Dixville, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
Dixville, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 514. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.061°N, 71.773°W.
Population
In 1891, Dixville, Village had a population of 514: 261 male and 253 female residents. Population density was 62.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 380 |
| 1891 | 514 |
| 1901 | 430 |
| 1911 | 404 |
| 1921 | 425 |
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, Dixville, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 154 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 | 110 |
| Number of families | 110 |
| Number of females | 253 |
| Number of males | 261 |
| Number of married females | 111 |
| Number of married males | 110 |
| Number of married persons | 221 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 26 |
| POP F | 253 |
| POP M | 261 |
| POP TOT | 514 |
| Total population | 514 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 122 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 145 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 267 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 73 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 441 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 100 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 100 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 91 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 9 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 65 |
| Number of occupied houses | 100 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 62 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 38 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,506 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,869 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,800 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,229 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,344 |
| Acres of land in farms | 5,213 |
| Acres of oats | 139 |
| Acres of potatoes | 53 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| Acres of wheat | 32 |
| BAR AC | 62 |
| BAR BU | 1,736 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,736 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 84 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,071 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 31 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,739 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 102 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,628 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 616 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,755 |
| BWT BU | 1,071 |
| CRN BU | 31 |
| HAY AC | 1,229 |
| HAY TONS | 1,584 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 115 |
| Number of chickens | 788 |
| Number of ducks | 10 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 75 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 16 |
| Number of geese | 14 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 50 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 126 |
| Number of milk cows | 313 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 91 |
| Number of other cattle | 240 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 39 |
| Number of sheep | 372 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 200 |
| Number of swine | 124 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 217 |
| Number of turkeys | 7 |
| OAT AC | 139 |
| OAT BU | 4,739 |
| PEA BU | 102 |
| POT AC | 53 |
| POT BU | 10,628 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 270 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,839 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 32,583 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,584 |
| WHT AC | 32 |
| WHT SP BU | 616 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 8 |
| A 11 50 | 20 |
| A 201 PL | 7 |
| A 51 100 | 17 |
| BEN BU | 84 |
| BUTTER LB | 32,583 |
| CATTLE KS | 115 |
| CHEESE LB | 270 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 122 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 145 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 267 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,839 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 50 |
| DUCKS | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 110 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FRN CA | 73 |
| GEESE | 14 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 788 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 126 |
| HOUSES | 100 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 7 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 91 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 65 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 9 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 9 |
| HOUSES W | 100 |
| INF 11 A | 39 |
| MD FEM | 111 |
| MD MALE | 110 |
| MD TOT | 221 |
| MILK COWS | 313 |
| NAME CD | Stanstead |
| OC F | 16 |
| OC P | 75 |
| OC TOT | 91 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 240 |
| OTHERS | 441 |
| SHEEP | 372 |
| SHEEP KS | 200 |
| SUP AM | 3,344 |
| SUP FOR | 1,869 |
| SUP JV | 38 |
| SUP PAT | 1,506 |
| SUP SC | 1,800 |
| SUP TOT | 5,213 |
| SWINE | 124 |
| SWINE KS | 217 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 100 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 3,755 |
| TURKEY | 7 |
| WID FEM | 20 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 26 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC191005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC090013— 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). "Dixville, Village, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/dixville-village-qc191005-1891/.