | 2,401 |
| Total population | 2,401 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 789 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 785 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,574 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,387 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 14 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 373 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 3 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 38 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 332 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 30 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 232 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 139 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 72 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 45 |
| 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 | 373 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 173 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 151 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,801 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 19,100 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,725 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,589 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 14,677 |
| Acres of land in farms | 33,777 |
| Acres of oats | 3,408 |
| Acres of potatoes | 221 |
| Acres of turnips | 54 |
| Acres of wheat | 143 |
| BAR AC | 173 |
| BAR BU | 2,264 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,264 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 103 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,739 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 51 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 326 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 46,015 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 844 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,912 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,038 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,487 |
| BWT BU | 3,739 |
| CRN BU | 326 |
| HAY AC | 3,589 |
| HAY TONS | 4,172 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 424 |
| Number of chickens | 3,134 |
| Number of ducks | 69 |
| Number of employees on farms | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 334 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 18 |
| Number of geese | 12 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 120 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 422 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,143 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 356 |
| Number of other cattle | 929 |
| Number of other fowl | 12 |
| Number of oxen | 73 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 88 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 77 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 137 |
| Number of sheep | 1,975 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,199 |
| Number of swine | 416 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 617 |
| Number of turkeys | 30 |
| OAT AC | 3,408 |
| OAT BU | 46,015 |
| PEA BU | 844 |
| POT AC | 221 |
| POT BU | 20,912 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 5 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,807 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 416 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 44,464 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,172 |
| WHT AC | 143 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,038 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 88 |
| A 11 50 | 23 |
| A 201 PL | 31 |
| A 51 100 | 77 |
| BEN BU | 103 |
| BUTTER LB | 44,464 |
| CATTLE KS | 424 |
| CHEESE LB | 5 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 789 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 785 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,574 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,807 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 120 |
| DUCKS | 69 |
| FAMILIES | 402 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 416 |
| FRN CA | 2,387 |
| GEESE | 12 |
| GRA BU | 51 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,134 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 422 |
| HOUSES | 373 |
| HOUSES B | 3 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 45 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 72 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 232 |
| HOUSES S | 38 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 138 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 33 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 37 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 139 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 21 |
| HOUSES W | 332 |
| INF 11 A | 137 |
| MD FEM | 366 |
| MD MALE | 366 |
| MD TOT | 732 |
| MILK COWS | 1,143 |
| NAME CD | Portneuf |
| OC E | 4 |
| OC F | 18 |
| OC P | 334 |
| OC TOT | 356 |
| OTHER FOWL | 12 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 929 |
| OTHERS | 14 |
| SHEEP | 1,975 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,199 |
| SUP AM | 14,677 |
| SUP FOR | 19,100 |
| SUP JV | 151 |
| SUP PAT | 5,801 |
| SUP SC | 8,725 |
| SUP TOT | 33,777 |
| SWINE | 416 |
| SWINE KS | 617 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 373 |
| TUR AC | 54 |
| TUR BU | 5,487 |
| TURKEY | 30 |
| WID FEM | 57 |
| WID MALE | 38 |
| WID TOT | 95 |
| WORKING OX | 73 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC178003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC080003_1851— 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). "Deschambault, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/deschambault-qc178003-1891/.