Ditchfield, Quebec (1891 census)
Ditchfield was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 848. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.515°N, 70.794°W.
Population
In 1891, Ditchfield had a population of 848: 439 male and 409 female residents. Population density was 10.9 people per square mile.
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 Woburn, Ditchfield, 1881 (54.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Ditchfield & Spaulding, 1901 (49.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ditchfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 178 |
| Number of families | 178 |
| Number of females | 409 |
| Number of males | 439 |
| Number of married females | 151 |
| Number of married males | 154 |
| Number of married persons | 305 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 16 |
| POP F | 409 |
| POP M | 439 |
| POP TOT | 848 |
| Total population | 848 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 249 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 278 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 527 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 518 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 330 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 166 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 166 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 129 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 33 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 166 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 44 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 38 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,109 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 13,393 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,814 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,502 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,961 |
| Acres of land in farms | 16,354 |
| Acres of oats | 132 |
| Acres of potatoes | 61 |
| Acres of turnips | 19 |
| Acres of wheat | 24 |
| BAR AC | 44 |
| BAR BU | 755 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 755 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 527 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,754 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 239 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,146 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 321 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,701 |
| BWT BU | 527 |
| CRN BU | 4 |
| HAY AC | 1,502 |
| HAY TONS | 910 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 55 |
| Number of chickens | 1,051 |
| Number of ducks | 19 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 132 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 7 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 10 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 118 |
| Number of milk cows | 203 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 136 |
| Number of other cattle | 156 |
| Number of oxen | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 68 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 26 |
| Number of sheep | 269 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 65 |
| Number of swine | 152 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 127 |
| Number of turkeys | 3 |
| OAT AC | 132 |
| OAT BU | 2,754 |
| PEA BU | 239 |
| POT AC | 61 |
| POT BU | 8,146 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 200 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 583 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 504 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 19,360 |
| RYE BU | 20 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 910 |
| WHT AC | 24 |
| WHT SP BU | 321 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 20 |
| A 11 50 | 10 |
| A 201 PL | 12 |
| A 51 100 | 68 |
| BEN BU | 12 |
| BUTTER LB | 19,360 |
| CATTLE KS | 55 |
| CHEESE LB | 200 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 249 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 278 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 527 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 583 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 10 |
| DUCKS | 19 |
| FAMILIES | 178 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 504 |
| FRN CA | 518 |
| GEESE | 7 |
| GRA BU | 20 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,051 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 118 |
| HOUSES | 166 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 31 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 129 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 31 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 34 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 42 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 33 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 166 |
| INF 11 A | 26 |
| MD FEM | 151 |
| MD MALE | 154 |
| MD TOT | 305 |
| MILK COWS | 203 |
| NAME CD | Beauce |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 132 |
| OC TOT | 136 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 156 |
| OTHERS | 330 |
| SHEEP | 269 |
| SHEEP KS | 65 |
| SUP AM | 2,961 |
| SUP FOR | 13,393 |
| SUP JV | 38 |
| SUP PAT | 1,109 |
| SUP SC | 1,814 |
| SUP TOT | 16,354 |
| SWINE | 152 |
| SWINE KS | 127 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 166 |
| TUR AC | 19 |
| TUR BU | 2,701 |
| TURKEY | 3 |
| WID FEM | 9 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 16 |
| WORKING OX | 45 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC139002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC139002— 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). "Ditchfield, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ditchfield-qc139002-1891/.