Dorset, Quebec (1891 census)
Dorset was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 346. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.839°N, 70.700°W.
Population
In 1891, Dorset had a population of 346: 172 male and 174 female residents. Population density was 2.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 264 |
| 1891 | 346 |
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 contained Dorset, 1881 (66.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Dorset shared boundaries with:
- Spaulding & Risborough
- St. Evariste de Forsyth
- St. Honoré de Shenley
- St. Martin
- St. Samuel de Gayhurst
- St. Sébastien d'Aylmer
- St. Théophile
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 143 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 7.20 |
| FAM NO | 48 |
| Number of families | 48 |
| Number of females | 174 |
| Number of males | 172 |
| Number of married females | 41 |
| Number of married males | 42 |
| Number of married persons | 83 |
| Number of widowed females | 4 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 6 |
| POP F | 174 |
| POP M | 172 |
| POP TOT | 346 |
| Total population | 346 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 129 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 128 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 257 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 346 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 43 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 43 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 23 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 43 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (55 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 61 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 9 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,021 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,601 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,952 |
| Acres of hay crops | 986 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,982 |
| Acres of land in farms | 7,583 |
| Acres of oats | 328 |
| Acres of potatoes | 24 |
| Acres of wheat | 56 |
| BAR AC | 61 |
| BAR BU | 619 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 619 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,025 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,470 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 241 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,565 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 457 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 25 |
| BWT BU | 1,025 |
| HAY AC | 986 |
| HAY TONS | 503 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 59 |
| Number of chickens | 399 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 45 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 27 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 17 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 51 |
| Number of milk cows | 172 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 46 |
| Number of other cattle | 160 |
| Number of oxen | 93 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 1 |
| Number of sheep | 304 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 194 |
| Number of swine | 58 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 95 |
| Number of turkeys | 1 |
| OAT AC | 328 |
| OAT BU | 4,470 |
| PEA BU | 241 |
| POT AC | 24 |
| POT BU | 2,565 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,050 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 9,525 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 503 |
| WHT AC | 56 |
| WHT SP BU | 457 |
Other recorded variables (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 18 |
| A 201 PL | 14 |
| A 51 100 | 13 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 9,525 |
| CATTLE KS | 59 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 129 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 128 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 257 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 17 |
| FAMILIES | 48 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 7.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,050 |
| FRN CA | 346 |
| GEESE | 27 |
| GRA BU | 9 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 399 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 51 |
| HOUSES | 43 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 7 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 20 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 18 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 23 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 43 |
| INF 11 A | 1 |
| MD FEM | 41 |
| MD MALE | 42 |
| MD TOT | 83 |
| MILK COWS | 172 |
| NAME CD | Beauce |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 45 |
| OC TOT | 46 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 160 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 304 |
| SHEEP KS | 194 |
| SUP AM | 2,982 |
| SUP FOR | 4,601 |
| SUP JV | 9 |
| SUP PAT | 1,021 |
| SUP SC | 1,952 |
| SUP TOT | 7,583 |
| SWINE | 58 |
| SWINE KS | 95 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 43 |
| TUR BU | 25 |
| TURKEY | 1 |
| WID FEM | 4 |
| WID MALE | 2 |
| WID TOT | 6 |
| WORKING OX | 93 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC139003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC139003_1881— 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). "Dorset, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/dorset-qc139003-1891/.