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 trajectory across census years

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 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:

• Lake Megantic, Village
• Marsden & Piopolis, Village
• Spaulding & Risborough
• Woburn & Clinton

Full census record, 1891

The 1891 census recorded 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.

Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 848 total population, 439 males, 409 females, 305 married persons, 178 families, 154 married males, 151 married females, 16 widowed persons, 9 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 4.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)

Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 527 single persons under 18, 278 single males under 18, 249 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 518 French Canadians, 330 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 166 houses, 166 houses built of wood, 166 occupied houses, 129 houses of 1 story, 42 houses of 2 rooms, 34 houses of 3 rooms, 33 houses of 2 stories, 31 houses of 4 rooms, 31 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 19 houses of 5 rooms, 4 houses of 3 stories, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 2 houses of 1 room, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)

Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 19,360 pounds of homemade butter, 16,354 acres of land in farms, 13,393 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,146 bushels of potatoes, 2,961 acres of improved land in farms, 2,754 bushels of oats, 2,701 bushels of turnips, 1,814 acres of farmland under crops, 1,502 acres of hay crops, 1,109 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,051 chickens, 910 tons of hay, 755 bushels of barley, 583 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 527 bushels of buckwheat, 504 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 321 bushels of spring wheat, 269 sheep, 239 bushels of peas, 203 milk cows, 200 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 156 other cattle, 152 swine, 136 occupants of farms, 132 acres of oats, 132 farm occupants who own their land, 127 swine slaughtered or sold, 118 horses aged over 3 years, 68 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 65 sheep slaughtered or sold, 61 acres of potatoes, 55 cattle killed or sold, 45 oxen, 44 acres of barley, 38 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 26 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 24 acres of wheat, 20 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 20 bushels of rye, 20 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 19 acres of turnips, 19 ducks, 12 bushels of beans, 12 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 10 horses aged 3 years and under, 10 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 7 geese, 4 bushels of corn, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 turkeys, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)

Identifiers

• TCP UID: QC139002 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC144001_1911 — 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/.