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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q138427279. 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 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 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 514 total population, 261 males, 253 females, 221 married persons, 111 married females, 110 families, 110 married males, 26 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 6 widowed males, 4.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 267 single persons under 18, 145 single males under 18, 122 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 441 persons who are not French Canadian, 73 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 100 houses, 100 houses built of wood, 100 occupied houses, 91 houses of 1 story, 65 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 13 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 11 houses of 5 rooms, 9 houses of 2 stories, 9 uninhabited houses, 7 houses of 4 rooms, 3 houses of 3 rooms, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 32,583 pounds of homemade butter, 10,628 bushels of potatoes, 5,213 acres of land in farms, 4,739 bushels of oats, 3,755 bushels of turnips, 3,344 acres of improved land in farms, 1,869 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,839 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,800 acres of farmland under crops, 1,736 bushels of barley, 1,584 tons of hay, 1,506 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,229 acres of hay crops, 1,071 bushels of buckwheat, 788 chickens, 616 bushels of spring wheat, 372 sheep, 313 milk cows, 270 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 240 other cattle, 217 swine slaughtered or sold, 200 sheep slaughtered or sold, 139 acres of oats, 126 horses aged over 3 years, 124 swine, 115 cattle killed or sold, 102 bushels of peas, 91 occupants of farms, 84 bushels of beans, 75 farm occupants who own their land, 62 acres of barley, 53 acres of potatoes, 50 horses aged 3 years and under, 39 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 38 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 32 acres of wheat, 31 bushels of corn, 20 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 17 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 16 farm occupants who rent their land, 14 geese, 10 ducks, 8 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 7 acres of turnips, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 turkeys, 4 other fowl, 4 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q138427279
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/.